Online ebook: “Christ: Lord and Savior”, by Father John Baptist Ku

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• Christ: Lord and Savior, by Father John Baptist Ku, O.P. (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council – Catholic Information Service. 2002-2021). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format on this page of the Knights of Columbus.

See also the texts and ebooks listed on the page God and Christ.

On the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in the Latin Church (Roman Rite); and in belated observance of the Octave Day of Christmas and the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, which is also the Feast of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen in the Maronite Church. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

“Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you, whole.. Nor is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name, under heaven, given to men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts iv, 10-12)

Online text: “Sermons on the Feast of the Nativity”, by Pope St. Leo the Great

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Sermons on the Feast of the Nativity, by Saint Leo the Great / Pope Leo I, comprising Sermons XXI-XXIV and XXVI-XXVIII, on pages 128 – 144, of:

The Letters and Sermons of St. Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, translated, with notes, introduction, and indices, by Charles Lett Feltoe, in A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Second Series, translated into English with Prolegomena and Explanatory Notes, under the editorial supervision of Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (New York: The Christian Literature Company; Oxford, London: Parker and Company, 1895), Volume XII, Leo the Great. Gregory the Great. The volume is available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats at Internet Archive.

The text of the individual sermons, as revised by Kevin Knight, indexed as the Sermons of St. Leo the Great, is available at New Advent’s Fathers of the Church collection: Sermon 21; Sermon 22; Sermon 23; Sermon 24; Sermon 26; Sermon 27; and Sermon 28.

The text of the individual sermons is also available at Catholic Culture: Sermon XXI: on the Feast of the Nativity, I; Sermon XXII: on the Feast of the Nativity, II; Sermon XXIII: on the Feast of the Nativity, III; Sermon XXIV: on the Feast of the Nativity, IV; Sermon XXVI: on the Feast of the Nativity, VI; Sermon XXVII: on the Feast of the Nativity, VII; and Sermon XXVIII: on the Festival of the Nativity, VIII.

On the Feast of the Nativity of our divine Lord Jesus Christ in the one true and Catholic Faith. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Online text & audio: “The Universal Mediation of Christ and Non-Christian Religions”, by Dr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

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• “The Universal Mediation of Christ and Non-Christian Religions”, by Rev. Dr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Nova et Vetera, English Edition, Vol. 14, No. 1 (2016): pp. 177–198.
  • The text is available on this page of Nova et Vetera at the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology; and is available in pdf format at Project Muse.
  • What appears to be another edition of the text, in Proceedings of the XV Plenary Session on Religion and Religions. A Thomistic Look | Religione e religioni. Uno sguardo tomista, 19-21 June 2015 (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas, 2015), is available  in pdf format through the volume page of the 2015 Proceedings of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas.
  • The audio of what appears to be another version of the text (dated 12/3/2015) is available at Soundcloud.

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O Emmánuel, Rex et légifer noster, exspectátio géntium, et Salvátor eárum: veni ad salvándum nos, Dómine, Deus noster. (Text from Divinum Officium)

Online text: “Freeing the New Evangelization: Removing Doctrinal Confusion”, by Dr. Ralph Martin

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• “Freeing the New Evangelization: Removing Doctrinal Confusion”, by Dr. Ralph Martin. The text is available in pdf format on this page of Renewal Ministries.

On the Feast of Saint Prosper of Aquitaine. For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

e-Livre gratuit: “Traité du Saint-Esprit”, Tome II, par Jean Gaume

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• Traité du Saint-Esprit; comprenant l’histoire générale des deux Esprits qui se disputent l’empire du monde et des deux Cités qu’ils ont formées; avec les preuves de la divinité du Saint-Esprit, la nature et l’étendue de son action sur l’homme et sur le monde, Tome Second, par Jean Gaume (Paris : Gaume fréres et J. Duprey, 1864). Avec approbation. Disponible a Internet Archive.

En la fête de la Pentecôte. Pour plus de livres gratuits, vous pouvez accéder

Free ebook: “The Doctrines, Duties, and Resources, of the Catholic Religion”, by L’Homond

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• Instructions on the Doctrines, Duties, and Resources, of the Catholic Religion, by [C. F.] L’Homond, translated by James Appleton (Philadelphia: Michael Kelly, 1841). With episcopal approbation. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Saint Germanos of Constantinople in the Maronite Church and of Saint Robert Bellarmine in the Latin Church (Roman Rite).  For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Online text: “Obedient unto Death, Even Death on a Cross: Christ’s Obedience in the Soteriology of St. Thomas Aquinas”, by Mark Armitage

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• “Obedient unto Death, Even Death on a Cross: Christ’s Obedience in the Soteriology of St. Thomas Aquinas”, by Mark Armitage, Nova et Vetera, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Summer 2010): pp. 505-526. Available on this page of Nova et Vetera at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

See also the texts and ebooks listed on the page God and Christ, as well as:

• “Kenosis, Christ, and the Trinity in Thomas Aquinas”, Nova et Vetera (English Edition), Vol. 17, No. 3 (2019), pp. 839-869. Available on this page of Nova et Vetera at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology; on this page of Academia.edu; and at the Swiss Open Access Repository.

On the Great Feast of the Presentation and Encounter of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Purification of His Blessed Mother, in the one true and Catholic Church. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

“And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon… and the Holy Ghost was in him… And when his parents brought in the child Jesus… He also took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said: Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word, in peace: Because my eyes have seen thy salvation, A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people, Israel… And Simeon… said to Mary, his mother: Behold, this child is set for the ruin, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted. And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.” (Gospel according to St. Luke ii, 25-35)

“Whosoever will be dissolved and be with Christ, let him come into the Temple, let him come to Jerusalem, let him wait for the Lord’s Christ, let him take hold on the Word of God, let him embrace it with good works… Behold how the Lord’s Birth doth overflow with abounding grace for all, and prophecy is not denied to the just, but to the unbelieving. Behold, Simeon prophesieth that the Lord Jesus Christ is come for the fall and rising again of many; yea, He shall separate the just from the unjust by their deserts, and according as our work shall be, so shall the true and righteous Judge command us to be punished or rewarded.” (St. Ambrose, in the Readings for Matins on the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady)

Online audiobook & free ebook: “Abandonment to Divine Providence”, by Jean Pierre de Caussade

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• Abandonment to Divine Providence, by Jean Pierre de Caussade, S.J., edited by Rev. J. Ramiere, S.J., introduction by Dom Arnold, O.S.B., third English edition translated from the tenth complete French edition by E.J. Strickland (Exeter: Sydney Lee, Ltd., Catholic Records Press; St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder Book Co.). With Imprimatur dated 1921. The text may be read online on this page of Catholic Treasury, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library. The audio is provided in a series of Youtube videos on the Boston Catholic Journal channel, beginning with Part 1.1.

See also the ebooks listed on the page Spirituality and Mysticism.

On the Feast of Saint Paul of Thebes in the Eastern Catholic churches of the Byzantine Rite and in the Latin Church. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Free eBooks by & about the Council of Trent

See the following list of some legally free or online texts and ebooks by or on the Holy and Ecumenical Council of Trent (AD 1545-1563), which reiterated and defined revealed truth on salvation, the sacraments, and prayer, and enacted norms on discipline, education, and governance that substantially guide ecclesial life to this day. Some of these materials were previously listed in the post ‘Free ebook: “Practical Aspects of the Council of Trent”, by Dr. Frederick Joseph Kinsman‘.

Please note that this list is not and cannot be exhaustive, in view of the importance and influence of that Council. Therefore, for relevant texts not listed in this post, please see the pages Grace and Salvation, Liturgy, Sacraments, Select Church Documents, and Theology, and the post ‘Free ebooks: “Dogmatic Theology”, by Joseph Pohle and Arthur Preuss, in 12 volumes‘. For a similar but much longer list of texts by and about the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, kindly see

Free ebooks: “Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel according to St. John”, by Saint Augustine (2 volumes)

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• Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel according to St. John, in Two Volumes [by Saint Augustine of Hippo] (Edinburgh: T.& T. Clark, 1873). Volumes X and XI of The Works of Aurelius Augustine, edited by Rev. Marcus Dods.
  • Volume I, translated by Rev. John Gibb. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books with a 2nd copy at Google Books, and at Google Play Books.
  • Volume II, translated by Rev. James Innes. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books and at Google Play Books.
  • The text of the 2 volumes, as reprinted in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 7, edited by Philip Schaff (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1888), and revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight, may be read online on this page of New Advent.

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