Online ebook: “Lenten Sermons”, edited by Rev. Augustine Wirth

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• Lenten Sermons, edited by Rev. Augustine Wirth, O.S.B. (Elizabeth, NJ, 1891). Available on Open Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN; Book contributor: Kelly Library, University of Toronto).

On Ash Wednesday in the Latin church, and in belated observance of Ash/Clean Monday in the Eastern Catholic churches. For more legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“[T]hou shalt earn thy bread with the sweat of thy brow, until thou goest back into the ground from which thou wast taken; dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (Genesis iii, 19)

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Online ebook: “Sacred and Sublime Orations”, by Cardinal Gibbons, Cardinal Newman, Cardinal Manning, etc.

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• Catholic Oratory: A Compilation of Sacred and Sublime Orations, selected from the Sermons and Discourses of Cardinal Gibbons, Cardinal Newman, Cardinal Manning, The Lenten Lectures and Sermons of Cardinal Wiseman, Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia; Bishop Keane, Catholic University, Washington; Bishop Conroy, Father Buckley, Father Merrick, SJ.; Father Brandi, SJ.; Father O’Keeffe, Father Lambing, and Rev. Dr. Brann. Also Father Maguire’s “Refutation of Heresies, and Defence of Catholic Dogma”; besides Sermons and Essays of other Eminent Ecclesiastics. Embellished with portraits of the American and English cardinals and numerous beautiful engravings (New York: Duggan Publishing Company, 1891). With Imprimatur. Available at Internet Archive and Open Library.

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On the Feast of Saint Leucius of Brindisi and Saint Tomasso da Cori. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject). 

“I adjure thee in the sight of God, and of Jesus Christ, who is to be the judge of living and dead, in the name of his coming, and of his kingdom, preach the word, dwelling upon it continually, welcome or unwelcome; bring home wrong-doing, comfort the waverer, rebuke the sinner, with all the patience of a teacher. The time will surely come, when men will grow tired of sound doctrine, always itching to hear something fresh; and so they will provide themselves with a continuous succession of new teachers, as the whim takes them, turning a deaf ear to the truth, bestowing their attention on fables instead. It is for thee to be on the watch, to accept every hardship, to employ thyself in preaching the gospel, and perform every duty of thy office, keeping a sober mind.” (I Timothy iv, 1-5)

Online ebooks: “Sermons by Fathers of the Society of Jesus”, in 3 volumes

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• Sermons by Fathers of the Society of Jesus, in 3 volumes:
  • Volume 1 (London: Burns, Oates, and Company, 1870) is available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Internet Archive. [It includes sermons on the latter days by the Rev. W. J. Coleridge, on the Temptations of Our Lord by the Rev. F. Hathaway, and Mysteries of the Holy Infancy by the Rev. T. B. Parkinson, the Rev. H. J. Coleridge, and the Rev. Thomas Harper; and lectures on the Remedies against Desolation by the Rev. Peter Gallivey.]
  • Volume 2 (London: Burns, Oates, and Company, 1872) is available in various formats at Internet Archive. [It contains homilies by the Rev. Thomas Harper on God the true, the good, the beautiful, and on modern principles]
  • Volume 3 (London: Burns and Oates, 1875) is available in various formats at Internet Archive. [It includes sermons by Rev. George R. Kingdon, the Rev. Edward I. Purbrick, the Rev. Henry J. Coleridge, the Rev. Alfred Weld, and the Rev. William H. Anderdon.]

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On the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“A bow signifies reverence and honor shown to the persons themselves or to the signs that represent them. There are two kinds of bows: a bow of the head and a bow of the body.

a. A bow of the head is made when the three Divine Persons are named together and at the names of Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Saint in whose honor Mass is being celebrated.

b. A bow of the body, that is to say a profound bow, is made to the altar; during the prayers Munda cor meum (Almighty God, cleanse my heart) and In spiritu humilitatis (Lord God, we ask you to receive); in the Creed at the words Et incarnatus est (by the power of the Holy Spirit . . . and became man); in the Roman Canon at the words Supplices te rogamus (Almighty God, we pray that your angel). The same kind of bow is made by the deacon when he asks for a blessing before the proclamation of the Gospel. In addition, the priest bows slightly as he speaks the words of the Lord at the consecration.” (General Instruction on the Roman Missal, no. 275)

Online text: “Evangelistic Preaching in the Catholic Tradition”, by Colleen Reiss Vermeulen

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• “Evangelistic Preaching in the Catholic Tradition”, by Colleen Reiss Vermeulen. Available in PDF format (on this page) at the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy.

On the Memorial of Saint Antony Mary Claret in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Free ebook: “Sacred Rhetoric; or, The Art of Rhetoric as Applied to the Preaching of the Word of God”

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• Sacred Rhetoric; or, The Art of Rhetoric as Applied to the Preaching of the Word of God, by the author of “Programmes of Sermons and Instructions” (New York: Benziger Brothers, 1881). May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, djvu, kindle/mobi, Daisy, and txt formats, at Open Library and Internet Archive.

Posted from Washington D.C. on the Feast of St. John Chrysostom in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject). Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints!

 

Free ebook: “Sermons of St. Bernard on Advent and Christmas; including the Famous Treatise on the Incarnation”

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• Sermons of St. Bernard on Advent and Christmas; including the Famous Treatise on the Incarnation called “Missus Est”, by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, compiled and translated from the 1508 edition of his Sermons and Letters, with Introduction by the Right Rev. J.V. Hedley, OSB, Bishop of Newport (London, Manchester, Glasgow: R.T. Washbourne; New York, Chicago, Cincinnati: Benziger Bros., 1909). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, djvu, txt, Daisy, and kindle/mobi formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.

On the Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Christmas) in the one true Church. O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto thine!

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called ‘Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.'” (Isaiah 9:6, Biblia Clerus)

Online ebook: “How to Prepare a Sermon”, by Rev. Bernard Feeney

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• Manual of Sacred Rhetoric; or, How to Prepare a Sermon, by Rev. Bernard Feeney (St. Louis, MO.: B. Herder, 1901). With Imprimatur. 356 pages. May be read online, and available in pdf, txt, djvu, kindle/mobi, epub, and Daisy formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.

On the Memorial of Saint Flannán mac Toirrdelbaig in the Roman Rite (Calendar of Ireland). For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject). 

Free ebook-The Second Spring: A Sermon, by the Venerable John Henry Newman

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• The Second Spring: A Sermon, by the Venerable John Henry Newman, edited with introduction, notes, and exercises by Francis P. Donnelly, S.J. (New York, London, Bombay, Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1911). Available at Internet Archive and Open Library. The homily itself is also available at Newman Reader.

Posted for the Solemnity of Our Lady of Walsingham in the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham and in the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (24 September). In joyful solidarity with our brethren who came home to the one true Church, we remember with hope the song of Father Frederick William Faber:

Faith of our fathers, Mary’s prayers
Shall win our country back to Thee;
And through the truth that comes from God,
England shall then indeed be free.

Free ebook: The Beauty and Truth of the Catholic Church, Volume 3, by Edward Jones

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• The Beauty and Truth of the Catholic Church: Sermons from the German, adapted and edited, Volume III, by the Rev. Edward Jones, with an Introduction by the Most Rev. John Ireland (Freiburg (Baden); St. Louis, Mo.; London: B. Herder, 1913). With Imprimatur. Available at Internet Archive and Open Library [N.B., This volume collects discourses on the sacraments of penance, matrimony, orders, and unction, and on education. The OL index age incorrectly provides the image of Volume II.]

Posted in observance (for 13 August) of the Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pontian and St. Hippolytus of Rome in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, and the Commemoration of St. Hippolytus of Rome and Saint Cassian of Imola in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

Online ebook: Commentary on the Psalms, by St. Thomas Aquinas

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• Commentary on the Psalms, by St. Thomas Aquinas, translated by Stephen Loughlin, Hugh McDonald, Gregory Sadler, Steven DePangher, Ian Levy, Steve Perkins, James Miguez, Ed Redmond, Stephen P. Alcott, Peter Zerner, Alexander Hall, and Gregory Froelich. The commentaries on Psalms 1-54 are indexed at the Aquinas Translation Project, and (as corrected by Father Joseph Kenny, O.P.) on this page of his website. The Divine Lamp reproduces the commentaries on Psalm 3, Psalm 8, Psalm 10(9), Psalm 11(10), Psalm 15(14), Psalm 22(21), Psalm 23(22), Psalm 27(26), Psalm 30(29), Psalm 34(33), Psalm 36(35), Psalm 47(46), Psalm 51(50), and possibly others.

Posted in observance of the Feast of David the Prophet in the Maronite church.