Online ebook: “The Forgiveness of Sins”, by Peter Kreeft

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• The Forgiveness of Sins, by Peter Kreeft, general editor Father John A. Farren, O.P. (New Haven, CT: Catholic Information Service-Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2001). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF format (on this page) at the Catholic Information Service–Knights of Columbus Supreme Council.

On the Memorial of Mary, Mother of Mercy, in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite (clendar of Ukraine). 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 my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen. (An Act of Contrition, from EWTN).

Online text: “Contrition: The Golden Key of Paradise; Key to Heaven”

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• Contrition: The Golden Key of Paradise; Key to Heaven (Pamphlet), by an Italian priest. Australian Catholic Truth Society No. 1325 (1959). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF format (on this page) at Catholic Pamphlets; and may be read online (here) at Catholic Truth Society Pamphlets.
  • [Notice: The links above were posted on the assumption that this 1959 text was lawfully made available at these websites. If the assumption is incorrect, kindly inform us that we might remove the links as appropriate. Thank you.]

On the Feast of the Repentant Thief in the Maronite church.  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 my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen. (An Act of Contrition, from EWTN).

Online text: “Denial of Holy Communion to Those Obstinately Persevering in Manifest Grave Sin”, by Raymond Cardinal Burke

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• “Canon 915: The Discipline Regarding the Denial of Holy Communion to Those Obstinately Persevering in Manifest Grave Sin”, by the Most Rev. [now Cardinal] Raymond L. Burke, Archbishop of St. Louis, Periodica de Re Canonica, Vol. 96 (2007) pp. 3-58. May be read online on this page of the EWTN Library; and on this page of the Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association, linked to from In the Light of the Law (blogspot) and In the Light of the Law (wordpress).

On the Memorial of Saint Raymond of Penyafort in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite; and in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the episcopal consecration of Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke (6 January 1995). 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).

“And therefore, if anyone eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily, he will be held to account for the Lord’s body and blood. A man must examine himself first, and then eat of that bread and drink of that cup; he is eating and drinking damnation to himself if he eats and drinks unworthily, not recognizing the Lord’s body for what it is.” (1 Corinthians 11:27-29)

Online text: “Evangelium Vitae”, by Pope John Paul the Great; with commentaries by various authors

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• Encyclical Letter “Evangelium Vitae” on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life, by Pope St. John Paul II (25 March 1995). May be read online at the Holy See, at IntraText, on this page at Catholic Pages, and on this page of the old website of Women for Faith and Family (with an Overview and Study Outline on this page).
• The Vatican’s summary of “Evangelium Vitae”, released on March 30, 1995 along with the encyclical, may be read online on this page of Priests for Life. A Powerpoint summary is available on this page at For Catholic Grownups. A summary by Deacon William Wagner may be read online on this page.
• See also the following commentaries on the encyclical:
  • “Philosophical Anthropology and Evangelium Vitae”, by Professor William E. May, Acta Philosophica, vol. 12 (2003), pp. 311-322, available in PDF format on this page at Acta Philosophica.
  • «Evangelium Vitae» Five Years of Confrontation with the Society: Proceedings of Sixth Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Vatican City, February 11-14, 2000, edited by Dr. Juan de Dios Vial Correa and Elio Cardinal Sgreccia (Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2001), available in PDF format (on this page) of the Pontifical Academy for Life. [N.B., This is a collection of essays whose intellectual value outweighs the typographical errors of the text.]
  • “The Way of Suicide, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, or Evangelium Vitae’s Way of Mercy and Compassion?”, by Dr. Brigid Vout, The Linacre Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 4, article 4 (2003), pp. 301-315, available in PDF format on this page.
  • “Thoughts towards a Clarification of Evangelium Vitae #73”, by Damian P. Fedoryka, Life and Learning, vol. XII, pp. 311-332, available in PDF format at through this page at University Faculty for Life.

For the Feast of the Holy Innocents in the Latin church and in the Eastern Catholic churches of the Byzantine and West Syriac Rites. 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)

e-libro en linea: Carta Encíclica «Veritatis splendor», del Papa San Juan Pablo II

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• Carta Encíclica «Veritatis splendor» sobre Algunas Cuestiones Fundamentales de la Enseñanza Moral de la Iglesia, del Papa San Juan Pablo II (6 de agosto 1993). Disponible en esta pagina de la Santa Sede; en esta pagina de ACI Prensa; en esta pagina del Archidiocesis de Valencia.

En la fiesta de San Alfonso Maria de Ligorio y del Papa San Esteban I en la forma extraordinaria del rito romano. Para más libros, por favor ingrese a la lista de los libros electrónicos gratis (Ordenados por título) y la lista de los libros gratis (Agrupados por tema).

Oh Dios, refugio y fortaleza nuestra, mira propicio al pueblo que clama a Ti: y, por intercesión de la gloriosa e Inmaculada Virgen María, Madre de Dios, y del Bienaventurado San José, su esposo, y de tus Santos apóstoles Pedro y Pablo, y de todos los santos, escucha misericordioso y benigno las preces que te dirigimos por la conversión de los pecadores y por la libertad y exaltación de nuestra Santa Madre la Iglesia. Por el mismo Jesucristo, nuestro Señor. (de Subsidios Liturgicos)

[And if the grammar is wrong, pray correct me. Gracias!]

Online text: “Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ”, by Pope St. John XXIII

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• Apostolic Letter “Inde a Primis” on Promoting Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by Pope St. John XXIII (30 June 1960). May be read online (on this page) at the Papal Encyclicals Online; and on this page at Catholic Culture (wherein its descriptive title is given as “Sanguis Christi”).

On the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ 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).

Hail, holy wounds of Jesus, hail,
Sweet pledges of the saving rood,
Whence flow the streams that never fail,
The purple streams of his dear blood…

In full atonement of our guilt,
Careless of self, the Saviour trod—
E’en till his heart’s best blood was spilt—
The wine-press of the wrath of God.

Come, bathe you in the healing flood,
All ye who mourn, by sin opprest;
Your only hope is Jesus’ blood,
His sacred heart your only rest…

(“Salvete Christi Vulnera“, from Divinum Officium)

 

e-libro gratis: “El Catolicismo, el Liberalismo y el Socialismo”, por D. Juan Donoso Cortes

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• Ensayo sobre el Catolicismo, el Liberalismo y el Socialismo; Considerados en Sus Principios Fundamentales, por D. Juan Donoso Cortes, Marques de Valdegamas (Barcelona, 1851). Disponible en Internet Archive y Open Library. La PDF edicion de 2003 esta disponible en Biblioteca Virtual Universal (“Reservados todos los derechos… permitido el uso sin fines comerciales”).

En recuerdo de la publicacion de Carte Enciclica “Libertas Praestantissimum” del Papa Leon XIII (20 de junio 1888). Para más libros, por favor ingrese a la lista de los libros electrónicos gratis (Ordenados por título) y la lista de los libros gratis (Agrupados por tema).

[And if the grammar is wrong, please correct me. Gracias!]

Online text: “Understanding the Healing Power of Confession” (excerpt from “Forgiven”)

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• Forgiven (excerpt) (Ignatius Press). Available in PDF format (on this page) at Ignatius Press. [N.B., This excellent excerpt contains the sections “Understanding the Healing Power of Confession”, “The Gift of Confession”, “Understanding the Sacrament of Penance”, “Preparing for Confession”, and “Going to Confession: What Do You Say and Do?”. I think that the whole book may be purchased on this page (Forgiven, Leader’s Guide) or on this page (Participant’s Workbook).]

On the Feast of Saint Leonard Murialdo in 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 my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen. (An Act of Contrition, from EWTN).

Free ebook: “Sin and its Consequences”, by Cardinal Manning

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• Sin and its Consequences, 2^nd edition, by Henry Edward Manning (London: Burns and Oates, 1874). Available in various formats at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library. A microfilm copy of the 3^rd edition (London: Burns and Oates, 1876) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library. Another edition (New York, Montreal: D. & J. Sadlier & Company) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library; and yet another edition (New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On Holy Wednesday (or Spy Wednesday), 2016 in 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 my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen. (An Act of Contrition, from EWTN).

Free ebook: “The Chief Points of Difference between the Catholic and Protestant Creeds”, by F. Laun

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• The Chief Points of Difference between the Catholic and Protestant Creeds, by Rev. F. Laun (New York: Joseph F. Wagner, 1915). With Imprimatur. May be read online or downloaded in multiple formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On the Feast of Blessed Robert Dalby and Blessed John Amias, who were martyred in Protestant England in 1589. 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)