Free ebook: Sermons on Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother, by Cardinal Wiseman

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• Sermons on Our Lord Jesus Christ: and on His Blessed Mother, 2^nd edition, by [Nicholas Patrick] Cardinal Wiseman (Dublin, London: James Duffy, 1866). With Imprimatur from Henry Edward Manning. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive. The 1^st edition (Dublin, London: James Duffy, 1864) is also available at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Roman Rite), which is New Year’s Day 2020. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“And Simeon blessed them, and 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.” (St. Luke ii, 34-35)

Online audio & ebook: “Apostolic Exhortation to Husbands and Wives, Mothers and Fathers”, by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted

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• Complete My Joy: An Apostolic Exhortation to Husbands and Wives, Mothers and Fathers of the Diocese of Phoenix, by Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, 30 December 2018.
  • The ebook is available in pdf format through the page Complete My Joy (linked by Catholic Sun and Zenit) of the Diocese of Phoenix; in pdf format through this page of the National Catholic Register; and, as part of the Building the Domestic Church Series of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council – Catholic Information Service (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2001), it may viewed online and is available in pdf format at the Catholic Information Service of the Knights of Columbus.
  • The audio recording of the text is available at SoundCloud and The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Podcast.

For the Feast of the Holy Family, 2019 in the Roman Rite. For other online texts and 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: “Prayers for the Faithful Departed”, by a Father of the Society of Jesus

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• Prayers for the Faithful Departed, in Honour of the Three-and-Thirty Years of Our Lord’s Life, by a Father of the Society of Jesus, reprinted from the first edition, 1641, edited by Edward G.K. Browne (London, 1860). May be read online, and available in mobi, epub, pdf, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed in the Roman Rite. For other online texts and 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 Book of Saints”, by the Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine’s Abbey

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• The Book of Saints: A Dictionary of Servants of God Canonized by the Catholic Church, Extracted from the Roman & Other Martyrologies, compiled by the Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine’s Abbey, Ramsgate (London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1921). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in mobi, epub, pdf, and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library, and available at Hathitrust Digital Library.

On the Feast of All Saints in the Roman Rite. For other online texts and 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: Commentary on St. Luke, collected out of the Fathers by St. Thomas Aquinas, translated by St. John Henry Newman

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• Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels, Collected out of the Works of the Fathers by S. Thomas Aquinas: St. Luke, new edition, translated by John Henry Newman (Oxford, London: John Henry Parker, 1874). Available in 2 volumes:
  • Volume I may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.
  • Volume II may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.
• The first edition (Oxford: John Henry Parker; London: J. Rivington, 1843) is also available in 2 parts:
  • Part I may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.
  • Part II may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.
• Both parts of the first edition are available in a single pdf file at Saints’ Books, with part II beginning of page 393 of the pdf file; and its entire text may be read online, together with the catenae aureae on the other gospels, through this page at e-Catholic 2000, beginning with the preface by J.H.N.
• An edition of the work may be read online on this page at the collection St. Thomas Aquinas’ Works in English maintained at the Dominican House of Studies, Priory of the Immaculate Conception; and through this page (together with other commentaries on the gospel according to St. John), beginning with chapter I, at the Aquinas Study Bible.
• An expanded version of the work, with additional Prooemium and bracketed portions translated by Joseph Kenny, O.P., is available on this page (Latin-English parallel texts) at the collection of St. Thomas Aquinas’ Works in English maintained at the Dominican House of Studies, Priory of the Immaculate Conception. It is reproduced through this page, together with the catenae aureae on the other gospels, beginning with prologue, at Biblia Clerus.
  • [N.B., The translator is identified to be Blessed John Henry Newman in many sources, including on this page of the collection of St. Thomas Aquinas’ Works in English maintained at the Dominican House of Studies, Priory of the Immaculate Conception.]

In belated observance of the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist. 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).

“Many have been at pains to set forth the history of what time has brought to fulfilment among us, following the tradition of those first eye-witnesses who gave themselves up to the service of the word. And I too, most noble Theophilus, have resolved to put the story in writing for thee as it befell, having first traced it carefully from its beginnings, that thou mayst understand the instruction thou hast already received, in all its certainty.” (St. Luke i, 1-4)

Online text: “The Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful”, by Pope John Paul II (with related texts)

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• Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Christifideles Laici” on the Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World, by Pope John Paul II, December 30, 1988. May be read online ar the Holy See and at IntraText.

See also these related texts:

• “Guiding Principles of the Lay Apostolate: Address to the Second World Congress of the Lay Apostolate”, by Pope Pius XII, October 5, 1957. May be.read online (on this page) at the EWTN Library and at Papal Encyclicals Online.
• “The Place of Eucharistic Adoration in the Apostolate of the Laity in Light of Magisterial Teaching”, by Jessica Leach (2014). Thesis for the degree of Master of Philosophy (School of Philosophy and Theology), University of Notre Dame Australia. Available in pdf format at University of Notre Dame Australia.
• “Reflections on John Paul II’s Theology of the Laity: 20th Anniversary of Christifideles Laici (1989)”, by Peter N.V. Hai. Available in pdf format at Australian Catholic University.
• “The Role of the Laity: An Examination of Vatican II and Christifideles Laici”, by Carl E. Olson. May be read online at Ignatius Insight: may be Part I and Part II. According to the text, “A slightly different version of this article appeared in the September/October 2000 issue of The Catholic Faith magazine.”
• The Theology of the Laity, by Fr. John Saward. Part 1 may be read online on this page, and Part 2 may be read on this page, at Christendom Awake. [Other works by Fr. Saward may be found on this page of Christendom Awake.]
• “The Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Light of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Christifideles Laici”, by Bishop Josef Clemens. Available in pdf format at the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

On the Feast of Saint Gerald of Aurillac; and on the occassion of the canonization of John Henry Cardinal Newman. 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).

Libro gratis: “Ofrecimiento del Santísimo Rosario”, por José Ruiz de Sorzano

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• Ofrecimiento del Santísimo Rosario, Segun el Uso de la Sagrada Religion de Nuestro Padre Santo Domingo de Guzman, por Don José Ruiz de Sorzano (Madrid: Imprenta de Aguado, 1823). Disponible en Internet Archive, con una secunda copia en Internet Archive, y Google Books.

Por La Fiesta de la Virgen del Rosario (Nuestra Señora de la Victoria) en rito romano, y el aniversario del Batalla de Lepanto (7 de octubre de  1571). 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).

“Por estos misterios santos de que hemos hecho recuerdo, te pedimos, ¡oh María!, de la Fe santa, el aumento, la exaltación de la Iglesia; del Papa el mejor acierto. Que el gentil conozca a Dios. Que todos los pecadores tengamos arrepentimiento. Que los enfermos tengan la salud. Que en el purgatorio logren las ánimas refrigerio. Y que este santo sacrificio tenga efecto tan completo en toda la cristiandad, que alcancemos por su medio, el ir a alabar a Dios en tu compañía en el cielo. Amén.” (De las Siervas de los Corazones Traspasados de Jesús y María)

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

Livre gratuit: “Saint Bruno et l’Ordre des Chartreux”, par l’Abbe F.-A. Lefebvre

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• Saint Bruno et l’Ordre des Chartreux, par l’Abbe F.-A. [Francois Antoine] Lefebvre (Paris, Libraire catholique internationale de l’Oeuvre de Saint-Paul, 1883). Le Tome Premier est disponible sur Internet Archive et Open Library, Internet Archive (copie 2e), Bibliothèque Saint Libère, et Google Books. Le Tome Second est disponible sur Internet Archive, Google Books, et Bibliothèque Saint Libère.

Pour la fête de saint Bruno dans le rite romain. Pour plus de livres gratuits, vous pouvez accéder à la liste des eBooks gratuits (par titres) et la liste des eBooks gratuits (regroupées par sujet).

(And if the grammar is wrong, please correct me. Merci!)

Online text: “Letter to the Elderly”, by Pope John Paul II

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• “Letter to the Elderly”, by Pope John Paul II, 01 October 1999. Available at Holy See and at Rider University. A summary may be found on this page of the Order of St. Camillus.

See also these related texts:

• “Address to the Elderly”, by Pope John Paul II, 30 November 1986. Delivered in Perth on the occasion of his Pastoral Visit in Australia. May be read online at the Holy See.
• Blessings of Age: Pastoral Message on Growing Older Within the Faith Community: A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, Inc., 1999). May be read online at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
• The Dignity of Older People and their Mission in the Church and in the World, by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, 1 October 1998. May be read online (on this page) at the EWTN Library. Also available at the Pontifical Council for the Laity and at the Holy See.
• The Final Years: To the Very End: Pope John Paul II (Little Sisters of the Poor, 2011). Available in pdf format (here) through this page of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
• Improving the Lives of Older Adults through Faith Community Partnerships: Healing Body, Mind and Spirit (Washington, D.C.; St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Health Association of the United States, 2016). Available at the Catholic Health Association of the United States.
• Intervention to the Second World Assembly on Ageing (Madrid, 8-12 April 2002), by H.E. Mons. Javier Lozano Barragán, Monday 8 April 2002. May be read online at the Holy See.
• “A Just Society for the Elderly: The Importance of Justice as Participation”, by Sarah Moses, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, vol. 21 (2007): pp. 335-362.Available at the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy.
• Letter to the President of the Second World Assembly on Ageing, by Pope John Paul II (Madrid, 8-12 April 2002). May be read online at the Holy See.
• Message for Lent 2005, by Pope John Paul II, September 8, 2004. May be read online at the Holy See. Excerpts are available at Presentation Ministries.
• A Place at the Table: Social Justice in an Ageing Society, by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2016). Available in pdf format at the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
• Respecting and Honouring Our Elderly Parents (A Catholic Guide to Family Happiness: The Thirteenth in a Series on Family Happiness: Chapter Fifteen, Honouring Our Elderly Parents), edited by ‘Francis X. J. W.’ Australian Catholic Truth Society No. 1807a (1986, revised 1996). May be read online, and available in PDF format, at Catholic Truth Society Pamphlets.
• Season of Hope: Prayers & Reflections on Aging, by the Little Sisters of the Poor (Little Sisters of the Poor, 2014). Available in pdf format through this page of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
• “Spirituality for Widows”, by Ronda Chervin, Ph.D., Homiletic and Pastoral Review (2013). May be read online on this page at Catholic Culture.
• Words of His Holiness Benedict XVI at His Visit to the Community of Sant’Egidio’s Home for the Elderly “Viva Gli Anziani”, 12 November 2012. May be read online at the Holy See.

Posted on the International Day of Older Persons 2019, and on the 20th anniversary of the Letter to the Elderly of Saint John Paul the Great. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Online text: “Retrieving Ember Days”, by Roger Pieper

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• “Retrieving Ember Days”, by Roger Pieper, Obsculta, vol. 7, no. 1 (2014): pp. 163-182. Available in pdf format at Obsculta.

Posted on an Ember Friday in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).