“Holy Saturday”, by Abbot Prosper Gueranger, on pages 520 – 644, beginning on this page, of his larger work, The Liturgical Year: [Volume VI] Passiontide and Holy Week, translated by Dom James Laurence Shepherd (London: Burns & Oates, R. & T. Washbourne, Art & Book Company; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1911), which is available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive.
Manual of Patrology, 3rd edition, by the Very Rev. Bernard Schmid, OSB, with the approbation of the Bishop of Freiburg, freely translated from the 5th German edition by a Benedictine, revised with notes and additions for English readers by Msgr. V.J. [Victor Januarius] Schobel, with Preface by the Right Rev. Bishop J.C. Hedley of Newport (St. Louis, Freiburg, London: B. Herder, 1911). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive. An earlier edition (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1899) is available at Open Library and Internet Archive (linked by the Free Traditional Catholic Books page of Traditional Catholic), with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive (front pages missing) and a 3rd copy at Internet Archive.
[Note: What distinguishes this book from the likewise erudite works of Dr. Otto Bardenhewer and Dr. Joseph Tixeront is the fact that its historical overview of the Fathers is preceded by a general introduction to the field of patrology, as well as a detailed “Introductory and Propadeutical Part” discussing the methodology of patristics: the authority of the Fathers and the way their works are examined, used, and understood.]
“[The Gospel’s] saving truth and rules of conduct… are contained in the written books and in the unwritten traditions… received by the Apostles… dictated either orally by Christ or by the Holy Ghost, and preserved in the Catholic Church in unbroken succession… [N]o one… shall, in matters of faith and morals pertaining to the edification of Christian doctrine, distorting the Holy Scriptures in accordance with his own conceptions, presume to interpret them… contrary to the unanimous teaching of the Fathers.” (Council of Trent, Session IV)
“Christ the Lord in whom the full revelation of the supreme God is brought to completion (…), commissioned the Apostles to preach to all men… [T]he Apostles left bishops as their successors, “handing over” to them “the authority to teach in their own place.”… And so the apostolic preaching… expressed in a special way in the inspired books, was to be preserved by an unending succession of preachers until the end of time… The words of the holy fathers witness to the presence of this living tradition…” (Second Vatican Council, Constitution on Divine Revelation)
“Having a vision from on high” (“Apostolic Succession: Spiritual and Historical Tie to Christ”), General Audience Address of Wednesday, 10 May 2006. May be read online on this page and, under the title “Apostolic Succession: Spiritual and Historical Tie to Christ”, on this page of Catholic Culture; on this page of the EWTN Library, and at the Holy See. A different translation is provided at Catholic Online.
Notes:
These addresses form the first part of Pope Benedict XVI’s Catechesis on the Apostles and First Disciples, which is indexed on this page and summarized on this page of the EWTN Library, and indexed on Catechesis of the Popes. They are followed by the Holy Father’s addresses on the Apostles.
As far as we know, these addresses have no collective label provided by the Holy See, though Catechesis of the Popes provides the title “Origins of the Church”. The label “Communion with Christ through Apostolic Tradition and Succession” is our own.
“God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.” (II Thessalonians ii, 13-15 KJV)
“Haec porta Domini. Exegeses of some Greek Church Fathers on Ezekiel’s porta clausa (5th – 10th centuries)” / “Haec porta Domini. Exégesis de Padres de la Iglesia Griega sobre la porta clausa de Ezequiel (siglos V-X)”, by José María Salvador-González, Cauriensia, Vol. XV (2020): pp. 615-633. May be read online and available in pdf format at Cauriensia: Revista Anual de Ciencias Eclesiásticas; at ResearchGate.net; and at Academia. [N.B., This article contains selections from the centuries of Patristic testimony to the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Mother of God.]
“From Flesh to Flesh: On the Sacramental Meaning of Tradition”, by Professor Rev. José Granados, D.C.J.M., translated by Michael J. Miller, Communio, Volume 44, No. 4 (Winter 2017). Available in pdf format through this page of Communio.
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God and Revelation, 4th revised edition, by Paul Schanz, D.D., Ph.D. translated by Rev. Michael F. Glancey and Rev. Victor J. Schobel, D.D. (Ratisbon, Rome, New York, Cincinnati: Frederick Pustet & Co., 1891). The text forms Volume II of A Christian Apology by same author. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, kindle/mobi and other formats at Internet Archive and Open Library , with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive, and a 3rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books and at Hathitrust Digital Library.
The Divinity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Demonstratively Proved from Scripture, from Tradition, and from Some of the Writings of the Most Eminent Catholic and Protestant Authors Who Have Treated on this Subject; in Twenty-Seven Letters Addressed to the Rev. Charles Le Blanc, by Verax, a Catholic Layman, identified as M.D. Talbot (London: T. Jones; C. Dolman; J. Brown; P. and M. Andrews, 1843). May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us: and we saw his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (St. John i, 1, 14)
Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass, Kindle Edition, by Peter Kwasniewski (Brooklyn, NY: Angelico Press, 2020). The print book and the ebook are available for purchase, and the ebook may be read for free by Amazon Kindle subscribers, through Amazon.com and Amazon UK. (N.B., This book is recommended by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, on this post of Fr. Z’s Blog; and by Fr. William Slattery through his brief review at Rorate Caeli.)
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Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great, by the Rev. James W. Jackson, FSSP (Lincoln, NE: Redbrush, 2016). With Imprimatur. The printed book (softcover/paperback) may be purchased on this page of Fraternity Publications. The paperback and the ebook (which may be read for free by Amazon Kindle subscribers) may be available at Amazon. [See also this review by Peter Kwasniewski “Nothing Superfluous — A Masterful Spiritual Guide to the Traditional Mass” (September 12, 2016) at the New Liturgical Movement.]
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