Free ebooks: “Holy Mass: The Eucharistic Sacrifice and the Roman Liturgy”, by Rev. Herbert Lucas (in 2 volumes)

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• Holy Mass: The Eucharistic Sacrifice and the Roman Liturgy, by Rev. Herbert Lucas, S.J. [1852-1933] (St. Louis: B. Herder; London: Manresa Press, 1914). With Imprimatur.
  • Volume 1 may be read online, and is available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats, at Internet Archive and Internet Archive (2d copy).
  • Volume 2 may be read online, and is available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats at Internet Archive.

See also the texts and ebooks listed on the pages Liturgy and Sacraments, and on the Project’s 08 July 2020 post “Worth-it ebook: “The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass”, by Peter Kwasniewski“, as well as these related texts:

• The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; Dogmatically, Liturgically and Ascetically Explained, 3^rd edition, by Rev. Dr. Nicholas Gihr, translated from the sixth German edition (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1908). With Imprimatur. Available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Internet Archive and Open Library. An earlier edition (Freiburg im Breisgau, Vienna, Munich, Strassburg, St. Louis: B. Herder, 1902) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with another imprint (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1902) available at Internet Archive and Open Library. An excerpt from a 1918 edition, “The Saints of the Canon of the Mass”, reprinted from The Catholic Voice, is available in PDF format through this page of Sancta Missa.
• 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.]

On the Feast of Saint Gregory the Great and Saint Pius X in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the 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.

Free ebook: “Catholic Hours; or, The Family Prayer-Book” (with Mass prayers for those at home and Office for the Dying)

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• Catholic Hours; or, The Family Prayer-Book; Containing all the Public and Private Devotions Generally Used by English Catholics, and Never Before Collected in One Book, 10th edition, with added Mass prayers for those at home and the Office for the Dying (London: R. Washbourne, 1868). With episcopal approbation. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive. The 5th edition (London, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh: T. Jones, 1845), with episcopal approbation, is also available at Internet Archive. The 2nd edition (London, Dublin, Glasgow: T. Jones, 1840) is also available at Internet Archive.

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Worth-it ebook & audiobook: “The Latin Mass Explained”, by Msgr. George J. Moorman

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• The Latin Mass Explained: Everything Needed to Understand and Appreciate the Traditional Latin Mass, by Msgr. George J. Moorman, with a  Foreword by R. Michael Schmitz, Vicar General, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (Charlotte: NC: TAN Books, 2007). With Imprimatur. The ebook, printed book, and mp3 audio are available on this page of TAN Books. The ebook and audiobook are available at Google Play Books. The printed book is available at Barnes & Noble.

See also the related texts and ebooks listed on the Project index page Liturgy, the 07 July 2014 post “Free ebook: “Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass”, by Martin von Cochem“, and the 08 July 2020 post “Worth-it ebook: “The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass”, by Peter Kwasniewski“; and the following texts and ebooks:

Free ebook: “Sermons on the Blessed Sacrament; and Especially for the Forty Hours’ Adoration”, by Rev. J. B. Scheurer

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• Sermons on the Blessed Sacrament; and Especially for the Forty Hours’ Adoration, from the German of Rev. J. B. Scheurer, D.D. [?-?] edited by Francis Xavier Lasance [1860-1946] (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1900). With Imprimatur. May be read online (linked by this page of the Immaculata Library), and available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats. at Internet Archive. Available in pdf format through this page of the Immaculata Library.
  • [N.B., The work is certain to be in the public domain in the United States. However, as we have found no information on the date of decease of the author Dr. Scheurer, we are not absolutely certain whether it is in the public domain in jurisdictions that reckon copyright periods based on the author’s lifetime.]

See also the related texts listed on the 05 July 2019 post on the Project, ‘Online ebook: “Manual of the Forty Hours’ Adoration for the Catholic Laity”‘, and in sub-list IV of the page Sacraments, as well as the following texts:

Free ebook: “Glories of the Precious Blood”, by Max Francis Walz

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• Why is Thy Apparel Red? or Glories of the Precious Blood, by Max Francis Walz (Collegeville, Indiana: St. Joseph’s Printing Office, 1914). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.

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Online text: “The Place of Eucharistic Adoration in the Apostolate of the Laity”, by Jessica Leach

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• “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 the University of Notre Dame Australia and at CORE.

See also the related texts listed with the posts “Online text: “The Lay Apostolate: Its Place and Role Today”, by Venerable Pope Pius XII” and “Online text: “The Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful”, by Pope John Paul II (with related texts)“, and under Part VII.B on the list subpage Church and Ecclesiology. 

On the Memorial of Saint Josemaria Escriva and Saint Pelagius of Córdoba in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite (calendars of Colombia, Finland, and the Personal Prelature of Opus Dei; and calendar of Spain). 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.

Worth-it ebook/book: “The Prodigal Church”, by Brandon McGinley

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• The Prodigal Church: Restoring Catholic Tradition in an Age of Deception, by Brandon McGinley (Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2020). The ebook and the printed book may be purchased  on this page of Sophia Institute Press. The printed book may be purchased on this page of Sophia Institute Press (as part of a reduced-price set), on this page of Sophia Institute Press, on this page of Catholic Supply of St. Louis, on this page of Good Shepherd, and on this page of Sunrise Marian Distribution.
  • Interested readers are requested to obtain the book from faithful Catholic booksellers to help them continue their service to the one true Church. Nonetheless, those who are unable to purchase from faithful Catholic booksellers may use the following vendors: Google Play Books, which sells the ebook, and Barnes & Noble, which sells the printed book.
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On the Feast of the Prophet Hosea (Osee) 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.

Worth-it ebook: “The Holy Eucharist as the Sacrament of Charity”, by Cardinal Burke

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• Divine Love Made Flesh: The Holy Eucharist as the Sacrament of Charity, by Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke (San Diego: Catholic Action for Faith and Family; San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2012). The ebook is available at Barnes & Noble. The printed book is available on this page of The Marian Catechist Apostolate.
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Posted on the Octave of Corpus Christi, the Vigil of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the Feast of Saint John of Sahagun and Saint Maximus of Naples.

Free ebook: “The Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament”, by Rev. A. Tesnière

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• The Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, by Rev. A. [Albert] Tesnière [1847-19090, Anne R. Bennett Gladstone (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1902). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

Posted on the Feast of Corpus Christi in the Roman Rite. See also the texts indexed on the page Sacraments. 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. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar!

Worth-it & free ebook: “A Defence of Catholic Principles”, by Rev. Demetrius A. Gallitzin

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• A Defence of Catholic Principles in a Letter to a Protestant Clergyman; to which is added, an Appeal to the Protestant Public, by the Servant of God Rev. Demetrius A. Gallitzin [born Prince Dimitri Dmitrievich Gallitzin, 1770-1840],
  • The text, together same author’s Letter to a Protestant Friend on the Holy Scriptures , is reprinted in the volume The Writings of Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin (Fitzwilliam, NH: Loreto Publications, 2011). The printed book may be purchased on this page of Loreto Publications, and on this page of Sunrise Marian Distribution.
    • [Note: For the support of faithful Catholic publishers, we encourage all readers to purchase the said book. (The Project earns no commission from any such purchase.) Nonetheless, for those who are unable to do so for just reasons, or would like electronic texts, see the following links below.]
  • The ebook of the fourth edition, corrected and enlarged with ther permission of the author (New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1880) may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
  • An earlier impression of the same edition (New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1837) is available at Google Books and Google Play Books.
  • Another impression of the same edition (Baltimore: Lucas Brothers, 1837) is available at Internet Archive and Google Play Books.
  • The ebook of the third edition (Dublin: D. Wogan, 1823) is available at Google Play Books . [Note: This is a very poorly scanned copy of the third edition].
  • A still earlier edition (Pittsburgh: S. Engles, 1816) is available at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Holy Martyr Fidelis of Sigmaringen in the Roman Rite. See also the texts and ebooks listed on the Project page Apologetics and those posted under the category Protestantism. 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.