Mass and Sacraments
by Rev. Demetrius Manousos. O.F.M.Cap
Teaches young children all about First Holy Communion, what to do before, during, after, what happens to the bread and the wine, and so much more.
Age range: 2-10 years
Paperback, size 6.3" x 5.2", 28 pages, Impr, 1952
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In Latin & English with Rubrics and Plainchant Notation
Vol 1: The Sacraments & Processions;
Vol 2: Christian Burial, Exorcism, Reserved Blessings, etc.;
Vol 3: The Blessings
An exact reprint of 1945-1952 imprimatur edition.
This traditional ritual is unique since it is in Latin with an English translation. Moreover, there is an extensive commentary on many of the sacraments and ceremonies. The actual texts for the prayers are printed in black and the rubrics are red. A ribbon is included in each of the volumes. The sturdy hardback binding should last for many years of use by members of the clergy when administering the sacraments or performing the ceremonies involved. These are liturgical books, in that sense. The books are printed with real ink, properly sewn so that the pages do not come out and they are bound in imitation leather, each volume is a different color. We did add a supplement in volume 2 since it did not include the “Litany of the Precious Blood.” The other official litanies are included, but this last litany was promulgated in 1960 so it didn’t find its way into the original printing.
Hardcover, size 8.6" x 5.5", Vol. 1: The Sacraments & Processions 607 pages (red binding); Vol 2: Christian Burial, Exorcism, Reserved Blessings, etc. 480 pages (black binding); Vol 3: The Blessings 498 pages (green binding)
By Fr Mateo Crawley-Boevey, SS.CC.
A student said to a certain priest: “Father, your books set my soul on fire; your style moves me to tears, and my hands burn as they turn your pages. How can you possibly write with such a fiery pen?”
With the goal of evoking this reaction in his readers, Fr. Mateo wrote this short work on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, making an effort to enlighten the mind and enkindle the heart, that is, to shine a bright light on the subject so that a deep and supernatural conviction will be generated in their mind concerning the mystery of our altars.
In addition, he also aimed to kindle a burning love for Jesus Christ in the reader’s soul. There are books enough which give light without warmth, and so here he asks the Heart of Jesus to enliven his thoughts and his pen, that he may write with the fire of love.
“Yes, I want to set my readers on fire.”—Fr. Mateo
Softcover, size 3.75” x 6”, 60 pages
by Dr Maria Montessori
The Mass Explained to Children presents the beauty, depth, and simplicity of the traditional Latin Mass, helping to make it easily understandable for any and every child. With acute sensitivity to the purity and clarity of a child’s mind and soul, Maria Montessori wisely instructs in how to prepare for Mass, explains how the altar is set up, and clarifies the meaning and use of the sacred vessels and other elements used during Mass. She describes also the role of the priest, the use and symbolism of vestments, and much more. Then she proceeds—in refreshingly straightforward language, and with abundant illustrations—to follow the order of the Mass as it slowly unfolds in word and gesture. This is a sure guide to the beauties of the traditional Mass for children of all ages, and at the same time a wonderful primer for adults who want to deepen their understanding of the Mass of the Ages.
Paperback, 100 pages
by Carl Van Treeck and Aloysius Croft, M.A.
Reprinted from the 1936 edition. While this book is primarily intended for liturgical artisans, it also has great value for the typical Catholic in learning about and better appreciating Church symbols.
As aptly described in the Preface:
"The single symbols shown herein have been collected from books and from original sources over a long period of years in the pursuit of liturgical art, especially stained-glass work, by the senior author. Many of them can be used for a number of purposes and while some few, particularly the early ones referring to our Saviour, may have little practical value now, they are included here because they may bring to the reader a sense of the depth and beauty of the older symbols. They have the further value of showing the tradition of the first centuries after Christ, during which the foundation of all Christian art was laid.
The symbols likewise have come from many sources from all the ages of Christianity--from small gems of the fourth and fifth centuries, from very large mosaics and frescoes, from medieval stained glass and tombstones, from the catacombs, and from Baroque engravings. The better material of more recent times is added also, and only the signs devised in the ages of heraldry and as heraldic devices have, we think properly, been omitted.
The book is not a history of symbolism nor is it a treatise on symbolism in general. ...The history and philosophy of any symbol is presented only when it seemed necessary for an intelligent use of that particular symbol...
Furthermore, the book is not a complete collection of all Christian symbols; the field is too large to be covered in a volume the size of this one. ...However, the effort has been made, within proper bounds, to present only true symbols, and those which are the best and most authentic, and to deal with the subject in the correct spirit.
That the book is written from the Catholic viewpoint needs no explanation and certainly no apology. The wonder is that there are so few books on the subject written in English from this point of view. The Catholic origin of all the symbols demands no proof here, and the truth is that many of them give strong evidence to the fact that the beliefs of the first Christians were exactly those of the Church today.
It remains, then, only to hope that this work will fill a long-felt need; that artists and ecclesiastical craftsman will find it useful; and that others also may find it interesting and may gain from it some inspiration to a deeper study of the beautiful picture language of the Church."
This fully-indexed book features 234 illustrations in 12 chapters:
- Symbolism and Symbols
- The Most Holy Trinity
- God the Father
- God the Son
- God the Holy Ghost
- The Gospels and Evangelists
- The Apostles
- The Church
- The Sacraments
- The Blessed Virgin Mary
- The Ecclesiastical Year
- The Four Last Things
Paperback, size 8.4" x 5.4", 132 pages, Illustrated
Holy Thursday - Good Friday - Easter Vigil
The restored Liturgy of Holy Week According to the Traditional Roman Rite
This book is very helpful if you do not have a 1958 or later missal containing the revised rite of Holy Week of Pope Pius XII. Surprisingly, many people who do have the revised Holy Week in their missal, still like to use the Sacred Triduum Missal because the type is fairly large and the entire rite is laid out so that you do not have to flip back and forth.
MULTIPLE CEREMONIES IN ONE BOOK The Sacred Triduum Missal contains the entire ceremonies for Holy Thursday evening, Good Friday's Solemn Liturgy and the Paschal Vigil on Holy Saturday; with parallel Latin and English texts and rubrics in red.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 190 pages
by Tito Casini
Copies of this little book by the Tuscan writer Tito Casini (1897–1987) first appeared in the bookshops of Rome in 1967. It was described in the Italian press as a literary atomic bomb, or pyrobolus atomicus—a term found in the Italian-Latin dictionary of Cardinal Bacci, who had served four popes in the drawing up of major documents, and who contributed a daring foreword to Casini’s cri de cœur against the vulgarization of Catholic liturgy in the name of “reform.”
Representing both the common man and the educated of his day, Casini spares nothing and no one in his defense of cherished traditions and his critique of utopian innovations. Although the process of relentless aggiornamento churned on inexorably in spite of such protests, Casini’s work stands today as both a powerfully moving record of the struggles of the early traditionalist movement, caught by surprise in the maelstrom of Montini’s pontificate, and an exemplary exercise of the parrhesia or boldness that belongs to the baptized in Christ.
The Torn Tunic was in its day a testimonial of profound love for tradition in the face of callous contempt; for readers over half a century later, it reads like a prophecy of better days to come, when the same tradition, surviving against all odds, would be rediscovered by new generations.
Paperback, size 8.25" x 5.9", 112 pages
Also available in hardcover on request (additional cost)
Grammar, Vocabularies, and Exercises in Preparation for the Reading of the Missal and Breviary
by Cora Carroll Scanlon, AM and Charles L. Scanlon, AM
"[Latin is the] language of wondrous spiritual power, transcending the boundaries of the nations . . . from which is removed." St. Paul VI, Sacrificium Laudis
Latin is the universal patrimony of all Roman Catholics. It is one of the three holy tongues nailed to Christ's Cross, along with Hebrew and Greek. Most of all, it is the native language of the city where the holy First-Enthroned Apostle Peter and the Pre-Eminent Apostle Paul shed their blood for the Lord—that is, Holy Rome. And so, throughout the generations, Latin has become the language of the entire Western Church, and, in virtue of Rome's being the seat of Apostolic authority, the universal language of the entire Catholic Church. For over 1500 years at least, all Western liturgy was conducted in Latin. It is the language that when prayed devoutly burns the demons, "the language of the angels," "the speech of the Christian centuries," and "something of priceless worth," as St. Paul VI called it on the eve of its abandonment in the Roman Church's liturgy. Truly, the loss of Latin is the loss of the resonant reminder of the martyrs of ancient Rome. But it is making a comeback, and you can partake of this immense heritage.
Serving as a consummate course in Ecclesiastical Latin, Latin Grammar contains lessons and readings from the Missale Romanum, the Breviarium Romanum, and the Biblia Vulgata. With 195 pages of grammar and a 130-page Latin-English glossary with all the words of the Missal and Breviary, this is a fantastic introduction to Church Latin that will cover all of the bases necessary. With this textbook in hand, you will be able to acquire the skills needed to participate in the perennial heritage of the Church of Rome and all of her daughters in the West. Truly this tongue is a pearl of great price in the treasure-house of the Church; Latin Grammar will grant you access.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 346 pages
Designed to Aid Parish Priests in the Regular Exercise of the Pastoral Ministry
This liturgical book is a new version of the Ritual that is similar to what was called the Collectio Rituum, having most of the features of that book. This Latin/English Ritual will certainly be a benefit for all priests who wish to have a useful travel-size book.
This book is designed and printed in the traditional way: real ink, sewn signatures, 2 ribbons, imitation flex black leather, front & back stampings, round & gilt edges, durable end sheets; 314 pages + 16* appendix.
Table of Contents
- Baptism: 1-104
- Confirmation of the Sick & Danger of Death: 105-109
- Sacrament of Penance: 109-120
- Administration of Holy Communion outside of Mass: 121-124
- Forty Hours: 125-138
- Benediction: 139-140
- Extreme Unction: 141-149
- Communion of the Sick: 150-155
- Visitation and Care of the Sick: 156-165
- Manner of Assisting of the Dying: 166-184
- The Funeral Rite: 185-220
- Celebration of Marriage; Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversary, etc.: 221-250
- Blessings (most common & frequently used): 251-296
- Litanies: 297-308
- Prayer for the Church & Civil Authorities: 309-310
- Index: 311-314
- Appendix 1: Hymns
- Appendix 2: Blessing of St Benedict Medal, Solemn Blessing of the Cross, longer act of Consecration of the Sacred Heart: 1*-16*
by an SSPX Brother
A booklet loaded with everything you need to know to care for liturgical linens:- tips, guidelines, and instructions.
Forty step-by-step drawings. How to identify the various linens by their folds and embroidered markings. Detailed and definitive folding instructions (Yes, there is a right way to fold and several wrong ways to be avoided.). Glossary of altar linen terms. Illustrated quick reference chart. Guidelines and tips for laundering, ironing and mending. (Just when to use spray starch and how much.) Includes tidbits that even the "old-pros" will find useful. Recommended for everyone who launders or mends liturgical linens, or who wishes to volunteer to do so. Indispensable.
Booklet, size 8.5" x 5.5", 12 pages, illustrated.
On the Sacred Liturgy
by Pope Puis XII
A reprimand to innovators. Nature of Liturgy, especially the Mass. Eucharistic worship. Divine Office and Liturgical Year. Pastoral directives. Many novelties of the Novus Ordo are specifically condemned in this encyclical!
Booklet, size 8.5" x 5.5", 80 pages
by Augustine Hayden, O.F.M. Cap.
This inspiring book unveils the incomparable history of the Catholics of Ireland, who clung valiantly to the Faith for hundreds of years through some of the worst persecutions ever inflicted on a people. Their unrelenting love of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a clarion call for us in these times when attendance at Holy Mass has waned and the desacralization of the liturgy advances.
From the golden hour in which St. Patrick, as bishop, said his first Mass on Irish soil down to the coming of the Normans, love of the Blessed Eucharist was one of the dominant characteristics of the Irish race. Even during the Protestant Reformation, with its monastery closures, confiscation of Church treasures, and universally hostile treatment of Catholics, King Henry VIII nevertheless left one thing untouched — the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. But the attacks would soon begin.
You will be astonished by the assaults on the Mass during Queen Elizabeth’s “reign of terror,” which resulted in the martyrdom of more than two hundred Irish Catholics — many killed in the sanctuary! James I continued the rule of terror, which was brought to new depths of cruelty by the ruthless Oliver Cromwell.
In these pages, Fr. Augustine Hayden reveals a myriad of shocking details that are highly relevant to our time, including:
What the Council of Regency did to Protestantize the Mass (Has history repeated itself?)
How the Irish faithful responded when it became unlawful to celebrate Mass (Take note!)
Why the English government sought to cancel the Mass and the sacraments (Surprise, surprise!)
What the English planned following the suppression of the Catholic Mass (And how it backfired)
The Saul-like terrorization and banishment of bishops and priests, and their indomitable courage
The heroic martyrdom of lay Catholics, who bravely hid priests and guarded the Holy Eucharist
“The Mass was the focus of the enemy’s hatred,” wrote Fr. Augustine, “and it was also the magnet of the people’s devotion. Masses infinite in churches, Masses in houses, Masses in every corner — these were the ‘crimes’ with which the people of this country were charged.”
You will see why the heroic Catholics of Ireland believed that the Holy Mass and the Real Presence of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament are worth cherishing — even unto death. Amid war, starvation, and relentless cruelty, our Eucharistic King gave the Irish the graces they needed to remain steadfast and become a bastion of devotion for the world.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 200 pages
Illustrated Study Lessons
by Ellamay Horan
Students will learn about the prayers of the Mass, and about the best method of assisting at Mass, by studying The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The emphasis of this spiral bound book is devoted to students becoming more familiar with the old rite of the Latin Mass, sometimes called the Tridentine Rite Mass.This book is a wonderful introduction to the inner sense and mystery of the Mass. The study questions are especially helpful in bringing out the hidden contents of the Church’s deep appreciation of faithful Catholics united in Christ. To study the contents of this book is both an exercise of love as well as of faith.
Answer key also available.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 160 pages
by Romano Guardini
The profound wisdom found in this Romano Guardini classic will help you to quiet your soul, concentrate your mind, and grow more receptive to God's grace in the Holy Mass.
Written for ordinary Catholics who are struggling to become closer to Christ, Meditations Before Mass is full of wisdom and yet offers practical, straightforward advice that will help you overcome distractions and restlessness while leading you into a more enriching experience when you enter into Holy Communion with God.
Over fifty years ago, Msgr. Romano Guardini resolved to help his parishioners move beyond the petty hindrances to full participation in the Mass—hindrances to which we are all prone. Just before Mass each Sunday, he gave a brief talk on some aspect of the Mass, teaching them week by week, topic by topic, how to prepare themselves to participate more prayerfully.
So helpful were these 32 talks that they were soon published and have since been reprinted countless times in numerous countries and languages, helping generations of Catholics to deepen their devotion during Mass.
In these pages, you'll discover:
- What to do when Mass becomes boring and "routine"
- How to achieve a genuine—not superficial—stillness
- The one indispensible element for a deep liturgical life
- How to gain control over your wandering attention
- One tendency we must overcome when listening to Scripture readings
- The real meaning of "keeping holy" the Sabbath—and its special importance for the family
- The importance of listening, and the inner barriers that prevent it
- Why it's good to arrive early at Mass whenever possible
- The true significance of standing and kneeling in church
- And dozens of other practical ways to enrich your worship
Paperback, size 7" x 5", 208 pages
Spiritual And Theological Commentaries
by Bernard-Marie de Chivre, O.P.
Fr. Bernard-Marie de Chivre was a 20th century Dominican priest who spent time as a prior, spiritual director, and military chaplain. A friend of Archbishop Lefebvre, he preached retreats at Econe in the early days of the battle for Tradition. This book is a collection of his conferences given between 1968 and 1970 on the traditional Latin Mass. The writings of Fr. de Chivre are so profound that portions were used in the 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal. These profound and beautiful meditations will help you assist at Mass more fruitfully.
Essential reading for priests, seminarians, and all those within the religious life.
Aufer a Nobis: "Scarcely has he finished the prayers at the foot of the altar than the priest ascends toward the tabernacle,
drawn by his movement of confidence, saying very quietly the following short prayer: "Take away from us, O Lord, all of our
iniquities, that we might deserve to enter into the Holy of Holies with a pure mind."
Kyrie: "The Kyrie is a cry of nature, an echo of the sick and injured waiting patiently along the roadside in order to seize any
opportunity to appeal to Jesus' pity: "Lord, that I may see; that I may walk."
Gloria: "Very few people give a thought to the splendid content of the Gloria in Excelsis. It is so often sung with an
accent of routine which speaks volumes about the monotonous flatlands where we spend most of our time.
Those false accents betray a lack of purity of understanding, because there is no more longing for the mountain crests.
And yet, that is where God is: solely in the heights."
This is My Body: "If Christ had ended His Life with a mere symbol, He would have been lying to His extraordinary Power
manifested in all of His prior activities, after having affirmed Himself irresistible Power in all the kingdoms of creation:
(1) The Vegetable Kingdom: the multiplication of the loaves; (2) The Animal Kingdom: the multiplication of the fishes;
(3) The Mineral Kingdom: the silver coin found in the mouth of the fish; (4) The Absence of Kingdom: the horror of a bodily decomposition, Lazarus. He would have ended with a scam, the scam of a symbol which would have placed Him in contradiction with His own Power."
Hardcover, 281 pages
Baptism
Man's Contract with God
by Saint John Eudes
Saint John Eudes wrote many books and is best known today as the Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In fact, he composed the Masses for those feast days. One of his most eloquent and powerful works is this treatise on baptism originally entitled, Le contrat de l’homme avec Dieu par le Saint Baptême.
This treatise is one of the clearest and most lucid explanations of the essential nature of the sacrament ever composed. Due to his Jesuit training and his great sanctity, this saint is able to make such a clear and orderly presentation of the effects of this solemn contract between God and his children that it is hard to imagine anything better ever being written on the subject.
St. John spent years with the Oratorians (founded by St. Philip Neri), and he was also the founder of two religious orders and an experienced missionary and preacher. He knew how to speak clearly and effectively to both Catholics and non-Catholics. Reading this compelling presentation of God’s great plan for us, elucidating the contract that we have entered into by our reception of the sacrament of baptism, and the responsibility that falls upon both God and ourselves for fulfilling our respective ends of that contract is a source of tremendous grace to the reader.
Although not intended as a catechism on baptism, it is strongly recommended that any teenager read it before confirmation and that any adult convert read it before their entrance into the church, as there is no better explanation we have ever seen of the practical (not theological) nature and effect of baptism. Upon reading this book you will come to a deeper understanding of why there can be no salvation outside of the Catholic Church and without sacramental baptism.
Booklet, 68 pages
by Richer-Marie Beaubien
translated by Ella-Marie Cooper
"Your Mass and Your Life" is a deluxe five-volume box set by Fr. Beaubien. The purpose of the book is to provide an easy-to-read explanation of the Mass in its broad philosophical meaning as well as its finer details. Very few books have been produced for laymen that explain the Mass so completely.
This is a truly important series for all those looking to broaden their understanding and the love of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. This five volume set is also an excellent tool for people coming to the Latin Mass for the first time!
“If certain Catholics attend Mass only to avoid serious sin - if they have no love for the Mass - it is because they do not understand it." -Fr. Beaubien.
Explanations include:
The Prayers of the Mass
The Organization and Structure of the Mass
The Rubrics of the Mass for The Priest, Servers, and Faithful
The Significance of the Instruments Used
Step-by-Step Explanation of Each Part of the Mass
Why We Attend Mass
Also includes: Meditations, Prayers, and Reflections
668 pages
Don Pietro Leone - PB 122 pages
Don Pietro Leone is the author of this most useful summary of the history of the destruction of the Roman rite and the substitution of a modern rite called the Novus ordo (new order) in its place. In his General Audience of November 9, 1969, Pope Paul VI had this to say (among many other things) about substitution of the new rite for the Roman rite of all times: “This change has something astonishing about it, something extraordinary. This is because the Mass is regarded as the traditional and untouchable expression of our religious worship and the authenticity of our faith.”
No truer words were ever spoken by a pontiff, except perhaps by the high priest who once said: “You know nothing. Neither do you consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the sins of the people and that the whole nation perish not.”
Some, upon contemplating these extraordinary changes, go so far as to think that the attempts of the Church’s enemies to eradicate once and for all “Popish superstition” from the world have made significant progress towards their goal when the Pope himself allowed the introduction of, in his own words, “a new rite” into the heart of the Church. Others seek to understand God’s will in these matters and consider that these changes and the resulting chaos in the life of the Church might be among those vague “chastisements” mentioned by Our Lady at Fatima. Still other observers of the Church in the latter half of the 20th Century and into the third millennium believe that the new mass is a great development of human progress and is the harbinger of a new “springtime” in the life of the Mystical Body, while yet others, many of the lay-faithful, struggle to maintain their faith and to live the life of faith somewhat passively in a spirit of docility in the face of the radical changes in liturgy and the life of the Church. Countless others have just dropped out of the daily life of the Church altogether.
There is no question that the new rite has changed the Church. This little book seeks to serve as a scholarly and objective summation of the changes and their effects. The substance of the work is taken largely from the mouths of those who were responsible for promoting and producing the changes as well as from several lengthy and scholarly books published by those who oppose them.
By Fr. Lasance.
This book endeavours, in the first part, by means of thirty-one readings and examples, to explain the doctrine of the Church on the Mass in a plain and interesting manner. The second or practical part offers a variety of devotions for Mass and for Holy Communion, so that the book may be more beneficial and useful to the masses. It discusses practical questions on the Mass from a dogmatic, moral, ascetic, historical, and liturgical point of view, as may be gleaned very readily from a cursory survey of the index. It was planned and compiled with a view to making it useful to inquiring Protestants, prospective converts, devout Catholics, and zealous religious. It aims to exhibit the jewels of the Mass to better advantage; to unfold its hidden treasures before the gaze of all classes; and to stimulate the faithful to a more earnest and constant endeavour to appropriate and apply to themselves its rich and abundant fruits for their temporal and eternal welfare. 704 pp
