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100
Pack - Latin Pronunciation Guide
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Compiled by Angelus Press
STK# 6597PC
100 PACK
- BE AN APOSTLE!
A pocket-sized card that explains the importance of the correct pronunciation
of ecclesiastical Latin - citing Pope Pius XI, who in turn cites Popes
St. Pius X and Benedict XV.
Pronunciation is covered in three sections:
•Vowels
•Consonants
•Dipthongs
Get packets of 100 for use in school or passing out to parishioners.
Pocket size, black and red ink.
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100
Pack - Table Of Movable Feasts
Price: $31.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Compiled by Angelus Press
STK# 6588C
Update
your Missal to 2040 AD with this handy fold-out chart designed to
fit into your Missal. Shows the dates for Easter, Ash Wednesday, Ascension,
Corpus Christi, Septuagesima, First Sunday of Advent, Pentecost and
the number of Sundays after Pentecost.
Contains: Prayers after Low Mass, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
Angelus, Regina Coeli, Salve Regina, and Prayer to St. Michael the
Archangel and the Prayer to St. Joseph. All in Latin, except the Prayer
to St. Joseph. Includes prayers for Benediction in Latin and English.
pocket-size folding pamphlet, 100 count
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Baptism
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Compiled by Angelus Press
STK# 8209
Compiled
by Angelus Press
There are three types of Baptism. No, I am not talking about water,
blood and desire. Nor am I speaking of immersion, infusion and aspersion.
For a normal infant baptism (infusion with water, technically speaking),
I have witnessed, "chaotic baptism," "clueless baptism"
and "orderly and intelligent baptism." What, you may ask,
am I talking about?
In "chaotic baptism," there are generally a bunch of people
and the priest shows up with two or three rituals - all of which are
shared, tugged at or fought over by the attendees. At a "clueless
baptism," there may be a few rituals present, perhaps some St.
Andrew Daily Missals (with its incomplete Rite of Baptism) and those
who are not fortunate enough to have one of the above stand silently
and make as much sense of things as possible.
Lastly, "orderly and intelligent baptism." There is one
essential ingredient, and that is that everyone in attendance have
a copy of the Rite of Baptism in English and Latin. There are two
sources for this. Ideally, one would flip to the Rite of Baptism in
Angelus Press's 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal. Ahh - perfect. The
whole rite to follow. You can even share with a neighbor...but hopefully
not three or four!
Not everyone has the 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal, particularly
guests who do not regularly attend the Latin Mass and so we have produced
Baptism, which contains the entire Rite of Baptism.
Ideally, the church should make them available for use at baptisms,
but otherwise, bring your own. Everything you need (and not just for
observers, but also parents and godparents) is there. They are inexpensive
enough that everyone can have one and fully concentrate on the rich
ceremonial the Church provides for creating new members of the Mystical
Body of Christ. Simply, I don't think I have ever been to a baptism
where I would not have bought one of these books for everyone present,
just so people could pray along with the Church with these beautiful
prayers.
EVERY CHURCH AND CHAPEL SHOULD HAVE THESE AVAILABLE TO THE FAITHFUL!
Chapters include: On Holy Baptism by Fr. Franz Schmidberger, Church
Teaching About Baptism, The Ceremonies of Baptism, The Serious Obligations
of Godparents, The Churching of Women, Blessing of a Woman after Childbirth
and of Her Child, Consecration of a Child to the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, The Rite for the Baptism of Adults, The Reception of Converts.
78pp, softcover
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Calvary
and The Mass
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Bp. Fulton Sheen
STK# 8214
By Bishop
Fulton J. Sheen.
In this 1936 work, then Msgr. Sheen takes Our Lord's seven last words
from the Cross and correlates them to appropriate parts of the Mass
- the sacramental representation of that same sacrifice. A fascinating
book that will give you a new perspective on the Mass:
1)The Confiteor: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they
do.
2) The Offertory: Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with
me in paradise.
3) The Sanctus: Woman, behold thy Son...Behold thy mother.
4) The Consecration: My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me!
5) The Communion: I thirst.
6) Ite, Missa Est: It is finished.
7) The Last Gospel: Father, into Thy hands I commend my Spirit.
Bishop Sheen says, "Hence the Mass is to us the crowning act
of Christian worship. A pulpit in which the words of our Lord are
repeated does not unite us to Him; a choir in which sweet sentiments
are sung brings us no closer to His Cross than to His garments. A
temple without an altar of sacrifice is non-existent among primitive
peoples, and is meaningless among Christians. And so in the Catholic
Church the altar, and not the pulpit or the choir or the organ, is
the center of worship, for there is re - enacted the memorial of His
Passion." (from the Prologue).
71pp, softcover.
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Cranmers
Godly Order
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Michael Davies
STK# 3069
Cranmer's
Godly Order
Liturgical Revolution: Vol. I
by Michael Davies
Michael Davies shows that Henry VIII and Thomas Cranmer understood
that if you change the way people pray, then you will change what
they believe. Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer (1549) began a process
that changed the Catholic Church in England to the Anglican sect.
Davies compares these changes to the modern liturgical "reforms"
and the similarities are shocking.
Cranmer's Godly Order is a classic...revised and expanded by Mr. Davies
during his final years. Drawing upon the best of Catholic and Protestant
scholarship and on primary sources, Davies traces the steps by which
the ancient Catholic Mass became the Lord's Supper in the Church of
England. And these steps were changes - as Popes and Reformers alike
were at pains to stress.
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII and Edward
VI and architect of the new liturgy, was a master of the theology
of the Mass, and hated it. The parallels between the Anglican liturgy
and the New Mass of the 1960s will be uncomfortably obvious!
This book forms volume one of Davies's Liturgical Revolution series
with volumes two and three due out by the end of 2008. Nowhere will
you find a more thorough example of the axiom Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi
est - "As you pray, so will you believe."
Cranmer's Godly Order sets the stage for the next two books of the
Liturgical Revolution trilogy of which Volume Two (Pope Paul's New
Mass) is again available.
372pp. Color hardcover, illustrated.
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Divine
Office
Price: $39.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Compiled by Angelus Press
STK# 6597
What
does it gain a man to have his whole life perfectly organized but
to lose his soul?
It's so easy to lose sight of God in our busy world. But the Church
gave us the answer from the very beginning when she structured her
official prayer around a framework of the psalms prayed eight times
a day so that within one week, all 150 psalms are said.
Here you have the most critical hours of the Divine Office for the
layman in the world. Prime is the perfect Morning Prayer, Compline
the perfect night prayer, and Sext is for the middle of the day.
This is better than private prayer; it's the prayer of the entire
Mystical Body because you pray with one heart with the millions of
other clerics, religious and laymen around the world who have prayed
and are praying these exact same prayers, AND because you adopt the
intentions of the psalmist as you pray.
When understood correctly (this edition has a short explanation preceding
each psalm), these are the intentions for which Holy Mother Church
wants us to pray for ourselves, for the Church and for all the members
of the Mystical Body of Christ.
Our Lord, our Lady, and the Saints prayed these psalms.
Includes:
•An 11-page Introduction explaining the Divine Office and how
to pray it, including guidelines on how to interpret the psalms in
a Catholic manner
•Table of Contents
•The prayers to be said before and after reciting the Divine
Office
•Melodies in Gregorian notation for those who chant the office
in common.
•In timeless Latin with parallel English translations.
•Beautiful edition with sewn binding
•Leatherette cover
•Rounded edges
•Black text with rubrics in red
•Two ribbons
Includes everything for the Hours of Sunday Lauds, Prime, Sext, Vespers,
and Compline; Prime, Sext, and Compline for each other day of the
week.
Individually shrink-wrapped. Latin pronunciation guide bookmarker
included.
221pp, leatherette sewn hardcover, 2 ribbons.
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How
To Serve Low Mass
Price: $5.45 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Fr. William A. O'Brien
STK# 5016
Assist
at the Sacred Mysteries with precision. Pictures of the sacristy,
sanctuary, sacred vessels, and vestments. Teaches the necessary Latin
(with pronunciation guide) and the movements (profusely illustrated)
and responses for serving Low Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal.
Requiem Mass, Mass in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed,
Low Mass with 2 servers, and Benediction also covered.
46pp, leatherette cover
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How
to Understand the Mass
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Dom Gaspar Lefebvre
STK# 8285
By the
author who compiled the St. Andrew Daily Missal:
How to Understand the Mass
Dom Gaspar Lefebvre, OSB
Unique in that it strongly focuses on the Sacrifical aspect of the
Mass. The first seven pages are dedicated to explaining "What
is a Sacrifice?" The remainder of the book focuses on each part
of the Mass explaining it in simple, doctrinal terms along with 39
brilliant illustrations by classic St. Andrew missal artist, Joseph
Speybrouck, each with its own explanation.
Each illustration has three parts. In the foreground to the right,
we see the action of the priest via the "pew-view." To the
left, we see a close up image of the priest. In the background, is
an historical or eschatological image depicting the action at the
altar or the prayer being said.
121pp. Softcover, illustrated.
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Latin
Pronunciation Guide
Package of 10 copies
Price: $5.45 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Compiled by Angelus Press
STK# 6597P
A pocket-sized
card that explains the importance of the correct pronunciation of
ecclesiastical Latin - citing Pope Pius XI, who in turn cites Popes
St. Pius X and Benedict XV.
Pronunciation is covered in three sections:
•Vowels
•Consonants
•Dipthongs
Get packets of 100 for use in school or passing out to parishioners.
Pocket size, black and red ink.
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Low
Key Accompaniment to the Vatican Kyriale
Price: $39.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Achille P. Bragers
STK# 8302
This
organ accompaniment book contains the necessary Kyriale Gregorian
chants for the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Ite missa
est and more! This is a must-have for organists who play for the traditional
Roman Mass! This organ accompaniment for Gregorian chant has in modern
notation all of the standard Kyriale modes (I - XVIII), the Credo
modes I-VI, and the Asperges (including one ad libitum) and Vidi Aquam
modes. Includes responses made during sung Mass (e.g., Dominus vobiscum
for the Preface, the Pater Noster, etc.) in both solemn and ferial
tone, and even the pontifical blessing as given when a bishop celebrates.
And for choirs that are not proficient enough yet to sing the propers
of the Requiem Masses a cappelo, Bragers provided the accompaniments
for their propers and Kyriale and the other funeral functions; i.e.:
the entrance of the casket into the church, the absolution ceremony,
and the In Paradisum.
Of course what accompaniment manual is complete without supplying
some of the ad libitum modes for the Kyriale? Bragers published the
cantus ad libitum modes for I - XI of the Kyrie, I - III and more
ambrosiano of the Gloria, I - III of the Sanctus, and I & II of
the Agnus Dei.
The organ notation is underscored by the Latin words, hyphenated under
each appropriate note (which assists with proper pronunciation). Fully
indexed, all notations and text are in printed in black ink on medium
stock paper to ensure durability, while the comb-binding gives the
organist easy and quick access.
164pp. 101⁄2 x 71⁄4. Durable comb-bound cover.
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Pope
Pauls New Mass
Price: $29.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Michael Davies
STK# 8424
Pope
Paul’s New Mass is the third and final book of the Liturgical
Revolution trilogy. It is the unparalleled history of how
the New Mass was devised, created, and implemented. Beyond this, a
list of the manifold liturgical problems of the past generation is
documented: from Mass facing the people and revolutionary legislation
to Communion in the hand and the problem of the Offertory. For over
thirty years this book has been considered the most thorough critique
of the New Mass in the English language. Michael Davies, former
president of Una Voce, was one of the earliest critics of the liturgical
changes in the Mass after Vatican II. Archbishop Lefebvre recommended
many of his early works, including the most comprehensive documentation
and defense of the foundation of the SSPX: Apologia Pro Marcel
Lefevbre (in three volumes). The current president of Una Voce is
Mr. Leo Darroch.
“By the mid-1970s the crisis within the Church was deepening.
In his general research on the various novelties that were being introduced
he
had amassed a huge amount of data on the Council and how the great
majority of the Fathers had been deceived by the well-orchestrated
plan of a
clique of European bishops and their liturgical advisers. Michael
Davies argued that the Church’s attempted headlong rush into
unity with other
Christian bodies would, in fact, have the adverse effect to that being
proclaimed and was leading swiftly to its decline. Thus was born his
great
trilogy, Liturgical Revolution. His first volume, Cranmer’s
Godly Order (1976), examined the Protestant Reformation, what
happened and why. His second work, Pope John’s Council (1977),
was written ‘to provide an objective and documented explanation
of the fact
that the Church in the West is disintegrating and that the responsibility
for this disintegration must be laid at the door of the Second Vatican
Council.’ His third volume, Pope Paul’s New Mass (1980),
provided a detailed examination of the development of the Roman rite,
the
liturgical legislation pouring out from the Vatican during and after
the Council, the prayers and rubrics of the new rite of Mass, and
the
devastating impact of the changes on the Church throughout the world.”–Leo
Darroch, President of Una Voce International
Benedict XVI, on the Death of Michael Davies “I have been profoundly
touched by the news of the death of Michael Davies. I had the good
fortune to meet him several times and I found him to be a man of deep
faith and ready to embrace suffering. Ever since the Council he put
all his
energy into the service of the Faith and left us important publications
especially on the sacred liturgy. Even though he suffered from the
Church
in many ways in his time, he always truly remained a man of the Church.
He knew that the Lord founded His Church on the rock of Peter and
that the Faith can find its fullness and maturity only in union with
the successor of St. Peter. Therefore we can be confident that the
Lord
opened wide for him the gates of Heaven. We commend his soul to the
Lord’s mercy.” — Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 2004
752pp. Color hardcover.
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Marriage
Mass Booklet
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STK# 3001C
Ordinary
of the Nuptial Mass with Marriage Ceremony and the Nuptial Blessing
in Latin and English. With Instruction before and after the Marriage
ceremony.
52 pp. Softcover.
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Serving
at the Altar CD
Price: $15.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
STK# 3080
An instructional
aid for those learning to serve the Tridentine Latin Mass (low Mass
only). Serving at Holy Mass is a time-honored privilege for Catholic
young men. The Altar Server has the opportunity to assist the priest
at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by reciting prayers and performing
functions which are usually reserved to an ordained Acolyte. Because
serving at Holy Mass is such a sacred act, it is important for the
Altar Server to learn his duties well and to perform then with great
reverence and devotion.
Serving at the Altar will assist the Altar Server in two very important
ways: Latin pronunciation and proper actions within the sanctuary.
The CD for Latin pronunciation and the booklet for server's training
are meant to be used together. Reviewing this material often will
help the Altar Server remember his important and sacred duties and
make his actions at the altar an edification for the faithful who
see him and a special blessing for himself.
Includes a 52 page booklet, audio CD and a laminated serving card.
All in a molded plastic case with color jacket.
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SET:
Proprium de Tempore (2 Volumes)
Price: $57.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Achille P. Bragers
STK# 8378
Dr. Bragers
organ accompaniment series contains the Proprium de Tempore (Propers
of the Seasons), all the Gregorian chant propers for Sundays and
seasonal feast days, such as the Introit, Gradual, Alleluia, Tract,
Sequence, Offertory, Communion.
First published in 1947, this organ accompaniment book has in modern
notation all of the seasonal propers for the liturgical year.
Throughout the entire book, the organ notation is underscored by the
Latin words, each hyphenated under the appropriate note.
Handily included at the bottom of each page the English (and French,
as this edition was not intended just for Americans) translation of
the
Latin texts are situated under the notation. Fully indexed, all notations
and text are in printed in black ink on medium stock paper to
ensure durability, while the spacious comb-binding gives the organist
easy and quick access.
436pp.,2 Volumes, Softcover
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Short
History Of Roman Mass
Price: $2.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Michael Davies
STK# 4040
A compact
history of the Roman rite of the Mass from the Last Supper to the
missal codified by Pope Saint Pius V, the so-called Tridentine Mass.
Describes the historical development of the rite, and encourages the
faithful to remain faithful to it.
53 pp. Softcover.
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Sunday
Sermons Of The Fathers
Price: $139.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
M. F. Toal, Editor and Translator
STK# 6423
The spiritual
inheritance of every Catholic. The four volumes correspond with the
main divisions of the Church's Year, giving to our generation the
sermons preached to the men and women of the time by the great Fathers
and Doctors of the Church.
Multiple sermons on the Sunday Gospels and on the great Church Feasts
by the greatest preachers of the Catholic Church address the same
problems Catholics face today. Their teaching on the Gospels will
add clarity and depth to understanding key passages from Holy Scripture.
St. Basil the Great
St. John Chrysostom
St. Ambrose
St. Augustine
St. Gregory the Great
St. Jerome
St. Gregory Nazianzen
Alcuin
St. Anselm
St. Athanasius
St. Clement
St. Ignatius of Antioch
St. Irenaeus
Origen
St. Patrick
Tertullian
VOL. 1: 1st Sunday of Advent - Quinquagesima (436pp)
VOL. 2: 1st Sunday in Lent - Sunday after the Ascension (469pp)
VOL. 3: Pentecost - 10th Sunday after Pentecost (379pp)
VOL. 4: 11th Sunday after Pentecost - Last Sunday after Pentecost
(491pp)
With parallel text from the other three Gospels, and an explanation
of the Gospel from Saint Thomas Aquinas's Catena Aurea. Rich in Patristic
spirituality - Timeless.
1,844 pp, Color hardcover with gold embossing.
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Table
Of Movable Feasts
Package of 100 copies pack
Price: $31.45 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Compiled by Angelus Press
STK# 6588
Update
your Missal to 2040 AD with this handy fold-out chart designed to
fit into your Missal. Shows the dates for Easter, Ash Wednesday, Ascension,
Corpus Christi, Septuagesima, First Sunday of Advent, Pentecost and
the number of Sundays after Pentecost.
Contains: Prayers after Low Mass, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
Angelus, Regina Coeli, Salve Regina, and Prayer to St. Michael the
Archangel and the Prayer to St. Joseph. All in Latin, except the Prayer
to St. Joseph. Includes prayers for Benediction in Latin and English.
pocket-size folding pamphlet
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The
Battleground: Syria and Palestine, The Seed Plot of Religion
Price: $18.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Hilaire Belloc
STK# 8425
In this
religious-biblical oriented history, Belloc provides a full and fair
treatment of the ancient Jews and other Middle Eastern cultures
and their impact in history, and in today’s world. He affirms
a special divine design in the story of Syria and particularly of
Israel,
reaching a climax in the event of the Crucifixion of Christ. His famous
motto, “Europe is the Faith, the Faith is Europe” has
been interpreted
as a form of religious ethnocentrism. But he was making the point
that what we regard as the greatest cultural, political and artistic
achievements of Western civilization stem from the old creed. Without
the one, the other would not exist.
330 pp. softcover.
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The
Best of Questions and Answers
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Fr. Peter Scott, Fr. Carl Pulvermacher, Fr. Doran, Fr. Laisney, Fr.
Boyle
STK# 8343
The book
our readers wanted. The BEST questions and the BEST answers of 30
years of The Angelus are printed in this hardback edition. This will
be a family's heirloom reference book for everyday Catholic living
to match the Catholic Faith it believes and the Latin Mass it attends.
Over 300 answers classified under 30 subtitles, authored by Fathers
Pulvermacher, Cooper, Doran, Boyle, and Scott, SSPX:
• Marriage, Parenting, Family Life and Child Rearing •
Lives after Death •
Catholic Citizenship • Catholic Vocabulary • Church Practices
and Customs •
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The
Church's Year
Price: $39.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Fr. Leonard Goffine
STK# 6720
NEW EDITION
FEATURES INCLUDE: SEWN pages, litho-wrap printed HARDCOVER, and high
quality CREAM colored text pages! A family heirloom to last generations!
The perfect book for family reading. Part I: texts and commentaries
for the Epistles, Gospels, and most other Mass prayers (e.g., Introit,
Collect, Gradual, etc.) for every Sunday and Holy Day of the liturgical
year.
Part II: The Saints - Epistles and Gospels. Focuses on teaching doctrine
and morals through the liturgy in Question & Answer format covering:
• Almsgiving
• Manner of Following Mass at Home
• Bible and Tradition
• Blessings
• Process of Canonization
• Excommunication
• Detraction
• Education of Children
• Consolation in Sickness
• Love of Enemies
• Indulgences
• Holy Orders
• Why Christ Spoke in Parables
• The Rosary
• Processions
• Relics
• Holy Water
• Temptation
• The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
• Ceremonies
• Regarding the Spirit of the Liturgical Seasons
• Miracles
• Sacraments
• Origins of Church Feasts
• Drunkenness
• Good Intention
• More Hows? Whys? and What-fors?
The Church's Year follows the calendar in effect at the time it was
first published (1880), yet nearly all of it is applicable with the
use of the 1962 Missal. Totally re-typeset.
"It will bring blessings on any house in which it is kept and
used." -Wm. Henry Elder, Archbishop of Cincinnati, 1884).
814 pp. hard cover (printed litho-wrap), sewn signatures, cream paper.
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The
General Principles of Ceremonies of the Roman Rite
Price: $14.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Louis J. Tofari
STK# 8391
This
book is packed with essential liturgical knowledge that any Catholic
interested in better understanding the traditional Roman Liturgy
(1962) would appreciate!
Covering the basic rules or principles that govern the rubrics of
the Roman Rite (e.g., how to genuflect and when), this booklet shows
how the
characteristics of romanitas effects the various intricacies of the
sacred ceremonies.
This abridged edition explains the principles that specifically affect
the inferior ministers (altar servers) when fulfilled by laymen.
Though intended for masters of ceremonies and altar servers age 12
and up, even clerics, priests and ordinary laypeople will find this
book informative.
To facilitate the explanations on the general principles, 18 pictures,
2 expository tables, and 11 diagrams have been included, while 183
footnotes
provide valuable sources of authority, further explanations and various
tips. Other features include a table of contents and
two glossaries of terms (sanctuary-related and rubrically-related)
used within the book.
90 pp. Softcover. Illustrated.
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The
Heart of the Mass
Price: $14.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Anonymous - Compiled from Approved Sources
STK# 6711
Learn
to bring something to Mass - Understanding. Dissects the Mass into
its component parts, prayer by prayer with Latin & parallel English.
Explanations from the Fathers & Doctors, revelations to Saints,
teachings of the Church, history and mystic commentary. Tells you
what the celebrant and ministers are doing, the symbolism of their
gestures, and the spiritual significance of articles used for celebrating
Mass.
166 pp. Softcover.
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The
Mass
Price: $21.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Fr. Joseph Dunney
STK# 4000
Whether
you have never assisted at the ancient Roman Rite of Mass or have
been doing so your whole life, this book has plenty to offer. The
neophyte will be forever indebted to Providence for having put this
book in his hands. As for the "veterans," you'll be left
wishing you had read this book decades ago.
Are you fervent in your faith? Fr. Dunney will give you a greater
depth of understanding. Are you lukewarm? Let Fr. Dunney pull you
out of the spiritual doldrums. You don't get anything out of Mass?
Then, read this book.
Our challenge is to understand the Mass, participate in it and live
by its lessons. Fr. Dunney will help you on all counts. Intellectually,
by offering an authoritative explanation of the Roman liturgy, explaining
every part of the Mass carefully and in depth, highlighting the priest's
role, vestments, altar vessels, and symbols. The text of the liturgy
is presented in both Latin and English along with unique and fascinating
insights into the history of the liturgy and the Church.
Loaded with examples from Holy Scripture and the lives of the saints,
Fr. Dunney applies the lessons of the Mass to help you grow in virtue
and character for a fuller spiritual life. More importantly, he will
lead you to a true participation in the Mass, which is nothing less
than the union of the soul with Christ as He represents on the altar
the Sacrifice of Calvary.
Not accessible to the average Catholic, you say? Too mystical? Think
again. Liturgical scholars and authorities are quoted throughout and
126 illustrations help to clarify important points. Each chapter ends
with a series of review questions. Ideal for study, classes and homeschooling.
The Mass is equally useful to the priest, seminarian, student, or
layman.
375pp, index, 126 illustrations, softcover
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The
Mass for Boys and Girls
Price: $11.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Fr. Joseph A. Dunney
STK# 8300
Written
by Fr. Joseph Dunney, the author of our popularly acclaimed The Mass,
which we reprinted earlier this year. This book was penned specifically
with boys and girls in mind. Fr. Dunney speaks on lofty subject matter,
but on the child's level, so that young minds can grasp the grandeur
and mystery of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (1962 Rite). A valuable
read for every child (Ages 8-12).
171 pages, illustrated, softcover. Price: $10.75
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The
Mass of All Time
Price: $26.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION
Abp. Marcel Lefebvre
STK# 8249
The Mass
of All Time
by Abp. Marcel Lefebvre, Edited by Fr. Patrick Troadec, FSSPX
"During the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, revelation, the mysteries
of Faith, the mysteries of the Incarnation and the Redemption, are
made real. From the Mass, the liturgical and unbloody re-presentation
of Christ's sacrifice on the Cross, the efficacy of all good works
proceeds." –Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
The Mass of All Time is a collection of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's
sermons, classes and notes on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass...a compendium
of what he taught on the Mass - its rites, spirit, prayers, theology,
spirituality, and grace. Many of these texts have never been published
before.
Fr. Patrick Troadec, rector of the Society of St. Pius X's seminary
in Flavigny, France, collected and organized the Archbishop's manifold
writings and speeches on the Mass and presents them here, in two parts.
Part one is a running commentary, gleaned from all the works of the
Archbishop, on the prayers, parts and actions of the liturgy. Part
two covers the New Order of Mass promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969
and includes commentary on liturgical history, the liturgical revolution
and the history of the SSPX's defense of the old and rejection of
the new. Again, the words are those of Archbishop Lefebvre, woven
together by Fr. Troadec.
The Archbishop is known for his courageous defense of the Tridentine
Mass but never before have his insights been collected in such an
accessible and complete format. Especially now, with a renewed interest
in the "extraordinary form" due to the Holy Father's motu
proprio, this book is ideally timed because it is primarily a "positive"
book coming from him who is too often known as the "Rebel"
or "Renegade" Archbishop.
Here we see the love and depth of understanding that Marcel Lefebvre
had for the Mass of all time. Polemics are not excluded, but they
take a back seat in this volume. With the release of the motu proprio,
it seems there has never been a more ideal time for traditionalists
AND those new to the "Old" Mass to see this side of Archbishop
Marcel Lefebvre...indeed, the more important side as it was his love
of truth and the Mass as handed on to him that fueled his battle to
defend it.
The following review by the internationally recognized liturgical
scholar, Dr. Alcuin Reid is well worth a read.
Historically and Theologically Important Material, February 11, 2008
by Alcuin Reid
Archbishop Lefebvre has been the great 'persona non grata' of the
modern Catholic Church. Now that in the pontificate of Benedict XVI
we are more or less 'speaking again' as it were, it may well be time
to look anew at what the Archbishop had to say in that tumultuous
period of the Church's recent history which was the late twentieth
century.
Angleus Press has published a compilation of the writings and discourses
of Archbishop Lefebrve on the theology and spirituality of the Mass
and on the liturgical reform that followed the Second Vatican Council.
The former has value as a compilation of classical spirituality. The
latter - of particular interest personally - puts together the Archbishop's
observations on the liturgical reform. How many people know that he
was in favour of the vernacular for the readings at Mass, and indeed
for most of the first part of the Mass called the Mass of Catechumens?
And how many know how and when he began to react against the implementation
of the reform enacted in the name of the Council, of which he was
a Father?
One regret is that the editor has compiled the second part of the
book thematically and not chronologically: it would, in my opinion,
be more useful as historical material in the latter format for, thematically
arranged, it is too easy to read on without noticing that at times
the footnotes indicate a jump of many years back and forth.
The Archbishop speaks forthrightly. Indeed, there is language here
that is clearly polemical and perhaps even reactionary: the years
in which he raised his voice were extraordinary times and we may well
find that we do not agree with the words he chose or the decisions
he took. We may even quibble with his recollection of events or debate
his understanding of theology. Yet, in days when honest dialogue and
reappraisal of the events following the Council are now permissible,
it is instructive to have Archbishop Lefebvre's words to hand.
Unfortunately Archbishop Lefebvre never lived to see Pope Benedict's
liberation of the more ancient form of the Mass in July 2007. But
as the usus antiquior gradually claims its rightful place in the Church
of today and of tomorrow we would do well to consider that - humanly
and historically speaking at least - it may not be able to do so today
were it not for the reaction of the Archbishop and of his disciples
then. For the Providence of Almighty God we may be thankful.
325pp, softcover, index.
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