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BEFORE explaining the prayers and ceremonies of holy Mass it may not be amiss to say a few words about reverence; for whenever any public celebration is to go on, it is surely our duty to understand the part, if any, which we are to take in it. The holy Mass is a public celebration even if no one...

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This little book is an attempt at a study and interpretation of a lovable young saint, whose tercentenary this year will, it is to be hoped, increase special devotion to him. Saint John Berchmans is recommended as a patron and helper in solving the difficult problem of maintaining agreeable and...

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THE translation into English of Frassinetti's Catechism is highly opportune. The Council of the Vatican most wisely decreed that a Lesser Catechism should be prepared for the use of the FaithfuL What the Council of Trent provided in the "Catechismus ad Parochos" for the "Ecclesia Docens," the...

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WE know no better preface to the following pages than the few remarks handed by their author, when submitting them for approval, to the Director-General of the Association of the Apostleship of Prayer. He speaks as follows: "To-day, the Apostleship of Prayer is established in many portions of the...

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The Caeremoniale Episcoporum is the official ceremonial of Bishops for the Catholic Church. It is published in Latin and gives explanation of the proper manner for discharging these sacred ceremonies from confirmation to ordination to consecration of a Bishop. Other ceremonies of Bishops are also...

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Here are some stories told by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson.

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This work begins: "I HAVE received a letter from you, In which you set before me the difficulties in matters of religion that perplex you, and ask my advice in the doubts that harass your soul. I accept with pleasure the confidence you are pleased to repose in me, and I trust you will never have any...

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