The GLORIES and TRIUMPHS
of the CATHOLIC CHURCH
CATHOLIC DOCTRINE, CUSTOMS,
AND CEREMONIES EXPLANED
COMPILED FROM APPROVED SOURCES
With the Imprimatur of the Most. Rev. Archbishop of New York
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
BENZIGER BROTHERS,
Printers to the Holy Apostolic See.
1907.
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COPYRIGHT, 1906, BY
BENZIGER
BROTHERS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I.—FAITH AND THE WORD OF GOD
The Apostles' Creed
Creed of Pope Pius IV
The Holy Bible, the Written Word of God
The Interpretation and Reading of Holy Scriptures
Tradition, the Unwritten Word of God
The Infallibility of the Church and the Pope
Infallibility of the Church
Infallibility of the Pope
The Character of the Popes
PART II.—THE COMMANDMENTS AND THE SACRAMENTS
THE
COMMANDMENTS OF
GOD AND OF THE
CHURCH
The Commandments of God
The Commandments of the Church
Original Sin
Actual Sin
The Merits of the Redeemer applied to Man
Justification and Sanctifying Grace
Actual Grace
THE
HOLY
SACRAMENTS
The Sacrament of Holy Baptism
The Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of the Altar
THE
HOLY
SACRIFICE OF THE
MASS
Introduction
The Worship of the early Christians
Charges against the early Christians
The Requisites for the Celebration of Holy Mass
Ecclesiastical Furniture and Sacred Vessels
Ecclesiastical Vestments
Ecclesiastical Colors
Ceremonies of the Mass
First Part
The Preparation at the Foot of the Altar
The Introit, or the Incarnation
The Kyrie, or the Cry of Fallen Humanity
The Gloria in Excelsis, or the Chant of Bethlehem
The Dominus Vobiscum, or the Effusion of the Seven Gifts of
the Holy Ghost
The Collect, or the Prayers of the Hidden Life
The Gradual and Tract, or the Sighs of Penitence
The Alleluia, or the Canticle of the Celestial Country
The Gospel, or the Preaching of Jesus Christ
The Credo, or Profession of Faith in the Doctrine preached by
Jesus Christ
Second Part
The Offertory, or the Last Supper
The Incensing, or the Perfuming of Mary Magdalene
The Secret, or the Prayer in the Garden of Olives
The Preface, or the Chant of Triumph
The Canon, or the Passion
The Imposition of Hands, or the Crucifixion
The Elevation, or Our Lord raised upon the Cross
The Memento of the Death, or the Just raised again by Jesus
Christ
The Nobis Quoque Peccatoribus, or the Prayer of the Good Thief
The Second Elevation, or the Death of Our Savior
Third Part
The Pater Noster, or the Death of Jesus Christ upon the Cross
The Libera Nos, or the Mysteries of the Burial
The Breaking of the Host, or the Side of Jesus opened by the
Lance
The Agnus Dei, or the Resurrection
The Communion, or the Eucharistic Repasts of Jesus Christ
arisen with His Apostles
The Chants of the Communion, or the Joy of the Apostles in the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ
The Post-Communion, or the Forty Days of the Glorious Life
The Ite, Missa Est, or the Ascension
The Benediction, or the Descent of the Holy Ghost
The Last Gospel, or the Preaching of the Apostles and their
Successors
Mass for the Dead
Special Ceremonies of the Pontifical Mass
The Latin language
The Missal
Votive Masses
The Ritual
Summary of the Ceremonies of the Mass
Following the Ceremonies of the Mass
The
Sacrament of Penance
Confession
Indulgences
Conditions for Gaining an Indulgence
The Jubilee Indulgence
Purgatory
The
Sacrament of Extreme Unction
The
Sacrament of Holy Orders
The
Sacrament of Matrimony
Diriment Impediments, rendering Marriage void
Prohibitive Impediments, rendering Marriage illicit, but not void
Mixed Marriages
Divorce
The Status of Woman
THE
SACRAMENTALS
Dedications
Church Dedication
Dedication of Persons
Dedication of Cemeteries
Blessings
The Blessing of Bells and of Church Articles
Holy Water
Blessed Candles
The Blessing of the Ashes
The Blessing of the Palms
The Blessing of the Paschal Candle
The Blessing of the Holy Oils
The Blessing of the Incense
General Objects Blessed by the Church
EXORCISMS
The
Symbolism of Church Architecture
The Catholic Temple a Symbol of the Cross
The Spire and Bells
The Cock on the Belfry
PART III.—ON PRAYER
Mutual
Prayer
The
Sign of the Cross
The Our
Father
The
Hail Mary's Touch By Mail
The
Angelus
The
Regina Coeli
The
Litanies
The litany of Loretto and the Salve Regina
The Way
of the Cross
The
Breviary
The
Rosary: Its Form and Indulgences
Some
Special Devotions
Special
Devotions for the Days and Months of the Year
Missions
Retreats
Processions
Pilgrimages
Relics
and Invocation of the Saints
Reverence of Religious Objects generally
Christmas Cribs and Passion Plays
Sacred
Music
Hymns
of the Church
Dies Irae, Dies Illa
Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Veni, Creator Spiritus
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
O
Salutaris Hostia
Tantum Ergo Sacramentum
PART IV.—ORDERS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND
DEVOTIONS
RELIGIOUS
ORDERS
The
Canonized Founders of Orders and Congregations in the Church
Titles
and Initials of Religious Orders
List of
the Chief Fathers of the Church
RELIGIOUS
ASSOCIATIONS AND
DEVOTIONS
The
League of the Sacred Heart and the Apostleship of Prayer
Other
Confraternities of the Sacred Heart
Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament
Association of Perpetual Adoration and of Work for Poor Churches
Association of the Communion of Reparation
Archconfraternity of the Precious Blood of Jesus
Confraternity of the HolY Child Jesus
The
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
The
Confraternity of the Holy Rosary and the Living Rosary
Our
Lady of Victories—The Archconfraternity of the Holy And Immaculate Heart
of Mary, for the Conversion of sinners
The
Brown Scapular (The Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel)
The
Five Scapulars
The
Confraternity of Christian Mothers
The
Society of the Holy Family
The
Sodality of St. Aloysius
The
Holy Angel's Sodality
The
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The
Confraternity of the Holy Name
The
Society for the Propagation of the Faith
Bona
Mors Society, or Society for a Happy Death
St.
Anthony's Bread for the Poor
The
Third Order of St. Francis
The
Confraternity of the Holy Ghost
Various Confraternities
Catholic Congresses
SHRINES AND
APPARITIONS OF
OUR
LADY IN THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY
Our
Lady of Lourdes
Our
Lady of La Salette
The
Miraculous Medal
Our
Lady of Pontmain
Our
Lady of Pellevoisin
Various Sanctuaries of Our Lady
FEAST-DAYS
AND HOLY-DAYS
The
History of Sunday, the Day of the Most Holy Trinity
The
Feast-Days of Our Lord
Christmas (December 25th)
The Circumcision of Our Lord (January 1st)
The Epiphany (January 6th)
The Holy Name of Jesus (January 17th)
Easter
The Ascension of Our Lord
Finding of the Holy Cross (May 3rd)
Pentecost, or Whit Sunday
The Holy Trinity
Corpus Christi
The Sacred Heart
Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14th)
The
Feast-Days of the Blessed Virgin
Purification of the Blessed Virgin and Presentation of Our Lord in the
Temple (February 2nd)
The Annunciation (March 25th)
The Seven Dolors
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (July 2nd)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (July 16th)
Our Lady of Snows (August 5th)
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (Aug.
15th)
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (September
8th)
The Holy Name of Mary's Touch By
Mail
Our Lady of the Rosary
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin (November
21st)
Translation of the Holy House of Loretto
(December 10th)
The Immaculate Conception (December 8th)
The Feast-Days of the Saints
Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June
24th)
Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29th)
All Saints' Day (November 1st)
All Souls' Day (November 2nd)
St. Stephen (December 26th)
Our Patron Feast
THE
TIMES OF
PENANCE
Advent and Lent
Septuagesima
The Time of Lent
Holy Week
Palm Sunday
Office of Tenebrae
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
PART V.—MISCELLANEOUS
SUBJECTS
HISTORY OF THE
CHURCH
First Century: The Century of the Apostles and
their Disciples
Second Century: The Century of the Christian
Apologists
Third Century: The Century of Origen
Fourth Century: The Century of the Great
Church Fathers
Fifth Century: The Century of Pope Leo the
Great
Sixth Century: The Century of St. Benedict
Seventh Century: The Century of Mohammedanism
Eighth Century: The Century of St. Boniface
Ninth Century: The Century of the Great Schism
in the East
Tenth Century: The Century of Assaults on the
Chair of Peter
Eleventh Century: The Century of Pope St.
Gregory VII
Twelfth Century: The Century of the Crusades
Thirteenth Century: The Century of St. Francis
and St. Dominic
Fourteenth Century: The Century of the Exiles
at Avignon
Fifteenth Century: The Century of Genuine
Reformation
Sixteenth Century: The Century of Sham
Reformation
Seventeenth Century: The Century of the Thirty
Years' War
Eighteenth Century: The Century of Revolution
and of Anti-Christian Philosophy
Nineteenth Century: The Century of the
Separation of the Unbelievers from the Faithful
Twentieth Century
The Chief Heresies which have assailed the Church
Martin Luther
Some Results of the Religious Revolt
The English "Catholic" Church
Progress and Science in the Church
Religions of the World
The Roman Calendar
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