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Translated Catechism
This early edition of the catechism is translated into English from an Italian work approved by the Holy Father. Intended for children to ready them…
La Strenna (The Gift)
La Strenna (The Gift) is a catechism used for the natively speaking Italian population in Philadelphia. Printed in 1884, during the largest influx of European immigration into the United States, this book is also a part of Ryan Library’s Catechism…
Canonization Letter of Bishop John Neumann
The decretal letter signed by Pope Paul VI which announced the canonization of Bishop John Neumann as a saint in 1977.
Canon Missae
Bishops and prelates, such as abbots, still use a distinctive form of celebrating Mass. Formerly, however, there were many variations in the types of Episcopal Masses, which often included complex preparatory rites. This lavishly decorated missal for…
Epistolae
The title page from an Epistolary–the book containing those Scripture readings (other than the Gospel) which were chanted by the Subdeacon at a Solemn Mass. This edition was printed in Belgium in 1888.
Misa Diairo
Hand missals for the laity were a common feature of Catholic liturgical life before vernacular languages replaced Latin. This Spanish Missal from 1959 is opened to the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity–the first Sunday after Pentecost.