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Required Reading
Sacred Scripture
The Saints
Spiritual Reading
Theology
Philosophy
Liturgy
History
Literature
Required Reading
The Three Books That Will Change Your Life
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis
A Catechism of Modernism, by Rev. Fr. Jean Baptiste Lemius, O.M.I.
The Everlasting Man (*AudioBook*), by G.K. Chesterton
Saint Teresa’s Bookmark: A Meditative Commentary, by Blessed Lucas of Saint Joseph
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Sacred Scripture
The Vulgatam Clementinam – The Official Text of Sacred Scripture of the Roman Catholic Church per The Council of Trent
The Challoner Douay-Rheims Bible – The Most Faithful English Translation of the Clementine Vulgate
The Haydock Bible – The Challoner Douay-Rheims with an extended commentary by Blessed George Leo Haydock, Priest and Martyr
English Versions of the Bible, by the Very Rev. Monsignor Hugh Pope, O.P.
The Great Commentary of the Rev. Fr. Cornelius a Lapide, S.J. (the extant portions in English)…
–Volume I – Matthew I-IX
–Volume II – Matthew X-XXI
–Volume III – Matthew XXII-XXVIII & Mark
–Volume IV – Luke
–Volume V – John I-XI
–Volume VI – John XII-XXI & Epistles I, II, and III
–Volume VII – I Corinthians
–Volume VIII – II Corinthians & Galatians
The Catena Aurea, by Saint Thomas Aquinas – A commentary on the four Gospels collected from the works of the Fathers. Translated into English by Blessed John Henry Newman…
-Volume I – Saint Matthew – Part I – Part II – Part III
-Volume II – Saint Mark – Complete
-Volume III – Saint Luke – Part I – Part II
-Volume IV – Saint John – Part I – Part II
Scriptural Commentaries of Saint Thomas Aquinas
-Psalms (Latin & English / English)
-Commentary on Job (Latin & English / English)
-Lamentations of Jeremiah (Latin & English / English)
-Matthew (Latin & English)
-John (Latin & English / English)
-1 Corinthians (Latin & English / English)
-2 Corinthians (Latin & English / English)
-Galatians (Latin & English / English)
-Ephesians (Latin & English / English)
-Philippians (Latin & English / English)
-Colossians (Latin & English / English)
-1 Thessalonians (Latin & English / English)
-Hebrews (Latin & English / English)
~Holy Family~
–The Glories of Mary, by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri
–The Life and Glories of St. Joseph, by Edward Healy Thompson
~Biographies~
–Victories of the Martyrs, by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
–Life of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri, by a Member of the Order of Mercy
–Ultimate Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face Book List
–Life of St. John of the Cross of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, by Fra Joseph of Jesus and Mary
–A Modern Martyr: Theophane Vénard, by the Very Rev. James A. Walsh
–The Greek Fathers, the Rev. Father Adrian Fortescue
–Life of Saint Benedict, by Pope Saint Gregory the Great
–Life of Saint Antony of the Desert, by Saint Athanasius (*AudioBook*)
–Saint Athanasius, by F. A. Forbes
–Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo, by Saint Possidius (*AudioBook*)
–Life of Saint Malchus the Captive Monk, by Saint Jerome
–Life of Saint Hilarion, by Saint Jerome
–Life of Saint Paulus the First Hermit, by Saint Jerome
–Life of Saint Macrina, by Saint Gregory of Nyssa (*AudioBook*)
–Life of Saint Martin of Tours, by Saint Sulpitius Severus (*AudioBook*)
–Life of Saint Malachy of Armagh, by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
–The Life of Saint Columba, Abbot and Apostle of the Northern Picts
–The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick, by Rev. Fr. James O’Leary, D.D.
–Life of St. Declan of Ardmore and Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore
–Life of St. Vincent de Paul, by F. A. Forbes
–Life of Saint Monica, by F. A. Forbes
–Pope Pius the Tenth, by F. A. Forbes
–Life of Saint Columba, by F. A. Forbes
–Life of Venerable Leon Papin-Dupont: the Holy Man of Tours, by Edward Healy Thompson
–The life of St. Stanislas Kostka, of the Company of Jesus, by Edward Healy Thompson
–The Life of Jean-Jacques Olier, Founder of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, by Edward Healy Thompson
–The Life of the Venerable Anna Maria Taigi, the Roman Matron, by Edward Healy Thompson
–The Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, of the Company of Jesus, by Edward Healy Thompson
–An Open Letter to the Reverend Dr. Hyde of Honolulu, by Robert Louis Stevenson (In defense of Saint Damien of Molokai)
~Autobiographies~
–Life of Teresa of Jesus, by Saint Teresa of Avila
–Story of a Soul, by Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face (*AudioBook*)
–Apologia pro Vita Sua, by Blessed John Henry Newman
–The Confessions of Saint Augustine (In Original Latin)
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Spiritual Reading
–On Prayer and The Contemplative Life, by Saint Aquinas Thomas
–The Precious Blood: or, The Price of our Salvation, by Fr. Frederick William Faber
–On the Duties of the Clergy (*AudioBook*), by Saint Ambrose of Milan
–Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation, by Saint Thomas More
–Letters of Catherine Benincasa, by Saint of Catherine of Siena
–Thoughts and Counsels of the Saints for Every Day of the Year, Collected by Rev. Fr. Bonaventure Hammer, O.F.M.
–The Cross and the Shamrock, by Rev. Father Hugh Quigley
–The Miraculous Medal – Its Origin, History, Circulation, Results – by M. Aladel, C.M.
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Theology
–Denzinger’s Sources of Catholic Dogma
–A History of Heresies and their Refutation, by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri
–Summa Theologiae – Prima Pars, by Saint Thomas Aquinas
–Summa Theologiae – Pars Prima Secundae, by Saint Thomas Aquinas
–Summa Theologiae – Secunda Secundae, by Saint Thomas Aquinas
–Summa Theologiae – Tertia Pars, by Saint Thomas Aquinas
–Summa Contra Gentiles, by Saint Thomas Aquinas (Full Text)
–Moral Theology: A Complete Course Based on Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities
–Collect Works of Saint Thomas Aquinas in English
–The Roman Catechism, Promulgated by Pope Saint Pius V and Edited by Saint Charles Borromeo
–The Faith of Our Fathers, by Very Rev. James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore
–The Baltimore Catechism #4, Edited by Rev. Fr. Thomas L. Kinkead
–Decem Rationes (Ten Reasons), by Saint Edmund Campion
–The Catholic Controversy, by Saint Francis de Sales (Possibly the greatest single work on Apologetics ever written)
–Letters and Treatises of Saint Dionysius of Alexandria
–Explanation of Catholic Morals, by Rev. Fr. John H. Stapleton
–The Orthodox Eastern Church, by the Rev. Father Adrian Fortescue
–The Lesser Eastern Churches, by the Rev. Father Adrian Fortescue
–Donatism, by the Rev. Father Adrian Fortescue
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Philosophy
–Commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle, by Saint Thomas Aquinas
–Introduction to the Metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas, by James F. Anderson
–Modern Thomistic Philosophy: An Explanation for Students – Vol. 1, by R.P. Phillips, D.D. M.A.
–The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance, by Josef Pieper
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Liturgy
–The Holy Mass, by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
–The Divine Office, by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
–Sermons for Every Sunday of the Year, by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
–The Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Gueranger O.S.B.
–Explanation of Holy Mass, by Dom Prosper Gueranger O.S.B.
–The Mass: a Study of the Roman Liturgy, by the Rev. Father Adrian Fortescue
–The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described, by the Rev. Father Adrian Fortescue
–How Christ Said the First Mass, by the Rev. Father James L. Meagher D.D.
–The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass – Dogmatically, Liturgically and Ascetically Explained, by the Rev. Father Nicholas Gihr PhD
–Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Rev. Father Martin von Cochem O.F.M.Cap.
–The Holy Mass, the Rev. Father Michael Müller C.Ss.R.
–The Divine Office: A Study of the Roman Breviary, by Rev. Father E. J. Quigley
–Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices, by Rev. Fr. John J. Burke
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History
–Europe and the Faith, by Hilaire Belloc
–The Great Heresies, by Hilaire Belloc
–Catholic and Anti-Catholic History; by Hiliare Belloc, G. K. Chesterton, and James J. Walsh
–The French Revolution, by Hilaire Belloc
–The Jews, by Hilaire Belloc
–Robespierre: A Study, by Hilaire Belloc
–Survivals and New Arrivals, by Hilaire Belloc
–Waterloo, by Hiliare Belloc
–Come Rack! Come Rope!, by Robert Hugh Benson
–Catholic Churchmen in Science, by James J. Walsh
–A Short History of England, by G. K. Chesterton
–The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans, by Belloc and Lingard
-The Monks of the West: from St. Benedict to St. Bernard – Vol 1 – Vol 2 – Vol 3 – Vol 4 – Vol 5 – Vol 6, by Charles Forbes Montalembert
–The Conversion of England: Being a Sequel to the Monks of the West, Charles Forbes Montalembert
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Literature
~G.K. Chesterton~
–The Innocence of Father Brown, by G. K. Chesterton (*AudioBook*)
–The Wisdom of Father Brown, by G. K. Chesterton
–What I Saw in America, by G. K. Chesterton
–What’s Wrong with the World, by G. K. Chesterton
–Eugenics and Other Evils, by G. K. Chesterton
–The Club of Queer Trades, by G. K. Chesterton
–Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays, by G. K. Chesterton
–Orthodoxy, by G. K. Chesterton
–Heretics, by G. K. Chesterton
–The Defendant, by G. K. Chesterton
–Twelve Types, by G. K. Chesterton
–Alarms and Discursions, by G. K. Chesterton
–The New Jerusalem, by G. K. Chesterton
–The Trees of Pride, by G. K. Chesterton
–Poems, by G. K. Chesterton
–A Miscellany of Men, by G. K. Chesterton
–The Crimes of England, by G. K. Chesterton
–The Barbarism of Berlin, by G. K. Chesterton
–Wine, Water, and Song, by G. K. Chesterton
–The Ballad of St. Barbara, by G. K. Chesterton
–Gilbert Keith Chesterton, by Maisie Ward
~Hiliare Belloc~
–The Path to Rome, by Hilaire Belloc
–On Nothing & Kindred Subjects, by Hilaire Belloc
–On Something, by Hilaire Belloc
–The Free Press, by Hilaire Belloc
–First and Last, by Hilaire Belloc
–Avril: Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance, by Hilaire Belloc
–Poitiers, by Hilaire Belloc
–Malplaquet, by Hilaire Belloc
–Tourcoing, by Hilaire Belloc
–Crécy, by Hilaire Belloc
–The Old Road, by Hilaire Belloc
–Hills and the Sea, by Hilaire Belloc
–The Historic Thames, by Hilaire Belloc
–More Peers: Verses, by Hilaire Belloc
–The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts, by Hilaire Belloc
–More Beasts (For Worse Children), by Hilaire Belloc
–A Moral Alphabet, by Hilaire Belloc
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