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This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the
companyof the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her.
Is not the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse?
Has not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are
one? and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same
Saviour assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul,
therefore, may converse freely with her God, who tells her that he
is so near her; she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of
the Angels, whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the
Church utters in time.
The Benedictine abbey of Solesmes in France is famous for the
quality of its Gregorian chant, recordings of which are appreciated
throughout the world. Nevertheless, the life of its founder, Dom
Prosper Guranger (1805-1875) is still relatively unknown. This is
partly due to Guranger himself, who never sought to promote his
life story. While he published many liturgical and spiritual works,
this highly personal account of his early life and events
surrounding the foundation of Solesmes in 1833 was never intended
for publication, and indeed was never completed. For this reason,
the manuscript remained in the archives of the abbey of Solesmes
for well over a hundred years. Growing recognition of its wider
importance and interest led to its eventual publication in 2005,
the bicentenary of Guranger's birth. The book is far more than a
personal portrait of an interesting and innovative individual.
Through the prism of events surrounding his early life as a
seminarian, secular priest and then Benedictine monk, Guranger's
account illustrates many of the wider issues at play in early
nineteenth-century France and French Catholicism. Guranger's
first-hand account of various political events under the regimes of
Napoleon I, the Bourbon Restoration and Louis-Philippe has its own
historical value. Above all, however, the book shows how Guranger's
project to re-found Benedictine life in France, after its
disappearance in the wake of the French Revolution, stood in
relation to other currents of religious thought and monastic
tradition, notably Gallicanism, Ultramontanism, the Maurists and
the Cistercians. Those interested in monastic life and liturgical
spirituality will further draw inspiration from Guranger's
narration of the human relationships and mystical experiences that
inspired his Benedictine vocation and subsequent life's work.
Guranger's lively text is also enjoyable in its own right. His
optimism, determination, creativity, unwavering trust in divine
providence, capacity for friendship and often humorous (and
occasionally devastating) portraits of the many people whom he
encountered give a particular charm and colour to his writing.
Ultimately, however, this account of Guranger's spiritual and
intellectual awakening provides impetus for a renewed contemporary
appreciation of his convictions, which are of perennial value for
all who are seeking God. The monastic community founded by Guranger
bears witness to the transforming power of contemplative liturgical
spirituality lived in and for the Church and the world. As such,
monastic life serves as an exemplar of spiritual and human values
whose relevance extends far beyond the cloister. Extensive
footnotes, and an introduction by Dr Judith Bowen, whose recent
doctoral thesis is one of the most important studies on the unity
and significance of Guranger's liturgical and theological work,
further enhance this translation.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the
companyof the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her.
Is not the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse?
Has not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are
one? and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same
Saviour assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul,
therefore, may converse freely with her God, who tells her that he
is so near her; she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of
the Angels, whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the
Church utters in time.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
The Church offers, in every age, in her Saints, Apostles, and
Martyrs, brilliant examples of virtue, zeal, and heroic courage.
While all are holy, there are still some, whose lives present
features, at once so touching and sublime, that time can detract
nothing from the interest which attaches to their names in every
Catholic heart. Pre-eminent among these, is St. Cecilia, the gentle
queen of Sacred Song, distinguished alike for her attachment to
holy Virginity, her apostolic zeal, and the unfaltering courage by
which she won the martyr's crown. The author has followed with
fidelity, the ancient Acts of St. Cecilia, the authenticity of
which the reader will find satisfactorily defended in his pages.
For less important details, he has claimed the right generally
accorded to historians, of receiving probable evidence, where
certain proofs cannot be ob. tained. On such authority, he has, for
example, assumed with the learned Bosio and others, that the
virtues of our Saint formed the crowning glory of the illustrious
family of Cecilia Metella. The recital does not terminate with the
death of Cecilia. The discoveries of her tomb, in the ninth and
sixteenth centuries, form not the least interesting portion of the
work. The description of the church which was once her dwelling,
and the witness of her sufferings and triumphs, brings those scenes
so vividly before us, that Cecilia seems to belong, as all the
Saints of God most truly do, as much to our own day, as to the
period when she still combated on earth. We will not speak of the
pleasure and instruction the author has afforded by his faithful
pictures of the celebrated Ways of Ancient Rome, and the sacred
cities of the dead, concealed in the holy shades beneath. For this,
and much other interesting information, we refer the reader to the
following pages, content, if, by our own humble labors, we have
contributed to the edification of our Catholic brethren, and to the
glory of Him who is admirable in His Saints.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
This is a fifteen volume set, which is being brought back into
print for the edification of the Faithful. Anyone who wishes to
appreciate the timeless Tridentine Mass and liturgy will find this
set a valuable aid in that endeavor. Dom Gueranger has produced a
most excellent work, which began the liturgical movement. We pray
that this set of books will bring many more to a true appreciation
of the Latin Mass and the Divine Office of the Catholic Church. At
one time, under the impulse of that Spirit, which animated the
admirable Psalmist and the Prophets, she takes the subject of her
canticles from the Books of the Old Testament; at another, showing
herself to be the daughter and sister of the holy Apostles, she
intones the canticles written in the Books of the New Covenant; and
finally, remembering that she, too, has had given to her the
trumpet and harp, she at times gives way to the Spirit which
animates her, and sings her own new canticle. From these three
sources comes the divine element which we call the Liturgy. The
Prayer of the Church is, therefore, the most pleasing to the ear
and heart of God, and therefore the most efficacious of all
prayers. Happy, then, is he who prays with the Church, and unites
his own petitions with those of this Spouse, who is so dear to her
Lord, that he gives her all she asks. It was for this reason that
our Blessed Saviour taught us to say our Father, and not my Father;
give us, forgive us, deliver us, and not give me, forgive me,
deliver me. Hence, we find that, for upwards of a thousand years,
the Church, who prays in her temples seven times in the day, and
once again during the night, did not pray alone. The people kept
her company, and fed themselves with delight on the manna which is
hidden under the words and mysteries of the divine Liturgy. Thus
initiated into the sacred Cycle of the mysteries of the Christian
year, the faithful, attentive to the teachings of the Spirit, came
to know the secrets of eternal life; and, without any further
preparation, a Christian was not unfrequently chosen by the Bishops
to be a Priest, or even a Bishop, that he might go and pour out on
the people the treasures of wisdom and love, which he had drunk in
at the very fountain-head. For whilst Prayer said in union with the
Church is the light of the understanding, it is the fire of divine
love for the heart. The Christian soul neither needs nor wishes to
avoid the company of the Church, when she would converse with God,
and praise his greatness and his mercy. She knows that the company
of the Spouse of Christ could not be a distraction to her. Is not
the soul herself a part of this Church, which is the Spouse? Has
not Jesus Christ said: Father, may they be one, as we also are one?
and, when many are gathered in his name, does not this same Saviour
assure us that he is in the midst of them? The soul, therefore, may
converse freely with her God, who tells her that he is so near her;
she may sing praise, as David did, in the sight of the Angels,
whose eternal prayer blends with the prayer which the Church utters
in time.
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