The moveable feasts, fasts, and other annual observances of the Catholic Church / by Alban Butler ; to which is added, a continuation of the feasts and fasts, by a Catholic priest
Publisher: J. Duffy
Published: 1839
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Preface; title: Life of the Author i.; title: The First Treatise, on the Lord's Day,; title: Chap. I. On the Jewish Sabbath 1; title: Chap. II. On the Institution of the Lord's Day; or Christian Sabbath 8; title: Chap. III. Motives for keeping the Lord's Day 13; title: Chap. IV. On the manner in which we are commanded to keep the Sunday by resting from servile works 22; title: Chap. V. On the obligation of sanctifying the Sunday by Exercises of devotion and all works of piety 31; title: The Second Treatise, on the Holy Time of Advent.; title: Chap. I. On the Institution of Advent 57; title: Chap. II. The Motives for sanctifying Advent 61; title: Chap. III. On the Exercises of holy Penance and Prayer ; by which we are bound, principally to sanctify our souls in this holy time of Advent 66; title: The Ember days of December 76; title: The Third Treatise, on the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus.; title: Second Sunday after Epiphany 78; title: The Fourth Treatise, on the Sundays between the Epiphany and Lent.; title: Chap. I. 95; title: Chap. II. On the Sundays of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima ib.; title: Chap. III. On Shrovetide 99; title: The Fifth Treatise, on the Fast of Lent.; title: Chap. I. On the Institution and Obligation of this Fast 112; title: Chap. II. On the Advantages of Holy Fasting 123; title: Chap. III. The particular Motives for the Institution of the Fast of Lent 131; title: Chap. IV. On the Manner of observing Lent 144; title: Chap. V. On the Conditions which must accompany our Fast 166; title: Chap. VI. Ou the interior Dispositions necessary to sanctify our Fasts 172; title: Chap. VII. On Ash- Wednesday 181; title: Chap. VIII. Of the Ancient Discipline of the Church, relating to the Penitental Cyions 183; title: Chap. IX. On the First Sunday of Lent 198; title: Chap. X. On Mid-Lent Sunday 201; title: Chap. XI. On Passion Sunday 202; title: The Sixth Treatise, on Holy Week; title: Chap. I. 203; title: II. On Palm Sunday 206; title: III. On the Office of the Tenebre 211; title: IV. On Maundy Thursday 212; title: V. On Good-Friday 218; title: VI. On the devotion to the Cross 218; title: VII. On the devout use of the sign of the Cross 224; title: VIII. Holy Saturday, or Easter-Eve 231; title: The Seventh Treatise, on the Resurrection of our Lord; title: Chap. I. On Easter-Day 234; title: Chap. II. The history of Christ's Resurrection 239; title: Chap. III. On the principal dispositions of soul and exercises of devotion, with which every Christian is hound to celebrate the glorious solemnity of Christ's Resurrection 248; title: Chap. IV. On the Paschal Time 265; title: The Ninth Treatise, on Whitsuntide.; title: Chap. I. On the Preparation for Whitsuntide, 287; title: Whitsun-Eve 293; title: Chap. II. On the Jewish Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost ib.; title: Chap. III. The History of the Christian Pentecost, or an Account of the Descent of the Holy Ghost 296 Chap. IV. On the Promulgation of the New Law of Grace, in the; title: Descent of the Holy Ghost 308; title: Chap. V. On the fruits continually produced in the Souls of the Faithful, by the invisible descent of the Holy Ghost upon them 319; title: Chap. VI. On the Gifts which accompany Habitual Charity 330; title: The Tenth Treatise, on Trinity Sunday; title: Chap. I. On the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity, 349; title: Chap. II. How we are to honour the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity 360; title: Chap. III. Of the Adversaries of the Faith of the Blessed Trinity 362; title: The Eleventh Treatise, on the Feast of Corpus Christi.; title: Chap. I. 385; title: Continuation of do., by a Catholic Priest 395; title: Chap. II. On the manner in which it is solemnized ib.; title: Chap. III. On the Procession of Corpus Christi 400; title: Chap. IV. Considerations on the Real Presence 402; title: The Twelfth Treatise; title: On the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 425; title: Index, 437