GOFFINE’S
DEVOUT INSTRUCTIONS
ON THE
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS
FOR THE SUNDAYS AND HOLYDAYS ;
WITH
THE LIVES OF MANY SAINTS OF GOD, EXPLANATIONS OF CHRISTIAN
FAITH AND DUTY AND OF CHURCH CEREMONIES, A METHOD
OF HEARING MASS, MORNING AND EVENING PRAYERS,
AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE HOLY LAND.
WITH A PREFACE
BY
HIS EMINENCE JAMES, CARDINAL GIBBONS,
ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE.
NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO
BENZIGER BROTHERS
PRINTERS TO THE HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE
PUBLISHERS OF BENZIGER’S MAGAZINE
DEVOUT INSTRUCTIONS
ON THE
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS
FOR THE SUNDAYS AND HOLYDAYS ;
WITH
THE LIVES OF MANY SAINTS OF GOD, EXPLANATIONS OF CHRISTIAN
FAITH AND DUTY AND OF CHURCH CEREMONIES, A METHOD
OF HEARING MASS, MORNING AND EVENING PRAYERS,
AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE HOLY LAND.
WITH A PREFACE
BY
HIS EMINENCE JAMES, CARDINAL GIBBONS,
ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE.
NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO
BENZIGER BROTHERS
PRINTERS TO THE HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE
PUBLISHERS OF BENZIGER’S MAGAZINE
With Illustrations from the 1896 Edition
Nihil Obstat.
THOMAS L. KINKEAD,
Censor Librorum.
Imprimatur+
MICHAEL AUGUSTINE,
Archbishop of New York.
NEW YORK, April 29, 1896.
THOMAS L. KINKEAD,
Censor Librorum.
Imprimatur+
MICHAEL AUGUSTINE,
Archbishop of New York.
NEW YORK, April 29, 1896.
Contributor's Note to Readers
PREFACE BY HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL GIBBONS
MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR
NOTE: To view any section at will, click onto the Highlighted Chapter (meaning it is finished and posted here), or seek for it in the archives or search the topic or keywords in the search engine here. To make the Instructions more practical to the reader, I will attempt to post as much as possible ahead of time, prior to the actual Sunday or weekday feast. This means the posting dates shown will not always correspond with the actual liturgical calendar (of the extraordinary form) of any given year. The chapters, or sections are in order as to how they appear in the actual book itself and will be added as the year progresses on.
There are 4 parts to the work, of which content will be added as the liturgical calendar may determine. The entire project of editing, revising and double checking for errors in typos, will hope to prove useful to others in their research.
As far as my knowledge is aware to date, I have seen that most online editions use only certain parts of the book, but here one will find the COMPLETE 1896 EDITION, published by Benzinger Brothers, containing very valuable, "instructions" as they originally appear in Goffine's work, in the order of their appearance in the book itself. The illustrations are from the 1896 Edition, as well. This book is still available in it's original printed edition, but are becoming more scarce as time goes on. I encourage purchasing an original copy if one can.
The Traditional Latin Mass (Tridentine) is quickly returning in the Church, and the book covers most of the calendar used today in the extraordinary form. Part 4 of the work covers the parts of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and should be consulted regularly for a concise understanding of this form of the Liturgy. The work is invaluable for the catachist, as well, for teaching traditional Catholic ways and explaining the many aspects of the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass.
The Epistle and Gospel are explained by the author, as well as prayers and aspirations that it is hoped will foster a devotional attitude in the reader. As it does not cover the Latin text, it is recommended that one purchase the Roman Catholic Daily Missal of 1962.
One may download for free A COMPLETE ONLINE EDITION which is a scanned copy (PDF) of the original 1896 Edition at:
http://www.archive.org/details/goffinesdevoutin00goffuoft
Enjoy this great work of Catholic educational and devotional literature and God Bless You.
J.F. Archer
First Sunday of Advent. 2010
There are 4 parts to the work, of which content will be added as the liturgical calendar may determine. The entire project of editing, revising and double checking for errors in typos, will hope to prove useful to others in their research.
As far as my knowledge is aware to date, I have seen that most online editions use only certain parts of the book, but here one will find the COMPLETE 1896 EDITION, published by Benzinger Brothers, containing very valuable, "instructions" as they originally appear in Goffine's work, in the order of their appearance in the book itself. The illustrations are from the 1896 Edition, as well. This book is still available in it's original printed edition, but are becoming more scarce as time goes on. I encourage purchasing an original copy if one can.
The Traditional Latin Mass (Tridentine) is quickly returning in the Church, and the book covers most of the calendar used today in the extraordinary form. Part 4 of the work covers the parts of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and should be consulted regularly for a concise understanding of this form of the Liturgy. The work is invaluable for the catachist, as well, for teaching traditional Catholic ways and explaining the many aspects of the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass.
The Epistle and Gospel are explained by the author, as well as prayers and aspirations that it is hoped will foster a devotional attitude in the reader. As it does not cover the Latin text, it is recommended that one purchase the Roman Catholic Daily Missal of 1962.
One may download for free A COMPLETE ONLINE EDITION which is a scanned copy (PDF) of the original 1896 Edition at:
http://www.archive.org/details/goffinesdevoutin00goffuoft
Enjoy this great work of Catholic educational and devotional literature and God Bless You.
J.F. Archer
First Sunday of Advent. 2010
PREFACE BY HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL GIBBONS
MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR
PART the FIRST.
THE SUNDAYS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR.
THE SUNDAYS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR.
Instruction on Good Works
Instruction on the Sacrament of Holy Orders Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Consolation in Poverty
Warning against Usury
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
On Death
Instruction on the Ceremonies of the Church at Burials
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Instruction on Keeping Holy Sundays and Holydays of Obligation
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Wednesday following the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Friday following the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Saturday following the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
On Indulgences
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Lessons of Consolation from the Joys of Heaven
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
On the Care of the Sick
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
On Mockery and Ridicule
Twenty-fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost
Feast of the Dedication of a Church
Practical Lessons on the Spiritual Temple, which is Man Himself
PART the SECOND
CONTAINING AN INSTRUCTION ON THE VENERATION OF THE SAINTS.
LIVES OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN MOST REMARKABLE, AND
EXPLANATIONS OF THE EPISTLES AND GOSPELS
PROPER TO THEIR FESTIVALS.
CONTAINING AN INSTRUCTION ON THE VENERATION OF THE SAINTS.
LIVES OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN MOST REMARKABLE, AND
EXPLANATIONS OF THE EPISTLES AND GOSPELS
PROPER TO THEIR FESTIVALS.
Instruction on the Devotion of the Way of the Cross
Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle, September 21
Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, September 29
Feast of the Holy Guardian Angel, October 2
Feast of the Holy Rosary, First Sunday in October
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, October 4
Feast of the Holy Apostles Simon and Jude, October 28
Feast of All Saints, November 1
Explanation of the Eight Beatitudes
All Souls Day, November 2
Feast of St. Martin, Bishop, November 11
Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, November 21
Feast of St. Catharine, Virgin and Martyr, November 25
PART the THIRD
EXPLANATION OF THE SACRAMENTS AND OF SOME OF THE CEREMONIES
OF THE CHURCH.
The Ceremonies EXPLANATION OF THE SACRAMENTS AND OF SOME OF THE CEREMONIES
OF THE CHURCH.
The Sacraments
Baptism
Confirmation
The Holy Eucharist
The Sacrament of Penance
Indulgences
The Sacrament of Extreme Unction
Holy Orders
The Sacrament of Matrimony
PART the FOURTH
EXPLANATION OF THE MASS; PRAYERS AT MASS AND METHOD OF
HEARING MASS; MORNING AND EVENING PRAYERS; PRAYERS
FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS; DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION AND
COMMUNION; DEVOTIONS TO THE SACRED HEART; ETC.
EXPLANATION OF THE MASS; PRAYERS AT MASS AND METHOD OF
HEARING MASS; MORNING AND EVENING PRAYERS; PRAYERS
FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS; DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION AND
COMMUNION; DEVOTIONS TO THE SACRED HEART; ETC.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
The Altar and Its Meaning
An Explanation of the Vestments Worn at the Altar
Symbolical Objects Used during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
General Ceremonies Observed during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Prayers at Mass
The Preparation
The Confiteor
The lntroit
The Kyrie Eleison
The Gloria
The Collect
The Epistle
The Gradual
The Gospel
The Creed
The Offertory
The Lavabo
The Orate Fratres
The Preface
The Canon of the Mass
The Commoration of the Living
The Consecration
The Commoration of the Dead
The Pater Noster
The Agnus Dei
The Communion
The Post Communion
The Last Gospel
A Method of Hearing Mass
Spiritually for Those Who are
Prevented from Going to
Church
A Method of Hearing Mass for
Those Who Wish to Unite
their Prayers with those of
the Priest
Morning Devotions
Acts of Adoration, Thanksgiving, Contrition, and Oblation Petition and Commendation to God
To Mary
To Our Guardian Angel
To Our Patron Saints
A Good Intention
Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity
The Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
Prayers to be Said in a Storm
Evening Devotions
Thanks to God
Prayer for Light to Know One’s Sins
An Act of Contrition
A Resolution of Amendment
A Commendation and Petition
Litany of the B. V. M.
Family Prayers to be Said in Common
Evening Blessing
Prayer for a Sick Person
The Litany of the Saints
Devotions for Confession
Devotions for Holy Communion
Prayers for the Stations
Daily Exercises for Various States in Life
Prayer of Married Persons
Prayer of a Farm-hand
Prayer of a Servant
Prayer of a Child
Prayers to be Said with the Sick
Prayer for a Happy Death
How to Suffer Sickness and Death with Merit
An Act of Faith
An Act of Hope
An Act of Charity
The Memorare
The Salve Regina
Prayers for Various Occasions
A Prayer for the Church, the Pope, the Civil Authorities, etc.
In Any Necessity
In Any Tribulation
In Time of Famine or Pestilence
For Forgiveness of Sins
For Heretics and Schismatics
For Our Friends
For the Sick
For the Dead
For a Husband or Wife
For Parents and Their Children
Devotions for the Sick
A Prayer to be Repeated Daily in Time of Sickness
Short Acts of the Most Necessary Virtues
Holy Communion as a Viaticum
Before Receiving the Holy Viaticum
After the Holy Viaticum
Extreme Unction
Prayer before Extreme Unction
Prayer after Extreme Unction
Prayer in a Burial-ground
Devotions to the Sacred Heart
An Hour's Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament
A TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND
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