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    Calvary and the Mass: Large Print Edition
    Calvary and the Mass: Large Print Edition
    Calvary and the Mass: Large Print Edition
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    Calvary and the Mass: Large Print Edition

    By Fulton J. Sheen and Allan Smith

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    CALVARY AND THE MASS. (Special Large Print Edition)


    Fulton J. Sheen will present a collection of his writings that will encourage the reader to better understand the transformative power of the Eucharist and the beauty of the Mass.

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    PublisherBishop Sheen Today
    Release dateNov 24, 2023
    ISBN9781998229178
    Calvary and the Mass: Large Print Edition
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    Fulton J. Sheen

    The life and teachings of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen anticipated and embodied the spirit of both the Second Vatican Council and the New Evangelization. A gifted orator and writer, he was a pioneer in the use of media for evangelization: His radio and television broadcasts reached an estimated 30 million weekly viewers. He also wrote more than 60 works on Christian living and theology, many of which are still in print. Born in 1895, Sheen grew up in Peoria, Illinois, and was ordained a priest for the diocese in 1919. He was ordained an auxiliary bishop in New York City in 1951. As the head of his mission agency, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (1950–1966), and as Bishop of Rochester (1966-1969), Sheen helped create 9,000 clinics, 10,000 orphanages, and 1,200 schools; and his contributions educated 80,000 seminarians and 9,000 religious. Upon his death in 1979, Sheen was buried at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. His cause for canonization was returned to his home diocese of Peoria in January 2011, and Sheen was proclaimed "Venerable" by Pope Benedict XVI on June 28, 2012. The first miracle attributed to his intercession was approved in March 2014, paving the way for his beatification.

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      Calvary and the Mass - Fulton J. Sheen

      FULTON J. SHEEN

      Copyright © 2021 by Allan J. Smith

      Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations in the main text are taken from the Douay-Rheims edition of the Old and New Testaments, public domain.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.

      Bishop Sheen Today

      280 John Street

      Midland, Ontario, Canada, L4R 2J5

      www.bishopsheentoday.com

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Sheen, Fulton J. (Fulton John), 1895-1979, author.  | Smith, Allan J., editor.

      Sheen, Fulton J. (Fulton John), 1895-1979. Calvary and the Mass: A Missal Companion. Registered in the name of P.J. Kenedy & Sons under Library of Congress catalog card number: A 93597, following publication April 1, 1936.

      Smith, Al (Allan J.) editor – Lord Teach us to Pray: A Fulton Sheen Anthology. Manchester, New Hampshire: Sophia Institute Press, 2019, ISBN 9781644130834. 

      Title: Calvary and the Mass: Two Summits of Grace.

      Fulton J. Sheen; compiled by Allan J. Smith.

      Description: Midland, Ontario: Bishop Sheen Today, 2021

      Includes bibliographical references.

      Identifiers: ISBN: 978-1-990427-48-0 (paperback)

      ISBN: 978-1-990427-49-7 (eBook)

      Subjects: Jesus Christ — Seven Last Words — Calvary and the Mass — The Eucharist

      J.M.J.

      ––––––––

      DEDICATED TO

      The Immaculate Mother of God

      WHO MOTHERED CHRIST

      AS BOTH PRIEST AND VICTIM

      AND WHO MOTHERS ALL PRIESTS

      BOTH OFFERERS AND OFFERED

      WITH HER DIVINE SON.

      MAY SHE MAY,

      THROUGH THESE PAGES

      WHISPER TO US AS AT CANA

      "WHATSOEVER HE SHALL SAY

      TO YOU, DO YE"

      ––––––––

      Ad maiorem Dei gloriam

      inque hominum salutem

      Jesus calls all His children to the pulpit of the Cross, and every word He says to them is set down for the purpose of an eternal publication and undying consolation. 

      There was never a preacher like the dying Christ. 

      There was never a congregation like that which gathered about the pulpit of the Cross. 

      And there was never a sermon like the Seven Last Words.

      Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

      THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST

      The First Word

      "Father, Forgive Them

      For They Know Not What They Do."

      The Second Word

      This Day Thou Shalt Be With Me In Paradise.

      The Third Word

      Woman, Behold Thy Son; Behold Thy Mother.

      The Fourth Word

      "My God!  My God!

      Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?"

      The Fifth Word

      I Thirst.

      The Sixth Word

      It Is Finished.

      The Seventh Word

      Father, Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit.

      CONTENTS

      PREFACE

      PROLOGUE

      THE CONFITEOR - -

      THE OFFERTORY - -

      THE SANCTUS - -

      THE CONSECRATION - -

      THE COMMUNION - -

      THE ITE, MISSA EST - -

      THE LAST GOSPEL - -

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - -

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR - -

      PREFACE

      And it came to pass, that as He was in a certain place praying. When He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

      (Luke 11:1)

      It was over two thousand years ago that the disciples of Jesus asked Him to teach them to pray. The desire both to know how to pray and to have a prayer life that is satisfying is one that continues to stir in hearts today.

      Our Lord lovingly fulfilled the disciples’ request when He taught them to pray the Our Father (Luke 11:1–4). By His example, He showed them the necessity of going to a quiet place to pray, to receive guidance and spiritual nourishment (Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; Matt. 14:23).

      While addressing the crowd gathered on the mount, Jesus was likewise reminding the disciples, When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you (Matt. 6:6).

      Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen received this same request that was made of Our Lord: teach us to pray. His students, his parishioners, and his worldwide audience would ask him about ways to pray and about his favorite prayers.

      With this in mind, Sheen was keen to encourage people to make prayer a daily, holy habit. To Catholics, he would specifically recommend attending Holy Mass daily whenever possible, to set aside time to pray a Holy Hour, and to pray the Way of the Cross in union with Our Lord’s Passion.

      Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was known to have often said: I do not want my life to be mine. I want it to be Christ’s. He had cultivated an intimate prayer life with Christ, and he wanted to share it with everyone.

      During the 1930s and ’40s, Fulton Sheen was the featured speaker on The Catholic Hour radio broadcast, and millions of listeners heard his radio addresses each week. His topics ranged from politics and the economy to philosophy and man’s eternal pursuit of happiness.

      Along with his weekly radio program, Sheen wrote dozens of books and pamphlets. One can safely say that through his writings, thousands of people changed their perspectives about God and the Church. Sheen was quoted as saying, There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.

      Possessing a burning zeal to dispel the myths about Our Lord and His Church, Sheen gave a series of powerful presentations on Christ’s Passion and His seven last words from the Cross. As a Scripture scholar, Archbishop Sheen knew full well the power contained in preaching Christ crucified. With St. Paul, he could say, For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified (1 Cor. 2:2).

      During his last recorded Good Friday

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