Calvary and the Mass: Large Print Edition
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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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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.
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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"
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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