Search Results: Catholica - Franciscan from Heaven-Haven Books

Large 8vo (6 x 9) 565pp, including appendix and alphabetical index. Revised second edition with 1927 approbations. Introductory note from Fr. Bernardinus Klumper, procurator general of the Holland province of the Friars Minor. Structured in four books with explanation of the rituals of the Franciscan Friars Minor, beginning with the monastic horarium, to rites for Solemn Mass, Holy Eucharist, and miscellaneous liturgical ceremonies and functions throughout the year, with an appendix on Pontifical ritual. Detailed instruction for thurifers, lectors, acolytes, choir monks etc.
Bound in black leather with cloth covers which appear to be adhered to the original leather, with the same floral embossment and cross decal. Original leather spine with gilt titles and decoration. Red floral endpapers with red edge stain to pages. Cloth is slightly frayed around edges and loose on the rear panel. Pastedown of vesting prayers for Mass on the free front endpaper. Very sparsely marked in light ink, otherwise… Read More

16mo (5 x 7) 1st edition. Flexible black cloth with gilt titling, all edges stained red. 312pp. Cloth frayed at tail of spine with discreet rubbing to covers, with the front hinge separating at copyright page, though intact.
Binding firm with clean text.
Spiritual conferences, counsels and prayers for nurses and those discerning a vocation in nursing, for both men and women, written by Franciscan friar and popular devotional author Fulgence Meyer.
A rather uncommon copy of a specialty devotional, in serviceable shape.

18mo (4.75 x 7) Flexible black cloth with gilt stamping, all edges stained red. 719pp with table of contents at rear. Boards show some scuffing and fading at edges, with the lettering faded and sunned to spine. Binding is firm with clean text save for a previous price in ink to front endpaper.
A devotional manual of conferences for religious, written by Franciscan Friar Minor and devotional author Fulgence Meyer, of the Province of St. John the Baptist in Cincinnati. Later printing, stated 'twenty second thousand' to title page. Foreword by Right Rev Joseph Chartrand, Bishop of Indianapolis.
A wonderfully serviceable copy of a rather scarce and once popular devotional for religious.