Haydock \ Lent

[jpy15026]

With Lent beginning next week I’m reading Jesus’ 40 days in the desert.This year from my new Haydock Douay Rheims .Check out these footnotes

             Math 4: 1-13

CHAP. IV. VER. 1. Jesus Christ was led by the Holy Ghost, immediately after his baptism, into the desert, to prepare, by fasting and prayer, for his public ministry, and to merit for us by his victory over the enemy of our salvation, force to conquer him also ourselves. By this conduct, he teaches all that were to be in future times called to his ministry, how they are to retire into solitude, in order to converse with God in prayer, and draw down the blessing of heaven upon themselves and their undertaking. What treasures of grace might we expect, if, as often as we receive any of the sacraments, we were to retire within ourselves, and shut out, for a time, the world and its cares. Then should we come prepared to withstand temptation, and should experience the divine assistance in every difficulty through life. The life of man is a warfare on earth. It was not given us, says S. Hilary, to spend it in indolence, but to wage a continual war against our spiritual enemies. In the greatest sanctity there are often the greatest and most incessant trials; for Satan wishes nothing so much as the fall of the saints. A.–By these trials, we learn the strength we have received from above, we are preserved from self-complacency and pride in the gifts of heaven; we confirm the renunciation we made in baptism of the devil, and all his works and pomps; we become stronger, and better prepared for future attacks, and are feelingly convinced of the dignity to which we have been raised, and of which the enemy of souls endeavours all he can to deprive us. S. Chry. hom. xiii. Both S. John the Baptist and our divine Master, by retiring into the wilderness for contemplation, prayer, fasting and suffering, have given a sanction and an example to those holy men called hermits, who have taken shelter in their sanctified retreats against the dangers of the world.

VER. 11. Then the devil having exhausted all his artifices, left him for a time, as S. Luke remarks; whence we are to learn, that after we have resisted with success, we are not to think ourselves secure, but avail ourselves of the truce to return thanks to God for the victory, and to prepare for fresh combats, especially by fortifying ourselves with the bread of angels in the holy communion. The temptations of Jesus Christ are to us a subject both of consolation and instruction. By example he has taught us how to fight and to conquer. The struggle may be painful; but angels, as well as God, witness our struggle, ready to crown our victory.

 

[mtr01]

How interesting! I just started re-reading the New Testament in my Haydock a couple of days ago, and studied the first 4 chapters of Matthew. I have to agree, the commentary in the Haydock is incredible – no historicocritical influences, just pure Catholic Doctrine.

 

[Fidelis]

This is timely, since I’m in the midst of preparing the Bible study for the first Sunday in Lent, of which this is the Gospel reading. Thanks!

 

[romano]

For serious Catholic students of the Bible, the 19th century HAYDOCK
DOUAY-RHEIMS would be hard to beat. Here’s a bookseller’s description
of the currently available modern reprint that I found on the web:​

"The Douay-Rheims Haydock Bible 2 Volume Set Monrovia, CA: Catholic
Treasures, 1999. Sewn Softcover. New. 1800 Pages. Unabridged and exact
reproduction of the 1859 Haydock’s Bible And Commentary.

The Douay-Rheims Old and New Testaments, complete with the comprehensive
commentaries compiled by Rev. Father George L. Haydock, is waiting for
your order. Each Testament comes bound in a separate kidskin lexide
cover with a gold embossed design of the papal tiara. More importantly,
the actual text of the sacred word is set in larger than normal type.
Although the Catholic scriptural and patristic commentaries appear in
standard footnote format they are abundant enough to fill almost half of
each volume. What differentiates the Haydock version of the Douay
Rheims Bible? Solid Catholic Commentary on the Scriptures for each page.
Lots of commentary. Reprint of the 1800’s Holy Bible. Beautiful Set.
Price: US$ 94.99"​

Here then is a superb Catholic edition of the Bible that every serious
reader ought to have; the only problem is, of course, the PRICE! But
not to worry folks, because what you haven’t been told is that there are
often copies of original leather bound 19th century editions of the
complete Haydock (in one volume) on auction at eBay that can sometimes,
if you’re lucky, be picked up quite cheap. That’s where I got mine
recently and it’s a beauty in an incredible binding with an illustrated
Bible Dictionary, full text, extremely valuable notes, lots of wonderful
color plates, steel engravings, colored maps, etc. Here’s how the title
page reads:

‘THE HOLY BIBLE containing The Entire Canonical Scriptures According to
the Decree of The Council of Trent; Translated from THE LATIN VULGATE:
Diligently Compared with The Hebrew, Greek, and Other Editions in Divers
Languages. The Old Testament, First Published by The English College at
Douay, A.D. 1609. The New Testament by The English College at Rheims,
A.D. 1582. With USEFUL NOTES, CRITICAL, HISTORICAL, CONTROVERSIAL, AND
EXPLANATORY. Selected From the Most Eminent Commentators, and the Most
Able and Judicious Critics, BY THE LATE REV. GEO. LEO. HAYDOCK. . . .’

There’s much more but maybe that’s enough. Perhaps you can see the
problem. The problem is that many eBay sellers don’t know much about
books and instead of typing up the full title (and I can’t say I blame
them) are likely to describe a Haydock as: LOVELY OLD UNIQUE VERY RARE
LEATHER BOUND BIBLE! You don’t see Bibles like this very often folks!
It’s BEAUTIFUL! Bid high because you may never get another chance!
Starting Price: $20.00.

So what does this mean? It means, first of all, that you shouldn’t
believe them because, so far as I can see, copies appear fairly
regularly at eBay. It also means that, after running an eBay search for
BIBLE, you’ll need to check very carefully for anything that looks like
it might be a Haydock. You can then email the seller to find out if it
is a Haydock and what sort of condition it’s in as you don’t want
anything with loose covers or other serious defects. Also, since some
of the later 19th century reprints of the Haydock came out with ABRIDGED
NOTES, you’ll need to make sure you’re getting the UNABRIDGED edition by
making sure that it doesn’t say ‘. . . ANNOTATIONS ABRIDGED BY THE VERY
REV. WHOEVER’ after Haydock’s name halfway down the title page.

One other point. The 19th century Haydocks were issued in a single
volume so it’s a HUGE book; just the covers on mine are each half an
inch thick and are held shut with metal clasps. The book itself
measures 12" x 11" x 4 1/2" and weighs a staggering 13lbs. It’s truly
substantial, as must have been its original readers - those fine men and
women whose strength of character it helped forge.

You really owe it to yourselves to acquire one of these early Haydocks,
folks. Even if you already have the reprint you’ll be rescuing an
important piece of history, and those that are still in good condition
can be really beautiful. The gilt-blocked cover design, with it’s large
central Crucifix, Jesus crowned with thorns, Virgin Mary with the young
Jesus, Sacred Heart, symbols of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and much
else, are amazing. People clearly took their Bibles seriously in the
old days. And as with the binding, Haydock’s notes are of a quality
we’re never likely to ever see again.

 

[Exporter]

I paid $99.00 for my 2-volume Douay-Rheims Bible and I thought it was too much. But when I saw the many,many commentaries I changed my mind.

Folks the D-R Bible is as close as we can get to the Latin Vulgate which was and is the Official Roman Catholic Bible. The Vulgate by Jerome is THE Bible of us Roman Catholics. The D-R is as good as we can get.

 

[jpy15026]

Amen!
The Haydock Douay Rheims is the ultimate source for a Catholic study Bible.I got mine for $74.95 from allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=AT25x2e&Category_Code=

In Addition to the Haydock (for study ) I bought the Douay Rheims Bible - Baronius ($43.95) from them also.
This does not have the ‘Haydock’ footnotes but is much more ‘managable’ and it is the most beautiful Bible of all the different versions of Scripture that I have (The Navarre Gospels and Acts, The Navarre Bible Pentateuch ,The New Jerusalem Bible , The Ignatius RSV-CE ,and the NAB old and new)
The discription is here :
allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=AT20x1k&Category_Code=

The Baronius has real Moroccan leather, hard, but pliable, quality flexible cover,Gold edges,and very comfortable to read text,It is a real treasure when you just want to ‘read’ the scriptures.

Exporter:

I paid $99.00 for my 2-volume Douay-Rheims Bible and I thought it was too much. But when I saw the many,many commentaries I changed my mind.

Folks the D-R Bible is as close as we can get to the Latin Vulgate which was and is the Official Roman Catholic Bible. The Vulgate by Jerome is THE Bible of us Roman Catholics. The D-R is as good as we can get.

 

[jpy15026]

Another gem from my Haydock I just read

Luke IV
VER. 10. We have the devil here again citing Scripture, (Ps. xc. v. 11.) [Read what is given on this subject in note on v. 6, c. iv. of S. Matthew’s gospel] which shiews how very dangerous a thing it is to put the Scripture, in the first instance, indiscriminately into every, even the most illiterate person’s hands, without any previous disposition of the mind and heart, by study and prayer. How much more satisfactory must it be to be guided by the Church of God, which Christ has promised to secure against all error, and which he commands all to obey! How much more rational to begin with distributing elementary catechisms, approved by the Catholic Church as conformable to the word of God, and then only opening to them the sacred mystic book, when their minds and hearts are better prepared to avail themselves of the inestimable treasure, and of justly appreciating and exploring the golden lore. If humility be a virtue that renders us most pleasing to God, it is a virtue particularly necessary for the proper understanding of Holy Writ. This will teach us to submit (whenever the Scripture is either silent or obscure in points of faith) our own private and unassisted judgment to the judgment and comments of the Church. This was the sentiment of a great philosopher of this nation, who, when charged with scepticism and a love of novelty by his contemporaries, replied: “However fanciful I may be esteemed in matters of philosophy, in religious concerns I like to go the beaten road. Where the Scripture is silent, the Church is my. text. Where that speaks, it is but the comment; and I never refer any thing to the arbitration of my own judgment but in the silence of them both.”