Pre-Vatican II/Traditional Catholic Books

[savs165]

Hello, Im looking for any books written or about the Catholic faith prior to Vatican II. I’m open to all topics. Can anyone recommend any good ones? Thanks.

 

[M-Dent]

A few links to books regarding the Liturgy in the public domain;

A book Pope Benedict XVI was inspired by prior to him writing a book by the same name.

Spirit of the Liturgy Romano Guardini (translated by Ada Lane)
Download here in PDF

Fr. Joseph Andreas Jungmann’s: The Mass of the Roman Rite: its origins and development.
Download here in PDF.

 

[DignumEtJustum]

Look for books by Dom Prosper Gueranger, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

 

[corsair]

I’m reading the “Imitation of Christ” by Thomas A’ Kempis. Then there is the Summa by St. Thomas Aquinas. and : Meditaions for Lent" by Jacques Benigne Bossuet. and don’t forget the “Passion and Death of Jesus Christ” by St. Alphonsus De Liguori.

That should keep you busy for a while.

God Bless

 

[godisgood77]

Hello, Im looking for any books written or about the Catholic faith prior to Vatican II. I’m open to all topics. Can anyone recommend any good ones? Thanks.

What’s your motivation?

 

[Michael85]

If you have a smartphone or tablet, you can download the iPieta app which has a large collection of traditional Catholic works.

 

[Kielbasi]

The Golden Legend is a pre-V2 bestseller dealing in hagiography.

 

[bluerose]

You might try Tan Books. They carry a lot of the classic works.

tanbooks.com/