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In spite of many praiseworthy efforts to make the Church's prayer better known, it seems to us that even now too many of the faithful are ill-acquainted with the treasures of doctrine and piety, not to say poetry, to be found in the Liturgy. They turn to other and often insipid productions.
Every one knows the amusing anecdote of La Fontaine, who, having been present at the Office when some portions of a prophetical book were read, went away full of admiration, asking every one he met: Have you read Baruch?
How many Christians there are now, sad to say, who would reply: Who is Baruch? With the fable-writer we Should like to ask the laity: Have you read Baruch? Have you ever in your life opened a Breviary or a Missal? We would go further and ask: How many priests and religious, whose duty it is to read and study these books, know them and value them at their true worth?
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
In spite of many praiseworthy efforts to make the Church's prayer better known, it seems to us that even now too many of the faithful are ill-acquainted with the treasures of doctrine and piety, not to say poetry, to be found in the Liturgy. They turn to other and often insipid productions.
Every one knows the amusing anecdote of La Fontaine, who, having been present at the Office when some portions of a prophetical book were read, went away full of admiration, asking every one he met: Have you read Baruch?
How many Christians there are now, sad to say, who would reply: Who is Baruch? With the fable-writer we Should like to ask the laity: Have you read Baruch? Have you ever in your life opened a Breviary or a Missal? We would go further and ask: How many priests and religious, whose duty it is to read and study these books, know them and value them at their true worth?
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0331837986
- ISBN 13 9780331837988
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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