The Catholic Standard Library.

Under this title is now issuing a Series of Standard Works, consisting of Foreign Translations, Original Works, and Reprints, printed in the best style of the typographic art, bound in cloth, in demy 8vo, of from 450 to 500 pages, and issued at short intervals, price 12s. each Volume, net; post free to any part of the world; or twelve Vols. may be selected for £5 5s.

The Great Commentary on the Gospels of Cornelius a Lapide. Translated and Edited by the Rev. T. W. MOSSMAN, D.D. (B.A. Oxon.), assisted by various scholars..

Fourth Edition.

2 Vols. Third Edition.

SS. MATTHEW AND MARK'S GOSPELS. 3 Vols.
S. JOHN'S GOSPEL AND THREE EPISTLES.
S. LUKE'S GOSPEL. 1 Vol. Third Edition.

"It would indeed be gilding the finest gold to bestow praise on the great Commentary of à Lapide. It is a work of unequalled--we should say unapproached-value. We specially entreat the clergy not to neglect obtaining so vast a treasure of saintly wisdom, even if, in so doing, they are obliged to sacrifice many volumes far inferior to it in real helpfulness."John Bull.

"Mr. Mossman has done his part as an able and sympathetic scholar might be expected to do it, and the volume, both in translation and execution, is worthy of its author."Saturday Review.

"It is the most erudite, the richest, and altogether the completest Commentary on the Holy Scriptures that has ever been written, and our best thanks are due to Mr. Mossman for having given us, in clear, terse and vigorous English, the invaluable work of the Prince of Scripture Commentators."-Dublin Review.

"Really the Editor has succeeded in presenting the public with a charming book. We have been accustomed to regard à Japide for consultation rather than to be read. But in the compressed form, clear and easy style, and excellent type, in which it now appears, it is a book we can sit down to and enjoy."-The Month.

"We set a high store upon this Commentary. There is about it a clearness of thought, a many-sided method of looking at truth, an insight into the deeper meaning, and a fearless devotion which lend a peculiar charm to all that he writes. The great value which his Commentaries have for Bible students is in the fact that nowhere else can they find so great a stole of patristic and scholastic exegesis."-Literary World.

Henry VIII. and the English Monasteries. An attempt

to illustrate the History of their Suppressiou, with an Appendix and Maps showing the situation of the religious houses at the time of their dissolution. BY FRANCIS AIDAN GASQUET, D.D., O.S.B.. 2 Vols. Fourth Edition.

"We may say in brief, if what we have already said is not sufficient to show it, that a very important chapter of English history is here treated with a fulness, minuteness and lucidity which will not be found in previous accounts, and we sincerely congratulate Dr Gasquet on having made such an important contribution to English historical literature."-Athenæum. "The old scandals, universally discredited at the time, and believed in by a later generation only through prejudice and ignorance, are now dispelled for ever."-Academy. Signed, JAMES GAIRDNER.

A most valuable contribution to ecclesiastical history."-Saturday Review.

"A learned, careful and successful vindication of the personal character of the monks. In Mr. Gasquet's skilful hands the dissolution of the monasteries assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy."-Guardian.

Historical Portraits of the Tudor Dynasty and the Reformation Period. By S. HUBERT BURKE, 4 Vols. Second Edition. "Time unveils all Truth."

"I have read the work with great interest, and I subscribe without hesitation to the eulogy passed on it by the Daily Chronicle, as making a distinct and valuable addition to our knowledge of a remarkable period."-From a letter by Mr. GLADSTONE.

"We heartily wish it a large sale and an extensive circulation."-The Academy. Signed, NICHOLAS POсоск.

"They are full-length portraits, often so life-like, that when placed beside each other, we feel no difficulty in realizing the relations which Mr. Burke aims at establishing between them."-Annual Register.

"We attach great importance to Mr. Burke's work, as it is, we believe, the first attempt on any considerable scale to collect and arrange in a living picture the men and women who made the England of to-day. This effort, seriously and conscientiously undertaken, and

aided by a graphic and attractive style, must do immense good."-Dublin Review.

"No honest student of a most memorable period can afford to neglect the aid of Mr. Burke's long and laborious researches, while the general public will find in his pages all the interest of a romance, and all the charm of novelty, about events more than three centuries old. is what is rare-an historian of absolute impartiality."-Life.

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Piconio (Bernardine a). Exposition on St. Panl's Epistles. Translated and Edited by A. H. PRICHARD, B.A., Merton College, Oxford. 3 Vols.

"The learning, the piety, the spiritual-mindedness and loving charity of the author, which deservedly earned for him a high reputation in France, are everywhere conspicuous, and there is a freshness in the mode in which he presents much that is suggestive, hopeful and beautiful."-National Church.

"We desire to recommend this book to all. Of course to the priesthood any commendation is unnecessary; but among the laity there are many souls one of whose greatest drawbacks in the spiritual life is unfamiliarity with the Word of God. Let them read the Scriptures daily, if only for a few minutes, let them bear along with them such guides as Piconio, and the Spirit of God will illumine their minds and inflame their hearts with a freshness and vigour of Divine life altogether peculiar."-New York Catholic World.

The Dark Ages. A Series of Essays illustrating the State of Religion and Literature in the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries. By the late Dr. MAITLAND, Keeper of the MSS. at Lambeth. Fifth Edition, with an Introduction by FREDERICK STOKES, M.A.

"The Essays as a whole are delightful. Although they are full of learning, no one can find them dull or heavy; they abound in well-told stories, amusing quotations, and clever sarcasm. Whatever the previous knowledge of a reader may be, he will be stirred up by these essays to learn more of a subject they treat so pleasantly." Saturday Review.

"No task could be more worthy of a scholar and divine so eminently distinguished as the author of this volume, than a vindication of institutions which had been misrepresented for centuries, and a defence of men who had been maligned by those to whom they had been generous benefactors. We have read this work both with pleasure and profit."-Athenæum.

The History of the Popes, from the close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the Secret Archives of the Vatican and other Original Sources. By Dr. L. PASTOR, Professor of History in the University of Innsbruck. Translated from the German and Edited by FREDERICK ANTROBUS, of the London Oratory. Vols. I. to IV.

"It would be difficult to name any great historical work written with so obvious an anxiety to tell the truth and nothing but the truth, and should these volumes not meet with a favourable reception, we should regard the event as little short of a literary calamity."-Daily Chronicle.

"It is no exaggeration to say that this work is one of the most important historical studies of the present century."-Tablet.

"Our best thanks are due to Father Antrobus. He has given us in good readable English a portion of Pastor's History of the Popes, which seems destined to mark an epoch in the study of the annals of the Church. All who have followed Dr. Pastor thus far in his labours will join in the hope that the learned author may be spared for many years to complete the work which he has so ably begun.”—Dublin Review.

FROM THE CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

Drawn from the Secret Archives of the Vatican and other Original

Sources.

By DR. L. PASTOR,

Professor of History in the University of Innsbruck.

TRANSLATED

FROM THE GERMAN AND EDITED BY

FREDERICK ANTROBUS,

Of the Oratory. Vols. I. and II. Demy 8vo, 24/-

“It would be difficult to name any great historical work, written with so
obvious an anxiety to tell the truth and nothing but the truth, and should these
volumes not meet with a favorable reception, we should regard the event as
little short of a literary calamity."—Daily Chronicle,

"It is no exaggeration to say that this work is one of the most important
historical studies of the present century.”—Tablet.

Vols. III and IV.

Of this important historical work is now in
the press and will shortly be published.

(Forming 2 vols. of the Catholic Standard Library).

Intending Subscribers should order at once of their
Booksellers, or the Publisher.

JOHN HODGES,

AGAR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON.

NEW VOLUMES

(SUBSRIPTION TERMS ON APPLICATION).

THE HIERURGIA; or, THE HOLY SACRIFICE of the MASS. With Notes and Dissertations elucidating its doctrines and ceremonies. By the late Dr. ROCK. A New and thoroughly Revised Edition, with new Illustrations and Notes. Edited by W. H. J. WEALE. Two Vols. Demy 8vo., 24s.

A Large Paper Edition, limited to 250 copies, printed on fine laid paper, with red rubric lines, price £2 10s., to secure copies of which immediate application is necessary.

"We cordially welcome this excellently printed edition of Dr. Rock's well-known work. The name of Mr. Weale on the title page is a guarantee that the work of editing has been carefully and conscientiously performed. An examination of the vols. now issued and a comparison of the first edition has convinced us, that so far from this being a mere reprint, there is hardly a page which does not manifest the work of the present Editor."-Tablet.

"The editor's work has been done admirably, and considerably enhances the practical value of the work. The Publisher has produced the vols. in the first class manner which characterises his valuable 'Catholic Standard Library,' a series which deserves to be far more widely known and patronised by thinking Catholics, as all its vols. are not only of extreme interest and importance in themselves, but are of a character which by the limited audience they address, do not tempt a publisher to issue them. Mr. Hodges has shown, as we have already intimated, considerable enterprise in undertaking their publication, and we trust it will not be allowed to go unappreciated."-Freeman's Journal.

To be followed as early as possible by

THE CHURCH OF OUR FATHERS, AS SEEN IN ST. OSMOND'S RITE FOR THE CATHEDRAL OF SALISBURY.

By the late Rev. Dr. Rock. A New and Revised Edition. By the Benedictines of Downside.

Thus providing a library of reference and authority for Liturgiolists and Students for all time.

JOHN HODGES, Agar St., Charing Cross, London.

The History and Fate of Sacrilege. By Sir HENRY SPELMAN, Kt. Edited, iu part from two MSS. Revised and Corrected. With a Con

tinuation, large Additions, and an Introductory Essay. By two Priests of the Church of England. New Edition, with Corrections. and some Additional Notes by Rev. S. J. EALES, D.C.L.

"All who are interested in Church endowments and property should get this work, which will be found to be a mine of information on the point with which it deals."-Newbery Hous Magazine.

A Commentary on the Holy Gospels. In 4 Vols. By JOHN MALDONATUS, S.J. Translated and Edited from the original Latin by GEORGE J. DAVIE, M.A., Exeter College, Oxford, one of the Translators of the Library of the Fathers. Vols. I. and II. (St Matthew's Gospel).

"I have often consnlted Maldonatus in the original with advantage, and I am lad to see it in English."-W. E. Gladstone.

"Maldonatus is as yet but little known to English readers, yet he was a man of far more ability than à Lapide, and is far more original in his remarks and explanations.”—Month.

"To those who may not with facility be able to read the Latin, this English version will be a great boon. The Commentary is certainly one with which a Biblical student should make himself acquainted."-Guardian.

The Complete Works of St. Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux. Translated into English from the edition of DOM JOANNES MABILLON. of the Benedictine Congregation of St. Maur (1690), and Edited by SAMUEL J. EALES, D.C.L., some time Principal of St. Boniface College Warminster. Vols. I. and II. containing the Letters of St. Bernard. Vol. III. in the Press.

"In his writings great natural powers shine forth resplendently, an intellect more than that of the subtle Abelard, an eloquence that was irresistible, an imagination like a poet, and a simplicity that wins the admiration of all. Priests will find it a most valuable book for spiritual reading and sermons. The printing and binding of the work are superb."-Catholic World (New York).

"We wish Dr. Eales and his publisher all success in what may be called a noble undertaking."-Church Quarterly Review.

"No writer of the Middle Ages is so fruitful of moral inspiration as St. Bernard, no character is more beautiful, and no man in any age whatever so faithfully represented all that was best in the impulses of his time, or exercised so powerful an influence upon it. ... There is no man whose letters cover so many subjects of abiding interest, or whose influence was so widely spread."—Athenæum.

"It is not a little strange that a man of intellect so powerful, and character so noble and self-denying, should have had to wait seven centuries for his works to be rendered into English. The letters are of great historic interest, and many of them most touching. The simple earnestness of the man, and his utter freedom from ambition, strike us on almost every page."-Notes and Queries.

"We congratulate both the publisher and the editor upon the issue of these volumes, which we predict will be warmly appreciated by English readers, and which we can thoroughly recommend."-Literary Churchman.

"The task which Mr. Eales has undertaken of bringing out an English edition of Bernard's works is one that is deserving of every praise, and we hope that it may be carried to completion by the appearance of the remaining volumes without undue delay."-Literary World.

English readers of every class and creed owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Eales for the great and useful work which he has undertaken. It is strange that now for the first time has such a task been even, as far as we are aware, approached. .. In this the earliest complete English edition of Bernard's works, a reparation, tardy indeed, but ample, is about to be made for the neglect and indifference of so many bygone generations of the English-speaking race. We have, indeed, much to be grateful for to the first English translator of St. Bernard's works."-The Month.

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