Servants of the Lord & the Virgin of Matará
CATHOLIC CULTURE
Spiritual Reading
Our founder, Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela, has compiled a list of recommended books to serve as a guide for reading. The list is foundational though not exhaustive, and as much for use during Spiritual Exercises as for the personal formation of Christians. Books in print which are available in English are listed together with their publishing information.
The Holy Mass
A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist, Abbot Vonier, Zaccheus Press (1946, re-print 2003)
Works of Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Nuestra Misa, Fr. Carlos Buela, VE, Ed. Del Verbo Encarnado, San Rafael 2002—Spanish only
Pan de vida eterna y cáliz de eterna salvación, Fr. Carlos Buela, VE, Edivi, Roma 2006—Spanish/Italian only
Adoration & Meditation
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Catena Aurea: Commentaries on the Four Gospels, St. Thomas Aquinas
Tractates on the Gospel of John, Saint Augustine, CUA Press, Washington, DC.
Homilies on the Gospel of St. John, Saint John Chrysostom, CUA Press, Washington, DC.
Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, Saint John Chrysostom, CUA Press, Washington, DC.
Life of Christ, Fulton Sheen
Life of Jesus Christ, Abbot Riccioti, Roman Catholic Books (RCB), Collins, Colorado
Our Savior, Fr. R. Garrigou-Lagrange, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois
Calvary and the Mass, Fulton Sheen, IVE Press, New York
The Sacred Passion, Fr. Luis de La Palma, S.J., Scepter Publishers
INRI¸ Fr. Miguel Fuentes, VE., IVE Press, New York—Spanish only
The Secret of the Rosary, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois
Note: Also recommended are complete works of the Church Fathers
Spirituality
Interior Life Classics
Complete Works of St. John of the Cross, ICS, Washington, DC
Complete Works of St. Teresa of Avila, 3 Volumes, ICS, Washington, DC
Works of St. Francis de Sales, e.g. Introduction to the Devout Life, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois
The Dialogues, Saint Catharine of Siena, Christian Classics of Western Spirituality
Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis, many publishers, small edition: Precious Blood Confraternity, Brooklyn, NY
The Soul of the Apostolate, Dom J. B. Chautard
Charity
Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ, St. Alfonsus Maria Liguori, TAN Books
Practice of the Love for God, St. Francis de Sales, Liguori Press
Confidence in Divine Providence
Abandonment to Divine Providence, Fr. J. P. de Caussade, S.J., Image Books
Providence and Confidence in God, Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois
The virtue of Trust: Meditations, by Paul de Jaegher, SJ (1932). (Audio edition: http://www.jmjsite.com/a/31/
Prayer
Difficulties in Mental Prayer, Fr. Eugene Boylan, Roman Catholic Books (RCB), Fort Collins, Colorado
Devotion to the Virgin Mary
True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois
The Secret of Mary, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort
Mother of the Savior, Fr. R. Garrigou Lagrange, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois
Marriage and Family Life
Children and Parents, Fulton Sheen, IVE Press, New York
He Made them Male and Female, Fr. Miguel Angel Fuentes, IVE, IVE Press, New York
Modernos Ataques Contra la Familia, Father Carlos Buela, IVE, IVE Press, New York
Also recommended: Praying the Liturgy of the Hours
Lives of the Saints
The Family that Overtook Christ (Biographical novel of the life of St. Bernard of Clairvaux and his family), M. Raymond, IVE Press, New York.
Three Religious Rebels (prequel to The Family that Overtook Christ), M. Raymond, IVE Press, New York.
The Little Flowers of Saint Francis (“Fioretti”)
Lives of Early Christians, Penguin Classics
Saint Francis, G.K. Chesterton, Ignatius Press, San Francisco
Saint Thomas Aquinas: the Dumb Ox, G.K. Chesterton, Ignatius Press, San Francisco
Various biographies of saints by Louis de Wohl
The Curé d’Ars: St. Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney, AbbéFrançois Trochou, TAN Books (1927, re-print 1970)
Autobiography of Saint Anthony María Claret, SaintAnthony María Claret, TAN Books
Writings of Saint Anthony María Claret, SaintAnthony María Claret, TAN Books
Story of A Soul, The Autobiography of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, ICS, Washington, DC
The Intimate Life of Padre Pro, Fr. Antonio Dragón, S.I.
Forget not Love: The Passion of Maximilian Kolbe, André Frossard (1987), Ignatius Press, San Francisco
Spiritual Theology
Theology of Christian Perfection, Fr. Antonio Royo Marín, O.P., Prior Press, Iowa (currently out of print)
Three Ages of the Interior Life, Two Volumes, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., TAN Books
I Want to See God: Synthesis of Carmelite Spritiuality, Vol. I, Fr. Eugene-Marie of the Child Jesus, OCD, Christian Classics
I Am a Daughter of the Church: Synthesis of Carmelite Spritiuality, Vol. II, Fr. Eugene-Marie of the Child Jesus, OCD, Christian Classics
La ciencia de Dios. Manual de dirección espiritual, del. P. Miguel A. Fuentes, Ediciones del Verbo Encarnado, San Rafael 2001. —Spanish only
