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The Missions
The
Roman Rite in the Algonquian and Iroquoian
Missions
From the
Colonial Period to the Second Vatican
Council
by Claudio R. Salvucci
Representing the first general treatment of the
"Indian Mass" of the North American Catholic
missions, this volume draws on historical
descriptions as well as rare missionary
manuscripts and publications to trace the
development of the distinctive American Indian
liturgies from the early hymn singing of the
mid-1600s to the adaptation of vernacular
plainchant and polyphony. Weaving together
extensive primary source quotations, Salvucci
overturns popular misconceptions of missionaries
as cultural imperialists, showing instead how
native congregations and scholarly priests
worked together in adapting the rich traditions
of Counter-Reformation Roman Catholicism to the
linguistic and cultural needs of the New World.
This volume further
compares and contrasts the Indian Masses of
different missions with each other and with the
official Roman Missal. It also contains chapters
on the calendar and hagiography of the missions;
formulas for Baptism, Matrimony, and other
sacraments; the Divine Office; characteristic
sacramentals and devotions; and religious life.
Extensive appendices are included, such as the
entire text of a Mohawk Indian Mass; propers and
ordinaries for other missions including those of
the Algonquins, Abenaki, and Micmac; a complete
liturgical calendar; and short descriptions of
the most important missions.
160pp ~ paperback ~ 978-1-889758-89-3 ~
$44.95
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Kateri
Tekakwitha: The Iroquois Saint
by Fr. Pierre Cholonec
Three hundred and thirty-two years after her
death, Kateri Tekakwitha has become recognized as
a saint of the Catholic Church. Father Pierre
Cholonec, one of the two main biographers of St.
Kateri, wrote an account of her life shortly after
her death which helped solidify her name and
reputation within the Catholic world and began the
process that would culminate with her canonization
October of 2012 as the first American Indian
saint.
This new edition of Fr.
Cholonec's famous biography, originally written in
1696, brings the courageous and endearing story of
the Lily of the Mohawks out of hard-to-find
academic texts and makes it accessible to students
and general readers. It features antique
illustrations exemplifying Kateri's life and the
environment in which she lived.
120pp + 3 illustrations ~ paperback ~
978-1-935228-09-7 ~ $12.95
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The
Annual Narrative of the Mission of the Sault
From Its
Foundation Until the Year 1686
by Claude Chauchetiere, S.J. (1686)
Chauchetiere was a French Jesuit who penned this
fascinating year-by-year chronicle of the famous
Native American mission which drew converts from
over 20 tribes. The Sault was the home of Blessed
Kateri Tekakwitha, the beloved Mohawk-Algonquin
woman who is a candidate for sainthood in the
Catholic Church. Drawing from the writings of his
fellow missionaries as well as his own personal
knowledge, Chauchetiere begins with the mission's
founding at La Prairie in 1667 by Catherine
Gandeaktena, an Erie convert known as the Mother
of the Poor.
As Christian Iroquois
fled persecution in their homeland, the mission
swelled to become "the asylum of those who wished
sincerely to pray to God". Yet even with "the
forces of hell unchained against the mission"
—unscrupulous liquor dealers, dissolute women,
hostile French governors and Iroquois pagans—the
Sault's Christian faith remained unshaken, and
survived to become the nucleus of an authentically
Native Church, throughout Canada and the northern
United States.
70pp ~ paperback ~ 1-889758-75-2 ~ $18.95
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The Jesuit
Mission in Acadie and Norembègue 1611-1613
Pierre Biard, S.J.,
edited by Lucien
Campeau, S.J.
(Transl. George Topp, S.J.
and William Lonc, S.J.)
This volume
brings together translations of the several
documents by Fr. Pierre Biard pertaining to the
Jesuit missionary activity in the Acadia and
Norembègue territory from 1611 through 1613. It
includes Biard's Relation of 1616 as well as six
letters written to his religious superiors and two
to Sieur Biencourt. Also included is a copy of the
original edition of the Annuae Litterae of 1612 taken
from the Institutum
Historicum Societatis Iesu in Rome. This
document is believed to have been written by Fr.
Biard and generally summarizes his Relation
without contradicting it.
Jesuit Missions Series, Volume
13
282pp + 6 maps & illus. ~
paperback ~ 978-0-9730161-9-2 ~ $104.00
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Jesuit
Missions in Acadia and New France 1616-1634
Edited by Lucien
Campeau, S.J.
(Transl. George Topp, S.J.
and William Lonc, S.J.)
This volume
contains English translations of documents that
pertain to the first mission in Acadia, and the
arrival of the first Jesuits in the basin of the
St. Lawrence River on two occasions: from 1625
until they were ejected by the English in 1629,
and again when they returned in 1632 after peace
had been achieved. The volume presents the primary
documentary sources from this period until 1634,
gives a brief historical sketch, a description of
the apostolic mission field, and finally evaluates
the sources published in the volume.
Jesuit Missions Series, Volume
12
2003 ~ 272pp + 5 maps ~
paperback ~ 978-0-9730161-4-7 ~ $80.00
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The Jesuits
and Early Montreal
Lucien Campeau, S.J.
(Transl. William Lonc,
S.J. & George Topp,
S.J.)
This volume
is an English translation of Lucien Campeau's Montreal, Fondation
Missionaire, first published as a series
of 18 articles from 1990 to 1991. It is the story
of the relationship between the Jesuit Mission in
New France and the attempt by a number of people
to establish a native Reduction on Montreal
Island. It is a story of spiritual heroism and
generosity on the part of people like Jeanne
Mance, Marguerite Bourgeoys, De Maisonneuve, La
Dauversière, Pierre Chevrier, Madame de Bullion,
the Hospitalers, the Sulpicians, the Montreal
Sociey, and many otheres. It is also a story
of heart-breaking errors of judgment on the part
of some key players, of struggling in an
atmosphere of tension between the Iroquois and the
French.
Jesuit Missions Series, Volume
11
2002 ~ 248pp + 3 maps ~
paperback ~ 978-0-9687053-6-0 ~ $72.50
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Huron
Relations for 1639 to 1645
Jérôme Lalemant, S.J., edited
by
Lucien Campeau, S.J.
(Transl. William Lonc,
S.J.)
The
objective of this volume is to make available an
English translation of Fr. Lucien Campeau's
extensively annotated edition of the Huron Relations
written by Fr. Jérôme Lalemant. The invaluable
data found in this volume chronicles the critical
period in Huronia when the missionary effort was
gaining momentum at the same time the military
position of the Huron confederacy was
deteriorating rapidly. These Relations contain
some of the last historical information on the
Hurons prior to their dissolution--their reactions
to the Jesuit missionary presence, the increasing
hostility of the Iroquois, fruitless attempts to
make peace, and a myriad of cultural observations
and anecdotes describing daily life among the
Hurons.
This volume also includes
an account of the capture of Fr. Isaac Jogues and
his companions by the Iroquois while on their way
to Huronia.
Jesuit Missions Series, Volume
9-2
2006 ~ 446pp + 4 maps ~
paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-4-7 ~ $102.50
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Catherine
Tegakouitha
Iroquois Maiden
Félix
Martin, S.J., (Transl.
William Lonc, S.J.)
This edition
of Fr. Felix Martin's 19th century biography of
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha was originally
hand-written in French and discovered in the
Jesuit in St. Jerome, Quebec under the title, Une Vierge Iroquoise
ou Vie de Catherine Tegakouita Never
published in French, it was later translated into
English by by Fr. Henry Van Rensselaer. This
edition has been post-translated by Fr. William
Lonc to follow the original French edition more
closely. A complete type-written transcription of
the hand-written French edition is also included
in this volume.
Jesuit Missions Series, Volume
7-2
2006 ~ 272pp + 2 maps ~
paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-9-2 ~ $87.50
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Catherine
Tekakwitha
Lily of the
Mohawks
Félix
Martin, S.J., (Transl.
William Lonc, S.J.)
Although
this biography of Blessed Catherine Tekakwitha is
not an eye-witness account, nevertheless, the
author, Fr. Félix Martin, was closely associated
with Catherine's village of Caughnawaga in the
second half of the 19th century and is remembered
for his historical writings.
This biography of St. Kateri
is the same as appears in volume 7-2 in the
Misisons series (Catherine
Tegakoutha: Iroquois Maiden). This
edition, however, does not include the
transcription fo the original French.
Jesuit Missions Series, Volume
7-1
2006 ~ 140pp + 2 maps ~
paperback ~ 978-0-9739886-1-1 ~ $72.50
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Catherine
Tekakwitha
Her Life
Pierre Cholenec, S.J. (Transl. William Lonc, S.J.)
The earliest
biography of Kateri Tekakwitha, Blessed of the
Catholic Church, this work is attributed to Fr.
Pierre Cholenec, Kateri's spiritual advisor. It
was originally written in the late 17th century
(an exact date is not known) and chronicles
the life, trials, sanctity and death of this
remarkable woman, otherwise known as the Lily of
the Mohawks. It also contains a record of the many
miracles that are attributed to the intercession
of Kateri.
Aside from a full English
translation, this volume also contains the
original work in French.
Jesuit Missions Series, Volume 7
2002 ~ 172pp ~ 1 map ~ paperback ~
978-0-9730161-2-3 ~ $70.00
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