The Mass: Its Mysteries Revealed by George P. Morse

Foreword by Christoph Cardinal Schönborn

This booklet by George P. Morse, entitled “THE MASS: ITS MYSTERIES REVEALED” is a very good and fine book written in a spirit of the living faith and love, giving the essential of the rich and concise teachings of our Hotly Faith, including the doctrine of the:

• The doctrine of the Church
• Of the councils and the Church Fathers
• The writings of saints and other Great Christian authors
• And the Catechism of the Catholic Church
• On the Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist in all its dimensions

It was written in order to help Catholics to better understand and appreciate this infinite Treasure of inestimable value for the whole Church, the entire world, and for each and every member of the faithful in their daily lives on their way to grace to eternal beatitude.

Mr. Morse, who with his wife, Margaret, were the Founders and President of CATHOLICS COMMITTED TO SUPPORT THE POPE. Mr. Morse was the founding publisher of the thirteen Volume series of “PRÉCIS OF OFFICIAL CATHOLIC TEACHING” which the late James Cardinal Hickey, in one of his FORWARDS, describes as “valuable guides to authentic sources of Catholic teaching…they spread knowledge and love of the Church’s teachings to the ends of the earth.”

Sincerely in Christ,

Christoph Cardinal Schönborn

Archbisop of Vienna

Law thesis by Valentin Tomberg; translated from German into English by Gabriel Jabouri

Foreword by Valentin Tomberg

The work at hand was written in the fall of 1944, i.e. at a time when despotism and war still reigned. Despite the times having changed, I did not find it necessary to modify the contents or wording of this work. In many ways the theses of this work have been confirmed anew by the events of the one and a half years that passed since then, and have neither weakened nor even refuted them in any way.

This work came into being due to the encouragement by Professor Ernst von Hippel; several conversations with him – some of which taking place in the basement shelter of the house we both resided in – about the topics discussed herein provided additional valuable contributions to the development of this work. It is therefore a heartfelt necessity for me to use this opportunity to express my profound thanks to Professor von Hippel.

 Table of Contents

I. JURISPRUDENCE AND ITS CAUSES

1. Quantitative and Qualitative Thought in Natural Sciences, and Mechanical and Moral Thought in Jurisprudence
2. The Historical “Fall” of Jurisprudence From the Heights of Natural Law, Based on Religion, to the Depths of Positivism, Based on Power
3. Manifestations of Degeneration in Jurisprudence and Their Effects on Jurists and Laymen

II. THE NATURE OF TRUE JURISPRUDENCE

1. The Nature of the Task of the True Jurist
2. The Nature of True Creative Realization in Jurisprudence and Its Administration
3. The Goal of True Administration of Justice

III.        THE WAY TO REGENERATION OF JURISPRUDENCE

1. Regeneration of the Method
2. Basic Draft of a Reform of Juristic Education