Books of Worship As a diocese library, the Seghers Collection counts among its most beautiful holdings books of worship from St. Andrew’s Cathedral, including 55 Bibles, 32 missals, 23 hymnals, and 18 breviaries, as well as musical scores and various books of devotion and pious meditation—which were never discarded but exchanged regularly for newer versions [figs. 68 & 69]. Together these offer a vivid picture of St. Andrews during its first century and form a museum of Catholic life in Victoria, where the books’ beautiful bindings and ornate decorations illustrate a
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68 This Roman Catholic missal, printed in 1921 by Mame in Tours, is the updated version of the Catholic missal, successively approved by Popes Pius V, Pius X, and Benedict XV. The title reminds the user of the legitimacy of this book for the liturgy: Missale Romanum ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini
restitutum / S. Pii V Pontificis Maximi jussu editum aliorum Pontificum cura recognitum, a Pio X reformatum et Ssmi D. N. Benedicti XV auctoritate vulgatum. Splendidly bound, this missal is one of 117 liturgical books held in the Seghers Collection.
69 This elaborate set of bookmarks allows for several pages to be easily accessible for readings. [University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections: Seghers BX 2015 A 2 1921]
[University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections: Seghers BX 2015 A 2 1921]
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