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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.
July 2008 ~ 160pp ~ paperback ~ 978-1-889758-89-3 ~ $44.95
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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.
2006 ~ 70pp ~ paperback ~ 1-889758-75-2 ~ $18.95
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Jesuit Mission to the Souriquois in Acadia 1611-1613
Lucien Campeau, S.J. (Transl. William Lonc, S.J. & George
Topp, S.J.)
This volume is a translation of
Lucien Campeau's lengthy introduction to La Première Mission d'Acadie
(1602-1616) which is volume 1 of the Monumenta
Novae Franciae series. It is a useful compilation of research on
the European discovery, exploration, and early settlement of the
northeastern coast of North America. Campeau's first two chapters
give an overview of the discovery of the region by Verrazano, Cartier,
and others. Subsequent chapters deal with origins, mode of living, and
religious practices of the Souriquois tribe (otherwise known as the
Mi'kmaqs). The closing chapters deal with the origin of the Jesuit
missions to the Souriquois, the establishment of commerce, and the
various conflicts among the early French settlers.
This volume also includes a detailed
bibliography as well as a list of the primary source documents included
in Monumenta Novae Franciae,
volume 1. Of the three appendixes, the third is an English translation
of the Factum of Proceedings between
Jean de Biencourt and Frs. Biard and Massé from 1614—a
rare and valuable document detailing some of the French progress and
conflicts at the short-lived Port Royal colony.
2002 ~ 364pp ~
8 illus. ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9687053-5-3
~ $42.50
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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.
2003 ~ 282pp + 6 maps & illus. ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9730161-9-2 ~
$64.00
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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.
2003 ~ 272pp + 5 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9730161-4-7 ~
$40.00
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Biographical Dictionary for The Jesuit Missions
In Arcadia and New France: 1602-1654
Lucien
Campeau, S.J. et al. (Transl. William
Lonc, S.J. & George
Topp, S.J.)
Indispensible for scholars studying
the early colonial history of the Eastern Woodlands, this biographical
dictionary is derived from the "Notices Biographiques" found in the
first eight published volumes of Lucien Campeau's Monumenta Novae
Franciae. It
contains the names of people who in one way or another are associated
with the French Jesuit missionary efforts in Canada in the early 17th
century. Specifically, the period covered is 1602 to 1654, beginning
with the mission at Port Royal in Acadia and ending with the
post-Huronia period.
The work includes brief biographies of
native Souriquois, Hurons, Montagnais, Algonquians, and Iroquois as
well as French and other Europeans.
2004 ~ 344pp ~ 4 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9687053-4-6 ~ $44.50
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Jesuit Journal
1645 to 1668 (Journal des Jésuits)
Lucien Campeau, S.J. et al. (Transl. William Lonc, S.J.)
This volume is an English
translation of the first regular diary kept by the Jesuits in New
France chronicling their missionary work. While not including the
level of detail and eloquent testimony of the Jesuit Relations, the Jesuit Journal is an invaluable
historical document simply because it was not meant for the public. As
such, its style is more free and it includes a candor and
depth not found in the Relations.
This translation is based partly on Fr. Lucien Campeau's extensively
annotated edition which appeared in Monumenta
Novae Franciae and covers the years 1645 to 1661. The
translation of the remaining years is based on the 1871 edition of the Journal as edited by
Laverdière and Casgrain.
2005 ~ 402pp + 8 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-7-8 ~ $57.50
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Québec Relations: 1632, 1633, 1634
Paul Le Jeune, S.J., edited by Lucien
Campeau, S.J.
(Transl. William Lonc, S.J.)
This volume and two subsequent ones
are
English translations of the Jesuit
Relations written by Fr. Paul Le
Jeune found
in the Monumenta Novae Franciae.
These three volumes are a treasure trove of information on the early
colonial period in early post-contact North America. Le Jeune's
poignant observations
offer unique insights into the lives of both the Jesuit missionaries in
New France, and the Native peoples among whom they lived and worked.
The Relation of the year 1632 chronicles Fr.
Le Jeune's arrival and details his initial impressions of the
Montagnais, their appearance, way of life, frequent combats, and their
torture and killing of prisoners. The Relation of 1633 covers the
difficulties of the winters in New France, food and eating habits of
the Montagnais, the languages of the Natives, the arrival of Champlain,
his assumption of the governorship of the colony, and comments on the
appearance and disposition of the Hurons. The 1634 Relation primarily
concerns Le Jeune's difficult winter among the Montagnais--an account
which is full of first-hand details about Montagnais life and culture
during the period of intial contact with Europeans.
2004 ~ 277pp + 6 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-0-9 ~ $40.00
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Québec Relations: 1635, 1636, 1637
Paul Le Jeune, S.J., edited by Lucien
Campeau, S.J.
(Transl. William Lonc, S.J.)
The Relation of the year 1635
covers the state
of the French settlements, sickness among the French, their efforts to
learn
the Native languages, battles between the Iroquis and Algonquians, and
a litany of difficulties and successes. The 1636 Relation deals with
the death of Champlain, the first governor of New France, the arrival
of Montmagny, his successor, Native conversion stories, observations on
sorcerers and other superstitions among the Natives, and the torture of
an
Iroquois prisoner among other anecdotes and stories. The lengthy Relation of 1637 includes the efforts of the
Jesuit fathers to evangelize the Native children, an encounter with a
sorcerer, observations on Native customs and beliefs, progress of the
Huron seminary, and various alarms and skirmishes between the Iroquios
and the Natives
friendly to the French.
2004 ~ 360pp + 2 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-1-6 ~ $45.00
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Québec Relations: 1638, 1639, 1640
Paul Le Jeune, S.J., edited by Lucien
Campeau, S.J.
(Transl. William Lonc, S.J.)
The Relation of the year 1638
deals with the state of the missionary work at Quebec, news on the
progress of the
Huron seminary, the condition of the colony in general, and the
attitudes
of the Algonquians and Hurons toward the Catholic religion, marriage,
the French, and other subjects. The 1639 Relation covers the arrival of
nuns in New
France, the conversion of the Montagnais chief Etinechkaouat and his
family, and includes a variety of notes on Native customs,
superstitions, and beliefs. The 1640 Relation deals with the arrival of
a French fleet, an epidemic among the Natives, the setting up of a
hospital, and the laudable behavior of both French and Native women and
girls.
2007 ~ 289pp + 3 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9739886-2-8 ~ $52.50
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The Jesuit Mission to the Hurons 1634-1650
Lucien
Campeau, S.J.
(Transl. William Lonc, S.J. & George Topp, SJ)
This book is a translation of a
book by Lucien Campeau, S.J. pertaining to the Jesuit mission in
Huronia in the early part of the 17th century. The book was originally
written in French under the title La
Mission des Jésuites chez les Hurons, 1634-1650, and
published in Rome and Montreal. Campeau's work, based
largely on the accounts of the Huron mission found in the Jesuit
Relations, attempts to produce a story which reflects the real spirit
of the primary source documents--a sense he feels is lacking in all
previous studies of the missionary effort in Huronia.
With frequent references to the primary source
material and copious explanatory footnotes, this volume makes an
excellent companion for anyone studying the Jesuit missions in New
France or the history of the Huron Confederacy through to its
destruction.
2000 ~ 384pp + 7 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9687053-0-8 ~ $52.50
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Huron Relations for 1635 and 1636
Jean de Brébeuf, 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 two Huron Relations written by Fr.
Jean de Brébeuf—a missionary who worked among the Hurons for
many years prior to their destruction. The importance of this relation
lies in
Brébeuf's keen interest in and observations of both the Huron
language and their pre-Christian-contact customs and religious beliefs.
Brébeuf writes at length concerning the Huron thoughts about
their origins, superstitions, belief in dreams, feasts, dances,
sorcerers, style of government, council procedures, and burial
ceremonies. He devotes the final chapter to the Huron Feast of the Dead.
This book is an invaluable source for
historians hoping to understand Huron culture and society in the
immediate aftermath of first contact with Europeans.
2002 ~ 198pp + 2 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9730161-1-6 ~ $42.50
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Huron Relations for 1637 and 1638
François Le Mercier, 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 two Huron Relations written by Fr.
Françios le Mercier—a missionary who worked among the Hurons.
Notable anecdotes of the 1637 Relation
include the detailed story of the torture and death of an Iroquois
captive, the advent of an epidemic which strikes the Hurons and the
Jesuits, interactions with a hunchback sorcerer, and the efforts of the
missionaries to aid the sick both physically and spiritually.
The 1638 Relation
tells of how the Jesuits were accused of causing the epidemic and how
the Huron people turned away from them. Fr. Le Mercier then describes
how the missionaries were summoned to a general council and how Fr.
Brébeuf defended their work in the Huron language. Despite the
favorable outcome of the council, the Jesuits remained in mortal peril
for some time. The Relation closes with an account of the life and
qualities of a notable Huron convert, Joseph Chiouatenhoa, and further
descriptions of the progress of the missionary effort.
2004 ~ 184pp + 2 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-2-3 ~ $30.00
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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.
2006 ~ 446pp + 4 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-4-7 ~ $62.50
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Huron Relations for 1646 to 1650
Paul Ragueneau, 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. Paul Ragueneau—the superior of the
mission among the Hurons during this period.
The invaluable first-hand data found in this volume chronicles the
final years of Huronia, as powerful Iroquois war parties struck deep
into the Huron territory in 1648-9 and finally destroyed the Huron
confederacy all together. Slain along with thousands of Hurons
are Jesuit Frs. Antoine Daniel, Jean de Brébeuf,
Gabriel Lalemant, Noël Chabanel, and Charles Garnier.
The Relation of 1650 includes accounts of the
devastation of Huronia and the flight of refugee Hurons toward the
French settlements near Quebec and the islands in Lake Huron.
2006 ~ 246pp + 4 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-5-4 ~ $50.00
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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.
2002 ~ 248pp + 3 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9687053-6-0 ~ $32.50
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Gannentaha
First Jesuit Mission to the Iroquois 1653-1665
Lucien Campeau, S.J. (1983) (Transl.
George Topp, S.J. & William Lonc, S.J.)
This book tells the story of the
Jesuit Mission to the Iroquois from 1653 to 1655 in today's upper New
York State near Syracuse. The mission occurs in an atmosphere of
tension between the Iroquois and the French, partly due to the complex
relationship between the Iroquois on the one hand, and the Hurons,
Algonquins, etc., on the other. Eventually, the Iroquois decide to
massacre the fifty Frenchmen involved in the mission, but the French
make a dramatic escape. Associated with the story of the Gannentaha
mission itself is the story of a battle between the Iroquois and
seventeen Frenchmen—along with native allies—on the Ottawa River.
2001 ~ 134pp ~
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paperback ~ 978-0-9687053-3-9
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Catherine Tegakouitha
Iroquois Maiden
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.
The original manuscript of this volume was never
published. A hand-written copy in French exists in the Jesuit archives
in St. Jerome, Quebec. This translation is based upon an earlier
English translation done by Fr. Henry Van Rensselaer, but follows the
hand-written French edition more closely. A complete type-written
transcription of
the hand-written French edition is also included in this volume.
2006 ~ 272pp + 2 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9734558-9-2 ~ $47.50
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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.
2002 ~ 172pp ~ 1 map ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9730161-2-3 ~ $30.00
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The Donnés in Huronia
Jean Côté (1955) (Transl. George Topp, S.J. & William Lonc, S.J.)
This book is a translation of a
study pertaining to the men known as donnés who participated in
the Jesuit Mission to the Hurons in the early
part of the 17th century. Though the Jesuit
Relations shed much light on the missionary work done by the
Jesuits themselves, little attention is paid to the critical
contributions of the lay donnés, the perpetual domestic servants
of the Fathers. As Fathers Lalemant, Brébeuf and Garnier
proclaimed, "Without the donnés we cannot undertake anything."
This book attempts to give credit to the work of the donnés by
consolidating information found in the Jesuit Relations and other
sources from the early 1630s through 1650.
2001 ~ 224pp ~ 4
maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9687053-1-5 ~ $32.50
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Pierre Joseph Marie Chaumonot, S.J.
Autobiography and Supplement
Transl. William Lonc, S.J.
Fr. Chaumonot was one of the Jesuit
missionaries in Huronia who survived the destruction wrought by the
Iroquois in 1649. His story adds greatly to our knowledge and
appreciation of
the Jesuit mission to the Hurons, Iroquois, and others. From a human
interest point of view, his autobiography describes a background quite
surprising for a future Jesuit missionary. As a young man, he ran away
from home, having stolen money from the collection-box. After a series
of youthful peregrinations in Italy, he joined the Jesuit order, and
his adventures began in ernest.
Having served in the Huron mission from 1639,
Fr. Chaumonot also ventured to the Neutral Nation on a failed
mission along with Fr. Brébeuf. Having escaped death during the
Iroquois invasion of Huronia, Fr. Chaumonot later took part in the
mission to the Iroquois at Gannentaha and was nearly killed again when
the Iroquois decided to slaughter the entire French mission in 1658.
This volume also contains photostats of the
original French autobiography.
2002 ~ 170pp + 3 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9730161-0-9 ~ $30.00
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Jean de Brébeuf's Writings
René Latourelle, S.J. (1953) (Transl. William Lonc, S.J. & George
Topp, S.J.)
Jean de Brébeuf is often
called the Apostle to the Hurons and indeed, without his invaluable
commentary on this nation on the eve of destruction, very little would
be known. This volume attempts to catalog and analyze the varitey of
writings of this astute observer of Huron life and culture. From the
years 1630 through 1648, Brébeuf produced letters, catechisms, a
dictionary, a grammar, relations, and even a Christmas carol in three
languages: Latin, French and Huron. This book includes translations of
several heretofore unpublished letters by Brébeuf along with
spiritual notes and translations of seven Latin letters addressed to
the General of the Society of Jesus. In wrapping up his study of
Brébeuf's writings, the author calls him, "a mystic, a crusader,
a contemplative, and a good provider...one of the greatest sons of the
Society, a perfect son of Saint Ignatius."
2001 ~ 346pp + 2 maps ~ paperback ~ 978-0-9687053-2-2 ~ $44.50
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