Excerpt from St. Basil's Hymnal: An Extensive Collection of English and Latin Hymns for Church, School and Home; Arranged for Feasts and Seasons of the Ecclesiastical Year; Gregorian Masses, Vespers, Motets for Benediction, Litanies, Etc Through the zealous efforts of the late Reverend L. Brennan St. Basil's Hymnal came into existence nearly thirty years ago. An ever-increasing demand has called for a new edition yearly, and at the present time there are few Catholic communities in the United States or Canada unfamiliar with its name and contents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.