— Missel Des Serviteurs de Marie

Paris, France: A. Taffin-Lefort, Successeur, 1901. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Leather. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format book (6" x 4.5") Bound in full morocco leather with gilt lettering to the spine. The spine ends and corners have rubbing and wear. The spine of the book has two scrapes and several spots of wear. The endpapers are a dark blue silk and both front and rear pastedown pages have gilt decorations around all edges, and there is a gilt monogram on the front pastedown as well. The edges of the text block are all gilded (A. E. G. ) The pages are all clean and bright, and the pages all have illustrations on the outer and bottom edges. "The Servite Order, officially known as the Order of Servants of Mary (Latin: Ordo Servorum Beatae Mariae Virginis; abbreviation: OSM) , is one of the five original mendicant orders in the Roman Catholic Church. It includes several branches of friars (priests and brothers) , contemplative nuns, a congregation of religious sisters, and lay groups. The order's objectives are the sanctification of its members, the preaching of the Gospel, and the propagation of devotion to the Mother of God, with special reference to her sorrows. The Servites friars lead a community life in the tradition of the mendicant orders. " (from Wikipedia) "The members of the order dedicated themselves to Mary under her title of Mother of Sorrows (Italian: Madonna Addolorata). Dedicating their devotion to the mother of Jesus, they adopted Mary's virtues of hospitality and compassion as the order's hallmarks. The distinctive spirit of the order is the sanctification of its members by meditation on the Passion of Jesus and the Sorrows of the Virgin Mary, and spreading abroad this devotion." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .