Mass Facing the People Michael Davies This booklet makes clear that Mass facing the people has never been demanded by the Church and that it was not so much as mentioned in a single document of the Second Vatican Council. In addition, there is no mandatory legislation from the Holy See requiring that Mass be said facing the people. The booklet notes the great pastoral insensitivity and …

The Reform of the Roman Liturgy Msgr. Klaus Gamber The Reform of the Roman Liturgy by Msgr. Klaus Gamber. Thirteen years ago when Pope Benedict was still ‘Cardinal Ratzinger’ he wrote the following in a Preface to this book: “What happened after the Council . . . in the place of ‘liturgy as the fruit of development’ came fabricated liturgy. We abandoned the organic, living process of growth …

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Communion Under Both Kinds Michael Davies In November of 1978, in defiance of Pope John Paul II, the Bishops of the U.S.A. authorized the distribution of Holy communion under both kinds to the laity at Sunday Mass. This rebellion resulted in a partial surrender by the vatican in 1984—giving permission for limited and regulated usage of Communion under both kinds. These developments, everything …

Gerard Moore How do we pray our way through the Mass? What does this celebration require of us? How do its various parts touch us, change us, place our hearts in God’s hands? Why the Mass Matters addresses these questions and more as it awakens believers to the lively spirit of the liturgy. This readable book will enable Sunday worshipers, catechists, parish liturgy-team members, and youth …

This Sacramentary is the Revised Edition from 1985 that incorporates all authorized changes and additions that have appeared since the last edition was published in 1974. It is approved for use by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Special features of this volume: 14 point type. Useful, Functional Tabs for the Ordinary. Includes Ribbon Markers Gold-Stamped Red Leather Cover. …

Adrienne Von Speyr This meditation on the Mass by the mystic Von Speyr contains many penetrating insights, particularly about the nature of the Mass as sacrifice—of Christ, of his priest, and of every believer united in and with the entire Church—expressed with a poetic layering of concepts and images that is at once complex and lucid, dense and transparent. The meditation rewards the …

Rev. Thomas J. Donaghy A digest of the most important Catholic beliefs, the most popular Catholic prayers, and the most prominent Catholic practices.  It is completely indexed to the new Catechism of the Catholic Church.  This book will help readers apply their faith in their everyday lives.  Printed in two colors. Contents Part I. Principal Beliefs Part II. Popular Prayers Part …

Fr. Weller's classic Latin-English 3-volume version of The Roman Ritual for the traditional Roman Rite is available once again!  Published originally between 1946 and 1950, it is faithfully and handsomely reprinted (all 3 volumes) in simulated leather hardbound with gold-embossing, sewn binding, a marking ribbon, and per the originals: red and black text throughout and  …

Finally back in print, this eagerly awaited volume was released June 2007!

A Privilege of the Ordained Michael Davies This booklet presents the truth about Communion in the hand. Our Lord said at the Last Supper “This Is My Body”. Pope John Paul II at one time reminded us that: “To touch the Sacred Species, and to distribute them with their own hands, is a privilege of the ordained one.” This booklet shows that at a time of decreasing respect for the Blessed …

The Eastern Catholic Churches An Introduction to Their Worship and Spirituality Joan L. Roccasalvo, C.S.J. In recent years a new interest in the Eastern Churches has emerged in the Western Churches both Catholic and Protestant. The reader of this work will find answers to such fundamental questions as "Who are Eastern Catholics?" "How did the Eastern Catholic Churches originate?" "Who are …

This liturgical book contains the latest Eucharistic Prayer approved for use in the dioceses of the United States by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and confirmed by the Apostolic See.

Fr. Jonathan Robinson Many in the Church have accepted modernity in their effort to speak to the modern world, and not nearly enough attention has been given to trying to disentangle the complex of ideas and half-formulated convictions that constitute this mind-set which is in fact contrary to Christianity. The first aim of this book is to examine the origins and present day influence of …

In this exciting new book Thomas Nash refutes the common charge that the Mass is “unbiblical” in a resoundingly biblical fashion. From the Garden of Eden to Christ's Ascension, the biblical roots of the Mass go much deeper than the Last Supper and Christ's Passion. Old Testament sacrifices like Abel’s, Abraham’s and the Passover all prefigure and are fulfilled by Christ's Sacrifice, which is …

Our Splendid Eucharist - Reflections On Mass And Sacrament Raymond Moloney, SJ The traditional devotion of our people to the Mass and the Blessed Sacrament is Linder considerable challenge today from various forces. One of these is a simple lack of understanding of the nature of the Christian Eucharist. That is the problem which this book sets out to tackle. Our Splendid Eucharist is not a …

Handy booklet that contains all nine approved Eucharistic Prayers for use during concelebration. It is page for page like the Eucharistic Prayer sections in the Catholic Book edition of the SACRAMENTARY.

A handsomely bound, gold-stamped book, the Minister's Edition contains the basic texts for Vigil Services, funeral liturgies, and committal services for adults and for children, plus the optional texts for various situations, Morning and Evening Prayer for the Dead, the complete funeral lectionary, and model litanies.

The Liturgy of the Hours in East and West Second Revised Edition Robert Taft, S.J. The origins and development of the Divine Office are traced through both Eastern and Western branches of the Church, providing a wealth of historical and liturgical information. From the small beginnings of a few Christians in New Testament Jerusalem, the prayer of the Church spread, changing and evolving as it …