The Book of Ceremonies

“Parish priests want a manual which, in giving them succinctly the plan of the Ceremonies, includes an easy exposition of fundamental principles. In a thoroughly scholarly way Father O’Connell has given us a practical manual, which will help greatly in the parish priest.” -Foreward, Archbishop of Chicago, 1943

The Book of Ceremonies by Fr. J. O'Connell is the illustrated gold standard amongst Catholic liturgical training manuals for the traditional Mass. It has long been the standard reference guide for both seminaries and parishes throughout the English speaking world. 

Step-by-step guide to: Low Mass, Solemn High Mass, Services for the Dead, Divine Office, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, Occasional Ceremonies, Liturgical Year,  Sacred Music, Altar and Tabernacle Preparations, Antependium, Crucifix, Candlesticks, Candles, Relics, Statues, Credence Table, Altar linens, Principles of Ceremonies, Liturgical Actions, Precedence, Standing, Sitting, Walking, Turning,  Reverences, Reverences in General, Bows, Genuflections, Kisses

This book is an essential guide for every sacristan, master of ceremonies,  new priest, or a priest new to the Latin Mass. Give the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass the respect that it deserves by offering it with the reverence and attention to detail it deserves.

N.B. This edition also includes a large glossary of liturgical and rubrical definitions as well as an illustrated introduction to sacred music and Gregorian chant.

“This offering we must try to make in every detail an outpouring of the heart and mind of the Church to God. Therefore we must put into it not our personal expressions by the exact ceremonies prescribed by the Church. Even in the village church there is no excuse for slighting the Sacred Ceremonies.”  -Foreward, Archbishop of Chicago, 1943

Cloth-bound, hardback.