Introduction -- Lord be with you: welcome to Mass -- Understanding the Mass -- The foundations of Mass -- Liturgical year -- Meet the players: liturgical ministers -- Forms of Catholic worship -- Ordinary form of the Mass -- Extraordinary form: traditional Latin Mass -- Variations in the ordinary form -- Extending the Mass: liturgy of the hours and Eucharistic devotions -- Eastern Catholic divine liturgy -- Other Catholic rites -- Tools of the trade -- Liturgical books -- Liturgical vestments -- Liturgical vessels, altar linens, and artifacts -- Architecture , art, and music -- Part of tens -- Ten special places of Eucharistic miracles -- Ten saintly commentaries on the holy sacrifice of the Mass.
Summary:
This book gives you a step-by-step overview of the Catholic Mass, as well as a close look at the history and meaning of the Mass as a central form of Catholic worship. You'll find information on the order of a Mass and coverage of major Masses.
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