Know Your Mass

by Demetrius Manousos, Addison Burbank (Illustrator)

by Fr. Demetrius Manousos. Originally published by the Catechetical Guild in 1954 (Imprimatur Francis Cardinal Spellman), this is a comic book unlike any other. Know Your Mass is a detailed, fully illustrated, step-by-step explanation of the Traditional Latin Mass now reprinted for the first time in full color! The book presents the theology of the Mass in a manner easily understood by children and yet is incredibly interesting and informative for adults as well. This should come as no surprise to those who have read The Seven Sacraments, another Angelus Press reprint by Fr. Manousos, who has the amazing ability to take solid theology and present it to children...without dumbing it down. He was truly a gifted writer. This makes Know Your Mass an excellent catechetical tool for all ages. All parts of the Holy Sacrifice are covered, from the preparation for Mass, the altar, sacred vessels and vestments, liturgical actions, the sanctuary, and some liturgical history as well, including helpful suggestions for children to get the most or should we say GIVE the most at Mass. Ideal, NO, PERFECT, as a First Holy Communion gift. Great for converts as well. Anyone who delves into this book cannot come away ignorant of the true significance of the liturgical representation of Our Lord s Sacrifice on Calvary that is the Holy Mass. Highly recommended.

Genres: Catholic, Christianity

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

Fr. Demetrius Manousos, O.F.M., Cap.

Reviews

[John Schneider · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! I am learned almost as much about the mass from this book than I learned in some of my classes in the seminary - it is that rich. Written for children it explores how the holy sacrifice of the mass achieves its end of communion with God through the Paschal Mystery. Every Catholic should read this book. I hope that someone creates a book just like this for the Novus Ordo as well.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good explanation of the mass... I was under the impression that it taught how to serve at mass; however, it just explains the mass in general.

[George · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I could have been part of this Catholic comics movement.

[Piero Marmanillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mediante una serie de imágenes como si se tratara de un cómic o historieta, cada página va explicando paso a paso las partes de la misa. Como parte de la información que está contenida en el libro se describen los atuendos del sacerdote, los objetos que se usa el la misa, su significado, las oraciones tanto del sacerdote como del servidor y de los fieles; la postura de los fieles (cuando de pie, cuando sentado, cuando hincado), la interpretación de cada parte de la misa a la luz de las Sagradas Escrituras. Todo de una forma muy didáctica y comprensible. Este libro es de mucho provecho para conocer más sobre la misa y animar el alma para asistir diariamente.

[Thomas Crow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book to help newcomers to the TLM (a.k.a.: Mass of Ages, the Traditional Latin Mass, Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Usus Antiquior, Usus Authenticus, Gregorian Mass, Tridentine Mass, 1962 Mass, Mass of Pope St John XXIII). It developed my understanding of the Mass after I had already entered into what I thought was a comprehensive understanding of the Traditional Mass.

[ShepherdsDelight · Rating 5 out of 5]

85/100 (= 5.0/6) ≈ 5 Stars

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Controversial to some since such sacred things are presented in "comic" form. But its not irreverent by any means, so if you can get past the speech bubbles, there's much to appreciate here. I'd say the highlight is the explanation of the grouping of the prayers and the structure of the Mass. Explanations of individual prayers are also pretty good, but we also find those in other books. The grouping is more rare and (I found) particularly helpful.

[Monika · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Nana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Anna Kramarz-Sańpruch · Rating 5 out of 5]

W Polsce wydana przez niewielkie wydawnictwo nieposiadające nawet własnej strony internetowej "Twoja Msza" rozeszła się jak świeże bułeczki. Trochę czekałam na wznowienie, a gdy wreszcie do mnie dotarła zabrałam się za lekturę. I warto było czekać! Ta niewielka książeczka to trochę komiks, a trochę katechizm. Doskonale tłumaczy krok po kroku co dzieje się na Mszy Świętej, jak głęboka symbolika jest w niej ukryta i jak wielkie piękno niesie każda minuta. Osobiście uważam, że "Twoja Msza" powinna być w pakiecie dla każdego dziecka szykującego się do Komunii Św., nie mówiąc nawet o bierzmowanych czy dorosłych katolikach. Warto przeczytać, odkryć, jak wielu rzeczy nie wiesz o Mszy, wreszcie zrozumieć i pokochać.
P.S. "Twoja Msza" bazuje na Nadzwyczajnej Formie Rytu Rzymskiego, czyli tzw. Mszy Trydenckiej, zwanej Mszą wszech czasów. I choćby na podstawie "Twojej mszy" widać niesamowitą różnicę pomiędzy Tridentiną a NOMem (Msza posoborowa). Oj, widać!