The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described

by Adrian Fortescue, J.B. O'Connell, Alcuin Reid

About this book Now in its fifteenth edition, (March 2009) this volume is an important, revised and updated ceremonial manual, published to guide and assist in celebrating the traditional liturgy today.Today as the traditional liturgy of the Roman rite enjoys its resurgence amongst Catholics, young and old, the need for an up-to-date ceremonial manual for the celebration of the traditional liturgy according to the liturgical books in use in 1962 is greater than ever in the past forty years.This volume in its fifteenth revised, corrected and expanded edition is published to guide and to assist this celebrating the tradition liturgy today. The ceremonies covered in this manual include pontifical, solemn and low Mass, Vespers, Holy Week and the liturgical years, the sacraments, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, funerals, episcopal visitation and more. This revised edition contains the text of the recent motu proprio by Pope Benedict XVI, a new chapter on music in the liturgy among oth

Genres: Religion, Theology, Catholic, Spirituality

504 pages, Hardcover

First published June 29, 1917

About the author

Adrian Henry Timothy Knottesford Fortescue was an English Catholic priest and polymath. An influential liturgist, artist, calligrapher, composer, polyglot, amateur photographer, Byzantine scholar, and adventurer, he was also the founder of the Church of St Hugh of Lincoln in Letchworth.

Reviews

[Fr. Ryan Humphries · Rating 4 out of 5]

This classic changed my entire perspective of the Holy Mass. Living, as we do, in the modern world, I had begun to look upon the Mass from the people-centric point of view. Every gesture and word was crafted in my mind to best draw people into the Mass. That meant that I had - as a priest - inadvertently made the Mass about the congregation and about me rather than about God. The worship of God must speak for itself! Fortescue writes beautifully and his reasoning is impeccable... People ask "does it really matter if you put the right thumb over the left? Aren't there starving children in Ethiopia???" Fortescue stomps the the absurdity of that nonsense and explains that there is no greater work than glorifying God with every gesture, limb and breath. A must read for priests!

[Fr. Ryan Humphries · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent technical manual for the Extraordinary Form (AKA TLM, Traditional Latin Mass, Tridentine Rite, Old Mass). The text also has some great general notes on liturgy, sanctuary decor, candles, servers and service in general. All in a worthwhile read for professionals and those directly involved in the service of the altar. Probably not so much for everyone else.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

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