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EMarshallBuckles
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| First Name: | Marshall | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Christian Church,Episcopal Church,Baptist denomination,learning about RCC |
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Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 10:24 pm |
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Please "cut me some slack" here, I am still sorting through all the posts and still learning about the Roman Catholic Church. I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere in these forums.
With the above in mind, for years now, I have been using the Book of Common Prayer for personal devotions as well as when occasionally in Episcopal Church worship services. As I understand it, my Roman Catholic sisters and brother use what is called a "missal" in worship, etc. Is that correct? Can you help me learn about that? Where could I find one of those to purchase for study? Do instructional materials, publications, exist which will help me learn about it? Thank for any information/guidance!
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JasPax
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Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 11:15 pm |
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Hello Marshall,
We use the St. Joseph Sunday Missal which contains years A, B, and C. For Daily Mass, the St. Joseph Weekday Missal, Vol. 2 Pentecost to Advent and Vol. 1 Adent to Pentecost. They both contain Years 1 and 2.
Published by Catholic Book Pub. Co. They would be available from any Catholic Book Store or online.
Honestly, we miss the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. We could recite the Holy Communion liturgy by heart. But it is still better to be Catholic! (For many reasons)
Best Regards,Last edited on Sun Nov 25th, 2007 11:16 pm by JasPax
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CajunRick
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Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 11:27 pm |
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EMarshallBuckles wrote: As I understand it, my Roman Catholic sisters and brother use what is called a "missal" in worship, etc. Is that correct?
There is no single book comparable to the Book of Common Prayer in the Latin Rite, although Anglican Use parishes within the Catholic Church have a Book of Divine Worship which is somewhat similar.
The Church publishes a book called a "Sacramentary" (also called the "Roman Missal") which contains the prayers and chants of the mass, and several volumes of the "Lectionary" which contains the readings.
Some Catholics purchase a book called a "missal" which is a combination of the two. They are usually sold in separate editions for Sundays and Weekdays. These missals include both the prayers and the readings. They are available at any Catholic bookseller or religious supply house, as well as at online merchants of Catholic goods. Any bookseller can order them as well.
Most parishes have booklets in the pews called "missalettes" which include the prayers of the mass and sometimes the readings for a limited time period, usually a few months. These are usually available for a nominal charge and if you ask nicely, they might even give you one for free. Even an old missalette will help you to understand the layout of the book. Most parishes will be throwing their old missalettes out this week, since the new liturgical (Church) year begins this coming Sunday with the First Sunday of Advent.
For liturgical use, Liturgical Press publishes a series of books known as "Rituals" which contain the instructions and text for the various rites of the Church (baptisms, weddings, funerals, etc.) You can find the listing of available rituals here. These are also available from other publishers and from resellers such as bookstores and online merchants.
Another publication is the Liturgy of the Hours, which is a four-volume set. Abridged editions are available for use by the laity and religious. There are other books as well used in prayer and worship.
Eastern Catholic Churches have their own rituals, and often use the Orthodox versions when specific Catholic editions do not exist. Eastern Christian Publishers offers a line of publications for both Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
If you are interested in purchasing a missal, your best bet is to visit a local Catholic bookstore or religious supply house and ask for a recommendation. They can be rather confusing at first, so you'll appreciate the help in learning how to use it even if it costs a little more. Besides, you'll be supporting a local merchant in his/her ministry.
However, you might also want to keep in mind that a new translation of the mass is due at the end of 2008, so it might not be a good idea to spend a lot on a missal now.
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kimdyuma
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Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 12:30 am |
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| Jax Pax- I too miss the book of common prayer but better to be Catholic. As for the Missal- our church does use the missalettes but I have a subscription to the Word magazine which has the readings for each month in the magazine as well as the liturgy and daily mediations on the readings- for years I read "forward day by day" from the Episcopal church and when I joined the Catholic church I missed the daily meditations until I discovered the Word
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CajunRick
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Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 12:49 am |
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kimdyuma wrote: Jax Pax- I too miss the book of common prayer but better to be Catholic. As for the Missal- our church does use the missalettes but I have a subscription to the Word magazine which has the readings for each month in the magazine as well as the liturgy and daily mediations on the readings- for years I read "forward day by day" from the Episcopal church and when I joined the Catholic church I missed the daily meditations until I discovered the Word
Magnificat is also an excellent monthly publication that includes not only the daily mass readings, orations and chants, but also morning and evening prayer excerpts from the Liturgy of the Hours, a feature on the saint of the day, and daily meditations, sometimes from contemporary writers and sometimes from the great writers of the Church.
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