As the number of available priests has declined, the Sunday Mass is becoming less and less available in some parishes and dioceses. Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest addresses this growing reality by providing the appropriate ritual to be used in the celebrating community. This revised ritual edition of Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest is fully bilingual, with Spanish and English printed side by side. It includes Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and two appendices, Directory for Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest and Gathered in Steadfast Faith. This beautifully bound ritual book includes three ribbons and is printed in two colors. It will be a welcome addition to the sacristy or library of every parish, school, convent, and religious house.

From USCCB Publishing, this revision of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) seeks to promote more conscious, active, and full participation of the faithful in the mystery of the Eucharist. While the Missale Romanum contains the rite and prayers for Mass, the GIRM provides specific detail about each element of the Order of Mass as well as other information related to the Mass.

The Rite of Baptism for Children from Catholic Book, Publishing contains the official English translation, approved and published by authority of the United, States Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy.

This collection from approved sources of the rites and texts for use during the Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist is so arranged that it may be used for one or several days, according to local custom or pastoral need. In order to provide periods for liturgical prayer during the period of exposition three services are provided: The Liturgy of the Hours during the Period of Exposition, Eucharistic Services of Prayer and Praise, and Celebration of the Eucharist during the Period of Exposition. Two forms for the Closing Celebration for the Solemn Exposition are also given, one taking place during Mass, and a second when Mass is not celebrated. A listing of suggested Scripture readings, some optional litanies, and music resources are given in the appendices. Music from Michael Joncas heads a wide selection of music. This is a necessary resource for those responsible for planning solemn expositions.

In this volume in the Liturgy Documentary Series, the bishops reaffirm the distribution of the Holy Communion to the faithful under both kinds.

This beautifully designed ritual book provides the newly translated English texts for Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass approved for use in the dioceses of the United States of America. Complete wtih music and additional Scripture and prayer texts, these rites include:The Order of Distributing Holy Communion outside Mass Administration of Communion and Viaticum to the Sick by an Extraordinary Minister Various Forms of Worship of the Most Holy Eucharist This ritual edition includes an appendix with newly engraved solemn tones for texts that may be chanted by both ordained and lay ministers during the Order of Distributing Holy Communion outside Mass. The musical notation was original published in The Roman Missal and additional chants have been pointed for use by lay ministers. The chants include: the sign of the cross, various forms of the greeting, Invitaion and conclusion to the Penitential Act, Penitential Act, forms II and III, the Lord's Prayer with its invitation, tone for the prayer after Communion, the final blessing and dismissal.The appendix also includes a variety of hymns in Gregorian chant notation for use during the Order of Exposition and Benediction. These hymns include: Pange, lingua (Sing, My Tounge, the Hidden Mystery) with the appropriate verses for Tantum ergo in English and Latin, Sacris sollemnis (Let Our Joys Magnify Sacred Solemnities), Verbum supernum (The Word Proceeding from on High) with the appropriate verses for O salutáris Hóstia in English and Latin, Iesu, nostra redemptio (O Jesus, our Redeeming Lord), Æterne rex altissime (Eternal King and God Most High), Adoro devote, and Ubi caritas. The materials, design, and layout provide a dignified means for those who minister with these pages. Features include: two-color printing to differentiate spoken texts from rubrics pagination designed to reduce disrupting page breaks three ribbon markers bound into the book acid-free paper to prevent discoloration over time casebound book with foil stamp on front cover and spine The cover image of the risen Christ alludes to the exposed sacrament in the monstrance, signifying that it is the risen Christ whom we worship and adore. It was illustrated by Martin Erspamer, osb.

The Book of Blessings from Catholic Book Publishing, contains the blessings of the Roman Ritual for the, Universal Church as well as additional proper blessings, for use in the United States. This liturgical book, includes blessings pertaining to persons, to objects, and to various occasions, as well as blessings and, services connected with official parish events. Three, valuable indices make the Book of Blessings a practical, as well as pastoral liturgical resource. The Book of, Blessings from Catholic Book Publishing is set in, highly readable 14-pt. type and is durably bound in, brown cloth to ensure long-lasting use.

There are many ways to pray in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament and the Church provides particular guidelines for these opportunities for prayer. In this resource, John Thomas Lane, sss, traces the historical developments of these practices from the early Church to the post-Conciliar reform. Lane walks through the various rituals, providing a theological context for best parish practices. This book addresses the following:  The Rite of Exposition and Benediction  Perpetual Exposition  Perpetual Adoration  Holy Hours and Forty Hours  The Corpus Christi procession  The Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thursday  Youth and Exposition  Eucharistic Congresses and their significance for the parish