The history of the Mass.
By: Translated from the French by Lancelot C. Sheppard.
Series: Twentieth century encyclopedia of Catholicism,; 110. Section 10: The worship of the church
Publisher: Hawthorn Books
Published: 1959
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Mass.
Description: The Church has chosen to surround the Mass, this essential act of her worship, with ceremonies and prayers, in order that it may be performed by her children with the surpreme reverence it demands, enlightened by faith and with abundant fruitfulness. She has provided for this both in the preparatory prayers and readings as well as in the specifically sacrificial liturgy, with the communion and the concluding thanksgiving. It is this assemblage of venerable formularies and actions that this volume examines in the light of history--to the end that a better understanding of their development and significance will better unite us to them for our spiritual profit.
Notes: "Select bibliography": p. 140-141.