Silverstream Priory, County Meath, Ireland, Now Has The Following In Stock: The Saint Andrew Daily Missal; The Liturgical Year (Author: Dom Guéranger); The Divine Office.
Indeed, as Zephyrinus notes, this is a wonderful Missal, with over 1500 pp’s of detailed scriptural, devotional, historical and liturgical notes on the true traditional Catholic liturgy. When I came into possession of a used copy about 15 years ago, it was like “the scales coming off of S. Paul’s eyes.” (Acts 9:18)— there was so much I did not know (as if that was any measure!).
I did not know, just for one example, that the stational churches of Rome for each day of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter were specifically chosen for one historical and liturgical reason or another, to correspond to the readings of the daily liturgy (especially during Easter Week for newly baptized Catholics). (For example, Dom Lefebvre explains that the stational church on Easter Monday was placed for the neophytes at S. Peter’s, at the Apostle’s tomb, because the Epistle is from Acts.10:37-43, Peter preaching the resurrection to the the House of Cornelius in Caesarea, all of whom soon had become newly baptized Christians also). And so on throughout the liturgical year. It brings those ancient Christian’s and all of us in our modern catacombs in our sadly bereft modern age together—the world and its diabolical ruler and his minions have not changed much at all. But it all makes so much sense: “Have no love of the world,” S. John the Evangelist warns the early Christian’s and warns us today. (1 John 2:15)
The author, Dom Gaspar Lefebvre, OSB (1880-1966– fortunately poor Dom Lefebvre, a true scholar, did not have to live to see the almost complete destruction of the Roman Rite) (Zephyrinus knows this of course) goes into profound explanatory detail for each Mass, and links together the very earliest development of doctrine of the Roman liturgy from apostolic times up to the 20th Century.
Highly recommend this book to all; and thank you, Zephyrinus. -Note by Dante P
Most grateful, Dante P, for this wonderful encouragement to all Readers to own a Copy of this outstanding Missal. Much better than trying to fold a crumpled Missalette !!!
Indeed, as Zephyrinus notes, this is a wonderful Missal, with over 1500 pp’s of detailed scriptural, devotional, historical and liturgical notes on the true traditional Catholic liturgy. When I came into possession of a used copy about 15 years ago, it was like “the scales coming off of S. Paul’s eyes.” (Acts 9:18)— there was so much I did not know (as if that was any measure!).
ReplyDeleteI did not know, just for one example, that the stational churches of Rome for each day of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter were specifically chosen for one historical and liturgical reason or another, to correspond to the readings of the daily liturgy (especially during Easter Week for newly baptized Catholics). (For example, Dom Lefebvre explains that the stational church on Easter Monday was placed for the neophytes at S. Peter’s, at the Apostle’s tomb, because the Epistle is from Acts.10:37-43, Peter preaching the resurrection to the the House of Cornelius in Caesarea, all of whom soon had become newly baptized Christians also). And so on throughout the liturgical year. It brings those ancient Christian’s and all of us in our modern catacombs in our sadly bereft modern age together—the world and its diabolical ruler and his minions have not changed much at all. But it all makes so much sense: “Have no love of the world,” S. John the Evangelist warns the early Christian’s and warns us today. (1 John 2:15)
The author, Dom Gaspar Lefebvre, OSB (1880-1966– fortunately poor Dom Lefebvre, a true scholar, did not have to live to see the almost complete destruction of the Roman Rite) (Zephyrinus knows this of course) goes into profound explanatory detail for each Mass, and links together the very earliest development of doctrine of the Roman liturgy from apostolic times up to the 20th Century.
Highly recommend this book to all; and thank you, Zephyrinus. -Note by Dante P
Most grateful, Dante P, for this wonderful encouragement to all Readers to own a Copy of this outstanding Missal. Much better than trying to fold a crumpled Missalette !!!
DeleteThat is funny—ah, yes, the “Days of the Missalettes!” How we recall those days. Not very fondly! -Dante P
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