Compiled by Louis J. Tofari
 
Initially developed as a coursebook for the Priests Training Program, this compendium provides a variety of reference materials related to the worthy celebration of the traditional Roman Mass under a single cover.
 
Materials include extracts of images and pages from several sources, such as The Celebration of Mass: A Study of the Rubrics of the Roman Missal (J.B. O'Connell), Missale Romanum, Graduale Romanum, General Principles of Ceremonies (Louis Tofari), Hands at Mass (Walter Nurnberg).
 
Also featured are 2 sections that explain some of the celebrant's obscure actions and positions of hands during the Holy Sacrifice.
 
Contents include sections on:
The Priest and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (Offering Mass Worthily by Various Authors)
Tones of Voice in the Celebration of Mass
Liturgical Latin Pronunciation
Toni Communes Missæ and Toni Orationum
Tonus Epistolae and Tonus Evangelii
The Hands in the Celebration of Mass
The Eyes During the Celebration of the Mass
Reverences in the Mass
Prayers to be Memorized
Consecration and Elevation Guides
Faults in the Celebration of Mass
Incensations of the Altar and Oblations
Explanations of Some Obscure Actions of the Priest during Mass
About the Position of the Priest’s Hands During Certain Parts of the Mass
 
104 pages, softcover, illustrated.
 
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