Eucharist: History from ACP Family Bookstore

History and theology of the Eucharist; description of various roles of priest, deacon, et al. Glossary.

Father Anthony Ruff, OSB, describes this book in these words: "This is an excellent historical survey of the development of the Christian celebration, with very helpful treatment of developments in architecture, music, books, vessels and eucharistic theology in each major era. Running alongside the text are well-chosen quotations, photographs, diagrams, and musical examples. Each chapter ends with a delightful… Saber más sobre este artículo

In this book, the author details the history of the Christian Eucharist, the Mass, from its beginnings in Jewish liturgy to the present. Father Foley, OFM, Cap., does not deal just with the texts of the Mass; he also provides extensive commentary on architecture, music, and sacred vessels. This book is profusely illustrated with drawings, maps, music, and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edited by Father Robert Daly, S.J., also of the New England Province of the Society of Jesus, this book is Father Kilmartin's legacy. It is a masterful study of the author's synthesis of Western theology of the Eucharist.

This is the second volume of Jungmann's classic work on the Roman Catholic Mass, first published in English in 1955. This volume includes Part IV of the work: The Mass Ceremonies in Detail-The Sacrifice. The author considers the Offertory, the Canon Actionis, the Communion Cycle, and the Close of the Mass. The book concludes with an index… Saber más sobre este artículo

This is the English language 1951 edition, translated from the 1949 German edition. In addition to this single volume, ACP also makes available copies of the complete, two-volume set, q.v. Note that this first volume in English was first published in 1951; the second, in 1955. In this first volume of the two-volume work, Jungmann provides the first three parts of… Saber más sobre este artículo

This is a revised and abridged edition, in one volume, of the classic study of the Roman Catholic Mass, by Father Joseph Jungmann, S.J. This volume, while convenient, lacks the extensive footnotes of the complete, two-volume edition. However, there are some textual revisions in this volume that make it more up to date than the older English language… Saber más sobre este artículo