Eucharist: Theology from ACP Family Bookstore

In 100 numbered paragraphs, the author goes through the Mass, describing each part in detail.  He gives spiritual and theological meaning to the liturgy, especially for children and adolescents, directly and clearly.  Several line drawings provide effective illustrations.  This booklet was originally published in French-speaking Canada; it was translated into English by Father Neil Xavier O'Donoghue. 64 pages.

The late Balthasar Fischer said that this classic work "represents a milestone in twentieth century liturgical studies." In this book, Jungmann showed clearly for the first time that per Christum was a precious legacy from early times. Every liturgical act takes account of Jesus Christ as mediator, as intercessor. Fischer says that this was a very influential insight. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Volume 52 in the Concilium Series: an anthology. This book is especially concerned with liturgy prayer and its relationship to the local community.

"In this sympathetic yet critical study of the teaching of the Council of Trent on the propitiary character of the Mass, David Power makes a significant contribution to the ecumenical process of which the Lima document and the bilateral reports on the Eucharist are prominent parts, as well as suggesting how a changed social and ecclesial context may allow the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Well illustrated with photographs and drawings of vestments etc., this book is easy enough for kids. It's practical and clear. 48 pages.

"In this book, I found more practical information on pastoral liturgy than in any comparable source." --Father Thomas Ricthstatter, O.F.M., professor of sacramental theology, St. Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad, Indiana. "This is the best book I've found for understanding the Eucharist in its complexity of historical, theological, and liturgical aspects." --Sister Marilyn Winter, O.P., Director, Office of Worship,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Subtitled "a basic manual for planners and ministers," this book provides an overview of the liturgy. There are six sections: First things, some basic thoughts on liturgy and Christian life. Elements of liturgy, words, sounds, places, gestures, and objects. Who does the liturgy? Assembly, celebrant, lector, et al. The Mass, considered in detail. Days and seasons, the liturgical year. … Saber más sobre este artículo

In this second edition of a popular book, Gabe Huck provides an overview of the Mass, the sacraments, and the liturgical year. Two-page units are grouped into sections on central topics. Discussion questions and a short bibliography make Liturgy with Style and Grace useful for study groups, liturgy teams, and religious education classes.

This book looks at every aspect of the Communion rite and shows how this rite can be inspiring and beautiful, Sunday by Sunday. Photographs make clear how the liturgy can be well celebrated. Floor plans provide a guide for the Communion procession. The Appendix supplies copy for parish bulletins and some instruction for extraordinary ministers of Communion.

Introduction to the liturgy and its theology by a renowned Benedictine scholar. This anthology includes essays by Philipp Harnoncourt, Klemens Richter, Richard Schaeffler, Philipp Schaeffler, and Clemens Thoma. Translated from the 1991 German original by Linda M. Maloney. In 1990, the Catholic Academy of Bavaria sponsored a seminar on liturgical renewal as inspired by Romano Guardini. The essays… Saber más sobre este artículo

This book is a historical and theological commentary on the Eucharistic Prayers in use in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. These are the Roman Canon, three other prayers from the 1970 missal, the three prayers for Children's Masses, the two prayers for reconciliation, and the "Swiss Synod" Anaphora. In the United States, the latter Eucharistic… Saber más sobre este artículo

This is a book for families, helping parents and children together to understand and to share the child's preparation for first Holy Communion. It is a book full of activities.

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.

An excellent review of theological renewal, just before the Second Vatican Council. This book provides some of the salient elements of intellectual renewal in the 1950s in the Catholic Church. Clearly written.

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

An updating of Jungmann's work on the Roman Catholic Mass, by the same author. Theological and pastoral sections complete the book. Note that this is the last book Jungmann wrote on the Mass.

A theological study of the Eucharist, by the late Father Edward J. Kilmartin, S.J. This book is described as "Volume I. Theology." However, later volumes never appeared. The author was perhaps the leading sacramental theologian in North America in the twentieth century. He was professor of sacramental theology at Weston, Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1958 to 1974. For the next… Saber más sobre este artículo

Excellent introduction to the central themes of the 20th century liturgical movement, before the Second Vatican Council. The chapters are originally articles from The Clergy Review, published in England. Well written, clear, and concise. This book shows that liturgical renewal is not primarily a question of incidentals but of doctrine, not of aesthetics but of faith. Though the… Saber más sobre este artículo