Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year: According to the Modern Roman Rite

by Bishop Peter J. Elliott

Publisher:

Ignatius

, 2002

Overview

The liturgy of the Catholic Church is the action by which Jesus Christ unites the members of the Church in glorifying God. It makes people holy through words, music, action and signs. The Eucharist is intended to be the most powerful means of union with our God, with the saints in heaven and with each other, and is to be a foretaste of the praise of God given in joy by the saints in heaven. As we move through the whole of the year, the Church is united with the mysteries of Christ’s earthly life so as to come closer to her Lord and Saviour.

Monsignor Peter Elliott provides scholarship and many years’ experience and love of the liturgy. His previous work Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite has helped many people to celebrate our liturgy with attention and devotion. This present work is a guide to the most important moments of the Church year from Advent and Christmas to Holy Week, Corpus Christi and to the Solemnity of Christ the King. His book has been a long-awaited guide to those who wish to celebrate the events of the Church year with dignity, devotion, and deep faith.

Key Features

• Guides readers through the most important moments of the Church year
• Celebrates the events of the Church year with dignity, devotion, and deep faith
• Unites people with the mysteries of Christ’s earthly life

Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1. The Setting for the Liturgy
• The Baptistery
• The Nave
• The Sanctuary
• The Altar
• The Tabernacle
• The Sacristy
• Other Liturgical Areas
• The Love of the House of the Lord
• 2. Vessels and Vestments
• Sacred Vessels
• Sacred Objects
• The Linen
• The Vestments
• Liturgical Colors
• Choir Dress
• The Vestments of the Bishop
• The Matter of the Sacraments
• 3. Ministries
• The People
• The Choir
• The Sacristan
• The Servers
• The Master of Ceremonies
• The Lector
• The Acolyte
• The Deacon
• The Priest
• The Bishop
• 4. Ceremonial Actions
• The Hands
• The Sign of the Cross
• Blessings
• Genuflections
• Bows
• Prostrations
• The Liturgical Kiss
• The Voice
• The Eyes
• Memorization
• Incensations
• Holy Water
• Decorum and Experience
• 5. The Celebration of Mass
• Preparations
• Entrance Procession
• Introductory Rites
• Liturgy of the Word
• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Communion Rite
• Concluding Rite
• Rite of Blessing and Sprinlding Holy Water
• Collections and Stipends
• 6. Solemn Mass
• Preparations
• Entrance Procession
• Introductory Rites
• Liturgy of the Word
• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Communion Rite
• Concluding Rite
• 7· Concelebration
• Preparations
• Introductory Rites
• Liturgy of the Word
• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Communion Rite
• Concluding Rite
• A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial
• 8. The Bishop Celebrates Mass
• Solemn Pontifical Mass
• A Median Form of the Bishop’s Mass
• A Simple Form of the Bishop’s Mass
• The Bishop Presides at the Liturgy of the Word at Mass
• Bishops Present at Mass in Choir Dress
• 9. Other Fonus of Mass
• Mass at Which Only One Minister Assists
• Ritual Masses: Celebrating a Sacrament during Mass
• Mass outside a Sacred Place
• Celebrating Mass with Cbildren
• The Mass of Thanksgiving of a Newly Ordained Priest
• Blessing a Chalice and Paten during Mass
• 10. The Sacrament of the Eucharist
• Ministering the Eucharist
• Communion of the Sick
• Viaticum
• Holy Communion outside of Mass
• A Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest
• 11. Eucharistic Adoration
• Solemn Adoration of the Holy Eucharist
• The Simpler Form of Adoration
• Exposition at the End of Mass
• A Eucharistic Procession-Corpus Christi
• Other Forms of Adoration
• 12. The Liturgy of the Hours
• Solemn Vespers
• Vespers and Eucharistic Adoration
• The Bishop Presides at Vespers
• A Simpler Form of Vespers
• The Other Hours
• Mass Combined with an Hour
• Postscript
• Appendices
• 1. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
• 2. Liturgical Days and Other Celebrations
• 3. Setting out the Vestments
• 4. The Corporal
• 5. Other Eucharistic Prayers
• 6. Accidents
• 7· Caudles and Lamps
• 8. Mass Stipends
• 9. The Location of the Tabernacle
• 10. Vesting Prayers
• 11. Diagrams
• Bibliography
• Index

Product Details

• Title: Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year: According to the Modern Roman Rite
• Author: Bishop Peter J. Elliott
• Publisher: Ignatius
• Print Publication Date: 2002
• Pages: 245
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9780898708295, 089870829X
• Resource ID: LLS:CRMNSLTRGCLRMRT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-03-24T15:42:58Z

About Bishop Peter J. Elliott

Most Reverend Peter J. Elliott, auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne, Australia, holds a doctorate from the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, Rome. From 1987 to 1997, he served in the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family. He was the last Director of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, Melbourne.