International Commission on English in the Liturgy
Published: 2024-05-15
Total Pages: 161
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This beautifully designed ritual book provides the newly translated English texts for Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass approved for use in the dioceses of the United States of America. Complete wtih music and additional Scripture and prayer texts, these rites include:The Order of Distributing Holy Communion outside Mass Administration of Communion and Viaticum to the Sick by an Extraordinary Minister Various Forms of Worship of the Most Holy Eucharist This ritual edition includes an appendix with newly engraved solemn tones for texts that may be chanted by both ordained and lay ministers during the Order of Distributing Holy Communion outside Mass. The musical notation was original published in The Roman Missal and additional chants have been pointed for use by lay ministers. The chants include: the sign of the cross, various forms of the greeting, Invitaion and conclusion to the Penitential Act, Penitential Act, forms II and III, the Lord's Prayer with its invitation, tone for the prayer after Communion, the final blessing and dismissal.The appendix also includes a variety of hymns in Gregorian chant notation for use during the Order of Exposition and Benediction. These hymns include: Pange, lingua (Sing, My Tounge, the Hidden Mystery) with the appropriate verses for Tantum ergo in English and Latin, Sacris sollemnis (Let Our Joys Magnify Sacred Solemnities), Verbum supernum (The Word Proceeding from on High) with the appropriate verses for O salutáris Hóstia in English and Latin, Iesu, nostra redemptio (O Jesus, our Redeeming Lord), Æterne rex altissime (Eternal King and God Most High), Adoro devote, and Ubi caritas. The materials, design, and layout provide a dignified means for those who minister with these pages. Features include: two-color printing to differentiate spoken texts from rubrics pagination designed to reduce disrupting page breaks three ribbon markers bound into the book acid-free paper to prevent discoloration over time casebound book with foil stamp on front cover and spine The cover image of the risen Christ alludes to the exposed sacrament in the monstrance, signifying that it is the risen Christ whom we worship and adore. It was illustrated by Martin Erspamer, osb.