Description
It is the handbook for how to celebrate the Mass. While it's not the only resource, most questions about the Mass can be answered with the help of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.
It covers such topics like the structure of the Mass, its elements and parts; postures, processions and gestures; silence and singing; liturgical furnishings; the role of the deacon, liturgical ministers, and laity, and much more.
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal provides instruction for how to celebrate the Mass throughout the world. That's why you can walk into Mass anywhere in the world and recognize certain elements . . . no matter the language or cultural norms.
This sums it up: "Liturgy is a prayer like no other. It is the source and summit of our life as Catholic Christians. So let our words and actions, our prayers and music, our worship spaces and liturgical furnishings and art, be worthy of the profound mystery we celebrate." Paperback,