Let Us Pray: A Guide to the Rubrics of Sunday Mass

by Paul Turner

Overview

Since its initial publication in 2006, Paul Turner'sLet Us Pray has become a valuable resource for understanding, planning, and celebrating the Eucharist.This new edition, thoroughly updated by the author to be in full continuity with the Revised English Translation of The Roman Missal, will be one that priests, liturgical ministers, planners, and students will want to keep close at hand.

Turner offers helpful explanations for the principal rubrics for a typical Sunday Mass. He reflects on the place of ritual within the context of Catholic piety and then explores the regulations governing the furnishings, vestments, and ministers. Hecarefully walks readers through the entire Mass from the entrance procession to the dismissal. The book is cross-referenced to answer most questions about the Sunday ritual.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814662953
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
Sales rank:	980,959
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Paul Turner is pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception  in Kansas City, Missouri and director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology from Sant’ Anselmo in Rome.He is a former president of the North American Academy of Liturgy and a member of Societas Liturgica and the Catholic Academy of Liturgy. He serves as a facilitator for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy. His publications include One Love: A Pastoral Guide to the Order of Celebrating Matrimony, Inseparable Love: A Commentary on The Order of Celebrating Matrimony in the Catholic Church, Glory in the Cross: Holy Week in the Third Edition of The Roman Missal, Let Us Pray: A Guide to the Rubrics of Sunday Mass, and Whose Mass Is It? Why People Care So Much about the Catholic Liturgy, all published by Liturgical Press. He is also a contributor to Give Us This Day.

Editorial Reviews

A valuable resource for liturgists, catechists, those who train lay ministers, and anyone who wishes to increase his appreciation of the Mass.
WritingWorks


Turner does an excellent job of explaining the documents and the particular reasons for each element of the Mass. . . . He initiated the discussion which one hopes would stimulate parishes to reflect on the ways that they might better celebrate these sacred mysteries, and pray.
Emmanuel


Paul Turner is both a consummate liturgical scholar and a pastor. The combination shines through at every page. . . . In a single paragraph, Turner has moved from keen reflection on observed practice, through theological reflection, to analysis of the roots of the difficulty. The book brims with such intelligence.
Celebrate!


Paul Turner has done the Church a faithful service with this book.
Music and Liturgy


Worthwhile interpretations of the major rubrics for Sunday Mass display how rituals for Catholics describe regulations concerning the vestments, furnishings, and ministers of the Mass. The readers are guided from the entrance procession to the dismissal rite. Therefore any one who follows liturgical books or Mass guides for directions will be happy to know what is the ministry by the priest, deacon or any other minister, and even how the congregation should participate.
Catholic Library World


It is a tasteful blending of theological, historical, and pastoral insights.
Notre Dame Center for Liturgy Bulletin


Let Us Pray is clear, concise, and well written. It is an excellent resource for liturgy committee members, presiders, liturgical ministers, and anyone interested in a detailed and enlightening guide to the rubrics of Sunday Mass.
Pastoral Music


Let Us Pray: A Guide to the Rubrics of Sunday Mass was written with an eye toward the voluminous documents that comprise the rubrics and an ear toward the overwhelmed pastor who fears that he may not always have all the phrases, movements and meanings down pat every time. You will find helpful information on every page as Fr. Turner explains and explores the rubrics for a typical Sunday Mass. Filled with helpful information and explanations, the book reflects on the place of the ritual within the context of Catholic piety and explores the regulations governing the furnishings, vestments and ministers of the Mass. The book walks readers through the Mass – every step deepening understanding, refreshing meaning, and thoroughly fulfilling. A useful resource for teachers, liturgists, deacons and priests.
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