missal

missal, type of book containing the prayers, important chants, responses, and necessary instructions for the celebration of the mass (Latin: missa) in the Roman Catholic Church throughout the year.

the Roman Missal the official liturgical book which contains the texts prayed by priest and people at every celebration of Mass. a Sunday or Weekday Missal which is a compilation of texts from the Missal (the prayers) and the Lectionary (the readings) brought together to assist people's participation in the Mass.

Word origin. C14: from Church Latin missale (n), from missālis concerning the Mass.

Father Thu: The Roman Missal consists of structure of the Mass, prayers that the priests say, and even songs already written for a certain part of the Mass, like the entrance antiphon. The Mass is right here in the [Missal]. You have rubrics also - rubrics are in red text and tell you what to do as the celebrant.

synonyms for missal book On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to missal book, such as: book of common prayer, breviary, canon, lectionary, mass book, and prayers.

So, how do you know which missal to choose? There are generally two kinds of missals: Sunday Missals and Daily Missals. Sunday Missals contain Mass readings only for Sundays throughout the liturgical year. For those who attend Mass primarily on Sundays (a Holy Day of Obligation) this is an adequate missal to use.

While the lectionary contains scripture readings, the missal or sacramentary contains the appropriate prayers for the service, and the gradual contains chants for use on any particular day. In particular, the gradual contains a responsory which may be used in place of the responsorial psalm.

The 152-page missal includes prayers and readings for each Sunday and Holy Day of the year and features classic images as well as new illustrations of the priest and altar server that help you to link the prayers of the Mass with the action at the Altar.

The first edition of the Roman Missal containing the reformed liturgy of the Second Vatican Council was promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1970. A second edition, with revisions was issued in 1975. Since 1974 the Roman Missal has been called the Sacramentary in the U.S. It will now be known by the title, Roman Missal.

An altar book that provides all the textual materials needed for celebration of the Holy Eucharist. It includes liturgical texts and directions, readings, additional prayers, hymns, and musical notations. This single volume is used by the celebrant who presides at the eucharist.

missal (n.) 1300, from Old French messel "book of the Mass" (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin missale, neuter of adjective missalis "pertaining to the Mass," from Late Latin missa "Mass" (see mass (n. 2)).

On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to songstress, such as: caroler, chorister, singer, songster, and voice.