The Roman Missal, 1962 (English and Latin Edition) [Bonded Leather]

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Publication Date: March 1, 2008

This 21st Century edition of the traditional Missal of the Tridentine Rite is published with an Imprimatur. (A guarantee from the Church that the publication is free from moral or doctrinal errors.) This is the only complete Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962 approved by the Church! The text of this edition is based upon the Daily Missal and Liturgical Manual (16th edition) published by Laverty & Sons, Leeds, in 1960 and has been fully revised and updated. Its features include: 2,216 pages printed in red/black. Size approximately 3.75" x 6.3". 115 engravings throughout carefully scanned, corrected where necessary and digitally remastered. Foreword and Imprimatur from the Most Reverend Fabian W. Bruskewitz, STD, Bishop of Lincoln. All the Masses of the Liturgical Year, in Latin with English translation, according to the Roman Calendar of 1962 - Temporal and Sanctoral Cycles and accompanying rites (Blessing of Ashes, Blessing of Palms, Chrism Mass, and the Blessing of Holy Oils, etc). Ordinary of the Mass, in Latin with English translation Liturgical Calendar. Table of Moveable Feasts up to AD 2066. Complete Holy Week Liturgy of 1962 (including the Office of Tenebrae). Common Masses of the Saints and the Blessed Virgin. Supplement of special Masses for the Dioceses of the USA. Supplement of special Masses for the Dioceses of England and Wales. Supplement of special Masses for the Dioceses of Scotland. Feasts celebrated in particular places and in certain religious congregations. Votive Masses for the days of the week. Sixteen Votive Masses for various occasions. Masses for the Dead (including infants), Complete Burial Service, Prayers for the Dead. Marriage Service and Nuptial Mass. Kyriale, in traditional Gregorian chant notation, including: Tones for the most common Ordinaries: I (Lux et Origo), IV (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus), VIII (De Angelis), IX (Cum Jubilo), XI (Orbis Factor), XXVII (Sundays of Advent & Lent), XVIII (Deus Genitor Alme). Tones for the Asperges and the Vidi Aquam. Tones for the Credo: I, II, III and IV. Vespers for Sundays and Feasts. Compline for Sundays. Hymns and chants for Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Anthems to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Litany of the Saint. Various Devotions and Prayers including favorite Litanies, the Way of the Cross, prayers of the Rosary and others Morning and Evening Prayers. Devotions for Confession. Devotions for Holy Communion. Te Deum Laudamus. The Itinerary or Office before a Journey. Various Blessings. An explanation of "The Liturgy or Public Worship of the Catholic and Roman Church". An Abridgement of Christian Doctrine. The flexible cover edition is made using real Morocco leather hand covered over flexible boards. The edges have been meticulously stitched to create an elegant and portable Bible. The endpapers are made of thick heavy weight paper, decoratively printed with traditional Catholic symbols. The edges of the paper have been gilded to the highest standards with a special gold gilding process to provide the warm glow seen on the gilded surface of the pages. Six soft ribbons have been specifically chosen to ensure that they do not damage the gilding or paper edges in any way.

Product Details

• Bonded Leather: 2248 pages
• Publisher: Baronius Press (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English, Latin
• ISBN-10: 0954563123
• ISBN-13: 978-0954563127
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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79 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Missal to Own in Black Leather and Use for Holy Mass!, July 25, 2006

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R. M. Villegas (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Roman Missal, 1962 (English and Latin Edition) (Bonded Leather)

Not to be confused with the "Roman Catholic Daily Missal" published by Angelus Press. This is the "1962 Roman Missal" published by Baronius Press, Ltd. in association and colloboration with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, a religious institute established in 1988 by Pope John Paul II to exclusively to offer only the traditional Latin Mass or the Mass according to the rubrics of Pope John XXIII and Pope Pius XII.

This Missal is great because the readings are based on the Douay Rheims Bible and they are in British English. Many of the feasts of the saints are from the 1970 Novus Ordo Calendar such as St. Richard Gwyn and St. Oliver Plunkett.

It includes prayers for the conversions of England, Scotland, and Wales. Much of the liturgical discipline and feasts are for the British Isles, Ireland, and the USA.

It is the almost the same as the "1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal", except it does not include the 7 Sacraments with the exception of Holy Matrimony. This Missal includes ALL the Gallican Prefaces used only in France.

The 1962 Missal includes prayers that were edited by Pope John XXIII. Pope John XXIII removed the conversions of the Jews and Muslims in the Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He also removed the absolution of venial sins at the Communion of the Faithful in the Ordinary of the Mass.

58 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars High quality leather binding, but format could be improved, June 8, 2008

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Davide Bianchini "Rising Suns" (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Roman Missal, 1962 (English and Latin Edition) (Bonded Leather)

I own three missals; 1945 St. Andrews, 1962 Baronius Press, and 1962 Angelus Press. What is desirable about the B.P. Missal is its soft genuine-leather cover, gold trim, and cream-colored pages. However, I would suggest that the B.P.'s "weakness" is the format, especially when compared to the beautiful 1945 St. Andrews missal. For example, the St. Andrews has both the Latin and English on the same page, organized into two columns, with rubrics in red. The B.P. however, has [for the mass] English on one page and Latin on the opposite page, with the rubrics repeated on both pages (also in red).

It's text font and spacing also seems to be cluttered, compared to the Angelus and SA. In addition, the LATIN text [for the propers and other prayers] in the B.P. Missal is reduced in size to ~1/2 the size as the English font. This de-emphasization appears to be a common trend among newer missals; post 1950's (note the 1945 St. Andrew gives equal spacing to both).

A third minor complaint; the print in the B.P. is somewhat difficult to read (for example, there is no clear differentiation between headings, canon, and rubrics like there is in the Angelus Press and St. Andrews). In this regard, the Angelus Press and St. Andrews missal are aesthetically "neater" than the B.P. (although there is significantly more "dead space" in the Angelus Press Missal).

There is also less information on each page. In the B.P., the text for the mass consumes about 71 pages, whereas in the S.A. is about half that; at 34 pages! (When I attend mass with the B.P. missal or Angelus Press missal, I find I am constantly turning pages to keep up). One last point, is the commentary in the S.A. missal is quite exceptional; it reads like a an old seminary textbook and contains traditional line art, with explanatory diagrams.

The fallback to the St. Andrews 1945 is that it has been republished in hard-cover (not leather), with white pages and red trim (the Angelus Press has a imitation-leather cover, with gold trim, and cream pages). Perhaps the format of the S.A. 1945 together with the quality of Baronius Press leather-bound publishing would make for an execptional missal.

***NOTE: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NEWER EDITION OF THE SA, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT NEWER EDITIONS (AFTER 1945) HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORMAT, SUCH AS THE DE-EMPHASIS OF LATIN TEXT AS MENTIONED ABOVE, AND THE REMOVAL OF LINE-ART****

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A deeply meaningful book for any Catholic, April 6, 2007

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Timothy J. McGuire (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Roman Missal, 1962 (English and Latin Edition) (Bonded Leather)

Physically this is a perfect edition, the leather cover, binding, paper and type set, flawless.

Spiritually this is an amazing book to me. I have no memory of the Tridentine Mass (Latin), as I was very young when it was suppressed. This opened my eyes to what we lost as Catholics! I hope the Vatican Secretary of State was accurate in reporting that Pope Benedict will soon release a motu proprio, allowing much broader use of the Tridentine Mass.