After several hours of internet research I decided to buy the Daily Roman Missal. It is based on the 3rd edition of the text of the Roman Missal (2010), and it is the 7th edition (2011) published by Rev James Socias. It is approved by the Committee on Divine Worship, US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The price of $53.90 was excellent and it was delivered promptly in two days by Amazon Prime and sold by "acbooksnet." It arrived in excellent condition. It appears to be extremely well constructed, and it is artfully and reverently designed with many beautiful black and white icon illustrations, appropriately placed throughout the missal. I very much like the Order of the Mass printed in Latin (with the exception of the different Prefaces) on odd number pages beside the English. It is incredibly comprehensive, well beyond the Liturgy of the Mass, as the Amazon description indicates. The size, feel and print are very convenient.
I was a little concerned about learning how to use this missal, as it appeared to be very complex, with a liturgical calendar that goes from 2011 to 2023. However, I found a YouTube video published by The Catholic Store called "How to Use Your Daily Roman Missal" that provides an excellent explanation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVkh5NHXFco. The missal is very well organized and it takes only a few minutes with the video to move about the missal and find your place. The six ribbons are very helpful to keep track of places that are personally important.
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