The Mass: A Study of the Roman Liturgy | |
Fr. Adrian Fortescue | |
Fr. Adrian Fortescue (adventurer, liturgist, | |
calligrapher, organist, scholar, and first and foremost | |
priest) dedicated his life to the service of Christ, and | |
much of his mind to the study of the liturgies of Christ's | |
Church. Incredibly well-versed in liturgies, including | |
those which are no longer celebrated, Fr. Fortescue has | |
produced what is likely the most important English-language | |
book about the Roman liturgy in existence. (It concerns, of | |
course, the liturgy last promulgated in 1176 [1962], since | |
subsequent Roman liturgies are really new creations.) The | |
work cites original texts in original languages, | |
particularly Latin, Greek, and Hebrew; however, it is still | |
eminently accessible and profitable for readers unfamiliar | |
with these tongues. Full of references to sources in multiple | |
languages, this incredible work demonstrates conclusively that | |
the Roman liturgy is apostolic in origin and a uniquely beautiful | |
expression of our Faith. 1X1 pages; English. | |
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