Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Ministry Outside of Mass

Hardcover | 7 x 10 | 160 pages | Language: English (c) 2024, 

This beautifully designed ritual book provides the newly translated English texts for Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass approved for use in the dioceses of the United States of America.

Complete with music and additional Scripture and prayer texts, these rites include:

• The Order of Distributing Holy Communion outside Mass
• Administration of Communion and Viaticum to the Sick by an Extraordinary Minister
• Various Forms of Worship of the Most Holy Eucharist

This ritual edition includes an appendix with newly engraved solemn tones for texts that may be chanted by both ordained and lay ministers during the Order of Distributing Holy Communion outside Mass. The musical notation was original published in The Roman Missal and additional chants have been pointed for use by lay ministers. The chants include:

The materials, design, and layout provide a dignified means for those who minister with these pages. Features include:

• two-color printing to differentiate spoken texts from rubrics
• pagination designed to reduce disrupting page breaks
• three ribbon markers bound into the book
• acid-free paper to prevent discoloration over time
• casebound book with foil stamp on front cover and spine

The cover image of the risen Christ alludes to the exposed sacrament in the monstrance, signifying that it is the risen Christ whom we worship and adore. It was illustrated by Martin Erspamer.

Printed and bound in the United States of America