In this first new Eucharistic customary in nearly 20 years, Patrick Malloy, an Episcopal priest and Liturgical scholar, presents a clear, illustrated Guide for the presider and Other leaders of the liturgy, contemporary in approach but based on ancient and classic principles of celebration.
Contents include: Theological and Liturgical principles
Liturgical ministry and Liturgical ministers
Liturgical space
Vesture, vessels, and Other Liturgical objects
The Liturgical year
The shape of the liturgy
The sung liturgy and singing during the liturgy
The order of the Eucharist (the heart of the book); and The celebration of Baptism during the Eucharist..
The author begins with a concise theology of the liturgy that underpins all of his specific directives in the book.
This leaves those who choreograph Prayer Book liturgies with a complex task and a powerful influence over the faith of the Church.
The 1979 Book of Common Prayer, like its predecessors, is long on telling the Church what to say, and short on telling it what to do.
In this first new Eucharistic customary in nearly 20 years, Patrick Malloy, an Episcopal priest and Liturgical scholar, presents a clear, illustrated Guide for the presider and Other leaders of the liturgy, contemporary in approach but based on ancient and classic principles of celebration
