Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year: According to the Modern Roman Rite

by Peter J. Elliott

The liturgy of the Catholic Church is the action by which Jesus Christ unites the members of the Church in glorifying God. It makes people holy through words, music, action and signs. The Eucharist is intended to be the most powerful means of union with our God, with the saints in heaven and with each other, and is to be a foretaste of the praise of God given in joy by the saints in heaven. As we move through the whole of the year, the Church is united with the mysteries of Christ's earthly life so as to come closer to her Lord and Saviour.

Monsignor Peter Elliott provides scholarship and many years' experience and love of the liturgy. His previous work Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite has helped many people to celebrate our liturgy with attention and devotion. This present work is a guide to the most important moments of the Church year from Advent and Christmas to Holy Week, Corpus Christi and to the Solemnity of Christ the King. His book has been a long-awaited guide to those who wish to celebrate the events of the Church year with dignity, devotion, and deep faith.

Genres: Catholic, Theology

245 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

Peter John Elliott was an Australian bishop of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne from 2007 to 2018. He was also an author, writing a number of published works that predominantly concern the celebration of Catholic liturgy.

Reviews

[Michael Joosten]

As excellent as its companion book, Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite, and a natural partner to it, looking at the ceremonies of the Mass as they vary through the year rather than as they are generally typified at all Masses. Msgr. Elliott does seem to wax a little more theological throughout the course of this book, but this is not out of keeping with the previous volume and is given a more spread-out pretext here as the book follows the course of the liturgical calendar.