Commentary on the General Instruction of the Roman Missal

Nathan D. Mitchell, PhD, (1943-2024), was Associate Director for Research at the Center for Pastoral Liturgy, University of Notre Dame. Six times a year, he wrote "The Amen Corner" for Worship. In 1998, the North American Academy of Liturgy presented him with its Berakah Award. Other books by Mitchell that have been published by Liturgical Press include Cult and Controversy, Mission and Ministry, and Rule of Prayer, Rule of Faith. He also contributed to The Collegeville Pastoral Dictionary of Biblical Theology.

This valuable book is the most complete commentary available and will probably not be superseded for years. It should be read and studied by every priest, seminarian, liturgist, liturgy committee, and anyone else interested in celebrating the Eucharist properly.Catholic Books Review

• ContentsForeword by the Most Reverend Donald W. Trautman    viiIntroduction    ixAbbreviations and Acronyms    xiiiInstitutio Generalis Missalis Romani and the Class of Liturgical Documents to Which It Belongs    1Nathan D. Mitchell and John F. BaldovinLiturgy and Ecclesiastical Law    28R. Kevin SeasoltzTheological and Pastoral Reflections    46David N. Power and Catherine VinciePreamble    73Margaret Mary KelleherChapter I: Importance and Dignity of the Eucharistic Celebration    99Keith F. PecklersChapter II: The Structure of the Mass, Its Elements and Its Parts    113Edward FoleyChapter III: The Duties and Ministries in the Mass    199Bruce T. Morrill and Susan K. RollChapter IV.I: The Different Forms of Celebrating Mass    224Martin Connell and Sharon McMillanChapter IV.II: Concelebrated Mass    279Gilbert Ostdiek and Andrew CiferniChapter IV.III: Mass at Which Only One Minister Participates    310Mary Schaefer and Joanne M. Pierce Chapter IV.IV: Some General Norms for All Forms of Mass    325Mary Schaefer and Joanne M. PierceChapter V: The Arrangement and Furnishings of Churches for the Celebration of the Eucharist    351Mark E. Wedig and Richard S. VoskoChapter VI: Requisites for the Celebration of Mass    383Richard E. McCarron and Anne C. McGuireChapter VII: The Choice of the Mass and Its Parts    405Joyce Ann ZimmermanChapter VIII: Masses and Prayers for Various Circumstances and Masses for the Dead    423Joanne M. Pierce and Richard RutherfordChapter IX: Adaptations Within the Competence of Bishops and Bishops’ Conferences    447Mark Francis and Gary NevilleList of Contributors    468Index    471