Missal Posts Compendium

Just when you thought the world could not possibly flare forth any more beguilements, Sheryl Crow decides to cover Terence Trent D’Arby’s “Sign Your Name.”

…A handy compendium of posts about our beloved Roman Missal:

I. Fundamentals of Religion

II. Prayerbooks

III. Diverse Languages

IV. The Enduring Altar

V. Who Devised the Roman Rite and the West?

VI. Tall Mountain to Climb

…Breaking down the changes:

1. Et cum spirituo tuo

2. Gloria and Sanctus

3. Confiteor vs. Going to Confession

4. “Consubstantial” with the Father

5. Pro multis

6. “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof.”

7. Winston Churchill, Homer, and Let’s Get on with It

…Noticing things as we go:

1. The Baptist’s Song

2. Start with a Three-Beat Rhythm

3. “Sacred Mysteries”

4. Our Lady’s Pregnancy and Childbearing