Enjoy fast, free delivery, exclusive deals, and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime
Try Prime
and start saving today with fast, free delivery
Amazon Prime includes:
Fast, FREE Delivery is available to Prime members. To join, select "Try Amazon Prime and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery" below the Add to Cart button.
Amazon Prime members enjoy:- Cardmembers earn 5% Back at Amazon.com with a Prime Credit Card.
- Unlimited Free Two-Day Delivery
- Streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows with limited ads on Prime Video.
- A Kindle book to borrow for free each month - with no due dates
- Listen to over 2 million songs and hundreds of playlists
- Unlimited photo storage with anywhere access
Important: Your credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. If you're happy with Amazon Prime, do nothing. At the end of the free trial, your membership will automatically upgrade to a monthly membership.
$22.49$22.49
Ships from: Amazon.com Sold by: Amazon.com
$21.27$21.27
Ships from: Amazon Sold by: Amazon Warehouse
Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
OK
The Traditional Mass: History, Form, and Theology of the Classical Roman Rite Paperback – April 13, 2020
Explore your book, then jump right back to where you left off with Page Flip.
View high quality images that let you zoom in to take a closer look.
Enjoy features only possible in digital – start reading right away, carry your library with you, adjust the font, create shareable notes and highlights, and more.
Discover additional details about the events, people, and places in your book, with Wikipedia integration.
Purchase options and add-ons
In view of ever deepening interest in the traditional form of the Roman rite of Mass—which, according to Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum, demands “due honor for its venerable and ancient usage”—a comprehensive but concise introduction to its history, form, and theology is more than ever desirable. In contrast to conventional explanations of the Mass that offer practical or allegorical explanations of particular moments in the rite, the present work attends to the organic process by which the Roman rite was built up from its foundations into a magnificent structure, marked by the accumulated riches of each age through which it passed, and characterized by order, beauty, and piety in its texts, gestures, rubrics, chants, and calendar—ranging from the major elements to the most minute details. Treated as well are the reality of the sacred and how it is encountered, the irreducible role of ritual action, the eastward direction of prayer, the formation and value of a specialized sacred language, and liturgical participation correctly understood. The author brilliantly expounds the dogmatic fidelity, anthropological realism, pastoral advantages, and inexhaustible theological depth of the traditional Latin Mass, in and through which the harmony of the Catholic lex orandi and lex credendi achieves its most perfect expression and its most powerful impact.
“Readers will find here much with which to grow in their appreciation of Pope Benedict XVI’s insistence that, in respect of the older liturgy: ‘What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden or even considered harmful. It behooves all of us to preserve the riches which have developed in the Church’s faith and prayer, and to give them their proper place.’ The publication of this English translation marks another important step towards achieving that goal.”—DOM ALCUIN REID, Founding Prior, Monastère Saint-Benoît
“This historically rigorous and theologically informed book is indispensable for anyone who cares about Pope Benedict XVI’s liturgical vision. I am delighted that this outstanding introduction to the traditional form of the Roman Mass is now available to Anglophone readers.”—FR. UWE MICHAEL LANG, Cong. Orat., St. Mary’s University
“Michael Fiedrowicz here accomplishes something well-nigh miraculous: a comprehensive introduction to the elaborate history, complex structure, and sublime theology of the traditional Latin Mass—supported by abundant scholarship—all within the scope of a single highly readable volume. His treatment of organic development, Latin, Gregorian chant, the orations, the Offertory, the Roman Canon, eastward orientation, and the benefits of fixed ritual are among the best I have ever seen. His respectful but incisive critique of defects in last century’s liturgical reform runs like a countermelody against the principal theme. Quite simply, this is the best one-volume work on the classical Roman Mass published since the Second Vatican Council.”—PETER A. KWASNIEWSKI, author of Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness
“I am pleased that Angelico Press has made available in English translation Prof. Fiedrowicz’s substantive achievement—the fruit of careful research, orthodox faith, and reverence for the riches handed on in tradition.”—FR. THOMAS KOCIK, Society for Catholic Liturgy
“The Roman Church has been rendered a great service with the publication of The Traditional Mass. Whereas previous tomes on the Roman Liturgy have often been too technical to appeal to the average Catholic, Fiedrowicz’s style—simple, informative, yet profound—grips and guides the reader from the outset. I heartily recommend this masterpiece to all Catholics who desire to better understand and appreciate the traditional Roman Mass.”—LOUIS J. TOFARI, Romanitas Press
- Print length350 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateApril 13, 2020
- Dimensions6 x 0.88 x 9 inches
- ISBN-10162138523X
- ISBN-13978-1621385233
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
Frequently bought together
Similar items that may deliver to you quickly
- The Catholic Mass: Steps to Restore the Centrality of God in the LiturgyBishop Athanasius SchneiderHardcover
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
"This historically rigorous and theologically informed book is indispensable for anyone who cares about Pope Benedict XVI's liturgical vision. I am delighted that this outstanding introduction to the traditional form of the Roman Mass is now available to Anglophone readers."--FR. UWE MICHAEL LANG, Cong. Orat., St. Mary's University
"Michael Fiedrowicz here accomplishes something well-nigh miraculous: a comprehensive introduction to the elaborate history, complex structure, and sublime theology of the traditional Latin Mass--supported by abundant scholarship--all within the scope of a single highly readable volume. His treatment of organic development, Latin, Gregorian chant, the orations, the Offertory, the Roman Canon, eastward orientation, and the benefits of fixed ritual are among the best I have ever seen. His respectful but incisive critique of defects in last century's liturgical reform runs like a countermelody against the principal theme. Quite simply, this is the best one-volume work on the classical Roman Mass published since the Second Vatican Council."--PETER A. KWASNIEWSKI, author of Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness
"I am pleased that Angelico Press has made available in English translation Prof. Fiedrowicz's substantive achievement--the fruit of careful research, orthodox faith, and reverence for the riches handed on in tradition."--FR. THOMAS KOCIK, Society for Catholic Liturgy
"The Roman Church has been rendered a great service with the publication of The Traditional Mass. Whereas previous tomes on the Roman Liturgy have often been too technical to appeal to the average Catholic, Fiedrowicz's style--simple, informative, yet profound--grips and guides the reader from the outset. I heartily recommend this masterpiece to all Catholics who desire to better understand and appreciate the traditional Roman Mass."--LOUIS J. TOFARI, Romanitas Press
About the Author
Product details
- Publisher : Angelico Press (April 13, 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 350 pages
- ISBN-10 : 162138523X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1621385233
- Item Weight : 1.13 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.88 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #324,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #413 in Christian Rites & Ceremonies Books
- #2,421 in Catholicism (Books)
- #5,537 in Christian Theology (Books)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
Customer reviews
Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon-
Top reviews
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.
Compared to the other two I liked, I’d say this is the most scholarly but it’s still easy to read. It approaches the Mass from a bunch of different angles (each part of the Mass, big picture issues like Latin and the power of ceremonies, etc.) and lenses (historical, theological, etc.).
All 3 complement each other in conjunction with looking at an actual missal. I’d say Treasure and Tradition is best for illustrations, beginners, and having a word-by-word English translation. Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright is good for a mix of practical tips and aggressive Novus Ordo critique. More of an apologetics-type book. Then this one is more sober and in-depth.
The main thing that kept hitting me from this book was the slow, organic growth of the Mass and how every single aspect of the Mass has a history and means something.
Top reviews from other countries
It could have covered some more history of the liturgical structure, i.e. the pre-tridentine period, but otherwise it's magnificent. A MUST READ.