The ever increasing interest in the Liturgical Traditions of the Church gives rise to the need for adequately trained altar servers, and what better way to assist than to resurrect this classic! This famous handbook is an invaluable resource for all altar boys from beginning to advanced. Though written for instructors, this manual can also be used for home study, schools, and sacristies.
Dom Matthew Britt begins by offering specific instructions on common ceremonial actions, including how to make the proper bow, how to light the candles, and how to carry the Missal. He also walks the servers step-by-step through Low Mass (with one or two servers), High Mass, Solemn High Masses, Nuptial and Requiem Masses, Vespers, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The book contains more than 24 diagrams showing the various actions and positions of acolytes, thurifer, master of ceremonies, sub-deacon, and deacon. It includes servers' responses for the 1962 Latin Mass. How to Serve is a brief and clear manual from 1934 that is simply the best book of its kind. It will once again become the standard reference for acolytes, handing on to young servers the disciplines necessary for reverent Catholic ceremonies.
- Author:
- Dom Matthew Britt, OSB
- Imprint:
- TAN Books
- Pages:
- 168
- Publication Date:
- 1/1/2009
- Product Format:
- Paperbound
- Pdf:
- https://tanbooks.com/content/HowToServe_Preview.pdf
- Height:
- 8.50
- Width:
- 5.50
3 Reviews
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The authority of rubrics!
I’m a 56 year old “altar boy” and serve the Latin Mass. This is a privilege, and learning to serve our Lord properly is the subject of this lovely book. It’s a quick read, and I learned a lot. I highly recommend this for servers of the Latin Mass, and for parishioners who worship in the Latin Rite. Thank you.
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Great gift
Got this for my son who says he wants to be an altar server - for the Latin mass too. This will help or show us the level of his commitment.
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It's pretty good.
It's pretty good.
