A Catholic prayer book

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I searched now for the ISBN of Christian Prayer, and I saw that it appears in some stores as People’s Prayer Book. Is it the same book in just in a different name? and if someone here used that book - can you give me a review for it? Thanks and God bless you all!
 
The People’s Prayer Book seems to be an entirely different compendium of prayers, also published by the Catholic Book Publishing Co.

I have used the Liturgy of the Hours and Christian Prayer for 18 years now. It is simply the best regimen for daily prayer that I could hope for. I love the sanctoral cycle and celebrating feast days of the saints. I love praying with the Church and I love the prescribed times of day. I became accustomed to the chanting of the prayers and prefer it to be sung now, but I also enjoy the quiet peace of a spoken session as well.

If you wish to experience the Liturgy of the Hours for yourself, go to Divineoffice.org and play some of the audio available there. It is exactly the same as having the 4-volume set, only the ribbons are all set for you automatically, and a professional group of lectors will pray it for you so you know how it sounds. It couldn’t be better than that!
 
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a special syncretism of Judaism and Catholicism.
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I don’t know if syncretism is a correct description. I do know that it is now common for the Catholic Church to celebrate Mass and its other liturgies in vernacular languages. For example, my local Catholic parish church in the United States regularly has Masses in English and Masses in Spanish and occasionally bilingual Masses with some parts in English and other parts in Spanish. I am not surprised that there are Masses celebrated in Hebrew in Israel. It is also common for the Church to have special Masses for national holidays. For example, in the United States there are special Masses for its Independence Day (4 July) and Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November). If major Jewish holidays are also national holidays in Israel, I would not be surprised if there are special Masses for those days as well.

Another poster (Anesti33) mentioned the Divineoffice website. If you are unable to access that website, as it may be closed to new users or users outside the United States, each day’s Liturgy of the Hours (Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Daytime Prayers, Evening Prayer, and Night Prayer) is also available online for free at the iBreviary website, here. In fact, the iBreviary website looks like it might have everything you are looking for in daily liturgical texts from the Missal and the Liturgy of the Hours.
 
You need to understand - when I say syncretism, I do not mean to mass in different languages. I mean that Vicariate of James the Just celebrate the Jewish Holidays in a full syncretism - by offering a mass as the Catholics do, and in the traditional Jewish way. For example, let us take Hanukkah: they celebrate the mass and the biggest moment in it is lighting the menorah and then say the Jewish prayers and they eat traditional doughnuts and sing the Jewish traditional hymns. I surely do not come to insult or attack their faith - I just think it is a very special tradition. I know that just because I have watched a TV show about religion in Israel and they dedicated an episode for the topic of Christianity.
 
Fine. So as you say, I need to search for Christian Prayer. But is it includes the order of Mass?
 
Well, I need something with 1-5 volumes. I do not have enough room in my library to place 15 volumes.
 
No, you didn’t say you needed the Order of Mass. (This is getting a little weird with extra requirements and restrictions being added all the time.)

If you want the Order of Mass in a package that is typically used by laypeople, then try the St. Joseph Missal. It is called a hand missal or missallette. There are subscription options as well as options for durable books. Most people in my parish subscribe to Magnificat, which contains some of the Liturgy of the Hours and the layperson’s part of the Mass, as well as daily meditations.
 
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try the St. Joseph Missal.
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That particular missal is only good for the Sunday Masses of the year 2021; it is not of much use for weekday Masses nor for anytime before or after the year 2021. If you are looking for a missal that is good for Mass everyday of the week and good year after year, you will want a daily missal, such as this.
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… subscribe to Magnificat, which contains some of the Liturgy of the Hours…
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If you are looking for the complete Liturgy of the Hours and not just some of the Liturgy of the Hours, you will want something like this 4-volume set. However, I am reluctant recommending the purchase of such an expensive set of books at this time because I have heard that a new edition of the Liturgy of the Hours in English is due to be published in 2022.
 
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Is there a reason for the publishing of a missal just for one specific year?
 
The OP though is trying to engage in inter-faith dialogue. The vast majority of Catholics don’t pray the LOTH, much less the 1962 version.
 
What I really need is the most common version of your prayers and masses, I think it calls the Novus Ordo. I mean what most of Catholics pray, and not just the traditionalists (although I prefer them as a version of Catholicism because I am a conservative man, but not the sedevacantists, they sounds like they jump on the slight differences between insanity and sanity).
 
I’d recommend this Daily Roman Missal then:


It’s for the Novus Ordo (also known as the Ordinary Form or OF) and has the Order of Mass, all the readings for all reading cycles, both for daily and Sunday Masses, along with seasonal celebrations (like Easter and Christmas), and has multiple prayers in it. I myself carry one to Mass (when there isn’t a pandemic going on). I’m sure you could find a hardback version of this and not pay as much for the leather version. I will say though it does not include the feast days of recently canonized Saints, but it should suit your purposes nicely.
 
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It sounds very nice, but do you have a recommendation for a holidays’ missal? I need something for Christmas.
 
For just Christmas? I don’t think you’ll find something just for Christmas unless you go to a website. I’d recommend (if you have a smartphone) downloading the app Laudate and check out the Daily Readings section.
 
I just need something good for all holidays, I just gave Christmas as an example.
 
Just to make sure I understand you correctly, you’re looking for something that only has holidays/major days in it?
 
My default is something for whole liturgical year, but it will be lovely as well if you will find something which include only the holidays. After all, I am not really going to church and my whole knowledge in masses comes from live stream of Vatican news at holidays.
 
St Paul’s Missal sounds better to me. Does this missal fit to every year or just 2021? I need something that fits for the whole cycle, if there is something like that. I do not want to buy a new missal every year.

Execuse me for that I have a lot of requires.
 
No, it’s fine! I don’t want you to waste your money, so ask away. Yes, this missal should be good for 2020 and beyond. You’ll just have to know what cycle we’re on (A, B, or C. I think we’re on cycle A right now, and we’ll start on cycle B on the first Sunday of Advent. Either way, the priest should definitely know).
 
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