Daily Missal, but which one?

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I’m a returning Catholic and would like to purchase a Daily Missal. Had no idea that there were so many, different dates, different publishing. I would like to attend a Tridentine mass in our area. Please help me what Missal did you guys pick.
I’m leaning towards Saint Andrew 1945 or the Roman Catholic Daily Missal 1962.
Please share your experience with your Daily Missal. Thanks in advance and God bless!
 
I use the Angelus Press 1962 daily missal and it’s great. I really like the paper. It’s cream colored with rounded edges and it’s pretty strong since I’ve dropped it a couple times and the pages didn’t rip even when the slid across my hand and the pew. The prayers are great, too. I recommend it.
 
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I second the Angelus Press recommendation, though I got it particularly because of the commentary for the Mass in the margins. I will say that it’s not real leather though and only has five ribbons. The Baronius Press one is leather and has six, though I don’t personally like the layout as much. I’ve heard that St. Andrew’s is also an excellent choice as well.
 
I would like to attend a Tridentine mass in our area.
New missals are printed with high quality “bible quality” paper and leather or other high quality covers. They are usually pretty expensive.

Are you sure you will be attending daily Latin mass in your area? Do you have a history of attending daily mass? Have you assisted at many Latin masses.

It might be more fiscally prudent to see if you can get a 2nd hand missal. They are long lasting books. My mum has the one she received at her 1st holy communion in the late 1930’s. Still in fine shape.
 
There is a church here that holds Tridentine mass every Saturday only. Upon research on churches that holds the Latin mass, it seems like only limited churches are doing it and not as frequent as i would like to. Thank you for your (name removed by moderator)ut.
 
They probably have the red Missalettes in the pews. Those can get you by at least for Low Mass. They have handy images too.
 
They have handy images too.
The images are the most important part. During Latin mass, large portions are spoken in a low voice, tough to follow along with just the words. Paying attention to where the priest is and what he’s doing lets the faithful know how the mass is progressing
 
Exactly. I’m so engaged in the Tridentine Mass, because I have to pray along so carefully.
 
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You could get the Missal published by the society celebrating your Mass. If it’s the FSSP, that would be the 1962 Daily Missal from Baronius Press. You don’t need to match Missals to societies, but it’s a nice touch.
 
In that case, if you’ll be attending the OF, I would recommend the MTF’s Daily Roman Missal.
https://catholicbooksdirect.com/pro...p6IVCyy_LBA98hFnJO5VnvQMnEN2hTiUaAic8EALw_wcB

If you’ll be rough on it, get a case as well

 
For the price of any missal, i think it’s only a MUST to get a protective covering to last many years.
 
To be perfectly frank with you, I’d wait on getting a hand missal. From what you provided it sounds like you haven’t actually attended the TLM yet, let alone built up a solid affinity for it. Furthermore, you say the only TLM close to you is offered once a week on a Saturday? That would render something like 90% of that hand missal useless until your local TLM catches on a little more. It would be even more useless if on the vast majority of those 4th class memorials the priest decides to celebrate our Lady’s Saturday votive Mass instead.

If you insist on buying a hand missal, I’d second the recommendation for the 1962 Angelus Press edition. Unless you’re inheriting it, buying it super cheap second hand, or buying it as a historical collector’s item, anything from before then (e.g. 1945 St. Andrew’s Missal) is going to be missing certain feasts, and Holy Week in particular is going to be totally different. I myself have the Baronius Press and I regret not getting the Angelus Press instead. The English translation for Baronius is very British and it becomes quite noticeable when used in an American group for prayer, or when an American priest reads the translations of the readings on Sunday Mass. The Angelus Press is also smaller in dimensions and the cover is more flexible. I’ve also found the gilding on the pages of Baronius’ to be a bit flaky, for an otherwise sturdy book.
 
I prefer the Angelus 1962 Daily Missal. Angelus Press is wonderful for all things traditional.
 
Baronius and Angelus are basically the same. The St Andrews Missal has great reviews but I believe it is not the 62 liturgy which means there will be slight differences. Any of those three will be good.
 
Catholic thrift stores are good places to find used missals.

I found one for $2 at one of my local locations.
 
It seems like the 1962 Angelus missal is quiet popular here. There are a number of Goodwill store around my area to haunt for this. I have another question. Would this be the same as the 1962 Angelus Missal?

Daily Romance Missal 7th Edition (Genuine leather cover)
ISBN: 9781936045600 (Midwest Theological Forum)
Sorry i’m not allowed to post links.

It has a genuine leather which is kinda nice. But it does not say what version. Thanks in advance.
 
@Fauken, thank you. I think i made up my mind on which one to get. Thank you all for your (name removed by moderator)ut. Now the haunt begins!
 
I’d wait on getting a hand missal. From what you provided it sounds like you haven’t actually attended the TLM yet, let alone built up a solid affinity for i
I can agree with this analysis. If you haven’t actually assisted at the Latin Mass several times, you may find you don’t have the preference you think- or you might decide that you don’t prefer to follow along in a hand missal.

When the Latin Mass was the only Mass, most folks didn’t carry or use hand missals. Hand missals for the faithful to follow along were an innovation of the 19th Century, part of modern history in their own right.
 
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