Missal for Tridentine Mass

[Nikalette]

I have been looking also. I am torn between the Fr. Lasance New Roman Missal which has been reprinted and the St. Andrew Missa., both because the Latin is equal in size to,the English, but also because of the enormous amount of catchesis in the Missals. I was lucky enough to find an online version of Fr. lasance’ missal, which is not great quality, but it is helpful to see the enormous amount of living instruction which comes before the liturgy. If anyone is interested, I will post a link.

Most of all, I am interested in seeing the difference between the two. Most people who own either are fiercely loyal.

Also, there is a beautiful new Campion Missal and Hymnal, intended for congregational use, but available to individuals. I am not buying it because the first edition was so much more beautiful, on principal, I am waiting to find one of those, and also, it is hardcover, large, and more,suited for the pew.

 

[Nikalette]

here is a link to the PDF Fr. Lasance Missal

ccwatershed.org/media/pdfs/13/07/17/15-38-26_0.pdf

Have you ordered it? If so, what do you think?

The Angelus Press and Biretta Books editions seem to be the exactly the same, with the exception of a slight difference in size.

Compare the descriptions:
birettabooks.com/go/webstore/product/roman_catholic_daily_missal
angeluspress.org/1962-Roman-Catholic-Daily-Missal

The descriptions are exactly the same. Both have 1,980 pages. The only difference is that the AP dimensions are given as 6.75 x 4.25 and the BB dimensions are given as 6.25 x 4.75 x 1.5; also, the AP has gilt-edged pages while the BB does not. Unfortunately, BB does not have any pictures on its website, save for one that is so small that you can’t make anything out.

In comparing the Angelus Press and Baronius Press missals, both have the easy-to-read English translations on the outside of the pages and the Latin in smaller type squashed in the middle. Why would they do that? It should be the opposite or at least the same font size/space used for both! From reading what most people have written, the BP Latin is even more difficult to read than the AP, but in looking at the pictures taken by Fr. Z, they appear to be about the same, with a slight edge to AP, as people have said. But the BP has whiter paper, which I like, and is seems to be better laid-out in my opinion.

Compare:
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wdtprs.com/images/08_01_29_baronius7.jpg

with[

http://www.wdtprs.com/images/08_02_23_angeluspress3.jpg](http://www.wdtprs.com/images/08_02_23_angeluspress3.jpg)
wdtprs.com/images/08_02_23_angeluspress4.jpg

for the “squashed-Latin” problem

and

wdtprs.com/images/08_02_23_angeluspress13_big.jpg

for the layouts

I’d even consider the 1945 St. Andrew Daily Missal that many people seem to like, but I can’t find any pictures of it and it has the Kyriale in modern notation, instead of Gregorian! How dare they! That’s actually a deal-breaker for me. I just can’t stand modern notation with Gregorian chant. Plus, it would not have the 1962 updated Holy Week liturgies, saints’ feast days, etc. A lot of people have good things to say about the Fr. Lasance New Roman Missal but it has the same issues as the SADM (no pictures of inside - at least that’s an issue for me, since I can’t actually see for myself what it looks like - and not updated; don’t know about the Kyriale notation - I would hope that it uses Gregorian notation).

Does anybody know about the relative spacing given to the English and Latin in the FLNRM or have any other comments on it? How about the relative merits of the various English translations? Is it really much of a problem using a 1945 missal for the 1962 Mass, especially during Holy Week?

I personally don’t like the looks of the St. Joseph Daily Missal at all.

In looking at this picture of the New Marian Missal that somebody uploaded to Amazon.com (which has a lovely full-color picture of Our Lady), it appears that the only Latin it has in it is for the Mass! That’s probably why it only has 1,445 pages.

So, I don’t know.

Yes, I know, I’m extremely picky.

Maybe I’ll go with the Angelus Press.

 

[skweiler]

Nikalette,

Could you say how you found this? It looks like there may be other PDFs of interest, but is not possible to directly go to the “higher” directories.

For instance, one can’t put ccwatershed.org/media/ into the address bar and reach that page.

Thank you

 

[Shea96]

I have the one from Biretta Books - it’s a full $10 less than when I purchased it!

For anyone in transition, waiting on their missal, etc., if you are comfortable doing so, you can use the Laudate app. (just remember to turn all sound off on your phone!!) I know using a phone/tablet isn’t really encouraged, but I use it more often than not. I’m always nursing a baby or wrangling a toddler or waking up a sleeping younger child…etc…Holding a missal and flipping back and forth between pages can be cumbersome and, quite frankly, down right impossible.

Anyway, just thought I’d mention it in case you are sitting at Mass without a way to pray the Mass, there is the option.

It’s a great app regardless of whether or not you choose to use it in Mass. It’s great for home prayer or prayer on the go as well.