Key to the Missal: Finding Your Way in the Traditional Mass

Few books do so much in so little as this one. In sixteen short chapters the authors manage not only to present a key to the Traditional Missal, but also a key to the entire Church Year, as well as a key to the Sacred Liturgy.

In addition to the chapters on the seasons of the Church Year, the book gives in two initial chapters authentic information on the history of the Missal and its use, concluding with three chapters on the Feasts of Our Lord, of the Mother of God, and of the Saints. May this book give the reader a greater appreciation for such a treasure as the Traditional Roman Missal!

Cornelius A. Bouman, from Utrecht, Holland, was an international authority and scholar in the field of the history of the liturgy. He lectured in the Summer Liturgy Program at the University for many years since 1951. He was also an authority on the various Eastern liturgies. In December 1955 he was ordained a Deacon according to the Byzantine-rite in the Russian Catholic Church of St. Anthony the Great in Rome. In 1958 he was appointed to the chair of liturgy at the University of Nijmegan in the Netherlands.

Mary Perkins Ryan was the well-known author of popular liturgical books aimed at a wider understanding of and participation in the liturgy: "Key to the Psalms," introduction to "The Psalms: The Fides Translation," "Speaking of How to Pray," and "Beginning at Home."