I am currently awaiting the proof copy of the second edition of Praying the Mass: The Prayers of the People. If all goes well, the second edition will be available for purchase by the end of this week. There are about a dozen pages of additional content, but the price of the book remains the same: $12.
The outline below is a brief summary of the changes and new content, and each section has a link to a post on www.PrayingTheMass.com for the benefit of those who already have the first edition and would rather not purchase the second edition as well. You can also download a PDF (also free) of all the changes as one document; this PDF includes two whole chapters ("Preparing for Prayer" and "Offertory Prayers").
- Introduction
- Excerpt from Pope John Paul II's address to US Bishops from 1998 on liturgical participation
- Chapter 1 - Preparing for Prayer
- Re-structured with major sections on "Personal Prayer", "Reading the Bible", "The Eucharistic Fast", "Sacramental Confession", "Silence and Stillness",
- Section on "Personal Prayer"
- Quotes from Vatican II documents
- Emphasis on how to develop a personal habit of prayer
- Section on "Reading the Bible"
- Included more online resources for Scripture meditations and reflections
- Included a reference to Vatican II on the Liturgy of the Hours (i.e. Divine Office)
- Section on "Silence and Stillness"
- Included quotes from Scripture on silence and stillness in prayer
- Questions
- Added a question about the importance of Scripture in a personal prayer life
- Chapter 7 - Profession of Faith
- Added explanation of "seated at the right hand of the Father"
- More information about "his kingdom will have no end"
- Chapter 9 - Offertory Prayers
- Added major section "Offertory Procession", rearranged content
- Section on "Offertory Procession"
- Explanation of the rite and its meaning
- Inclusion of quote from Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's Calvary and the Mass
- Section on "Blessed be God forever."
- Explanation of bread and wine as sacramentals
- Section on "May the Lord accept..."
- Explanation about the physical, spiritual, and substantial likeness of the bread and wine to the sacrifice of Christ
- Inclusion of a quote from Archbishop Charles Chaput
- Inclusion of a quote from a sermon of St. Peter Chrysologus on the baptismal priesthood
- Conclusion
- Inclusion of another quote the sermon of St. Peter Chrysologus
- Questions
- Added question about the heart being an altar
- Chapter 11 - Communion Rite
- Section "Lamb of God"
- Added explanation of the title "Lamb of God"
I also made some general language corrections to the text:
- I use "old" and "new" throughout to refer to the two English translations, avoiding words like "current" and "future".
- I use "internal" and "external" when referring to participation, instead of mixing interior/internal and exterior/external.
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