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An insightful and practical exploration of Catholicismrsquos most sacred traditionThe Mass The Glory the Mystery the Tradition is an engaging and authoritative guide to Catholicismrsquos most distinctive practice And now with the Church introducing revised language for the Mass Catholics have a perfect opportunity to renew their understanding of this beautiful and beloved celebrationWith eloquent prose and elegant black-and-white photography bestselling authors Archbishop Donald Wuerl and Mike Aquilina guide readers through the different parts of the Mass from the entrance procession to the blessing and dismissal capturing the deep meaning of elements that are at once ordinary and mysterious bread and wine water and candles altar cloths and ceremonial booksStep by step they explain the specifics such as the order of the Mass the vessels used the unique clothing worn the prayers and responses the postures and the gestures Then they explore the rich historical spiritual and theological background to each Prayerful but practical fact-filled but readable The Mass prepares readers to participate more fully and appreciatively in the sacred rite at the heart of Catholic life.
About the Author
Mike Aquilina is author or editor of more than thirty books, including The Fathers of the Church, The Mass of the Early Christians, and A Year with the Church Fathers. He has co-hosted eight series that air on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) . He has co-authored books with Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., and theologian Scott Hahn. He is past editor of New Covenant magazine and The Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper. He appears weekly on Sirius Radio's "Sonrise Morning Show." Mike and his wife, Terri, have six children, who are the subject of his book Love in the Little Things.In 2011 Mike was a featured presenter of the U.S. Bishops' Diocesan Educational/Catechetical Leadership Institute. He also wrote the USCCB's theological reflection for Catechetical Sunday in 2011.His reviews, essays and journalism have appeared in many journals, including First Things, Touchstone, Crisis, Our Sunday Visitor, National Catholic Register, and Catholic Heritage. He contributed work on early Christianity to the Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought.Mike is a also poet whose works have appeared in U.S. literary journals and have been translated into Polish and Spanish. He shared songwriting credits with Grammy Award-winner Dion DiMucci on the forthcoming album "Tank Full of Blues."
