An Explanation of the Mass: The Traditional Latin Mass and supernatural purpose

and supernatural purpose

Martindale’s prose combines clarity

and the Kingship of Christ gathers Father Cyril Charles Martindale’s classic studies of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier into a single volume devoted to the spiritual origins and global mission of the Society of Jesus

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An Explanation of the Mass: The Traditional Latin Mass and supernatural purposeIn this masterful exposition of the sacred liturgy, Dom Prosper Guranger, Abbot of Solesmes and towering figure of the nineteenth century Catholic revival, unfolds with rare clarity the meaning and purpose of the prayers and ceremonies of the Traditional Latin Mass. Drawing upon the wisdom of the Churchs tradition, he traces each rite to its doctrinal foundations giving both the historical origins of these venerable practices and their enduring