Books

A Brief History of Christian Worship
by James F. White
Abingdon Press

A Program for Parish Involvement: Catechesis for Liturgy
by Gilbert Ostdiek, Introduction by Thomas Groome
Pastoral Press (A division of OCP), Portland, Oregon.

At the Heart of Liturgy
Russell H. Hardiman, Editor
An Essential Guide for Celebrating the Paschal Mystery. Twenty-Third Publications, Mystic, CT

Choir Prayers
by Jeanne Hunt
Pastoral Press, Washington, D.C.
A collection of modest and delightful prayers for different times of the year, focussing on choir occasions and experiences, to nurture the spirituality of the whole choir.

Church Music and the Christian Faith
by Erik Routley
Carol Streams, Illinois: Agape (no. 771), eighth printing 1990

Days of the Lord (7 volumes)
The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1990.
A comprehensive guide to the seasons of the Christian year with references to the readings and special services of each season.

Disputed Questions in the Liturgy Today
by John M. Huels
Liturgy Training Publications (LTP), 1988

Elements of Rite: A Handbook of Liturgical Style
by Aidan Kavanagh
The Liturgical Press, Collegeville

Foundations of Liturgy: An Introduction to its History and Practice
by Adolf Adam
A Pueblo Book, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota

Gather Faithfully Together: Guide for Sunday Mass
by Cardinal Roger Mahoney, Archbishop of Los Angeles
Liturgy Training Publications (LTP)

Hymnal Companion to Worship III - Third Edition
by Marilyn Kay Stulken, Catherine Salika, GIA Publications
First Catholic Hymnal companion. Known story of each hymn in Worship third edition, biographies of each author, composer, translator, arranger and references to published sources.

Hymns and their Uses
by James Rawlings Sydnor
Carol Streams, Illinois: Agape (no. 770), eighth printing 1982

Introduction to Christian Worship
by James F. White
Abingdon Press

Liturgy for the New Millennium: A Commentary on the Revised Sacramentary
Mark R. Francis, Keith F. Pecklers, Editors
A Pueblo Book, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota

More Disputed Questions in the Liturgy
by John M. Huels
Liturgy Training Publications (LTP), 1996

Music and Liturgy: The Universa Laus Document and Commentary
by Claude Duchesneau, Michel Veuthey; Translated by Paul Inwood
The Pastoral Press

Preparing (Series)
Collection of 17 titles on varied liturgical subjects, including Preparing Music for Celebration by Heather Reid. See Novalis web site and search for keyword "preparing music celebration" for Heather's book, or "preparing" to get a listing of all the titles in the collection.

Reaching Out without Dumbing Down
by Marva J. Dawn
Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995

Sourcebook for Sundays and Seasons
Liturgy Training Publications (LTP)
An annual publication that includes prayers, readings and suggestions for art and music for each season of the Christian year.

Successful Sight-Singing
A series of sight-reading books by Nancy Telfer. Published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company (follow the choral link at their web site). This publisher also produces well-typeset octavos from various classical sources as well as resources for the guitar and the piano.

The Liturgy Committee Handbook
by Tom Baker and Frank Ferrone
One of the few books on the market intended for parish liturgy committees at every stage of their organisation's life. Published by Twenty-Third Publications in 1998.

The Liturgy Documents (Volume 1) - A Parish Resource
Archdiocese of Chicago
Liturgy Training Publications (LTP), 1991

The Parish Cantor
by Michael Connolly
Chicago: GIA Publications, 1991

The Popular Guide of the Mass
by William Marrevee
The Pastoral Press (see OCP)

The Singing Thing: A Case for Congregational Song
by John Bell
A delightful new handbook by John L. Bell of the Iona Community that explores the reasons we, as humans, are compelled to express ourselves in song. A must-read for choir directors, cantors, and song leaders.
Published by GIA Publications

The Sunday Lectionary - Ritual Word, Paschal Shape
by Normand Bonneau, O.M.I.
A very informative text on the principles underlining the selection of biblical passages and the patterns of the readings that structure the Sundays, feast days, and seasons of the R.C. liturgical year. This book gives a new appreciation of the richness of our daily readings, and is a very useful reference for making appropriate music selections for masses.
Published in 1998 by The Liturgical Press (Collegeville, Minnesota)

Visions of Liturgy and Music for a New Century
by Lucien Deiss
Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1996

Where have you gone Michelangelo?
by Thomas Day
New York: Crossroads, 1993

Why Catholics can't sing
by Thomas Day
New York: Crossroads, 1992

Why Sing? Towards a Theology of Catholic Church Music
by Miriam Therese Winter
Washington: Pastoral Press, 1984

Youth at Worship
Publications Service
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)



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