Daily Roman Missal, Third Edition Bonded Leather – Lay Flat, December 1, 2011

Product as expected. Good quality.

Quality Item!!

THE DAILY ROMAN MISSAL edited by Father James Socias is a well organized informative Missal. The Missal is well made, and the editor(s)and publishers produced a Missal that is well bound and has legible print for easy reading.This Missal is useful for devout, older Catholics. The Missal has devotions for the Mass and for private use. The editor(s)gave clearly written explanations to novices on how to use the Missal with a "code" on abbreviations that are used in the text. The Missal contains a listing of the biblical readings for the liturgical years (cycles A, B,and C).For traditional Catholics who appreciate the Tridentine Mass, this Missal was published for them. The texts are in Latin and English. The translations, as far as this reviewer knows, are accurate. The division of the Missal into the liturgical seasons such as Advent, Lent, the Triduum, Easter Season, and Ordinary Time is concisely explained and helps enhance an understanding of Catholic Liturgial Calendar.The guides for the Order of the Roman Canon of the Mass and the Eucharist Prayers make this Missal easy to use if one attends a Tridentine Mass which is still celebrated especially in urban areas. There are guides for the Sacrament of Confession which can be used for traditional Catholics and those who are used to the Mass since Vatican II.The Missal has a more recent Proper of the Saints which surprised the undersigned. The addition of saints since the Pontificate of Pope John Paul II is astounding and may be already badly out of date. The rituals for Common Masses and Ritual Masses are clearly explained. The categories of Votive Masses and Requiem Masses are explained and gives precice instructions on the reasoning of these Masses.The section re devotions and private/family prayers is surprisingly comprehensive. For those who may consider classes to be received into the Catholic Church, the section on prayers and devotions is a valuable aid. Those who want a continuous prayer life will find this section useful and almost exhaustive.The Missal has appendices for optional readings that can be used to find what may be difficult elsewhere. This Missal has sections that can help those who follow the Catechism. The illustrations in this Missal are visual aids that may make the text more instructive.This DAILY MISSAL can be used for those who prefer the Tridentine Mass as well as the Mass since Vatican II. The text and explanations clarify what may not be clear to Catholics who want to know more about the Faith as well those not familiar with Catholicism. This writer recommends this edition of THE DAILY ROMAN MISSAL.James E. EgolfJune 12, 2011

Very satisfying quality, much like the missals of the 1960s. It's up to date with all the current readings at Mass.

This Missal is exactly what I was looking for. Purchased one for my Mom for Christmas, and also received one for myself as a gift. This is my 1st Missal, but feedback from my Mom who has used others in the past (most recently a St Joseph's Sunday Missal) is that this is very easy to use especially when compared to the St Joseph's.My observations:The cover is nice burgundy leather-like with gold foil printing. The binding is solid with gold-gilded pages, with plenty of ribbons. Very attractive book.The font is excellent, easy to read. No issues with printing as a previous poster described; maybe they got a misprint? I don't have a lot of experience using a Missal, but I am having no problems navigating the Mass with this version; it seems well laid out.My primary reason for wanting the Missal was to be able to keep up with the new translation. It is nice to be able to read the readings ahead of time and also to gain a better understanding of the Mass celebration. This Missal is packed with plenty of 'extras' as other reviewers have mentioned.At the time a Sunday only Missal was not available, but I wasn't looking for that. This Missal is a little big (thick) since it contains the weekday Masses as well.I have not found any errors yet; it seems very accurate with the newest V. 3 translation. Both my Mom and I are really happy with our gifts. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a complete Missal with the newest translation in an attractive book!

Ever since entering the seminary, I had a Daily Roman Missal so that I could follow the mass in the seminary but now as a missionary priest here in New Zealand, I have found the Daily Roman Missal more essential to my ministry. Because I'm always on the go I would want to have a book that is practical and compact, so this book is very helpful to me. However, I would say that because the book is made with the "Dioceses in the United States" in mind, they don't contain saints which are local to the region that I work which is Australia and New Zealand. But because, it contains all the saints in the General Roman Calendar, so for my use it is sufficient enough. My criticism of this book is that it only contains Four Eucharistic Prayers well in fact there are heaps now with Two Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation and Four Eucharistic Prayers "for use in Masses for Various Needs". Also with only Three Forms of the Penitential Act, as a priest, I find this a little bit limiting considering that there are Seven additional Forms of the Penitential Act in the New Roman Missal. But considering the affordability of the book (Australia and New Zealand hasn't published a similar product and the New Roman Missal (no readings) that they are selling is about NZ$280(US$232) including shipping from Australia is very expensive considering that this book costs me only NZ$101(US$84) and that includes shipping from the United States, I still consider this a very good buy!