This classic work, previously edited by Ronald Jasper and Geoffrey Cuming, has been a staple source in teaching liturgy to generations of students in colleges, seminaries, and universities. It has now been comprehensively revised for future generations of liturgical scholars.

Updates include:



New introductions that take into account the substantial changes in recent scholarship
New groupings of the various prayers into liturgical “families” in order to make their relationships clearer
Plus, new bibliographies