HOLY MASS AND THE EUCHARIST - BIBLIOGRAPHY

This bibliography is by no means exhaustive. It provides a series of further readings on the Holy Mass and the Eucharist that the professor recommends for the ongoing enrichment and self-formation. As the semester progresses, the professor will continue to update and expand this bibliography.

Key Magisterial Documents

• Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Fifth Instruction “For the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council" Liturgiam authenticam. 28 March 2001. 

• Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Instruction on Certain Matters to be Observed or to be Avoided Regarding the Most Holy Eucharist Redemptionis Sacramentum. 23 April 2004.

• Council of Trent, Session 13: Decree Concerning the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist; Council of Trent, Session 21: The Doctrine of Communion Under Both Kinds and the Communion of Little Children; Council of Trent , Session 22: Doctrine Concerning the Sacrifice of the Mass.

• Institutio Generalis, translated as General Instruction on the Roman Missal. Liturgy Documentary Series 2. Washington DC: USCCB, 2003. SEE ALSO: Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy, USCCB. Introduction to the Order of Mass: A Pastoral Resource of the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. Washington DC: USCCB, 2003.  Also called  Pastoral Introduction to the Order of Mass (No. 5-544) 

• Missale Romanum.  First typical edition 1970, reprinted with emendations 1971; second typical edition 1975 [translated as Sacramentary, 1985]; third typical edition 2002. This is the central official liturgical book of the Mass as revised following the Second Vatican Council.

• Pope Benedict XVI, Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church’s Life and Mission Sacramentum caritatis.

• Pope John Paul II. Apostolic Letter on Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy Dies Domini. 31 May 1998.

• Pope John Paul II. Encyclical Letter on the Eucharist in Its Relationship to the Church Ecclesia de Eucharistia. 17 April 2003.

• Pope John Paul II. Letter on the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist Dominicae cenae. 24 February 1980.

• Pope Leo XIII. Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist Mirae caritatis. 18 May 1902.

• Pope Paul VI.  Apostolic Constitution Missale Romanum.  3 April 1969. 

• Pope Paul VI.  Prece eucharaistica.  23 May 1968. 

• Pope Paul VI. Apostolic Constitution Missale Romanum. 3 April 1969.

• Pope Paul VI. Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist Mysterium fidei. 3 September 1965.

• Pope Pius V.  Apostolic Constitution Quo primum. 14 July 1570. 

• Pope Pius X. Motu proprio Tra le sollecitudini. 1903.

• Pope Pius XI. Apostolic Constitution Divini cultus sanctitatem. 1928.

• Pope Pius XI.  Encyclical on Divine Worship Divini cultus.  20 December 1928.

• Pope Pius XII.  Encyclical Mystici corporis Christi. 1943.

• Pope Pius XII. Encyclical on Sacred Music Musica sacra disciplina. 25 December 1955.

• Pope Pius XII. Encyclical on the Sacred Liturgy Mediator Dei. 20 November 1947.

• Sacred Congregation of Rites. Decree on Frequent and Daily Eucharistic Communion Sacra Tridentina synodus. 20 December 1905.

 

Works on the Theology and History of the Mass

• Auer, Johann, and Joseph Ratzinger. Dogmatic Theology, vol. 6, A General Doctrine of the Sacraments and the Mystery of the Eucharist. Washington DC: Catholic Universty of America Press, 1995.

• Chupungco, Anscar J., ed. Handbook for Liturgical Studies, vol. 3, The Eucharist.  Collegeville MN: Liturgical Press, 1999.

• De La Vega, Roberto. Eucharist through the Centuries. Hamden CT: Circle, 1988.

• Enrico, Mazza. The Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite. New York: Pueblo, 1986.

• Kereszty, Roch. The Wedding Feast of the Lamb: Eucharistic Theology from a Historical, Biblical, and Systematic Perspective. Chicago: Hillenbrand, 2004.

• Martimort, Aimé Georges, et al., eds. The Church at Prayer: An Introduction to the Liturgy, vol. 2, The Eucharist.  Collegeville:  Liturgical Press, 1986. 

• Nichols, Aiden. The Holy Eucharist: From the New Testament to Pope John Paul II. Dublin: Veritas, 1991.

• O’Connor, James T. The Hidden Manna. San Francisco: Ignatius, 1988.

• Ratzinger, Joseph. The Spirit of the Liturgy. San Francisco: Ignatius, 2000.

• Von Cochem, Martin. The Incredible Catholic Mass: An Explanation of the Mass. Rockford IL: TAN, 1997.

 

Works on Eucharistic Adoration

• Gaudoin-Parker, Michael L., ed.  The Real Presence Through the Ages: Jesus Adored in the Sacrament of the Altar.  New York: Alba House, 1993.

• Groeschel, Benedict J., and James Monti. In the Presence of Our Lord: The History, Theology, and Psychology of Eucharistic Devotion. Huntington IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 1997. 

 

Practical Guide to the Parts of the Mass and It's Structure

• Belmonte, Charles. Understanding the Mass: Its Relevance to Daily Life. Princeton NJ: Scepter, 1989. 

 

Prayer Books for Use in Mass

• Daily Roman Missal. Chicago: Scepter, 2003. This is by far the most complete, useful, and up-to-date Missal for laity.