Handbook for Liturgical Studies, Volume III: The Eucharist

The Eucharist contributes to the reflection on the meaning and purpose of the eucharistic celebration. It also offers teachers and students of liturgy a handbook for studying this subject based on historical development; theology and doctrine; liturgical texts and traditions in both East and West; and pastoral considerations. Articles include: • A Eucharistic Lexicon by Marcel Metzger • The Eucharist in the First Four Centuries by Enrico Mazza • The Eucharistic Liturgy in the East: The Various Orders of Celebration by Stefano Parenti • The Oriental Anaphoras by Enzo Lodi • The History of the Eucharistic Liturgy in Rome by Marcel Metzger • The Sacramentary of Paul VI by Michael Witczak • The Roman Lectionary for Mass by Adrien Nocent, OSB • The Homily by Domenico Sartore, CSJ • Musical Elements in the Ordo Missae of Paul VI by Jan Michael Joncas • The Eucharistic Celebration in the Non-Roman West by Gabriel Ramis • Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass by Nathan D. Mitchell • The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts by Nicola Bux • The Viaticum by Philippe Rouillard, OSB • Questions about Specific Points by Adrien Nocent, OSB • Theology of Eucharistic Celebration by David N. Power, OMI