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Posted on 22 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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    • Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year: According to the Modern Roman Rite: A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries [Elliott]
    • Learning To Serve [Illustrated] [Carmody]
    • Manual of Episcopal Ceremonies (in 2 vols) [Rettger – Stehle]
    • Rubrics of the Roman Breviary and Missal [Doyle]
    • The Celebration of the Mass (A Study of the Rubrics of the Roman Missal) [O'Connell]
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