Bidspirit auction | 1974 Roman Missal Sacramentary, Post-Vatican

1974 Roman Missal Sacramentary, Post-Vatican II Catholic Liturgical Edition, Catholic Book Publishing Co. - A substantial 1974 Catholic Sacramentary, published by Catholic Book Publishing Co. of New York for use in the celebration of the Roman liturgy. Bound in vivid red with gilt sacramental imagery and spine titling, the volume retains multiple colored ribbon markers for navigating the liturgical text. The title page identifies the work as The Roman Missal, revised by decree of the Second Vatican Council and published by authority of Pope Paul VI. It was approved for use in the dioceses of the United States by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and confirmed by the Apostolic See, with the English translation prepared by the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). More than a devotional book, this Sacramentary represents an important period in modern Catholic worship, documenting the English-language liturgical form that emerged following the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Its imposing church-use format, bright red binding, gilt decoration, and liturgical ribbons give it strong presence as both an ecclesiastical artifact and a working historical reference. 1974 Sacramentary, Roman Missal, Catholic Sacramentary, Pope Paul VI, Second Vatican Council, Vatican II, Catholic liturgy, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Book Publishing Co., ICEL, International Commission on English in the Liturgy, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Apostolic See, post-Vatican II, liturgical book, altar book, Mass book, Catholic worship, church history, ecclesiastical book, religious book, red leatherette binding, gilt decoration, ribbon markers, vintage Catholic book