Order code: EGDOC2L | 978-1-61671-843-5 | Paperback | 6 x 9 | 112 pages | Language: English | Copyright Year: 2025
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The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) seeks to promote more conscious, active, and full participation of the faithful in the mystery of the Eucharist. The GIRM is the praenotanda for The Roman Missal and provides specific details about each element of the Order of Mass as well as other information related to the Mass. A foundational document for anyone who prepares the Roman Catholic liturgy, this pastoral document provides a theology of the Eucharistic celebration and its parts and establishes important norms, legislation, and guidance for celebrating Mass.
“For all who serve as ministers in the Sacred Liturgy, and in fact for all who participate in the Liturgy, the General Instruction of the Roman Missal is the essential ‘how-to’ guide that helps us understand what we should be doing and what our words and actions signify, as we enact the ancient axiom Lex orandi, lex credendi (“The law of prayer is the law of belief”). In the liturgy, not only do our words communicate the faith of the Church, but our actions, gesture, postures, and everything we do witness to what we believe. May our study and our reverent and thoughtful celebration of the liturgy draw us closer to our Lord Jesus Christ, who is truly present to us in sacramental signs, that we may be fully present to him as we worship and pray.
—Msgr. Richard B. Hilgartner Pastor, St. Joseph Parish
Cockeysville, MD Administrator, Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier
Hunt Valley, MD
“The General Instruction of the Roman Missal is THE resource for those who celebrate and support the liturgy. It not only provides authoritative answers to our questions about who does what and when, it also provides rich, inspiring theological context for the renewed liturgy. Now this indispensable text is available in an edition that is easy to read, study, and keep at hand for ready reference.”
—Corinna Laughlin Pastoral Associate for Liturgy
St. James Cathedral Seattle, WA
“Pope Francis has emphasized the need for ongoing liturgical formation of all Catholics, and such formation is especially important for parishioners engaged in liturgical ministry. Familiarity with the General Instruction of the Roman Missal is a crucial component in that liturgical formation, since this document provides not only a ‘how-to’ for the celebration of the Eucharist, but also gives us the theological background and vision that, when understood, truly facilities the full, conscious, and active participation of all.”
—Msgr. Joseph DeGrocco Pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Author, A Pastoral Commentary on the General Instruction of the Roman Missal
This supplement will be available soon.