The English Missal : Canterbury Press Norwich : 9781853114212 : 1853114219 : 01 Mar 2001 : A handsome, substantial volume, The English Missal contains opening sentences, propers, collects and readings for the celebration of the Eucharist on every Sunday and Holy Day of the Christian year and on a large number of saints' days, taken from the Book of Common Prayer and other traditional sources. This edition is not a reprint of the popular lay edition, but a reduction, to an attractively manageable size, of the Altar version. Out of print for many years, it uses the 1958 edition with its exquisitely beautiful typesetting and design - a work of religious art in itself. A classic of Anglo-Catholic spirituality and devotion, and an essential purchase for 'continuing' churches everywhere, it will also find a ready home in college libraries and private collections. It is useful for daily public worship, for study, private prayer and for general reading for its wealth of collects, praye