A HISTORY OF THE MASS AND ITS CEREMONIES IN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN CHURCH by John O'Brien - 1879

New York: Benziger, 1879. 15th edition. Hardcover. Good. 414p. Ex-library hardcover book in good condition. Text in very good condition. Old label on spine, endpoaper pocket, stamps on edges and title page. Otherwise clean and tight. A detailed description of the Roman Catholic Mass, both the Roman rite and various Eastern rites-- such as the Maronite, Syriac, and Chaldean liturgy-- celebrated by those in communion with Rome. Each object used to celebrate the mass is given its own chpater: vestments, vessels, linens, incense, music, the altar, relics, crucifixes, lights, the tabernacle, bells, bread, and wine. The book then moves on to explain the role of the priest, the introit, homily, creed, offeratorty, preface, canon, and consecration. It ends with chapters on the Pater Noster and the Communion of the People. Frotispiece is a labeled floor plan of a Catholic Church.