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NEW LITURGICAL BOOK PACKS EASTER INTO Q&A FORMAT

What is the Triduum?  What are the liturgical symbols of Lent?  Whose names are inscribed in the Book of the Elect?  What is the octave of Easter?  What is the May Crowning devotion?  What is the current thinking on proclaiming the Passion “in parts?”  Should other languages be used for the Pentecost Sequence?

To find the answers to these questions and others ranging from the basic to the detailed, turn to The Lent, Triduum, and Easter Answer Book: ML Answers the 101 Most-Asked Questions by Fr. Paul J. Niemann.

Whether you're a general reader using the book as a reference, a parish liturgist using it as a planning tool, or a DRE using it as a catechetical tool, you’ll find solid liturgical information to help you better understand and appreciate the liturgies of the Lent, Triduum, and Easter seasons. In Q&A format, the book addresses commonly misunderstood or confusing aspects of preparing or celebrating the liturgies of these seasons.

About his work, Niemann says, “It takes into account the various official church documents on the liturgy and opens to the general reader the spirit of the rites, as well as the genius of the tradition that produced them. From a better understanding of these seasons, the parish liturgist can also better prepare the liturgy of the entire liturgical year, since the ninety days are the ‘source and summit’ of the whole year.”

“Fr. Paul Niemann has done a great service for liturgical ministers looking for both a practical and pastoral commentary on the liturgical celebrations of Holy Week, Triduum, and the Easter Season. I would strongly recommend this book to priests, members of liturgy committees and all involved in preparing the parish’s prayer during this, the summit of the liturgical year.”
—Mark R.. Francis, CSV, Associate Professor of Liturgy, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL

Fr. Paul J. Niemann, D. Min., Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL, currently is director of the Office of Worship, Archdiocese of St. Louis.

The Lent, Triduum, and Easter Answer Book
ML Answers the 101 Most-Asked Questions
Fr. Paul J. Niemann
Paper, $14.95
160 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"  ISBN 0-89390-447-3

December 1998