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Q: What's A Missal?
A: A Missal is a liturgical book used during the Mass or Eucharist that covers the portion of the service usually known as the "Service of the Table." The difference between a Missal and the "Altar Book" that can be purchased from Church Publishing is that a Missal contains ceremonial directions that are not found in the rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer.
Q: Why is it "Julian?"
A: The JPM takes the material from "The Julian Missal," which is the missal used at Our Lady of the Northwoods Monastery in Wisconsin, and puts it into a format that is more useful in a parish setting. OJN only uses Rite II, so Rite I and EOW Eucharistic prayers are provided with ceremonial directions drawn from the same principles. Julian liturgy is a simplified Anglo-Catholic ceremonial.
Q: How can I learn more about Julian Liturgy?
A: A good place to start is "Elements of Offering," which is a work by Fr. John Julian, OJN that sets forth many of the principles used. "The Manual Acts in the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist" by Fr. John Julian is also a good source, but is currently under revision. Also, check the resources page for links to other sites with Julian liturgy.
Q: How do I find out what the various liturgical gestures mentioned in the Missal are?
A: They come from the afore mentioned "Manual Acts in the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist." Since it is currently out of print, you can find the pages describing the postures and actions here. Marvel at the 8-bit glory of the original MacPaint Drawings.
Q: Why Gregorian Notation instead of modern music notation?
A: First of all, because I am one heck of a music wonk and medievalist. But secondly, it's actually a much more economic way to notate plainchant - melismatic passages can be notated in much less horizontal space. If someone knows how to read music, picking up Gregorian notation is not very hard at all. For someone who does not read music, this notation may be easier in the first place. There is an excellent primer on reading Gregorian notation here.
Q: Why do you only provide a PDF document and not a Word document or other formats?
A: The Missal is set in the Pages app due to its superior handling of images. The Missal uses several commercial fonts that are not part of standard font packages. Only PDF preserves the layout and typefaces of the original without requiring everyone to use Pages or purchase the fonts.
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A: A Missal is a liturgical book used during the Mass or Eucharist that covers the portion of the service usually known as the "Service of the Table." The difference between a Missal and the "Altar Book" that can be purchased from Church Publishing is that a Missal contains ceremonial directions that are not found in the rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer.
Q: Why is it "Julian?"
A: The JPM takes the material from "The Julian Missal," which is the missal used at Our Lady of the Northwoods Monastery in Wisconsin, and puts it into a format that is more useful in a parish setting. OJN only uses Rite II, so Rite I and EOW Eucharistic prayers are provided with ceremonial directions drawn from the same principles. Julian liturgy is a simplified Anglo-Catholic ceremonial.
Q: How can I learn more about Julian Liturgy?
A: A good place to start is "Elements of Offering," which is a work by Fr. John Julian, OJN that sets forth many of the principles used. "The Manual Acts in the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist" by Fr. John Julian is also a good source, but is currently under revision. Also, check the resources page for links to other sites with Julian liturgy.
Q: How do I find out what the various liturgical gestures mentioned in the Missal are?
A: They come from the afore mentioned "Manual Acts in the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist." Since it is currently out of print, you can find the pages describing the postures and actions here. Marvel at the 8-bit glory of the original MacPaint Drawings.
Q: Why Gregorian Notation instead of modern music notation?
A: First of all, because I am one heck of a music wonk and medievalist. But secondly, it's actually a much more economic way to notate plainchant - melismatic passages can be notated in much less horizontal space. If someone knows how to read music, picking up Gregorian notation is not very hard at all. For someone who does not read music, this notation may be easier in the first place. There is an excellent primer on reading Gregorian notation here.
Q: Why do you only provide a PDF document and not a Word document or other formats?
A: The Missal is set in the Pages app due to its superior handling of images. The Missal uses several commercial fonts that are not part of standard font packages. Only PDF preserves the layout and typefaces of the original without requiring everyone to use Pages or purchase the fonts.
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