Liturgy Documents, Volume Three: Foundational Documents on the Origins and Implementation of Sacrosanctum Concilium

December 4, 2013 is the 50th anniversary of Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy), the first document of the Second Vatican Council. To commemorate the anniversary of this most influential liturgical document, this volume collects the historical documents leading up to the promulgation of the Constitution as well as post-Conciliar documents which implemented the liturgical reform called for by the Constitution. The book begins with a schema of the history of liturgical reform providing context for the included documents. Each document is preceded with an overview written by renown scholars and theologians.

The documents included in this volume are:

Tra le sollecitundini
Mystici Corporis Christi
Mediator Dei
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacram Liturgiam
Inter oecumenici
Tres abhinc annos
Comme le Prevoit
Liturgicae Instaurationes
Varietates Legitimae
Liturgiam Authenticam
Vicesimus Quintus Annus
Spirtus et Sponsa
The Church at Prayer: A Holy Temple of the Lord