The Roman Missal, 3rd Chapel Edition

This book is the approved English translation of the 3rd edition of the Roman Missal, containing all of the prayers that a Catholic priest needs to say the mass in English. With the revised English translation of 2011, dozens of missals have been published by different companies in recent years, but the Catholic Book Publishing Company continues to provide the most affordable and practically usable edition of them all. This product happens to be the chapel edition, a smaller version of the large missal that CBPC publishes for use in parishes, and it's quite satisfying. There are certainly more beautiful and artsy missals from other publishers, but this one is the most affordable and best suited for practical use, being rough and ready in missionary fashion. It has ample color-coded ribbons and built-in tabs (also color-coded) to facilitate easy use by priests in addition to very readable black and red print. It lays flat. As an improvement on the old Sacramentary, it also features full-color artwork in a more classical style than the postmodern abstract illustrations of the previous edition, making it quite pleasant to read. Although pricier editions like the Magnificat and Liturgical Press missals may have nicer materials and fancier artwork, all of the missals published by other companies are inferior for practical use to this one. Many of those other missals have print that is hard to read, poor layout of liturgical texts, a lack of tabs or sufficient ribbons, and are so narrow or tightly bound that they refuse to sit flat on the altar or a missal stand. If you want practicality and usability, rather than an awkward book that looks good from the pews, this is the one to get for your priest or chapel. It is also probably the most commonly used missal publisher in U.S. parishes. Just remember to buy the larger edition (not the chapel edition I'm reviewing here) from the publisher if you want something for the main sanctuary in your parish.

Has been very useful in a Spanish speaking country

Very well made. Just like the one we use at Mass

My husband is the head sacristan at ou parish church. He likes to double check things when he has a question. This is perfect for home use. It's the same as the large altar edition, except smaller and ,of course, less expensive.

Beautiful

Thank you to Catholic Book Publishing Corp. for putting together a fine Missal. It lays flat and stays open, tabs that don't fall apart and that my big-fingered Vicar can actually use, good size and not too heavy for my altar servers or myself. The sturdier stock of paper for the frequently used parts shows the great amount of thought that went into this Missal. Bought the new Spanish one as well. Very happy.

This edition of the Chapel Missal is excellent. The print is very clear. The tabs are in the right places. It is very helpful that the four Eucharistic prayers for Special Occasions/Needs are also tabbed. This edition is half the price of the same book produced for UK, Aus, etc. However, it does not have particular national feasts/solemnities that purchasers from those countries might need.

Order it while deployed. Book itself is good quality but it was damaged during shipping.