Intercessions for Mass<\/a>. By Mary Grace Melcher, OCD. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2013. Pp. 415. $39.95 (paper).<\/p>\nThis is a handy book for anyone who needs to put together intercessions for a liturgy. In this book, Mary Grace Melcher\u2019s provides petitions for every day of the liturgical year following the Roman lectionary\u2019s cycle of readings. Each day\u2019s intercessions are a reflection on the season and the readings. In the first part of her book, M. provides intersessions for the Proper of Time. This includes unique petitions for every Sunday in Year A, B, and C, as well as solemnities and feasts. This is followed by intercessions for weekdays. What is remarkable is that M. gives unique petitions for every weekday of both Year 1 and Year 2 in Ordinary Time. Following her section on the Proper of Time, M. provides intercessions for the Proper of Saints. This is divided into two parts, those for saints and those for national holidays. In the part on the saints, M. provides intercessions for the major feasts and memorials on the general Roman calendar. In the part on national holidays, M. gives petitions for Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day.<\/p>\n
M.\u2019s books provides the most comprehensive set of intercessions I have seen. What is wonderful about these petitions is their connection to the readings of the day. Because of this, M.\u2019s book is perfectly suited for use by those writing intercessions for a Catholic Mass, but they could easily be adapted for a non-Eucharistic or non-Catholic setting. For this reason, a scriptural index in the back of the book would have been a wonderful addition. However, in its absence, one only has to copy the index of the Roman lectionary and use it for reference purposes. What is surprisingly absent from each set of intercessions is an introduction to the petitions and a closing prayer by the celebrant. The petitions themselves are generally well written; however, at times the petitions are long, disjointed, and not conducive to a standard response by the people. Even when this is the case, only slight modifications are required. Regardless of its limitations, M.\u2019s book is a helpful source for petitions and a must have on any intercession writer\u2019s shelf. M. has provided a wonderful resource for those, like myself, who struggle at times to think of petitions week after week.<\/p>\n
Nathan P. Chase is a M.A. Liturgical Studies and M.A. Systematics student at Saint John\u2019s University School of Theology\u00b7Seminary, Collegeville, MN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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