Material Type

Artifact

Date

1964

Materials

PAPER, LEATHERETTE, NYLON

No. Pieces

5

Height

5

Length

27.8

Width

19.3

Description

1. MISSAL - RED BOOK HAS LEATHERETTE COVERING WITH ROUGH FINISH. BOTH COVERS HAVE EMBOSSED CELTIC CROSSES. SPINE HAS FOUR SPOOL SHAPED EMBOSSED DECORATIONS AND "ROMAN MISSAL" IN GOLD. EDGE OF SIPINE IS WORN. TITLE PAGE HAS "ROMAN MISSAL" IN BLACK WITH FURTHER INFO IN LATIN. NEAR BOTTOM IS "BENZIGER BROTHERS" AND "NOVI EBORACI". NEXT PAGE HAS PUBLISHING INFO "GEORGE B. FLAHIF C.S.B., D.D., ARCHBISHOP OF WINNIPEG WINNIPEG, NOVEMBER 21, 1964". ALSO READS "COPYRIGHT 1964 BY THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFRENCE, INC." AND OTHER COPYRIGHTS FOR VARIOUS CONTENTS. NEAR BOTTOM IS "MADE IN U.S.A.". MISSAL CONTAINS SERVICES IN BOTH ENGLISH AND LATIN. MISSAL HAS WORN GOLD FINISH ON PAGES AND 12 RED AND BLACK LEATHER PAGE TABS. ALSO HAS 8 NYLON BOOK MARKS, 2 RED, 2 YELLOW, 2 PURPLE AND 2 GREEN. ALL HAVE FRAYED END. 2. BOOKLET - BOOKLET IS EIGHT PAGE PULLOUT WITH "THE CANON OF THE MASS". HAS RED AND BLACK PRINT, IN BOTH LATIN AND ENGLISH. AT BOTTOM OF FIRST PAGE IS "COPYRIGHT 1967 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON ENGLISH IN THE LITURGY, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.". AT BOTTOM OF BACK PAGE IS "OCT. 1, 1967" AND "PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE BISHOP'S COMMITTEE ON THE LITURGY, NATIONAL CONFRENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, PRINTED BY CATHOLIC BOOK PUBLISHING CO., N.Y.". EDGES OF PAGES ARE ROLLED AND SLIGHTLY DOG-EARED. 3. PRAYER CARD - 12.7CM X 8.9CM PAPER CARD WITH RED AND BLACK PRINT ON IT. CARD HAS PRAYERS AND RESPONSES ON IT FOR THE "COMMUNION OF THE FAITHFUL", "DISMISSAL", "BLESSING" AND "PRAYER CONCLUSIONS". *UPDATE* AS OF 2011 INVENTORY THE NO. PIECES WAS INCREASED FROM 4 TO 5, AS ADDITIONAL MATERIAL WAS FOUND WITHIN THE MISSAL. A DESCRIPTION HAS ALSO BEEN ADDED FOR THE FOURTH PIECE. SEE BELOW: 4. "PREFACE OF ADVENT", SHEET OF FOLDED CREAM COLORED PAPER MEASURING 8.9 CM WIDE BY 14.5 CM LONG (FOLDED). INSIDE OF SHEET MARKED "PREFACE OF ADVENT (THE TIME DRAWS NEAR)... SANCTUS, P.694." PAGE LOCATED BETWEEN THE LAST PAGE AND BACK COVER OF THE MISSAL. 5. "LENTEN PREFACE", SHEET OF CREAM COLORED PAPER MEASURING 14.1 CM WIDE BY 21.5 CM LONG. MARKED "LENTEN PREFACE... HOLY. HOLY, HOLY..." IN BLUE TYPEFACE. OPPOSITE SIDE OF PAGE MARKED "BASILIAN FATHERS, 535 - 19TH STREET SOUTH, LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA" IN BLACK PRINT. PAGE LOCATED IN PAGE (262) OF THE "COMMUNE SANCTORUM" SECTION OF THE MISSAL.

Subjects

CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT

Historical Association

RELIGION

HEALTH SERVICES

History

MISSAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE CHAPEL AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19960116144

Acquisition Date

1996-01

Collection

Museum

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