This highly practical book offers straightforward answers to the most common questions about the liturgy. Liturgy experts and authors Glenn CJ Byer and Michael R. Prendergast have updated and greatly expanded what was already a solid resource. Originally published by Father Belford in 1992, the book now includes references to and quotations from the most recent liturgical documents, new questions and answers, and revised answers in light of changes in the norms.

Tackling more than 100 different queries on every aspect of liturgy -- from liturgical norms and sacraments to homilies, feasts and involvement of the liturgical assembly -- the text is conversational in style, making for quick and easy reading. Presiding ministers, pastoral musicians, and everyone involved in leading and supporting liturgies will find it a handy and reliable reference. Includes a new foreword by Most Rev. Paul A. Zipfel, Bishop of Bismark, North Dakota.

ISBN 1-56929-073-3 [174 pp, 8 x 10, softcover]

Surname	Name
Belford	William Belford
Byer	Glenn Byer
Prendergast	Michael Prendergast

"In Parish Liturgy Basics, the authors have published a genuine goldmine. Pastors, lay ecclesial ministers, seminarians, anyone who prepares liturgy, anyone who celebrates liturgy: buy this book! Its treasury of wisdom has been mined from two invaluable sources: the pastoral and theological expertise of the authors and, for each topic discussed, a comprehensive citation of all current church teachings from which the material is drawn. This is a priceless combination of well-honed information for anyone wanting to respond wisely and well, week after week, to parishioners' questions (or one's own questions) about Catholic worship."
-Sharon McMillan, SNDdeN, Professor of Liturgy, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, CA

"The list of supporting documentation alone would have made this resource invaluable for anyone involved with the preparation of and formation for parish liturgical rites; the concise and sensible answers offered only add to the usefulness of the resource. ... [It is] a helpful and ready resource for parish leaders and liturgy commissions. It would also prove valuable for anyone involved in catechesis/formation, especially formation of youth and adults."
-Anne Y. Koester, Pastoral Music

"Parish Liturgy Basics is probably the best single-volume, accessible resource book for parish 'liturgy folk' that I have seen. It covers so many questions so succinctly and so conversationally that the reader hardly realizes how much territory-sometimes explosive territory-has been delicately navigated. ... This book could be the best investment your parish has made in a long time."
-Bernadette Gasslein, Celebrate!