Missal and hymnal comparison 2023

With so many resources available, it can be difficult to know what makes one missal or hymnal different than all the others. This missal-hymnal comparison chart aims to highlight the main differences between OCP’s missals and hymnals so that you can be sure to have the right Catholic resource for your parish’s liturgy and worship. Find out how many Mass settings are included, if a resource contains readings and more to ensure you select the right resource for your community.

	Total songs*	Musical styles*	Type	Mass settings	Psalter	Sunday & holy day readings	Daily Mass readings	Daily Mass propers**	Order of Mass	Binding	Digital Music Library	eBooks	Accompaniments available
English resources
Breaking Bread	856	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Annual Missal	12						Softcover			KAB, GAB, SIB, Choral Praise, Fourth Edition
Choose Christ Missal	416	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Annual Missal	5						Softcover			KAB, GAB
Glory & Praise, Third Edition	782	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	9						Hardcover			KAB, GAB, SIB, Choir/Cantor
Glory & Praise, Third Edition with Readings	782	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	9						Hardcover			KAB, GAB, SIB, Choir/Cantor
Heritage Missal	584	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Annual Missal	8						Softcover			KAB, GAB, Choral Praise, Fourth Edition
Journeysongs, Third Edition	857	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	10						Hardcover			KAB, GAB, SIB, Choir/Cantor
Journeysongs, Third Edition with Readings	857	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	10						Hardcover			KAB, GAB, SIB, Choir/Cantor
Never Too Young	287	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	0	***					Softcover			KAB, GAB
Rise Up & Sing, Third Edition	333	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	0						Softcover			KAB, GAB
Spirit & Song	374	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	5	***					Hardcover			KAB, GAB
Today's Missal	196		Seasonal Missal	1						Softcover
Today's Missal with Daily Readings	Pairs with Today's Missal Music Issue	-	Seasonal Missal	1						Softcover
Today's Missal Music Issue	828	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Annual music resource	11						Softcover			KAB, GAB, SIB, Choral Praise, Fourth Edition
Bilingual resources
Unidos en Cristo/United in Christ	Pairs with Unidos en Cristo/United in Christ Music Resource	-	Seasonal Missal	1						Softcover
Unidos en Cristo / United in Christ Music Resource	791	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Triannual music resource	8						Softcover			KAB, GAB, Alabanza Coral
Spanish resources
Flor y Canto, Tercera Edición	750	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	13						Hardcover			KAB, GAB, SIB, COT, Cantor
Flor y Canto, Tercera Edición text only	750	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	13						Softcover			KAB, GAB, SIB, COT, Cantor
Misal del Día	194	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Annual Missal	5						Softcover			KAB, GAB, Alabanza Coral
Vietnamese resource
Thánh Ca Dân Chúa	480	-	Hymnal	2						Hardcover

*Estimated for 2023
** Mass propers include: reading citations, antiphons, response to the Psalm, citations for alternate readings for memorials
*** Contains seasonal and common psalm settings
% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs
KAB = Keyboard accompaniment book | GAB = Guitar accompaniment book | SIB = Solo Instrument accompaniment book | COT = Chords over text

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