Missal & Hymnal Detailed Comparison (2020)
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 in all of OCP’s missals and hymnals, so that you can be sure you have the right resource for your assembly during the Catholic liturgy.
Find out how many complete Masses are included, or if a resources has complete readings for all Sundays, major feasts or holy days. Ensure you are selecting a Catholic hymn book containing everything your community needs to sing the Mass.
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Total songs
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% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Type
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Mass settings
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Psalter
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Sunday & holy day
Lectionary readings
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Daily Mass readings
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Daily Mass propers
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Order of Mass
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Binding
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Digital subscription
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eBooks
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Accompaniments available
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English resources |
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| 858 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
 |
Missal annual | 12 | Softcover | KAB,GAB,SIB | ||||||||||||
| 858 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Missal annual | 12 | Softcover | KAB, GAB,SIB | ||||||||||||
| 858 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Missal annual | 12 | Softcover | KAB, GAB,SIB | ||||||||||||
| 782 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
 |
Hymnal | 9 | Hardbound | KAB,GAB,SIB, Choir/Cantor | ||||||||||||
| 782 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Hymnal | 9 | Hardbound | KAB, GAB, SIB,Choir/Cantor | ||||||||||||
| 597 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Missal annual | 8 | Softcover | KAB,GAB | ||||||||||||
| 857 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Hymnal | 10 | Hardbound | KAB,GAB,SIB, Choir/Cantor | ||||||||||||
| 857 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Hymnal | 10 | Hardbound | KAB,GAB,SIB, Choir/Cantor | ||||||||||||
| 287 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Hymnal | 0 | Softcover | KAB,GAB | ||||||||||||
| 333 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Hymnal | 0 | Softcover | KAB,GAB | ||||||||||||
| 374 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Hymnal | 5 | Hardbound | KAB,GAB | ||||||||||||
| 858 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Missal seasonal | 12 | Softcover | KAB,GAB,SIB | ||||||||||||
| 858 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Missal seasonal | 12 | Softcover | KAB,GAB,SIB | ||||||||||||
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Bilingual resources |
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| 1219 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Missal seasonal | 17 | English only | Softcover | English only | English only | KAB,GAB,SIB | |||||||||
| 818 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Missal seasonal | 10 | Softcover | KAB,GAB | ||||||||||||
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Spanish resources |
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| 750 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Hymnal | 13 | Hardbound | KAB,GAB,SIB, COT,Cantor | ||||||||||||
| 750 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Hymnal | 13 | Softcover | KAB,GAB,SIB, COT,Cantor | ||||||||||||
| 332 |
% Traditional hymns
% Mainstream liturgical music
% Contemporary songs
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Missal annual | 5 | Softcover | KAB,GAB | ||||||||||||
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Vietnamese resource |
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| 480 | - | Hymnal | 2 | Hardbound | n/a | ||||||||||||
= Contains seasonal and common psalm settings
KAB = Keyboard accompaniment book | GAB = Guitar accompaniment book | SIB = Solo Instrument accompaniment book | COT = Chords over text