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.

	Total songs	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Type	Mass settings	Daily Mass propers	Binding	Digital subscription	eBooks	Accompaniments available
English resources
Breaking Bread	858	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal annual	12		Softcover			KAB,GAB,SIB
Breaking Bread with Daily Mass Propers	858	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal annual	12		Softcover			KAB, GAB,SIB
Breaking Bread with Readings	858	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal annual	12		Softcover			KAB, GAB,SIB
Choose Christ Missal	400	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal annual	5		Softcover			KAB, GAB
Glory & Praise, Third Edition	782	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	9		Hardbound			KAB,GAB,SIB, Choir/Cantor
Glory & Praise, Third Edition with Readings	782	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	9		Hardbound			KAB, GAB, SIB,Choir/Cantor
Heritage Missal	597	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal annual	8		Softcover			KAB,GAB
Journeysongs, Third Edition	857	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	10		Hardbound			KAB,GAB,SIB, Choir/Cantor
Journeysongs, Third Edition with Readings	857	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	10		Hardbound			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		Hardbound			KAB,GAB
Today's Missal & Music Issue	858	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal seasonal	12		Softcover			KAB,GAB,SIB
Today's Missal with Daily Readings & Music Issue	858	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal seasonal	12		Softcover			KAB,GAB,SIB
Bilingual resources
Today's Missal with Spanish Insert & Music Issue	1219	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal seasonal	17	English only	Softcover	English only	English only	KAB,GAB,SIB
Unidos en Cristo / United in Christ & Music Resource	818	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal seasonal	10		Softcover			KAB,GAB
Spanish resources
Flor y Canto, Tercera Edición	750	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Hymnal	13		Hardbound			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	332	% Traditional hymns % Mainstream liturgical music % Contemporary songs	Missal annual	5		Softcover			KAB,GAB
Vietnamese resource
Thánh Ca Dân Chúa	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

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