In one convenient place, this volume assembles the essential, important, and current liturgical documents needed by pastoral ministers and students to prepare and learn about parish liturgical celebrations, especially for Sunday celebrations. This fifth edition has been updated to include the revised documents found in the third edition of The Roman Missal, recent documents from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and important encyclical letters. Each document is prefaced by a pastoral overview written by a nationally known theologian and liturgist that explains the purpose, theology, and authority of the document. The Liturgy Documents, Volume 1: Fifth Edition also includes introductions to the Rites, a detailed index and a glossary of terms related to liturgical documents and liturgical law.

It provides ready access to the following primary documents:

• Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
• Dies domini
• General Instruction of the Roman Missal
• Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds
• Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the General Roman Calendar
• Ecclesia de Eucharistia
• Redemptionis sacramentum
• Lectionary for Mass: Introduction
• Book of the Gospels: Introduction
• Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship
• Built of Living Stones
• Fulfilled in Your Hearing
• Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest
• Directory for Sunday Celebrations in the Absence
• Gathered in Steadfast Faith