The work of the altar is the heart of the life of a priest. Here, the Word is proclaimed, the sacraments celebrated, and the church is formed in communal prayer. All else flows from our meeting with Christ in this place.
Western Rite Orthodoxy forms one liturgical tradition within the universal Church, one way to work at the altar. The missal contains not only the mass, but the psalter and the cycle of daily prayer. This is a volume which will accompany a priest through a lifetime of prayer and service.