Caeremoniale Romanum

The Roman Ceremonial is a book of ceremonies for use in Rome by the Pope. It includes the canonization of saints and the many ceremonies for the feast days throughout the year. This edition is in Latin from 1516, although the ceremonies would have remained unchanged until after Vatican II. The Papal Election decrees of Pope Saint Pius X and Pope Pius XII make direct reference to this very work for the ceremonies involved in the ordination, consecration and coronation of the Pope. Those wishing to study the Roman Liturgy, this is a very useful tool. Note well that the type face is older and that the characters are somewhat different from books of today.