Sacristan's Manual

FAITH Catholic's Sacristan's Manual is a comprehensive, 52-page reference for anyone responsible for the care of the sacristy and preparation of the liturgy — whether a longtime sacristan or someone new to the role.

The manual walks through eight chapters covering the sacristan's responsibilities, the sacristy itself, sacred vestments, sacred vessels, liturgical linens and other items, the church's liturgical areas (sanctuary, baptistry, reconciliation chapel), general preparations for the Sunday Eucharist, and detailed guidance for every major season and occasion — Advent, Christmas, Lent, the Easter Triduum, weddings, funerals, confirmations, Exposition and Benediction, and more. Two appendices add background on the liturgical calendar and special provisions for pontifical ceremonies.

What's inside:

• 13 ready-to-use checklists in the appendix — for Sunday Mass, concelebrated Masses, baptisms, weddings, funerals, Ash Wednesday, Passion (Palm) Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil, Exposition/Benediction, Corpus Christi, and Confirmation
• 50+ labeled illustrations identifying vestments (albs, chasubles, stoles, copes), sacred vessels (chalices, patens, ciboria, monstrances, oil stocks), and sanctuary furnishings (altars, ambos, credence tables, tabernacles, baptismal fonts) — so sacristans can match the term to the object at a glance
• Grounded in Church documents, with citations to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, and Built of Living Stones
• A full index for quick reference