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O<\/span>n today’s memorial of Our Lady, Untier of Knots<\/a>, I’m pleased to announce the long-delayed publication of my Altar Server Manual<\/a><\/em>. It is available in both a regular (server) edition as well as an expanded Trainer Edition<\/a><\/em>. They are available in book shops and Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Altar servers should be properly trained and properly formed. This manual provides altar servers with detailed instruction on what their duties are and how to do them. It is a practical guide for serving Mass and other rites in the context of the parish.<\/p>

“The guidelines are based, not only on respect for the liturgical laws of the Roman Rite, but on long experience of supervising ceremonies in parishes in the United States. It takes into account variations and local customs, but within the framework of liturgical law.”<\/p>

(from the Foreword by Bishop Peter J. Elliott)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The books are extensively footnoted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon (affiliate links):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Server edition: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3y1OaMN<\/a>
Trainer edition: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3y1HbDn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnes & Noble:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Server edition: https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/altar-server-manual-thom-ryng\/1142035625<\/a>
Trainer edition: https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/altar-server-manual-trainer-edition-thom-ryng\/1142035540?ean=9798986722405<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On today’s memorial of Our Lady, Untier of Knots, I’m pleased to announce the long-delayed publication of my Altar Server Manual. It is available in both a regular (server) edition as well as an expanded Trainer Edition. They are available in book shops and Amazon. “Altar servers should be properly trained and properly formed. This manual provides altar servers with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Blatherings from the Blog - Publication!","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[95,110,32,3,71,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bishop-peter-j-elliott","category-dom-matthew-britt-o-s-b","category-inside-baseball","category-moments-in-time","category-resources","category-sacred-liturgy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cover-Server-small.jpg?fit=1426%2C1854&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-rSv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100009,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/ceremonies-explained-for-servers\/","url_meta":{"origin":107167,"position":0},"title":"Ceremonies Explained for Servers","author":"Thom","date":"28 July 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Peter J. 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