Missal for Sundays and Feasts - Licap Brussels (1987) | Altar Missal

Large Dutch Roman Catholic altar missal for Sundays and feast days, published by Licap in Brussels in 1987. This edition was compiled under the responsibility of the Interdiocesan Commission for Liturgical Pastoral Care and contains the Dutch translation of the Missale Romanum revised after the Second Vatican Council.

The missal is designed for liturgical use at the altar and contains the texts for the main parts of the liturgical year, including Advent, Christmas time, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, the Sundays throughout the year, and important church feast days. In addition, it includes various Eucharistic prayers, prefaces, the rite of communion, blessing formulas, and sung liturgical parts.

The large red publisher's band is decorated with gold-colored printing featuring Christian and Eucharistic symbolism. Along the text block are fixed red register tabs that allow for quick switching between different sections during the liturgy. There are also four colored bookmarks.

Opposite the title page is a full-page color reproduction of The Elevation of the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens from the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp. The interior is neatly laid out in black and red and contains musical notation in various places for the sung parts of the liturgy.

A particularly complete and very neatly preserved example of a late 20th-century altar missal.

Details:

• Title: Missal for Sundays and Feast Days
• Institution: Interdiocesan Commission for Liturgical Pastoral Care
• Publisher: Licap C.V.
• Place of publication: Brussels
• Year: 1987
• Printing and binding: Drukkerij Lannoo, Tielt
• Language: Dutch
• Type: Roman Catholic altar missal
• Basis: Dutch translation of the Missale Romanum
• Size: 568 numbered pages
• Binding: hardcover with red publisher's band
• Decoration: gold-colored printing on front cover and spine
• Register: fixed red liturgical tabs
• Bookmarks: four colored ribbons
• Illustration: color reproduction of The Elevation of the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens
• Interior: black and red printing
• Music: contains liturgical music notation
• Dimensions: approx. 27.2 × 20.4 cm
• Thickness: approx. 3.7 cm
• Origin: Belgium

Condition:
Very good vintage condition. The binding is firm and shows only slight signs of wear at the edges and corners. The gold-colored decoration and spine title are well preserved. The interior is very clean and neat, without noticeable stains, annotations, or damage. The fixed register tabs are present and in neat condition. The four colored bookmarks are also present, with slight wear at the ends. See the photos for a complete picture of the condition.