Saint Joseph Daily Missil * Hugo H. Hoever (editor) * Catholic Book Publishing

The Official Prayers of the Catholic Church for the Celebration of Daily Mass. This definitive, mid-century Catholic devotional guide preserves the official prayers and liturgical readings of the traditional Latin Mass, completely revised just before Vatican II to integrate the new mass rubrics and Holy Week liturgies for structured daily worship.

The Story: Edited by Rev. Hugo H. Hoever and published by the prominent Catholic Book Publishing Company in 1956, this highly collectible 1959 revised milestone edition is a magnificent, time-capsule showpiece of traditional Catholic bookmaking. The editorial committee looks past modern, simplified paraphrases and post-conciliar textual shortcuts. Instead, they establish a thorough, ceremony-focused baseline demonstrating that practicing the faith relies on exact textual adherence enriching the traditional liturgy with the accurate word-for-word Confraternity Version of the New Testament alongside the necessary Latin-to-English rubrics.

The book takes antiquarians, liturgical scholars, and serious religious collectors through an exceptionally deep theological and visual landscape across its high-density pages. The layout organizes its devotional path into clear, self-contained implementation sections detailing the Ordinary of the Mass, the Proper of the Season, and specific feast days. Bearing the solemn historic imprimatur of Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, this edition is profusely illustrated throughout, combining beautiful, full-page color plates of the Crucifixion and Saint Joseph with intricate black-and-white traditional woodcuts and liturgical art accents.

Rather than reading like a cold theological textbook, the pages are a deeply comforting, highly supportive companion for modern spiritual self-care and prayer. The text pairs the rigorous mass cycles with practical everyday devotional prayers, a complete examination of conscience, and traditional litanies. Historically bound in a durable, textured black leatherette with gold-gilt stamped lettering, an embossed cross cover motif, red page edges, and multiple colored satin ribbon page markers, this perennially popular chart-topper remains an essential, permanent cornerstone for theology, antiquarian missals, and library preservation shelves worldwide.

Perfect For: Traditional Catholic practitioners, antiquarian book collectors, and readers looking for an uncomplicated, highly detailed text to master the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass; families seeking a pristine piece of mid-century religious history; and bibliophiles securing a definitive liturgical printing classic.

Published 1959 by Catholic Book Publishing.

Religion / Antiquarian & Collectible Liturgy / Pre-Vatican II Latin Mass / Catholic Prayer Books / Confraternity Translations / Mid-Century Religious History