Author

Fr. Alfred Durand

The Abbé Alfred Durand was a French priest. The English translation of his Catholic Ceremonies and Explanation of the Ecclesiastical Year was published by Benziger Brothers in 1896 with the imprimatur of the Archbishop of New York.

Sources: Internet Archive catalog record. Checked 2026-09-11. Facts that could not be verified were left out.

The book

Restored editions from Manualist Press.

  1. Catholic Ceremonies

    And Explanation of the Ecclesiastical Year

    • By Fr. Alfred Durand

    Fr. Alfred Durand explains the meaning of the Church's worship—the altar, vestments, the Mass, Vespers, Benediction, and the seasons of the ecclesiastical year—in an illustrated handbook for the faithful.

    1896, Benziger Brothers · Kindle, Paperback, Hardcover