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title: "Compare the Standard and Companion Missal Editions"
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description: "Learn the difference between Source & Summit's missal publications to choose the best option for your community."
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# Compare the Standard and Companion Missal Editions

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> The information in this article applies to all Source & Summit customers.

Source & Summit offers two print editions of the Source & Summit Missal: The Standard Edition and the Companion Edition.

Learn how they compare to choose the best fit for your community.

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### Standard Edition

The Source & Summit Missal, Standard Edition, is Source & Summit’s **more comprehensive missal resource**. It includes the readings, hymns, Mass settings, antiphon settings, daily propers, and a section of devotional prayers in the back.

***Best for:*** *Communities that use Source & Summit as their primary missal and hymnal resource.*

### Companion Edition

The Source & Summit Missal, Companion Edition, is designed for parishes that are using a separate hymn resource and **contains no hymnal section**. Additionally, it contains the priestly Orations, or Presidential Prayers (Collect, Prayer over the Offerings, Prayer after Communion) and an expanded selection of devotional prayers. Otherwise, it is identical to the Standard Edition.

***Best for:*** *Communities using a separate hymn resource, and those with a limited budget.*

### Overview of Missal Contents

|  | Description | Standard Edition | Companion Edition |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Order of Mass | According to the English Translation of the Roman Missal (Third Edition) with assembly parts in musical notation |  |  |
| Sundays & Solemnities | - Full Lectionary Mass Readings - Antiphon settings with melodies specifically designed for congregational singing - All music, texts, and rubrics needed for the assembly for Holy Week and other special Masses |  | *Including Priestly Orations* |
| Daily Masses | - Lectionary and Mass Reading Synopses - Entrance and Communion Antiphon texts pointed to be sung - Responsorial Psalm texts |  |  |
| Mass Settings | 15 Mass Settings under four categories: - Simple chant settings - Newly-composed Mass Settings - *Kyriale Simplex* Masses - Most commonly-used *Kyriale Romanum* Masses |  |  |
| Hymns | Over 325 hymns in English and Latin approved for liturgical and devotional use |  |  |
| Devotional Prayers | A large collection of Devotional Prayers, including: - Prayers before and after Mass - Prayers before and after Confession, - Common Catholic Prayers - Various Litanies - Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction |  |  |

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