{{Short description|Dom Guéranger's series of books}} {{about|Dom Guéranger's series of books|the liturgical year of the church|Liturgical year}}
[[File:Prosper.jpg | thumb | right | [[Prosper Guéranger]]]] '''''The Liturgical Year''''' (French: '''''L'Année Liturgique''''') is a written work in fifteen volumes describing the [[liturgical year]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. The series was written by [[Dom (title)|Dom]] [[Prosper Guéranger|Prosper Louis Pascal Guéranger]], a [[France|French]] [[Benedictine]] [[priest]] and [[abbot]] of [[Solesmes Abbey|Solesmes]]. Dom Guéranger began writing the work in 1841, and died in 1875 after writing nine volumes. The remaining volumes were completed by another Benedictine under Dom Guéranger's name.
The series describes the [[liturgy]] of the Catholic Church throughout the liturgical year, including the [[Tridentine Mass|Mass]] and the [[Liturgy of the Hours|Divine Office]]. Also described is the historical development of the liturgy in both [[Roman Catholicism|Western]] and [[Eastern Catholicism|Eastern]] traditions. Biographies of [[saints]] and their liturgies are given on their [[feast day]]s.
''The Liturgical Year'' has been called the "[[Summa Theologica|Summa]]" of the liturgy of the Catholic Church.<ref name="beatification">{{cite web | title = Pope to Beatify Dom Prosper Guéranger?| work = The Remnant | url =http://www.remnantnewspaper.com/Archives/archive-2006-domprosper.htm| accessdate = 1 May 2007 }}</ref> It is a major reference work for Catholics, particularly [[Traditionalist Catholic]]s.
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