Expert: Fr. Michael - 1/22/2011

Question
was wondering where I could find credibly acceptable english translations of the rite of ordaining deacons, priests and bishops in the new and old rite. I just need the titles of the books as I can get the texts through my university Library.

Answer
We don't know about "translations," which in any case are often misleading and are not the Sacramental Latin form.  The traditional Roman Catholic rite is found in the Pontificale Romanum before 1960.  The unsacramental Novus Ordo "installations" (they don't ordain or consecrate, but merely "install") have pretty much been all over the map, being released in bits and pieces in various publications over the years since Vatican II.