Johann Baptist Müller (Jesuit, 1850)

Johann Baptist Müller (born October 7, 1850 ; † May 6, 1930 ) was a Catholic theologian and writer.

Johann Baptist Müller was a member of the Jesuit order . He was a spiritual and spiritual writer. The best known is his ceremonial book for priests and candidates of the priesthood , which was later published as rites and rubrics book for priests and candidates of the priesthood or briefly as rites and rubrics book in 26 editions up to 1967. It was published by Herder Verlag in Freiburg , and later also by St. Benno Verlag in Leipzig. Herder also published the book in English as the Handbook of Ceremonies in multiple editions. Up to the 12th edition published in 1930 he made the revisions himself, later editions were edited by Johann Baptist Umberg , then by Eugen Frei. This gives his name, which is sometimes incorrectly mentioned, Johann Baptist Müller-Frei .

Works (selection)

• Ceremonial booklet for priests and candidates for the priesthood , Herder, Freiburg / St.-Benno, Leipzig, 1916-1967, 26th edition
• Handbook of Ceremonies , Herder, St. Louis 1929, 8th edition
• Mota Saheb , Herder, Freiburg 1935
• The whole person , retreat readings, Herder, Freiburg 1936
• The new in the breviary and in the holy mass as an appendix to the ceremonial booklet for priests a. Candidate d. Priesthood , Herder, Freiburg 1913

Web links

• Literature by and about Johann Baptist Müller in the catalog of the German National Library