János Stampay's hymnal
Book
János Stampay (1864-1960)'s hymnal, which encompasses the valuable church folk song tradition – Catholic church hymns, prayers, funeral rites, passions – and the prayer booklet titled Catholic Church Hymns, Prayers and Funeral Rites, published in 1895, which was edited and published by the cantor of Köbölkút, was one of the best-known and most popular Hungarian-language Catholic publications of the era. ; His professional recognition is shown by the fact that, for example, in 1902, Pope Leo XIII welcomed him and gave him his blessing, and in recognition of his good merits, the abbot, Count Gyula Zichy, the papal chamberlain, awarded him the Croce di Benemerenza Cross of Merit, and in 1942 Pope Pius XII awarded him the Pro ecclesia et Pontifice Cross of Merit. ; Its popularity is also demonstrated by the fact that it has been published in 43 editions in a hundred years, and is still a sought-after prayer book. ; Stampay incorporated the church folk song tradition of his time into his prayer book, thus preserving them for posterity. ; ; In terms of its content, the book includes: ; - Mass hymns; - Morning hymns; - Hymns for Holy Masses; - Hymns about the Sacrament of the Altar; - Hymns about the Sacred Heart of Jesus; - Mary hymns; - Advent hymns; - Christmas hymns; - Lenten hymns; - Easter hymns; - Pentecost hymns; - Hymns about the saints; - Offering and occasional hymns; - Funeral hymns; - Litanys; - Hymns of thanksgiving; - Prayers; - Mass prayers; - Sacrament of Penance; - Holy Communion devotion; - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; - Adoration of God the Holy Spirit; - 1900th anniversary of the death of Christ our Lord; - Veneration of the Holy Name of Jesus; - Veneration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; - Veneration of the Virgin Mary; - The reading of the sacrament; - Veneration of Saint Joseph; - Veneration of the Saints; - Occasional prayers; - Holy Stations of the Cross devotion; - Palm Sunday Passion; - Good Friday Passion; - Vespers; - Funeral rites; - Ministration and the manner of ministering; - The manner of ministering in symbols; - Communion; - Legend of the signs