This short volume, originally printed at the Dominican Press in Mosul, is an Arabic collection of 173 canons and served as a convenient guide for Catholic priests in Mosul and the surrounding areas. The chapter headings include: general canons, those who should lead the church, the poor, the Mass, hearing confession, admonishing and spiritual guidance, baptism, engagement and marriage, etc. This work will be of interest to scholars of Eastern Christianity and of Christian literature in Arabic.