SCM Studyguide: Catholic Liturgy

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Written by liturgists – pastoral and academic – who make up the Liturgical Formation Sub-Committee of the Department for Christian Life and Worship of the Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, this studyguide offers an introduction to Catholic Liturgy.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Practice
• Christian Rituals
• Philosophie et théologie
• Liturgy
• Worship

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• Publié par: Hymns Ancient & Modern
• Date de parution: 30 septembre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780334055877
• Langue: English

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SCM STUDYGUIDE TO CATHOLIC LITURGY
Edited by
Martin Foster and Peter McGrail






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Contents
Abbreviations
The Contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1 Principles of Catholic Liturgy
1. The Roman Rite – Peter McGrail
2. Catholic Theology of the Liturgy – Peter McGrail
3. Fundamentals of Liturgy – Martin Foster
Part 2 The Sacraments
4. Catholic Sacramental Theology – Richard Conrad, OP
5. Christian Initiation of Adults – Caroline Dollard and Peter McGrail
6. Christian Initiation of Children – Caroline Dollard
7. The Celebration of the Eucharist – Stephen Dean and Martin Foster
8. The Theology of the Holy Eucharist – Richard Conrad, OP
9. Sacraments at the Service of Communion – Martin Foster and Peter McGrail
10. Sacraments of Healing – Martin Foster and Peter McGrail
Part 3 Beyond the Sacraments
11. Funerals – Andrew Downie
12. Times and Seasons – Jonathan How and Martin Foster

Further Reading
Glossary
Acknowledgements of Sources




Abbreviations

AG
Ad Gentes
AAS
Acta Apostolis Sedes
CCC
Catechism of the Catholic Church
CDW
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disciple of the Sacraments
CFW
Consecrated for Worship
CIGI
Christian Initiation, General Introduction
CTM
Celebrating the Mass
DS
Denzinger
ESV
English Standard Version
GILH
General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours
GIRM
General Instruction of the Roman Missal
ICEL
International Commission on English in the Liturgy
JB
Jerusalem Bible
LG
Lumen Gentium
MD
Mediator Dei
NRSV
New Revised Standard Version
OC
Order of Confirmation
OCF
Order of Christian Funerals
OCIA
Order of Christian Initiation of Adults
OCM
Order of Celebrating Matrimony
ODPB
Ordination of Deacons, Priests and Bishops
OM
Order of Mass
PCS
Pastoral Care of the Sick
RBC
Rite of Baptism for Children
RCIA
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
RM
Roman Missal
RP
Rite of Penance
RSV
Revised Standard Version
SacCar
Sacramentum Caritatis
SC
Sacrosanctum Concilium
UNLYC
Universal Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar





The Contributors
This book has been written by a group of laypeople and clergy who make up the Liturgical Formation Sub-Committee of the Liturgy Committee of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. They include parish priests, pastoral advisers to different dioceses, and nationally based officials and academics, and they bring to the task of exploring and explaining the liturgy of the Catholic Church a range of experiences, perspectives and expertises. They are:
Richard Conrad OP , who teaches at Blackfriars, the Dominican House of Studies in Oxford, and at Maryvale.
Stephen Dean , composer and publisher of liturgical music, former diocesan director of music for the diocese of East Anglia.
Caroline Dollard , Marriage and Family Life Adviser for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, and a member of the RCIA Network Executive. Former chair of the Society of St Gregory.
Andrew Downie , parish priest in Hexham and Newcastle diocese and chaplain to Durham University. Secretary of the Catholic Theological Association.
Martin Foster , Director of the Liturgy Office and Assistant Secretary to the Department for Christian Life and Worship of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Choral Director at St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
Jonathan How , parish priest in Arundel and Brighton. Former Director of Studies at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh.
Peter McGrail , priest of the archdiocese of Liverpool. Associate Professor in Christian Theology and Head of Theology, Philosophy and Religious Studies at Liverpool Hope University.



Foreword
The celebration of the liturgy is at the heart of the life of the Church. Liturgies that are celebrated with solemnity and care not only give praise and thanksgiving, but also raise the hearts and minds of all who participate. It is important that those who have a role in the liturgical celebration carry out their ministry with due skill and understanding.
I am very grateful to the Liturgical Formation Sub-Committee of the Department for Christian Life and Worship for their work in preparing and writing this Studyguide to Catholic Liturgy . I hope that it will encourage and support the formation of ordained and lay liturgical ministers.
Bishop Alan Hopes
Chairman, Liturgy Committee
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales




Introduction
Let us consider three snapshots of the Roman Catholic (henceforth, ‘Catholic’) 1 community at prayer across the course of an ordinary Sunday. We start with the main morning service in a town centre parish. To the outside observer what goes on there may appear a curious blend of the formal and the informal. At the start of the service the youngest children may be shepherded out from the church – perhaps forming an enthusiastic but untidy procession. The music might be led by a choir gathered in an upstairs gallery accompanied by an organ, or perhaps by an oddly assorted instrumental group located at the front or side of the church; in either case, the congregational singing would probably range from the downright hesitant to the mildly enthusiastic. Various people would come forward from the congregation to perform different liturgical functions – reading, presenting the gifts of bread and wine, assisting in the administration of Holy Communion – yet the service as a whole never lapses into chaos, and the rites at the altar would be performed with precision and intense care.
We move forward to the late afternoon, and find ourselves in the cathedral for the celebration of Evening Prayer. As the robed choir sings an elaborate musical setting of the Canticle of the Virgin Mary, the ministers solemnly move to the altar and then circle it slowly, wafting clouds of incense. The congregation, meanwhile, make the sign of the cross on their bodies as the song begins and then stand still in respectful silence.
Finally, we move forward once again to the small hours of the night, to a hospital ward, where a priest stands alone beside the bed of an unconscious person, and in an almost inaudible murmur anoints the forehead and hands of that person with olive oil.
Three very different scenes, three very different contexts: what do they have in common? For Catholics they all form part of a rich tapestry of activities that fall under the title of ‘liturgy’. The three liturgical snapshots were first of the celebration of the Eucharist, which most Catholics would refer to as the ‘Mass’, then of the formal Prayer of the Church