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DOCUMENTS Constitution on the Liturgy Vatican II Spiritus et Sponsa 2003 apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II on the 40th anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Liturgiam authenticam: On the Use of Vernacular Languages in the Publication of the Books of the Roman Liturgy 2001 document of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines 2001 document of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments The General Instruction of the Roman Missal 2002 Decree of the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship The Theological Vision of Sacrosanctum Concilium and the Roman Missal From the American Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy Inculturation and the Roman Liturgy Issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on March 29, 1994 The General Instruction of the Roman Missal 1975 Decree of the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship The Sacred Liturgy Motu Proprio of Pope Paul VI issued on January 25, 1964 The Ottaviani Intervention, 1969 Cardinal Ottaviani was head of the Holy Office during the reign of Pope Pius XII. He, Cardinal Bacci, and a group of Roman theologians opposed many of the changes brought about by the Second Vatican Council, especially in the case of the later changes to Catholic liturgy. This opposition was not effective - Catholic liturgical practice changed throughout the world Reading the Liturgical Documents By Rev. Jan R. Larson, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows parish in Snoqualmie, WA, and a liturgy consultant for the Archdiocese of Seattle Catechism of the Catholic Church The liturgy--Work of the Holy Trinity Catechism of the Catholic Church Celebrating the Church's Liturgy, I Catechism of the Catholic Church Celebrating the Church's Liturgy, II On the Sacred Liturgy Pius XII: Mediator Dei (1947) Liturgy Preserves Faith Experience of Generations Pope John Paul II's address to those taking part in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on May 3, 1996 Sunday Communion without Mass Pastoral message issued in 1995 by the Kansas bishops Committee on Divine Worship A standing committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Includes official documents ARTICLES, PAPERS Unleashing the Power of Worship By Ruth A Meyers in Anglican Theological Review, Winter 2010 Why worship? Revisiting a Fundamental Liturgical Question By Johan Cilliers, Faculty of Theology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, in HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2009 Liturgy in the Light of Jewish-Christian Dialogue By Ruth Langer, Boston College, in Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, 2009 Considering the Other's Tikkun: A Response to Liturgy in the Light of Jewish-Christian Dialogue By Barbara Meyer, Hebrew University/ Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, in Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, 2009 Fides Quaerens Corporalitatem: Perspectives on Liturgical Embodiment By J H Cilliers, University of Stellenbosch, in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2009 On Biblical Preaching By Bonnie Thurston in The Way, 2009 Celebrating the Liturgy with Pope Benedict XVI By Basil Meeking in Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Winter 2008 Intergenerational Worship By Edward D. Seely in Common Ground Journal, Fall 2008. Scroll down to page 105 The Holy Spirit in the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom By Most Rev. Kallistos Ware, Metropolitan of Diokleia, Chairman of the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue, March 2007 Do Freedom and Spontaneity Undermine Liturgy? By Andrew Hamilton in Eureka Street, March 2007 The Soteriological Significance of the Feast of Mary's Birth By Nicholas E. Denysenko in Theological Studies, December 2007 Enlivening Our Proclamation of the Gospel in Liturgy By Martin Samson in Journal for the Renewal of Religion and Theology, December 2006 Canon, Cult and Covenant: The Promise of Liturgical Hermeneutics By Scott W. Hahn, in Canon and Biblical Interpretaion, Zondervan, 2006 Scripture and the Liturgy: Inseparably United By Scott Hahn in Origins, March 2006 Celebrating the Feasts of the Old Testament in Christian Contexts By Magdel le Roux, Department of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, University of South Africa, in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2006 The Role of Worship and Ethics on the Road towards Reconciliation By B A Müller, Emeritus, University of Stellenbosch, in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2006 Ministerial Dress for Worship in Southern Africa Presbyterianism By Graham A. Duncan in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2006 Body, Dance and Worship By Karen Sheil in McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry, vol 7, 2006 Dance as Worship By Luz Iglesias in McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry, vol 7, 2006 Worship in the Word: Toward a Liturgical Hermeneutic By Scott W. Hahn, St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, in Letter & Spirit: A Journal of Catholic Biblical Theology, 2005 Lost in Translation: The Bishops, the Vatican & the English Liturgy By John Wilkins in Commonweal, Dec 2, 2005 Branches of That Good Olive Tree: 21st Century Liturgical Challenges and Possibilities By Audrey Doetzel in Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, 2005 Quiet, Please: The Importance of Silence in the Liturgy By Roger F. Repohl in Commonweal, Dec 16, 2005 Christian Prayer and Song in a Post-Holocaust Church By E. Byron Anderson, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, in Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, 2005 Liturgy Matters: Liturgy and Scripture as the Mirror of Catholicity By Damien Casey in Australian EJournal of Theology, February 2005 Still Because of the Weakness of Some? A Descriptive Exploration of the Lord's Supper in South Africa, 1948-2002 By C Wepener, University of Stellenbosch, in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2005 Feasting and Fasting in the German Lutheran Church in Every Day Life and Liturgy By Dompastor Wolfgang Grusnick, Cathedral of Luebeck, Germany, March 2005 Recognizing the Presence of Christ in the Liturgical Assembly By Judith Marie Kubicki in Theological Studies, December 2004 "Amen" and "Ashe": African American Protestant Worship and Its West African Ancestor By Will Coleman in Cross Currents, Summer 2002 Sometimes You Just Gotta Dance: Physical Expressiveness in Worship By David L. Johns in Cross Currents, Summer 2002 The Common Word: Recovering Liturgical Speech - Prayer By Catherine Madsen in Cross Currents, Summer 2002 Mrs Murphy's Arising from the Pew By Ninna Edgardh Beckman in Ecumenical Review, 2001 The Holy Spirit: Source of Unity in the Liturgy By Louis Weil in Anglican Theological Review, Summer 2001 Theology of the Liturgy By Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, delivered during the Journees liturgiques de Fontgombault, July 2001 For What It's Worth: Theatre and Church By Brian Magorrian in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, Spring 2001 Spiritual Growth Through Worship By Jim Murdoch in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, Spring 2001 Where is Catholic Liturgy Going By John Baldovin in The Way, 2001 Removing Anti-Jewish Polemic from Our Christian Lectionaries: A Proposal By Norman A. Beck, professor of theology and classical languages at Texas Lutheran University, 2001 God's Special Presence in Worship By John W. (Jack) Carter, 2000 Parousia and Liturgy By Margaret Barker in her book The Revelation of Jesus Christ, Edinburgh, 2000 Liturgy as Contemplation: Reflection on the Occasion of Assuming the Fra Angelico Chair of Liturgical Theology By Frank C. Quinn, O.P. Ph.D., March 29, 2000 What Kind of Canon Do the Lectionaries Constitute? by Gerard S. Sloyan in Biblical Theology Bulletin,, Spring 2000 Towards Asian Liturgical Inculturation By Jonathan Yun-Ka Tan, December 1999 The Worth of Worship By Michael Knowles in McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry, vol 2, 1999 How Dialogue with Jews has Transformed the Holy Week Liturgy By Rev. Albert Radcliffe, Canon at Manchester Anglican Cathedral Love Songs to the Dead: The Liturgical Voice as Mentor and Reminder By Catherine Madsen in CrossCurrents, 1998 The Manifold Presence of Christ in the Liturgy By Michael G. Witczak in Theological Studies, December 1998 Love Songs to the Dead: The Liturgical Voice As Mentor and Reminder By Catherine Madsen in Cross Currents, Winter 1998 From Study of Scripture to a Reenactment of Sinai: The Emergence of the Synagogue Torah Service By Ruth Langer, Theology Department, Boston College, in Worship, 1998 Encountering Jesus Christ in the Liturgy By Corrado Maggioni in Tertium Millennium, 1997 Devotion to Martyrs in the Roman Liturgy By Mario Lessi-Ariosto in Tertium Millennium, 1997 The Bishops, the Bible and Liturgical Language By Richard J. Clifford, S.J. in America, May 1995 Liturgical Theology: Who's in Charge By Andrew Cameron-Mowat in The Way, 1995 Ratzinger Prefers Altar Turned Around Again By Robert Moynihan in National Catholic Reporter, May 1993 Liturgical Movement Central to Diekmann By Dawn Gibeau in National Catholic Reporter, Dec 10, 1993 Fr. Virgil, St. John's Monks Spread Idea That Liturgy Creates Community By Dawn Gibeau in National Catholic Reporter, Dec 10, 1993 Liturgy and Social Action By Bede Smith in The Way, 1990 Liturgy: Art or Science? By Ernest Sands in The Way, 1990 Refracted Light: The Problem of the Visual in Liturgy By Robin Gibbons in The Way, 1990 Discovering the Prayer of the Church By Jim Cotter in The Way, 1990 The Nature and Function of the Liturgical Homily By John Baldovin in The Way, 1990 Catholic Liturgical Reform By German Martinez in Theology Today, 1986 Ritual is Essential By Dolores LaChapelle in In Context, Spring 1984. Seeing ritual and ceremony as sophisticated social and spiritual technology The Homily in Synagogue Liturgy By Maria Gallo in SIDIC Periodical, 1984 Jewish Family Liturgy: A source of Inspiration for the Celebration of the Lord's Day in the Home By Marie-Helene Fournier in SIDIC Periodical, 1984 The Beginnings of Christian Liturgy in Judaism By Sharon Burns in SIDIC Periodical, 1984 Jewish family Liturgy: A Source of Inspiration for the Celebration of the Lord's Day in the Home By Marie-Helene Fournier in SIDIC Periodical, 1984 Images and Worship By Martin Searle in The Way, 1984 Liturgy via Electronic Communication: Is It Possible? By Christopher Kiesling in Spirituality Today, 1983 The Proclamation of the Holiness of God as a Form of Witness By Carmine Di Sante in SIDIC Periodical, 1983 The Christian Confronts Death - Funeral Rites in Churches of the Syriac Tradition By Jeanne-Ghislaine Van Over Straeten in SIDIC Periodical, 1983 Jewish and Christian Liturgy in the Face of Death By Carmine Di Sante in SIDIC Periodical, 1983 Serving the Word: Suggested Guidelines for Homilists By Eugene Fisher in SIDIC Periodical, 1978 The Christian Sunday By Adrien Nocent in SIDIC Periodical, 1977 Anti-Jewish Elements In Liturgy: A Challenge to Christians By Piet Van Boxel and Margaret Mcgrath in SIDIC Periodical, 1977 Christian Liturgy: Its Roots in Judaism By Sofia Cavalletti in SIDIC Periodical, 1973 The Importance of Jewish-Christian Relations for Christian Liturgy By C. A. Rijk in SIDIC Periodical, 1973 Consilium ad Exsequendam. Constitutionem de Sacra Liturgia By Gaston Fontaine in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 The Work of the Liturgical Council By C. A. Rijk in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 Commentaties in Missals By Lucille Poulin in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 The Liturgy and Catholic-Jewish Relations By Sharon MacIsaac in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 Ritual Crimes By Elsa Pariente | M. E. Yarnitzky in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 Bonds between Two Liturgies – Holland By C. A. Rijk in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 Jews in'Oriental Christian Liturgy By Marie Despina in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 Towards the Messianic Passover By Cardinal Lercaro in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 Liturgical Reform in Israel By Marie Legrain in SIDIC Periodical, 1967 Liturgy and Sociology By Dorothy Day in The Catholic Worker, December 1935 The Spirit of the Liturgy By Romano Guardini. Translated by Ada Lane. Chapter 2: The Fellowship of the Liturgy. Chapter 3: The Style of the Liturgy. Chapter 4: The Symbolism of the Liturgy. Chapter 5: The Playfulness of the Liturgy. Chapter 6: The Seriousness of the Liturgy. Chapter 7: The Primacy of the Logos over the Ethos Origins and Meaning of the Christian Altar By Peter J. Riga in The American Ecclesiastical Review What is a table liturgy? By Simon Bryden-Brook on "Catholics for a Changing Church" Liturgy By Cyrus Adler and Ludwig Blau in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 MISCELLANEOUS SITES Egeria and The Fourth Century Liturgy of Jerusalem Digital Liturgy Our purpose is to contribute to Roman Catholic liturgies around the world by sharing resources of interest to the professional liturgist, parish liturgy committee, presider, liturgical musician, building construction committee, parish librarian, and to all other parish ministers Extremely Necessary - Proceeding with the Renewal By James O'Regan, Liturgy Consultant Adoremus The agenda for liturgical renewal put forward by some Catholics who believe that "the Church has suffered greviously at the hands of some misguided liturgists." Roman Liturgy You will find here all kind of information useful for preparing ceremonies of the Roman rite of the Catholic Church Liturgical Diagnosis of a Parish By James O'Regan, Liturgy Consultant The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University The Center warmly invites ALL members of the assembly to prepare for Sunday Mass by using this site Notre Dame Center for Liturgy Conferences, publications, bibliographies, documents, liturgy links, daily prayer Lift Up Your Hearts Worship & Spirituality Site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Histories and Guides to the Medieval Liturgy: A Bibliography Meeting Christ in the Liturgy Weekly reflections by Fr. K. M. Cusick on the Scriptures of the sacred Liturgy and the Catechism of the Catholic Church The Catholic Liturgical Library An ambitious site that will eventually contain documents as well as information on liturgical art, architecture, music, and practices Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions Frank Henderson's Page on Liturgy and Medieval Women Henderson is editor of the Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy Liturgy, Justice and the Reign of God: Integrating Vision and Practice Complete text of the 1999 book by J. Frank Henderson, Stephen Larson, Kathleen Quinn Liturgy Produced under the auspices of the "On-Line Ministries," sponsored by the Collaborative Ministries Office of Creighton University Lectionaries Old and New Kevin P. Edgecomb's page listing early western, east Syrian, Armenian, modern eastern and modern western lectionaries Liturgy Monastic Topics links from the Benedictines Liturgy Resources for Catholic Educators Liturgy Irish Theological Association |
