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Book SynopsisSowing the SeedTrade ReviewWhile focusing on the three readings for each Sunday, [Holyhead’s] rich comments weave the biblical message together with reflections that can lead to preaching or solid spiritual reading.The Bible TodayWelcoming the Word in Year B: Sowing the Seed is a treasure. It offers us the fruit of Sister Verna’s deeply prayerful and informed reading of the Scriptures, leavened with insight from poetry, art, the spiritual masters, and contemporary prophets. It invites us to engage imaginatively with both word and world. This book will be a rich resource not only for homilists but for all believers wanting to worship well. It certainly sows seeds that will yield a plentiful harvest in receptive soil. I recommend it highly.Tom Knowles, SSS, St Francis’ Church, Melbourne, AustraliaWe will welcome this third volume in the series of Verna Holyhead’s beautiful reflections on the Sunday readings—Welcoming the Word in Year B: Sowing the Seed. There is no doubt that what she writes will indeed help us to Welcome the Word each Sunday. She writes with great insight and freshness and her work indicates her deep knowledge and love of the Word and there is a rich personal dimension to her work. This volume will help us to sow the Word more deeply in our hearts so that the yield from our prayer and reflections will indeed be a hundredfold in our lives. Her conversations between the Sunday Lectionary and The Rule of Benedict add to the originality of the text and the inclusion of the Scriptural index adds to the treasure we will find in this book.Margaret Malone, SGS, Kardinia, Australia

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Book SynopsisRaymond E. Brown, SS (1928-1998) Expanded Edition with Essays by John R. Donahue, SJ, and Ronald D. Witherup, SSTrade ReviewThe individual chapters are very helpful if read during the appropriate liturgical season. The volume is highly recommended for home purchase as well as for parish, college, and religious house libraries.Catholic Library WorldMy only wish is that the book had been issued in hardcover to better withstand the repeated use it will surely be put to for teaching and preaching.Trinity Seminary ReviewRaymond Brown speaks with a monumental assurance, the fruit not merely of his knowledge of the texts but also of his life of faith. His book contains many insights of startling simplicity into the original meaning of those texts, as well as into the church’s situation today. Many who think that they know the scriptures well will find themselves enriched by observations from this eminent, and much-lamented, scholar that will not have occurred to them. There is a profound wisdom here that comes from decades of living in and with the text of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures.The WayThis book takes time! The text demands time not for conceptual understanding. No, the text deserves time to be experienced as a collection of scholarly meditations on the person of Christ in the Sunday proclamation. One needs to ‘ponder these things in the heart.’ Additionally, both the scholar and the preacher will benefit from reading the detailed notations. They do not distract from meditation.Catholic Books ReviewThis book provides a wonderful introduction to Gospel exegesis for laity and is an invaluable tool for those whose task it is to break open the Word of God Sunday after Sunday to sometimes very diverse audiences.Prairie MessengerThis is indeed a fitting tribute to the enduring contribution of a great Catholic biblical scholar and teacher.The Bible TodayAn ultimate compendium of Brown’s work through the years.Midwest Book ReviewFr. Raymond Brown’s Christ in the Gospels of the Liturgical Year fills a significant void in Catholic publishing: a book that integrates study, spirituality, and applications in an accessible manner. Its issuance as a handy compendium is particularly timely given the Synod on Scripture and the growing prominence of lectio divina. Christ in the Gospels of the Liturgical Year makes an excellent companion to the liturgy of the hours or daily and Sunday missals. This compelling title is enjoyable as well as informative and inspiring, thereby keeping the pages turning. A fitting testimony to the enduring nature of Fr. Brown’s work.Karl A. Schultz, National speaker and author of eleven books

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Book SynopsisMuch has been written regarding the western liturgy; the same cannot be said of the Byzantine liturgy. Father Taft contributes to a remedy of that shortfall through this work. In it he traces the origins of the Byzantine Rite during its period of formation: from its earliest recorded beginnings until the end of Byzantium (1453 c.e.). While the rite has undergone some change in the period since then, its outlines remain essentially the same.

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Book SynopsisRecognizing that both metaphoric and inclusive language are necessary in Christian worship, this book clarifies how these need not be contradictory criteria for forming liturgical language.Trade ReviewRamshaw makes an excellent contribution to the discussion on liturgical language with this efficiently packed essay.Modern LiturgyRamshaw's brief work points out some directions liturgists can take in this new millennium.Philippiniana Sacra

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Trade ReviewThere have been very few books, if any, that have had such a profound effect on my life. I love the combination of stunning scholarship and beautiful spirituality.Nicky Gumbel, Founder of Alpha Course

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Book SynopsisA Guide to ResourcesTrade ReviewParish liturgists and worship team members will find this to be an essential and invaluable resource for understanding the documents, ritual books, and other sources needed for implementing vibrant, life-giving, and orthodox litrugical worship.RiteI highly recommend this book and encourage parish liturgy committees to take the time to use this ‘sourcebook’.John Thomas Lane, SSSWhat a valuable tool for parish worship commissions! Now if we’ll really use it! As a member of my parish worship commission, I certainly welcome such a tool which fulfills nearly every imaginable need.Catholic Library WorldThis is a very useful book for anyone in charge of liturgy preparation, from a new choir director to a diocesan liturgy director. Rita Thiron has fulfilled her promise to acquaint the reader with the liturgical books and related liturgical documents and to provide guidance for evaluating liturgies and preparing meaningful celebrations.Pastoral MusicPreparing Parish Liturgies: A Guide to the Resources is a welcome addition to the bookshelf of anyone involved in the liturgy. For the novice it provides a basic introduction to the many liturgical books and documents essential for understanding the liturgy, as well as solid advice in making decisions when preparing the liturgy. For those with more background it provides a quick reference to the many documents that impact an in depth understanding of liturgical principles. From the chart on the appropriate minister for all the blessings in the Book of Blessings to the worksheets for liturgy preparation, Preparing Parish Liturgies is written in a style that is clear and thorough.Fran Amer, Director, Office of Worship, Diocese of Youngstown, OhioThis resource will save its users 'hours of searching' by providing both summary and clarification of which liturgical books and documents must be taken into consideration when preparing liturgies for every occasion throughout the liturgical year. The theological and historical comments offered throughout this book are a 'mini-course' in and of themselves, and the planning guides and worksheets offered in the appendix are a wonderful, practical help.Mary Sellars Malloy, Office of Liturgy, Saginaw, Michigan

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Book SynopsisAt the Service of the LiturgyTrade ReviewI recommend this book for your conversations around worship. It will . . . encourage you to think about what you do and to use the best resources that you have. It would be a good book for your Worship and Music Committee to read and discuss.Sanctus. . . those primarily charged with the selection and composition of music in the liturgy will undoubtedly obtain fresh insights and stimulation from encountering what these celebrated authors have to say on the subject of the role of music in the church today.Music and LiturgyMusic in Christian Worship is by far the most helpful volume addressing the current complex of issues surrounding the choice of music for Christian worship to come across this reviewer’s desk.DoxologyReading this book, whether as a musician, a liturgist, a theologian, a pastor, or a person in the pew will move us beyond facile answers to the more challenging process of careful and reflective discernment. The choice to enter this process bespeaks a willingness to be who we profess ourselves to be: a community of disciples gathered for worship, not of ourselves, but of the God who called us into being and who continually calls us to fuller being.DoxologyEditor Charlotte Kroeker’s collection of essays is a marvelous reminder that pastor, congregation, and musicians need to understand and respect one another. . . . [A]ny reader will have plenty to think about, agree with, and take away from this engaging volume.Liturgy, Hymnody, & Pulpit Quarterly Book ReviewThis book, considered chapter by chapter, could well be used as the basis for a series of parish adult education or faith formation discussions.Pastoral MusicThis eminently helpful book aims to aid music ministers to address some of the most difficult questions we encounter in carrying out our ministry.Pastoral Music...this little volume should be on every church musician's reading list.The Hymn

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Book SynopsisPracticing the Art of Self-Giving LoveTrade Review“Anyone who has met Tim O’Malley has experienced his energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to Christian living. Reading this book is to be immersed in these qualities, for this book reflects O’Malley’s personal engagement with Christ and his saving work in his own daily living and ministry. Defining the ‘new’ evangelization as renewal of the world through renewal of ourselves, he traces throughout the book how the church’s identity and mission cannot be separated, how we are necessarily Christ centered, and how doing good liturgy leads us to the kind of self-giving love that continues the church’s mission of salvation.” Joyce Ann Zimmerman, CPPS Director, Institute for Liturgical Ministry, Dayton, Ohio“What would be required for liturgy and the new evangelization to mutually enrich each other, as we all know they should do? I propose it is a synthetic outlook, such as O'Malley provides in this book. Here liturgy no longer plays with its rubrics over in its corner, while evangelization plays with its ideologies over in its corner. Rather, both collide with force in every Christian's life for the purpose of transforming individual lives and all the facets of human culture. O'Malley brings together liturgy, evangelization, doctrine, sacramental catechesis, deification, preaching, and the signs of the time, all in order to light the way to self-gift, which is what the cross demands of us. This wonderfully accessible book holds insights for the layperson and scholar alike. We are taught to deepen the art of love.” David W. Fagerberg Associate Professor of Theology University of Notre DameOne cannot do Church ministry today without a good and also faithful grasp of the new evangelization. This word, this vision, this practice of self-giving love cannot be ignored. It cannot be replaced by other projects, works, or strategies. Read this book. Study it with others. Then shape and reshape the good work you do. Eliot Kapitan, Pastoral MusicThe New Evangelization has a challenging liturgical voice in this book and it deserves wide readership by pastoral ministers and liturgical leaders, both clergy and lay.Paul A. Janowiak, SJ, WorshipThis accessible book is necessary reading for all engaged in pastoral ministry. It will invite the reader to rethink the understanding of the role of the liturgy in a parish's life. Too often, the church's work of preaching the Gospel is separated from its liturgical rites. O'Malley provides us with good reason to reconsider how we approach both topics.Timothy Johnston, Director of the Office of Worship, Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Pastoral Liturgy

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Trade ReviewIn this extraordinarily rich volume, Jeremy Driscoll shows how we experience the awesome glory of the resurrection in the liturgy of the Paschal Triduum and the Easter Season. His insightful liturgical exegesis reveals how the lectionary proclaims a coherent story of God's saving grace in the crucified and risen Christ. A perfect resource for the Triduum and the Easter Season!Frank J. Matera, Professor Emeritus, The Catholic University of AmericaAbbot Jeremy takes us on a spiritual journey through the most basic belief that gives meaning to our Christian identity-the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This book enables us to understand with depth how our life as a Christian is touched by this belief. He shows how profound our lives are touched by the paschal mystery and how the liturgy continues to draw us deeper into the very life of Christ. When read slowly and meditatively, this book is life changing.Abbot Gregory J. Polan, OSB, Primate of the Benedictine Confederation, Sant'Anselmo, RomeA supremely important contribution to revealing the depth and breadth of the meaning of the liturgy as a communal event centered on the paschal victory of Christ. Taking the paschal triduum through the solemnity of Pentecost as its focus this commentary invites us to experience both death itself and passing over to new life again and again in Christ through the celebration of the liturgy.Msgr. Kevin Irwin, The Catholic University of AmericaWhat more can be said about the resurrection? Yet we must come to fresh appreciation of this central mystery for the sake of our Christian faith. What is Christ doing? What are we doing? Abbot Jeremy guides the reader, flashlight in hand, on a gentle walk through Scripture and Liturgy conjoined. First the transforming power of resurrection is shown in the biblical account of the Pasch. Then the Lord's presence and power in the sacramental signs of the Paschal Triduum is shown. (Who could have guessed there was so much theology in the rubrics and texts and actions of these days?) This is liturgical exegesis at its best. Everyone should make a Lenten spiritual reading retreat by turning to this book during the last days of Lent and preparing themselves for the mystery of the Paschal vigil.David W. Fagerberg, Professor, University of Notre DameDriscoll's guide helps direct attention to the special phrases in the prayers, to the carefully selected scriptures, and to all of the `smells and bells' of each of the celebrations. It is warmly recommended to seminary libraries and to all who want to know more about and participate more deeply in the liturgies and scriptures that are fundamental to our faith.Catholic Library WorldTable of ContentsContents Introduction 1 Part 1 A Summary of the Proclamation in Theological Terms 9 Chapter 1 The Paschal Mystery Described 11 Chapter 2 The Range of Meanings in the Word Pasch 16 Chapter 3 The Crisis of the Cross and the Transforming Power of Resurrection 22 Chapter 4 The Paschal Mystery Celebrated in the Liturgy 29 Part 2 The Witness to Cross and Resurrection in the Lectionary and Liturgy from the Paschal Triduum to Pentecost 33 Chapter 5 Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper 35 The Entrance and the Gloria 36 A Reading from the Book of Exodus 37 The Responsorial Psalm 39 A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 40 A Reading from the Gospel according to John 41 The Washing of Feet 46 The Liturgy of the Eucharist 47 The Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament 49 Chapter 6 Good Friday: The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 52 Entrance and Opening Prayer 54 A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 56 The Responsorial Psalm 59 A Reading from the Letter to the Hebrews 60 The Passion according to John 63 The General Intercessions 68 The Adoration of the Holy Cross 69 Holy Communion 74 Chapter 7 The Paschal Vigil in the Holy Night 77 First Part: The Solemn Beginning of the Vigil or Lucernarium 78 Second Part: The Liturgy of the Word 87 Third Part: Baptismal Liturgy 103 Fourth Part: The Liturgy of the Eucharist 104 Chapter 8 The Mass during the Day and the Octave of Easter 105 The Mass of Easter Day 105 Eight Days, Forty Days, and Fifty Days 112 The Octave 113 The Period between the Octave and the Ascension 120 Chapter 9 The Ascension of the Lord 122 A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles 123 The Gospel Readings for Ascension 127 Options for the Second Reading 131 Chapter 10 Pentecost Sunday 136 A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles 137 An Option for the Second Reading 140 The Gospel Reading for Pentecost 141 The Epiclesis of the Eucharistic Liturgy 143 The Communion Antiphon for Pentecost 144

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Trade ReviewPaul Turner offers us a concise and accessible guide to the post-Vatican II eucharistic liturgy, replete with a great deal of historical information. This book should provide an excellent guide for parish liturgy committees and anyone interested in gaining a fuller understanding of what we do when we come together for Eucharist. John F. Baldovin, SJ, Boston College School of Theology & MinistryUsing the question `Whose Mass is it?' Paul Turner uncovers the skein of relationships that give people, from the local sacristan to the curial officials of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, a sense of ownership of the Mass. The number of stakeholders is more than most of us imagine, and the relationships between stakeholders are not always easy. Turner invites each stakeholder to recognize the others. He acknowledges the challenges brought on by change, conflicts won and lost, familial tensions heightened-and sometimes resolved-and gifts many and varied shared, neglected, or rejected. With great scholarly erudition and even greater pastoral wisdom, Turner charts a path of mutual recognition that invites each of us to recognize that the liturgy ultimately belongs to Christ, the center who holds both the liturgy and all of us together. Bernadette Gasslein, Editor, Worship"A valuable tool for priests, staff, and liturgy committee; a good review of what we can do, should do, and should not do."Eliot Kapitan, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois"What Turner voices in this book captures the mutual relationship between liturgical renewal and liturgical movement. Turner's book challenges us to reflect on the way we value the celebration of the Mass and what energy we invest into the celebration of the Eucharistic liturgy. After reading this book I was challenged to realize that the Mass is meant for the People of God and tells a story of who we are as Catholics."Emmanuel Ndlovu CMM, Grace & Truth"Ideal for liturgical discussion groups, a review for liturgical ministers, a textbook for parish liturgy committees . . . It will surface useful discussions on local issues and practices, clarify harbored misunderstandings, and help promote good parochial liturgy."Worship"With this book, Turner answers his question definitively: "The Mass does not belong to some idealized past; it belongs to the living church."Pastoral Liturgy

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Book SynopsisSchool of Prayer, Source of LifeTrade ReviewToday perhaps more than ever we need to deepen our spiritual understanding of the church's liturgy. Boselli provides us with a genuine mystagogy, leading to a profound appreciation of the depths of the liturgy and rooted solidly in the Scriptures and the early Christian writers. His work brings out the nature of the liturgy as primarily a gift from God, God's work among us, calling us to listen to his word and respond. It will be of enormous value to ministers, scholars, and the worshiping faithful alike. John F. Baldovin, SJ, Professor of Historical and Liturgical Theology, Boston College School of Theology and MinistryThis book offers a sound mystagogy based primarily on Scripture and the writings of the fathers that will be of value to those engaged in the task of liturgical formation. Paul F. Bradshaw, Professor of Liturgy (Emeritus), University of Notre DameReading Boselli's book is like going on retreat. He has meditated deeply on links between liturgical actions and the words of Scripture. You will enter a profound reflection on the Eucharist you share and the life you lead. Paul Turner, Pastor, St. Anthony Parish, Kansas City, Missouri; Facilitator, International Commission on English in the LiturgyIn this book, we come to understand better the connections between what we do in the liturgy and our spiritual relationship with Christ. Contemplation and interiority arise from ritual action and communal experience: this is the paradox that makes this volume a precious occasion for personal and communal reflection on the topic. Andrea Grillo, Professor of Sacramental Theology, Pontifical Atheneum of Saint Anselm, RomeThis important book reminds us again and again that the liturgy is primarily not about what we do for God but what God does for us in a unique way through the liturgy. Throughout Boselli penetrates to the spiritual heart of the liturgy. A much-needed book at a time when debates about liturgy are all too often about externals, not the inner depth of what liturgy is and does. The author's invitation that we truly `listen' to God speaking to us through word and sacrament-as simple as that sounds-is a much-needed lesson not only about liturgy but about the Christian life. Rev Msgr. Kevin W. Irwin, The Catholic University of AmericaThe Spiritual Meaning of the Liturgy comes from one of Europe's premier liturgical theologians and provides a collection especially recommended for scholars and theologians interested in the meaning of the liturgy and its applications to everyday life and spirituality. . . . The result is a powerful spiritual analysis highly recommended for any Christian thinker.Midwest Book Review"This book can be of enormous value to ministers, scholars, and the worshiping faithful alike, stimulating new responses, new research and new ecclesial action in response to contemporary challenges."James Leachman, Ecclesia orans"To anyone who wishes to understand the essence of liturgy, this book provides a very sound and clear grounding. I recommend to all liturgical students, scholars, and ordinary faithful."Louvain Studies

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Book SynopsisFaith in Action in the Letter of JamesTrade ReviewHartin is the leading authority on the Epistle of James, and it is important that he gives us in this new work insight into his understanding of this often neglected New Testament text.James M. Robinson, Director, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate UniversityHartin's insightful study enables us to recognize the plurality of our Christian tradition, which resonates the postmodern consciousness struggling with diversity and multiculturalism. This book is a good place to begin to understand the distinctive message of James' letter and a significant contribution to the ongoing scholarly discussion about the diversity and emergence of early Christianity.Risto Uro, University of HelsinkiThis is an exemplary work, lucidly argued and attentive both to ancient sources and to modern exegetical opinion.John S. Kloppenborg Verbin, Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's CollegeHartin presents James as an exciting witness to the beauty and diversity of early Christianity, and introduces readers to a James they never knew before.Leonard Doohan, Dean Graduate School, Gonzaga University

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Book SynopsisThe Word of God at the Mercy of the BodyTrade ReviewLouise-Marie Chauvet has followed his major work, Symbol and Sacrament, with this penetrating study that continues to elaborate his stimulating combination of sacramental theology, theories of ritual and symbol, and liturgical texts. Chauvet proposes that sacramentality is essential to Christian identity and shows how language and gesture in Christian rites are the place where scripture, sacrament and ethics are realized as experiences of the presence of the risen Lord whose grace transforms his people. It will be suited for a wide readership, not only of professional theologians but also of many who are concerned to relate the divine and the human in everyday life.Gregory Woolfenden, OxfordChauvet has wonderfully succeeded in making his work on symbolic mediation classroom-accessible, clear, and pastorally sensitive. He offers a viable alternative to overly objectivist and subjectivist approaches to sacramental theology. This book, rich with examples, connects sacramental theology with contemporary culture.Susan K. Wood, S.C.L., Associate Professor of Theology, St. John's University, Collegeville, MinnesotaThe Sacraments, with its attention to presence and absence, achieves what might be called a sacramental iconoclasm, which possesses broad ecumenical appeal and resonates with contemporary philosophy and concern for praxis.AmericaIt will challenge you to think about the sacraments in the broader scope of human and divine communication, and to appreciate them for their mystical core.Liturgy Network

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Book SynopsisIn Women's Ways of Worship Teresa Berger reconstructs liturgical history from the perspectives of women.Trade Review. . . an important contribution towards the recognition of women's liturgical studies as a distinct discipline.Yearbook of the European Society of Women in Theological Research. . . splendid, careful, theologically and historically insightful writing. . .New Theology ReviewThis work constitutes an important contribution to the landscape of historiographical research concerning the relationship of women to Christian worship and their experience of liturgy.Antiphon

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Book SynopsisMusings and MemoirTrade ReviewWhat, Then, is Liturgy? Musings and Memoir has left me with a greater understanding and appreciation of the way we as Catholics celebrate our faith. It is also a timely work which should be read by all concerned with and involved in the current liturgical changes.Suzanne Sykes, M.A., Seat of WisdomThis is not your usual historical book on liturgy. It is, however, a chance for the reader to sit at the foot of a master teacher and liturgist, one who has taught well, lived the spirit of the gospel, and has dedicated his life to ensuring that history and pastoral practice enliven the faith and give us a glimpse of the heavenly liturgy.EmmanuelAnyone in a responsible ministerial role in the coming year would benefit greatly by studying these pages carefully.Pastoral MusicAnscar Chupungco’s latest book offers a needed perspective in the midst of the present debates on the future of church life and liturgical reform. With the skills of a master teacher he reminds us of the central theological concerns underlying the last half-century of liturgical changes, offers thoughtful and balanced criticism of possible gaps and misdirections in implementing these changes, but most importantly provides a confident sense of hope for the future. Like Bernard Botte’s From Silence to Participation, Fr. Anscar’s ‘musings and memoir’ give us a vivid account of the thinking of those who shaped the post-Vatican II liturgical renewal in the light of its reception in varied cultures in the years since. Highly recommended for those who are seeking a scholarly yet accessible, principled yet irenic account of post-Vatican II Roman Rite liturgical reform in an era of liturgical polemics.Fr. Jan Michael Joncas Associate Professor of CatholicThe genuine voice of Anscar Chupungco sounds in these pages—with the characteristic notes of deep fidelity to Catholic tradition, utter clarity, gracious wisdom, Benedictine humility, and gentle hints of humor. That voice is a treasure. Chupungco articulates a vital memory of the very heart of the liturgical movement and many of its formative leaders, and one slowly comes to see that he himself has been one such leader. He speaks a clear and authoritative criticism of the recently too frequent cases of liturgical reaction on the part of some Roman Catholic leaders, yet he loses neither hope nor dignity in the process. Reading this book, you will discover again the basic principles of Catholic liturgical reform and its ecumenical resonances. You will also be encouraged to sentire esse ecclesiam, to recover the empowered sense of being the church: yourself with others as you gather around the presence of Christ now in word and sacrament.Gordon W. Lathro

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Trade Review"With both theoretical reflections and examples of new approaches, this volume is a key addition to considering the range of methodologies needed for the writing of liturgical history."Lester Ruth, Duke Divinity School"People throughout the ages have re-created the past in their worship and rituals. This rich and beautifully organized collection by major scholars in the field demonstrates how and why this is so in a multiplicity of ways, across times and cultures, and often with interdisciplinary evidence that points to new methods of working. It will be a classic in the field of liturgical studies and will be gratefully received by scholars in a wide range of disciplines."Margot E. Fassler, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Music History and Liturgy, University of Notre Dame"These papers make the point that there is not simply the past but rather the possibility of many pasts and that these have implications for contemporary worship. Few people are likely to find these essays of equal interest, but the quality of their scholarship is excellent."James Dallen, Catholic Books Review"This book occupies an essential place in the field of liturgical theology by revising and updating the historical liturgical methodologies. One of the indispensable readings for scholars and researchers in the field of history and liturgy today."Studies in Liturgy"This splendid volume ought to be required reading for any serious student of liturgical history. Its authors open new and challenging doors of inquiry that allow us to contemplate the rich diversity of our liturgical past. In so doing they also help us gain valuable perspectives for contemporary liturgical practice."Worship"The editors have allowed idiosyncrasies between the contributions to exist as they are. They do not force a unified agenda; rather, their volume fosters reflection and conversation precisely because multiple perspectives are given their due space. Only through such dialogue can one obtain a more accurate reading of currents within the field."Ecclesia Orans

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Trade Review"With world-class liturgical scholars offering creative, tradition-steeped essays on the ecological imaginaries made and possible in practices of worship, this is a milestone volume."Willis Jenkins, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia"Once again, the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale and Liturgical Press have provided us with a rich ecumenical collection of essays drawn from an important colloquium, this one about the manifold ways Christian liturgy locates us on our wounded planet and shapes our understanding of the cosmos. Many of the essays here will become classics, worthy of repeated reference—those on Daniel 3, on bread, on Laudato Sií, on environmental care in Eastern Orthodoxy, and on `dust wisdom,� among many other examples. But the magisterial introduction by Teresa Berger, outlining the roots and the sweep of this urgent topic, is itself an important reason to read the book."Gordon W. Lathrop, Author of Holy Ground: A Liturgical Cosmology, Past-President, Societas Liturgica"Berger’s introduction is masterful in situating the conference theme within the growing interdisciplinary ecclesial concern for the environment. Her editing is rigorous, with each essay well footnoted, and the book concludes with a subject index that includes biblical references. Recommended to seminary libraries.”Catholic Library World"The essays comprising this book provide rich fare for all who see environmental degradation as an issue for faith, theology, and worship.”Worship"Teresa Berger�s editorial achievement in so skillfully arranging the collection is a work of creation in its own right. Especially in the context of covid-19, when touch, contact, materiality, relationships with our environment and worship itself have been radically disrupted, these timely essays provide rich subject matter for new and important conversations."Modern Believing"This coherent collection will be of interest to liturgical historians, clergy, theologians and musicians seeking historical, theological, and practical resources to develop liturgies that help Christians become aware of the theological grounding for their role in relating to and caring for the natural world."Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContents Foreword: Martin D. JeanIntroduction: Teresa BergerChapter 1 Naming the World: Liturgy and the Transformation of Time and Matter with Some Highlights from the Question and Answer Session =that Followed Rowan Williams’s Keynote Address: Rowan Williams �Part One: BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL ASPECTSChapter 2 “Bless the Lord, Fire and Heat”: Reclaiming Daniel’s Cosmic Liturgy for Contemporary Eco-Justice: Anathea Portier-YoungChapter 3 “The Firstfruits of God’s Creatures”: Bread, Eucharist, and the Ancient Economy: Andrew McGowanChapter 4Salvator Mundi: Visualizing Divine Authority: Felicity Harley-McGowanChapter 5 Night or Dawn? Easter Night in Light of Cosmos and Creation: Duco VollebregtChapter 6 The Six Evenings of Creation in the Hymns of the Roman Breviary: Peter JefferyChapter 7 Rogationtide and the Secular Imaginary: Nathan J. RistucciaChapter 8 The Cosmos and the Altar in Hildegard’s Scivias and Select Sequence Texts: Margot E. FasslerChapter 9 Cum angelis et archangelis: Singing a Sacramental Cosmology in the Medieval Christian West: M. Jennifer Bloxam �Part Two: THEOLOGICAL-LITURGICAL PERSPECTIVESChapter 10 The World as Christ’s Body: Problems and Possibilities: David GrumettChapter 11 Fruit of the Earth, Work of Human Hands, Bread of Life: The Ordo Missae on Creation and the World: Joris GeldhofChapter 12 Sacramental Theology after Laudato Si’: Kevin W. IrwinChapter 13 A Spring of Blessing: Creation and Sanctification in Byzantine Liturgy and Piety: Nicholas Denysenko �Part Three: REFLECTIONS ON CONTEMPORARY PRACTICESChapter 14 The First of September: Environmental Care and Creation Day: Bert GroenChapter 15 Troubled Waters, Troubling Initiation Rites: Mary E. McGannChapter 16 Wisdom’s Buried Treasure: Ecological Cosmology in Funeral Rites: Benjamin M. StewartChapter 17 Liturgical Free Association with Symbiopsychotaxiplasm:Take One: Gerald C. Liu List of Contributors Index

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Trade Review"'Liturgy for Dom Gregory Dix is no branch of arch/aeological study, it is in all its srtages and forms the living Body of Christ upon earth. His account is alive and absorbing' Church Times; 'The Shape of the Liturgy changed not only the shape of liturgical study but also p[ropfopundly inflienced worship itself. Half a century after its publication, we are perhaps beginning to discover the debt we owe to Dom Gregory Dix' The Biographer."

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Book SynopsisContains texts of 150 of the best-loved hymns in the English language, from the time of the Early Church to the late 20th century. Each text in this work is accompanied by a commentary, giving biographical details of the author; notes on the circumstances in which the hymn was written and how it has been used; and variant versions.Trade Review"'...there is a great deal for hymn-lovers to enjoy.' Keith Mitchell, The Tablet '...very good it is, too...a book to dip into or read from cover to cover...' Methodist Recorder"Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Hymns; Further Reading; Index of First Lines; Index of Authors, Translators and Composers.

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Book SynopsisPrayers and Meditations from the Anglo-Saxon Tradition

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Book SynopsisHomilies on the Gospel Book One - Advent to Lent

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Book SynopsisHomilies on the Gospels Book Two - Lent to the Dedication of the Church

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