Days of the Lord: Volume 7: Solemnities and Feasts Volume 7

by Various

Overview

Days of the Lord is an excellent guide to the riches of the Church's liturgy, and a welcome companion to the Sacramentary, the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Lectionary.

First published in Belgium, this outstanding seven volume series will enable all Christians to enter into the mystery of the liturgical year, to pray with understanding, to proclaim the beauty and wealth of the liturgy.

More than a thorough commentary on the readings, more even than a reflection on the liturgical seasons, this series comprehends the totality of the liturgical year-that vehicle developed by the Church to express, summarize, and present "the whole mystery of Christ," the mystery that we are called to profess and celebrate every day.

Since this mystery belongs to all Christians, the writers of this series have written their reflections with the average reader in mind. Yet the knowledge and insight that they bring to this work make it invaluable even to those who are themselves well versed students of the liturgical calendar. Readers will come away not only with a greater understanding of the liturgical year, its structure and meaning, but with a deepened appreciation of the prayer life the liturgical year provides through its structure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814619056
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	04/01/1994
Series:	Days of the Lord , #7
Pages:	412
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction   1
THE THREE SOLEMNITIES OF ORDINARY TIME   3
Trinity Sunday—Sunday after Pentecost   5
YEAR A-TRINITY SUNDAY
This God Who Loves Us So   8
YEAR B-TRINITY SUNDAY
This God Who Gathers Us   17
YEAR C-TRINITY SUNDAY
This God We Constantly Await   28
SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY SUNDAY
The Body and Blood of Christ   38
YEAR A-THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Body and Blood of Christ for Eternal Life   41
YEAR B-THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Body and Blood of Christ for the New Covenant   49
YEAR C-THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Body and Blood of Christ for the Time of the Church   56
FRIDAY AFTER THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Sacred Heart of Jesus   66
YEAR A-SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Jesus, Meek and Humble of Heart, Reveals the Love of God   69 
YEAR B-SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Jesus Reveals God's Tenderness Through His Pierced Heart   77
YEAR C-SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Jesus' Death on the Cross Reveals God's Forgiveness   89
THE SANCTORAL CYCLE   99
Solemnities and Feasts, Celebrated Even if Occurring on a Sunday   101
FEBRUARY 2
The Presentation of the Lord   103
THE PRESENTATION
Going to Meet the Awaited One, the Light of the Nations   106
MARCH 19
Joseph, Husband of Mary   119
SAINT JOSEPH
Blessed Are the Faithful Servants: God Entrusts His House to Them   122
MARCH 25
Annunciation of the Lord   133
THE ANNUNCIATION
The Good News of the Incarnation Announced to Mary   135
JUNE 24
Birth of John the Baptist   144
JOHN THE BAPTIST-VIGIL MASS
Forerunner of the Lord, Messenger of Joy   146
JOHN THE BAPTIST-MASS OF THE DAY
A Man Sent from God: His Name Was John   154 
JUNE 29
Peter and Paul, Apostles   161
PETER AND PAUL-VIGIL MASS
Peter and Paul—Pillars of the Church   164
PETER AND PAUL-MASS OF THE DAY
Peter and Paul—Mirrors of the Church   173
AUGUST 6
The Transfiguration of the Lord   184
THE TRANSFIGURATION
Hoping for the Day When the Morning Star Will Rise   186
AUGUST 15
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary   200
THE ASSUMPTION-VIGIL MASS
Blessed Virgin Mary!   205
THE ASSUMPTION-MASS OF THE DAY
Glory and Praise to God for Mary, Marvel of His Grace   213
SEPTEMBER 14
The Triumph of the Cross   223
TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS
The Cross of Christ, Our Pride and Our Hope   226
NOVEMBER 1
All Saints   236
ALL SAINTS
People of God, People of Saints   238
NOVEMBER 2
All Souls—Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed   252
ALL SOULS
In the Hope of Resurrection   258 
NOVEMBER 9
The Dedication of the Basilica of the Lateran   280
DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
The Dwelling Places Where God Gathers His People   282
DECEMBER 8
The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary   293
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Mary: Full of Grace, New Eve, Mother of the Living   298
IN THE MARGINS OF A TRAVEL DIARY    307
Notes   319