The Church at Prayer: Volume I: Principles of the Liturgy Volume 1

by A -G Martimort, I H Dalmais, P M Gy, P Jounel

Overview

Principles of the Liturgy is the first book of the newly revised and newly translated work THE CHURCH AT PRAYER, under the general editorship of A. G. Martimort, honorary dean of the faculty of theology, Toulouse.

Principles of the Liturgy outlines the complex history and development of liturgical practices. From its foreshadowings in the Old Testament to the reformed rites of the Vatican II, we are made aware, along the way, of liturgy’s role in the Church and, as A. G. Martimort says, as an “expression of life.” The authors introduce us to the contributions made to the Church’s “sacred actions” from art and music, from theological reflection on historical data, and from our present-day human sciences of anthropology, sociology, psychology, and linguistics.

The other volumes in the work are: II The Eucharist (1986); III The Sacraments (Fall 1987); and IV The Liturgy and Time (1986).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814613634
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	05/01/1987
Series:	Church at Prayer , #1
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.59(d)

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface (A. G. Martimort)   vii
Abbreviations   xi
Introduction   1
Introductory Chapter (A. G. Martimort)   7
SECTION I: HISTORY OF THE LITURGY: LITURGICAL RITES AND FAMILIES   19
     Introduction 21 Chapter I: The Liturgy in the First Four Centuries (I. H. Dalmais)   23
     Chapter II:  The Eastern Liturgical Families (I. H. Dalmais)   27
     Chapter III:  History of the Liturgy in the West to the Council of Trent (P. M. Gy)   45
     Chapter IV:  From the Council of Trent to Vatican Council II (P. Jounel)   63
SECTION II: STRUCTURE AND LAWS OF THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATION (A. G. Martimort)   85
     Introduction   87
     Chapter I:  The Assembly   89
     Chapter II:  From Local Assembly to Universal Church: Diversity and Unity in the Liturgy   113
     Chapter III:  The Dialogue Between God and His People   131
     Chapter IV:  Liturgical Signs   173
SECTION III: THEOLOGY OF THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATION (I. H. Dalmais)   227
     Introduction   229 
     Chapter I:  The Liturgy as a Celebration   233
     Chapter II:  The Liturgy as Celebration of the Mystery of Salvation   253
     Chapter III:  The Liturgy and the Deposit of Faith   273
Index   281