The unit includes: an introductory outline of the historical development of liturgy; the theology of liturgy; the role of ministers and of the assembly; the role and meaning of symbols; the Liturgy of the Hours; the criteria for liturgical preparation; the role of music; the celebration of liturgy with children; liturgical gestures and movements; liturgical space and the language of the liturgy.

Prerequisites

none

Requirements

3 hours per week

Assessment

Bibliography

• Capra, Elio. Called Gifted Sent: The Sacraments of Christian Initiation and the Triduum. Melbourne: James Goold House, 2010.
• Catechism of the Catholic Church. English translation. 2nd ed. 1997.
• Dalmais, Irénée Henri, Pierre Jounel, and Aimé Georges Martimort. The Liturgy and Time. Vol. 4 of The Church at Prayer: An Introduction to the Liturgy. New ed. Translated by Matthew J. O’Connell. Edited by Aimé Georges Martimort. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1986.
• Duffy, Regis A. The Liturgy in the Catechism: Celebrating God’s Wisdom and Love. London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1995.
• Gelineau, Joseph. Liturgical Assembly: Liturgical Song. Translated by Bernadette Gasslein. Portland, OR: Pastoral, 2001.
• Huck, Gabe. Liturgy with Style and Grace. 3rd ed. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1998.
• Irwin, Kevin W. Liturgy, Prayer and Spirituality. New York: Paulist, 1984.
• Lysik, David A., ed. The Liturgy Documents: A Parish Resource. 2 vols. 4th ed. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1999–2004.
• Ratzinger, Joseph. The Spirit of the Liturgy. Translated by John Saward. San Francisco: Ignatius, 2000.
• Searle, Mark, Barbara Searle, and Anne Koester, eds. Called to Participate: Theological, Ritual and Social Perspectives. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2006.
• Torevell, David. Losing the Sacred: Ritual, Modernity and Liturgical Reform. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 2000.
• Vosko, Richard S. God’s House is Our House: Reimagining the Environment for Worship. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2006.