A History of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Vol.VI: The Communion, Thanksgiving, and Concluding Rites (review)doi:10.1353/cat.0.0642F S J John BaldovinThe Catholic University of America Press
wonderful liturgy, traditions and historical buildings sadly most of these movements are missing the rugged reality of the early church(1st– 3rdCentury). Today there are plenty of houses of worship that make mention of the death of Jesus but few, if any, actually teach...
The earliest complete liturgy extant, that of the “Apostolic Constitutions“, VIII, contains two such prayers,—a thanksgiving (XV, ii-vi), and a blessing (XV, vii-ix). A significant resemblance between the Roman Rite and that of the “Apostolic Constitutions” is that at Rome, too, ...
and marks the beginning of Lent, that forty-day period of fasting and abstinence in which we prepare for Easter. One intention for which we can fast and pray this Lent is the reunion of all Christians. Oddly enough, however, Lent is precisely one of the practices that stands between some ...
I am forever grateful to him for Summorum Pontificum and for the restoration of the ancient Latin liturgy to the life of the Church. I do not like what he did on this day when he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger though. He meanders through an overly long discourse on private vs. public ...
If possible,take some time before the communion service, at home or arriving at church early. Don't expect the pastor or the liturgy to do this preparation for you. Fellowshipping with others at church is good, but not if it distracts you from that heart-preparation necessary so that you...
Eucharistic liturgy,Holy Eucharist,Holy Sacrament,Liturgy,Lord's Supper,sacrament of the Eucharist sacrament- a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Easter...