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School of the Word

School of the Word. The Gospel and the Gospels Module 2: The readings at mass. Welcome. The School of the Word Initiative of Dublin diocese Adult faith formation Return to the person and message of Jesus By means of a return to the sources, especially the Bible, both Old and New Testaments.

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School of the Word

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  1. School of the Word The Gospel and the Gospels Module 2: The readings at mass

  2. Welcome • The School of the Word • Initiative of Dublin diocese • Adult faith formation • Return to the person and message of Jesus • By means of a return to the sources, especially the Bible, both Old and New Testaments www.tarsus.ie

  3. Overall Plan • Part 1: the Gospel and the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) • Part 2: Jewish Bible in Christian worship (the “Old Testament) • Part 3: The early church (Paul, John, Acts, Revelation) www.tarsus.ie

  4. Part 1 Module 1: The current context of faith Module 2: The readings at Mass Module 3: What is a gospel? Module 4: The Gospel of the current year Module 5: Mark’s portrait of Jesus Module 6: Discipleship according to Mark www.tarsus.ie

  5. Sequence • Your experience of the Sunday Readings • Before Vatican II • Vatican II: The Table of the Word and the Table of the Eucharist • Lay-out of the “new” lectionary • Ordinary Time in the new lectionary • Seasons (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and Pentecost) • Conversation www.tarsus.ie

  6. Experience: next 3 sundays www.tarsus.ie

  7. Experience www.tarsus.ie

  8. Experience • Your experience as a listener? • Your experience as a reader? • Your experience of the homily? • Questions which arise as a result www.tarsus.ie

  9. Before and after Vatican II The Bible before Vatican II The “rediscovery” of the Word The Bible after Vatican II www.tarsus.ie

  10. Before Vatican II • One-year lectionary: Epistle and Gospel • All in Latin (Gospel sometimes in English) www.tarsus.ie

  11. Before vatican II (1963-65) www.tarsus.ie

  12. Vatican II The treasures of the bible are to be opened up more lavishly, so that richer fare may be provided for the faithful at the table of God's word. In this way a more representative portion of the holy scriptures will be read to the people in the course of a prescribed number of years. Vatican II Constitution on the Liturgy 51 www.tarsus.ie

  13. Vatican ii • Rediscovery of Liturgy and the Bible • Ecumenical relationships • XXth century: the post-war world • A new vision of church in the world • The Table of Eucharist • The Table of the Word www.tarsus.ie

  14. After Vatican II www.tarsus.ie

  15. After vatican ii www.tarsus.ie

  16. Layout: ordinary time • A three-year cycle: a Gospel per year • Matthew, Mark, and Luke (2013) • Continuous reading, story after story • What about John? • Christmas, Lent and Easter • In the year of Mark: John 6 (summer) www.tarsus.ie

  17. Layout: ordinary time • The Gospel sets the theme • In preparation, the First Reading (usually OT) • In response, the psalm “voices” our reception • The Second Reading is continuous reading from the Acts or a letter (thematically unconnected). www.tarsus.ie

  18. Layout: ordinary time FOR EXAMPLE YEAR OF Luke (2013) Advent 1: Mk13; Advent 2: Mk 1. Sundays 3-7: Mark 1-2 Lent: Mk 1, Mk 9, (Jn 2), (Jn 3), (Jn 12), Mk 14-15 Easter Sunday: Mk 16; Ascension: Mk 16 Corpus Christi: Mk 14 Sunday 11-16 Mk 4-6 Sunday 17-21: John 6 Sunday 22-33 : Mk 7-13 www.tarsus.ie

  19. Layout: ordinary time www.tarsus.ie

  20. Layout: the festive seasons • All three readings are on the same theme • The Gospels are chosen topically • Even the Gospel is not read consecutively • The Second Reading is also not consecutive • A good example might be Lent in Year B (2012) www.tarsus.ie

  21. Layout: Lent 2012 www.tarsus.ie

  22. Layout of the lectionary • The challenge of the lectionary to the faithful • The challenge of the preacher! • Pluses and minuses of the lectionary • The Revised Common Lectionary www.tarsus.ie

  23. Task for the next day • Read through all of Mark • Only 16 chapters • About 75 minutes • Would be great in a group • Write down anything you noticed www.tarsus.ie

  24. Conversation www.tarsus.ie

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