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General Liturgical Principles

General Liturgical Principles. Liturgy is an action of Christ done through His body, the Church. Christ is present and acting in the priest, the Word, the Eucharist, and the assembly. Liturgy is the action of the entire Church and not just a particular local community.

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General Liturgical Principles

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  1. General Liturgical Principles Liturgy is an action of Christ done through His body, the Church. Christ is present and acting in the priest, the Word, the Eucharist, and the assembly. Liturgy is the action of the entire Church and not just a particular local community. Liturgy is the action of prayer by the entire Church present, across history, across continents, and in heaven – responding to Christ. In liturgy we pray what the Church believes. Through all of the sacred words, and actions, the Church celebrates, demonstrates and proclaims what it is we believe. For example, at communion time, the priest, deacon or Extraordinary Minister will say: “The Body of Christ”, to our resounding response: ”AMEN”. Liturgy shapes and forms us as Christ’s people. Through our encounter with Christ in the liturgy, we come to know our identity as children of God, and brothers and sisters to one another. In liturgy, the Church expresses its identity. United as the “People of God”, who are a “holy people”, and a “Pilgrim People”, we recognize we are “called” to God through, with, and for others. Liturgy is not only an expression of our faith, it is also a rehearsal for the kingdom of God. It gives us a taste of the kingdom. For example, during Mass, time and space are changed. All of the time between The Last Supper and the present, disappear. Bread and wine are changed profoundly. Every part of our lives can be changed, profoundly. This miracle is called the “real presence”. The Kingdom will be an ETERNITY in God’s real presence.

  2. Liturgical Preparation • Liturgy is a symbolic language. It should not be minimized. • Music is an integral and necessary part of liturgy. • Simplicity, honesty, and authenticity are guiding principles for everything concerned with liturgy. • Good liturgy identifies the heart of the process of RCIA. • The invitation to open our hearts more deeply, and fall deeper in love with God, and community. (image of the cross) • It is the call to continuing conversion and continuing surrender to God. • Do not neglect the environment. • Appreciate how ritual works. It may be messy. • Whatever is done, do it deliberately, genuinely, and authentically. • Less can be more.

  3. Some Principles of Adaptation • Know the Rite thoroughly. Understand the theology underlying the rite. • Know where the Rite itself allows or suggests adaptation. • Understand the real constraints of your community. Accept limitations. • Adapt only for genuine reasons, not simply for the sake of novelty or creativity. • Don’t minimize the Rite for the sake of convenience.

  4. Terms • Prayer - The raising of the heart and mind to God in the present moment. • Liturgy – The work of praise to God by the community. They are those rituals, and official services that the whole church holds so dear and so vital that their celebration is described in documents and books. The central celebration of the liturgy is the Eucharist. Any other celebrations of the liturgy must be related to this. They will include the sacraments, the liturgy of the hours , and various blessings and seasonal celebrations. All are rituals, not all rituals are liturgy. Liturgy is different from private prayer or popular devotions such as praying the rosary. • Rite - the arrangement of the service or liturgy in certain set forms. For example, in the case of Penance, the rite is in four parts: confession, contrition, penance , and absolution. • Ritual – the expression of faith using symbols, symbolic gestures, repeated over and over in various rhythms of time. • Symbol - The investing of outward things or actions with an inner meaning, more especially for the expression of religious ideas. For example, the water at Baptism symbolizes “new life”.

  5. The Mass • Introductory Rites • The Liturgy of the Word General Intercessions or Prayer of the Faithful • The Liturgy of the Eucharist • Concluding Rites

  6. BAHS Liturgical Committees • Altar Servers • Classroom Preparation • Extraordinary Ministers of Communion • Historians • LAMBS • Lectors • Music and Movement/Procession • Technology: PowerPoint Prayers and Lyrics • Technology: Videos Meditative or Educational • Ushers

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