The popular Responses to 101 Questions series now turns its attention to a topic that will have wide appeal and interest among Catholics. It is a thorough explanation of the parts of the Mass-its historical, theological, and liturgical aspects, and how it derives from and relates to daily life. 
Writing in a popular style, and using questions that have actually been asked in various educational settings, the author tackles questions in the following broad areas: Background and Terminology; Liturgical Roles; Reform of the Liturgy; Introductory Rites; Liturgy of the Word; Liturgy of the Eucharist; Communion Rite; Music at Mass; Eucharistic Doctrine and Discipline; and Eucharist and Daily Life. Questions range from the simple "Are Masses in Latin still allowed?" to the more involved "How can the real presence of our Lord continue in the bread and wine after the Eucharistic celebration has ended?" 
Clear, timely, and interesting, this book fills a need in education about the liturgical reform of the Mass. Ideal for college courses on the sacraments, adult education, and RCIA programs, its subject matter will also be informative and edifying reading for the person in the pew.

Responses to 101 Questions on the Mass

Religion & Spirituality

Irwin, Kevin W.

Christian Books & Bibles

Paulist Pr

In this provocative book that will surely be subject of much discussion, Kevin Irwin reflects on the jewel in the crown of Catholicism--the celebration of the Eucharist. He articulates what we believe from what we say and do when we celebrate the Mass and puts forth a theology of the Eucharist derived from the liturgy--lex orandi, lex credendi. The author explores and explains what happens when Mass is celebrated and what our central act of worship means in terms of Catholic belief and living the Christian life. His work is meant to be theological, pastoral and current. In essence it is concerned with issues about the Eucharist that face us today, some forty years after the truly historical and unprecedented revisions that took place in our liturgy after the Second Vatican Council. 
Some of these concerns are the result of unforeseen developments about the Eucharist resulting from other factors, for example the decline in numbers of clergy leading in some places to Sunday celebrations without the Mass. Other concerns arise from a lack of proper catechesis about the Mass, e.g., doctrine of the real presence and eucharistic sacrifice, and a keen desire to understand why and how the Eucharist is at the center of Catholic life. In addition to being expressly theological this book is also expressly pastoral in that it is a reflection on the lived life of the church as it enacts the Eucharist. 
Audience: --educated Catholics who seek a deeper appreciation of what the Eucharist is and who want to appropriate that understanding in the way they live their lives --pastoral ministers, both those present and those in training, and the communities of faith whom they serve. 
Topics covered in this book are --Cosmic Mass --the Church's Eucharist --the Effective Word of God --Memorial of the Paschal Mystery --Covenant Renewal --The Lord's Supper --Food for the Journey --Sacramental Sacrifice --Active Presence --Work of the Holy Spirit --Liturgical Spirituality of the Eucharist.

Models of the Eucharist

Paulist Press

A thorough explanation of the parts of the Mass its historical, theological, and liturgical aspects, and how it derives from and relates to daily life, now in a revised, updated edition.

101 Questions & Answers on the Mass: Revised, Updated Edition

How can we deepen the advances made in celebrating the reformed liturgy and to adjust things that might not have advanced the reform? How can both a greater comprehension of the sacred liturgy and a fuller participation in it be fostered? How can we reemphasize particular Catholic characteristics of the liturgy that may have been eclipsed in some of the reform? These are three of the many questions addressed by renowned liturgical scholar Kevin W. Irwin in this reverential yet not uncritical book. Written to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the promulgation of the Second Vatican Council s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy in December 1963, What We Have Done, What We Have Failed to Do has as its purpose to shed some light on and to invite discussion about the experience in which Catholics have been engaged since Vatican II in implementing and praying the liturgy as reformed after the Council. Everyone involved in preparing and leading Catholics in the reformed liturgy will benefit from What We Have Done, What We Have Failed to Do, including bishops, priests, deacons, readers, servers, cantors, musicians, eucharistic ministers, and the variety of pastoral ministers whose daily efforts shape how and what we celebrate.

What We Have Done, What We Have Failed to Do: Assessing the Liturgical Reforms of Vatican II

History

In Serving the Body of Christ noted liturgical and sacramental theologian Kevin W. Irwin expertly analyzes and summarizes the salient teachings of the Catholic magisterium on the sacraments of the Eucharist and Orders and offers ideas on ways to apply these teachings for the future. Alternating highly technical summaries with reflective essays based on them, Irwin maintains an awareness that not all magisterial documents carry the same theological weight, and his insightful commentary consistently reflects and respects the distinctions among the various ranks of documents. Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Studying the Magisterium on Eucharist and Orders1. What the Magisterium Says About the Eucharist2. Toward a Theology of the Eucharist in Light of the Magisterium3. What the Magisterium Says About Ordained Priesthood4. Toward a Contemporary Theology of Ordained Priesthood in Light of the MagisteriumSelect Bibliography

Serving the Body of Christ: The Magisterium on Eucharist and Ordained Priesthood

Religious Studies

The heart of this book is about the ways in which the liturgy of the sacraments has been celebrated and understood in history and the ways in which the liturgy can (and should) influence how we understand the sacraments today. In the first text of its kind, renowned liturgical scholar Kevin W. Irwin offers a thorough explanation of the sacraments in their intimate relationship to liturgy. In Part 1 he traces the historical evolution of sacraments and sacramental practice from their biblical foundations through the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Part 3 concerns a theology of sacraments based on the liturgy as a major and firm foundation for understanding the theology of the sacraments today. Bridging these two main parts are two methodological chapters that describe the sources and method to be applied in Part 3. The Sacraments and Their Liturgical Foundation is an indispensable resource for scholars and students who need to understand the sacraments as they should be understood: in their historical and theological relationships to the liturgy.

The Sacraments: Historical Foundations and Liturgical Theology

From one of today s most respected Church scholars comes an essential commentary on Pope Francis highly influential encyclical letter (Laudato Si ) On Care for Our Common Home. This book complements the encyclical and shows its timeliness and the way it reflects Pope Francis vision for the world and how he understands his teaching role in a truly global church in multicultural world.

A Commentary on Laudato Si': Examining the Background, Contributions, Implementation, and Future of Pope Francis's Encyclical

Pope Francis and the Liturgy summarizes, analyzes, and assesses the ways Pope Francis understands the liturgy both in relation to the initiatives and teachings of his predecessors, and in particular through his specific contributions, both in word and in deed, about the liturgy and about the mission dimension of living what we celebrate.

Pope Francis and the Liturgy: The Call to Holiness and Mission

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Explores in a clear manner how the liturgy of the Eucharist contains a wealth of theology and spirituality about the Eucharist itself and the way it shapes our view of the Christian life. Updated with the texts of the third edition of the Roman Missal. †

Models of the Eucharist, Second Edition

This book is based on the principle that the liturgy is the enactment of "the work of our redemption" through the raising up, acknowledging and revering elements of the cosmos, the earth, and our "fellow creatures" in our common home. It is inspired by Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si' (On Care for Our Common Home). 
The author argues that concern for the environment is a traditional Catholic premise based on the goodness of creation and that God is creator of "heaven and earth." He also argues that an ecological approach to sacramental theology can help to understand underlying factors and principles in the enactment of the liturgy of the sacraments about how and where God is discovered in the world in general and in the liturgy and sacraments in an intense and focused way through engagement with all who dwell in our common home. 
Concern for the environment is a traditional Catholic premise based on the goodness of creation and that God is creator of "heaven and earth." An ecological approach to sacramental theology can help us understand underlying factors and principles in the enactment of the liturgy of the sacraments about how and where God is discovered in the world in general and particularly in the liturgy and sacraments in an intense and focused way through engagement with all who dwell in our common home. 
Monsignor Kevin W. Irwin is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York and former dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America, where he is now a research professor. Msgr. Irwin earned his doctorate in sacramental theology from the Ateneo of San Anselmo in Rome. He is the author of numerous books and articles on liturgy and sacraments. 
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Ecology, Liturgy, and the Sacraments

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