Sacraments are at the heart of our lives as Catholics, the way we celebrate together our continuing conversion and encounter with God. Sacramental preparation is essential if we are to experience the fullness of our life in community and in Christ. Ever conscious of the complex history of the church and its dynamic relationship to ritual, Father Lawrence Mick gives us these booklets based on individual chapters of his popular Understanding the Sacraments Today as a companion to the ongoing and repeated practices that nourish us. All sacraments serve the needs of the church, but perhaps none so directly as holy orders, where individuals are consecrated to live out their baptismal vows as leaders of the church community. When entering a holy order (whether the diaconate, priesthood, or order of bishops), one joins a group dedicated to helping the faithful carry on the work of Christ. The roles of leaders within community have always adapted to meet the needs of the time, as a look at Paul s letters or any period of church history shows. Here Father Mick looks into the theology and history of holy orders, offering direction and vision for current and future practice.

Understanding the Sacraments: Holy Orders (Understanding the Sacraments series)

Religion & Spirituality

Lawrence E. Mick

Christian Books & Bibles

Liturgical Press

For Lectors, Year B: 1996-1997

Liturgy Training Publications

Lectors and Gospel Readers 2000: Year 8

Lectors and Gospel Readers 2000: Year 8

List of readings and explainations for those lectoring for Catholic mass.

Workbook for Lectors and Gospel Readers for Year C, 2001

Susan E. Myers

The Second Vatican Council envisioned a Church whose people could understand and participate fully in the liturgy. Is that happening in the Masses in your parish? Do we know what we are doing when we celebrate the Eucharist? In this book and its companion, Forming the Assembly to Celebrate Sacraments, Lawrence Mick, an experienced presider and thoughtful writer on the liturgy, has given us a tool for catechizing our communities.This concise, lively book will answer questions that parish councils, liturgy boards, liturgical ministers, adult formation groups, and individuals in the assembly have about what the official rites call for and how we can celebrate them well. But beyond imparting information, it provides an opportunity for group reflection and discussion--primary activities in adult formation. This book will enable your parishioners to integrate new learning with faith insights and thus become more aware and discerning participants in the Mass. Published by Liturgy Training Publications.

Forming the Assembly to Celebrate the Mass (Formation for Liturgy: The Assembly)

The Second Vatican Council envisioned a liturgical assembly that could understand and participate fully in the liturgy. Even when parishes have helped their members to understand and participate in the Sunday Eucharistic liturgy, responses at liturgies for the other sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, Anointing, Holy Orders, and Marriage) may seem uncertain and lukewarm. Do we know what we are doing when we celebrate the sacraments? In this book, as in its companion, Forming the Assembly to Celebrate the Mass, Lawrence Mick, a seasoned presider and writer on the liturgy, offers insights and suggestions for helping our communities understand the work they are called to do.The author explains each sacrament and its liturgical aspects in ways that will invigorate and prepare parish ministers for the work of liturgical catechesis. Once leaders are prepared, the book can then be used for catechizing the whole assembly. Parish councils, liturgy boards, liturgical ministers, adult formation groups, and individuals in the assembly will all find in this book fresh perspectives for celebrating and savoring the sacraments. Published by Liturgy Training Publications.

Forming the Assembly to Celebrate Sacraments

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Understanding the Sacraments: Holy Orders (Understanding the Sacraments series)

For Lectors, Year B: 1996-1997

Lectors and Gospel Readers 2000: Year 8

Workbook for Lectors and Gospel Readers for Year C, 2001

Forming the Assembly to Celebrate the Mass (Formation for Liturgy: The Assembly)

Forming the Assembly to Celebrate Sacraments