Foundations of Liturgy & Sacrament TRS 640

• Foundations of Liturgy & Sacrament TRS 640:
• Professor: S. Alexopoulos
• Taken: Spring 2016
• Description: This overview and systematic study of constitutive elements of liturgical rites and sacramental theology analyzes the historical developments which facilitate understanding the contemporary praxis. This process demonstrates the relationship between lex orandi and lex credendi. Should be taken before any other course in sacraments or liturgy.

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Syllabus

Required Reading:

• The Liturgy documents. Volume one : essential documents for parish worship.

Terms

• Ars Celebrandi The fruit of faithful adherence to the liturgical norms in all their richness; Involves
  1. Fidelity to the texts and rubrics of the Church
  2. Prayerful understanding of the liturgical texts, feasts and seasons
  3. Reverent sense of the ministers and assembly engaging in an exchange, which is the dialogue of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit
  4. Proper preparation for celebrating the liturgy USCCB
• ex opere operato - if you merely say the correct words using the proper elements, then the sacrament was automatically effected.
• Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi A Latin maxim that addresses the centrality of worship in the life, identity and mission of the Church; The phrase in Latin literally means the law of prayer ("the way we worship"), and the law of belief ("what we believe"). It is sometimes written as, "lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi", further deepening the implications of this truth - how we worship reflects what we believe and determines how we will live. The law of prayer or worship is the law of life. Or, even more popularly rendered, as we worship, so will we live...and as we worship, so will we become! [http://www.catholic.org/featured/headline.php?ID=2367 Catholic On-line

Events

Year	Event	detail	Category
October 2005	Eleventh Synod of Bishops dealing with the Eucharist	Three concerns were addressed: theological [doctrine & catechetical] ethical, and aesthetical. Post-synodal exhortation, SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS, issued by Pope Benedict XVI.