The Collegeville Prayer of the Faithful


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Words and Gestures in the Liturgy is a call to attentiveness. What do the various movements in the liturgy mean? How do words affect and effect liturgical actions? Antonio Donghi explains that these gestures emerge from the experience of prayer; they are a response to the invitation to relationship with God. This revised and expanded edition of Actions and Words: Symbolic Language and the Liturgy (1997) pulls readers into an active and knowledgeable participation in the worship of God.




The Collegeville Prayer of the Faithful Annual


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In this series of prayers, Father Michael Kwatera draws on the readings, the significance of feasts, and other celebrations. The "Collegeville Prayer of the Faithful Annual" includes a CD-ROM of intercessions that can be easily adapted for parish use. Each prayer is provided in a Word file that allows users to easily personalize the intercessions for their own parish.




Collegeville Prayer of the Faithful Annual


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Drawing on the readings, the significance of feasts, and other celebrations, Father Michael Kwatera is attuned to the many ways we approach God and writes in language that is clear and attentive to the quality of spoken prayer. The fruit of this work is a set of texts that invites the community to draw near to God in prayer each week. Includes a CD-ROM of intercessions (each prayer is provided in a Word file) that allows users to easily personalize the intercessions for their own parish.




Prayers of the Faithful


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Provides prayers of the faithful for every Sunday and principal feast day of the three year liturgical cycle.




Intercessions for Mass


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Inspired by her daily contemplation and meditation on the Scriptures, Carmelite Sister Mary Grace Melcher offers this book of deeply meaningful prayers of the faithful for every day of the year. Cycles A, B, and C for Sundays and the two-year cycle for weekdays are all included. These beautiful intercessions echo the grace of the day indicated by the Scripture readings and have been prayed in her monastic community for years. Enrich your community's liturgy with these beautiful and inspiring intercessions. Mary Grace Melcher, OCD, is a cloistered Carmelite nun at the Carmelite Monastery of Terre Haute, Indiana. She has been a member there since1981.







Prayers of the Faithful


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For all Sundays, Solemnities, Major Feasts, and Other Occasions Edited by Bishop Peter J. Elliott. This new edition reflects the themes of both Pope John Paul II and the vision of Pope Benedict XVI. The style of the prayers anticipates the dignity, accuracy, and quality of the new ICEL translation of the Roman Missal.







Preparing Parish Liturgies


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Preparing Parish Liturgies provides historical background, synopses, and careful outlines of the Church's major liturgical books and documents. Then, with easy-to-understand language, helpful charts, and sound liturgical principles, the author arms both the veteran and the novice with practical tools for preparing parish liturgies that are both faithful to the Church's rich tradition and sensitive to the pastoral needs of their assemblies.




The "Sense of the Faith" in History


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While taught by Vatican II, the “sense of the faith” (sensus fidei) has had little official impact in the Catholic Church. What would the church look like if it took this conciliar teaching to heart? To address this neglect, John Burkhard locates the historical roots of the teaching and its emergence at Vatican II. It attempts to better understand the “sense of the faith” in the light of other fundamental teachings of the council and challenges the hierarchical church to invite all the faithful to rightfully participate in the prophetic ministry of the whole church, closely allied with Pope Francis’s call for a more synodal church.