The liturgical environment : what the documents say / Mark G. Boyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyer, Mark G.

Contributor:

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Liturgy.

Catholic Church.

Liturgics.

Catholic Church--Liturgical objects.

Liturgical objects.

Catholic church buildings.

Church buildings (Canon law).

Physical Description:

xii, 188 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2004]

Summary:

The Liturgical Environment: What the Documents Say is a useful compendium of present liturgical law on the liturgical environment. Calling to mind the norm of active participation as the guiding principle for all liturgical celebration, each chapter considers the ecclesial documents that pertain to the particular object under discussion, the theology found in the documents, and the praxis that flows from the theology. This book is for all persons who are involved in planning, building, decorating, and worshiping in a sacred environment.

Contents:

The gathering space of the community

The altar is Christ

The table of God's Word

The chair for the priest celebrant, seating for other ministers, and seating for the assembly

The tomb and womb of the church

Eucharistic reservation and the tabernacle

Christ the light

Clothing the assembly

The holy oils and their repository

The chapel of reconciliation

Shrines for popular devotion and stations of the cross

Other things associated with the church : cups and plates, doors, bells, sacristies, the organ.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188).

ISBN:

0814630278

OCLC:

54365177