Audio Program with Downloadable Study Guide
Speaker:
- Professor, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
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Gain the Deep Understanding of the Mass You’ve Always Wanted with Fr. John F. Baldovin, S.J. as Your Guide
What if you could explore the theology and practice of the Catholic Mass with one of the world’s leading liturgical professors as your guide? Now you can.
Whether you are looking for a deeper personal understanding of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, or you want to be better able to have questions about this most important liturgy, you will profit greatly from this course.
The Mass or Liturgy of the Eucharist is the most important liturgy Catholics celebrate. We believe that every time we gather to celebrate we are acting in obedience to Jesus’ command to ‘do this in memory of me.’ Christians have obeyed this command for nearly two thousand years on every continent, in great cathedrals and simply country churches, not to mention battlefields and prison cells. Some have given their lives as martyrs for the privilege of celebrating the Lord’s death and resurrection and for partaking of His real sacramental presence in Holy Communion. What is the spiritual meaning of our celebration?
What You Will Learn
Gain powerful answers to your most important Mass questions.
Why is the Liturgy of the Eucharist so important to Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans and so many other Christians? How does what we celebrate today find its roots in the life, ministry, death and resurrection of the Lord? How has the celebration of the Mass developed over the centuries? What is the spiritual meaning of our celebration? How did Vatican II impact Eucharistic Liturgy? Why do we read the portions of Scripture that are used in the Sunday lectionary? How were they chosen?
What language and ritual gestures are suitable for our celebrations? Why does the celebration of the liturgy require the participation of a variety of ministers? And who are they? And – most important – what is the spiritual meaning of our celebration? How does it unite us to the Lord and to one another? How does the Mass participate in the Paschal Mystery (the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord?) Why is the Mass called a sacrifice? What is the meaning of transubstantiation? What are the reasons for going to Mass?
In a series of twelve lectures Jesuit Father John Baldovin answers these and many other questions about the most important of our Catholic liturgical celebrations.
The study guide included contains outlines for each topic, study questions, and suggested readings. You will be emailed instructions on how to download a color PDF copy of the study guide and may print and distribute up to 7 copies. So make sure to include a valid e-mail address at checkout!
