Formation for Liturgical Prayer
2005 Louisville, Kentucky
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Convener 2005
Ken Hannon, O.M.I. (professor of pastoral and liturgical theology at Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas)
Seminar Participants 2005
Stanislaus Campbell, F.S.C.; Gerald Chinchar, S.M.; Paul Colloton, O.P.; Joseph Dougherty, F.S.C.; Peter Fink, S.J.; Jeremy Gallet, S.P.; Paul Janowiak, S.J.; Donna Kelly, C.N.D.; Jeffrey Kemper; Sharon McMillan, S.N.D.de N.; Anne McGuire; Roc O’Connor, S.J.; Mary Alice Piil, C.S.J.; Michael Prendergast; Rodica Stoicoiu; Joyce Zimmerman, C.PP.S.
Visitors: Kathleen Brown, Zoe DeBlasio; Patty Hughes; Veronica Rosier, O.P.; Michael Woods, S.J.
Seminar Report 2005
The principal work of the seminar was the discussion of three offerings from seminar members which are destined for the Liturgical Ministry column on the paschal mystery.
We began our discussion with Stan Campbell’s paper, “The Paschal Mystery in the Liturgy of the Hours.” His presentation worked from the basic principle that Jesus’ dying-rising, the paschal mystery, is the central reality in both Christian life and worship. The Liturgy of the Hours, as the Church’s official daily worship, could be expected, then, to celebrate the paschal mystery. Evidence of this appears in the structure of the Hours, their content, and their relationship to times of day and night at which they are prayed. Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, as the major Hours, were examined closely for this evidence.
In “Liturgical Déjà-Vu,” Anne McGuire focused on the various dimensions of time which are expressed in liturgy. By attending to the various relations in which the praying community stands with respect to God’s acts for salvation, the rich variety of those relations becomes more clear. Various Scriptural expressions were examined to explore this variety. This discussion led to a very broad examination of the topic in general and prepared for the final presentation.
Rodica Stoicoiu offered a preliminary outline of her article which will focus on the paschal mystery and eschatology. Her initial soundings were quickly taken up by the group in what became a very enriching “brainstorming” of the topic.
The group also spent some time planning the ongoing work of the seminar so that we can anticipate offerings next year on “Psalmody” from Roc O’Connor, Jerry Chinchar, and Paul Colloton; “Intercessions” from Sharon McMillan; “Gospel Canticles” from Jeff Kemper; and “Hymnody” from Michael Prendergast and Jeremy Gallet.