Designing Ritual
Guest instructor: Diana Macalintal
Theological Question
How do ritual flow, art, architecture, and silence influence and “construct” the liturgy?
Goal
The goal of this session is for students to learn the key elements for designing a prayer.
Content
The students will examine the liturgical arts and plan a full, conscious, and active liturgy.
Homework
Journal
- Describe the ritual flow in your parish’s Sunday liturgy. What flows well? Where is the flow disrupted?
- Write a you-who-do-through prayer.
- Post your prayer or some thoughts about liturgical flow on the session Web page.
Read
- Living Liturgy: Elementary Reflections, Sofia Cavalletti,
- “Liturgy in the Biblical Tradition,” pp. 11-17.
- “Ways of Living Liturgy: Prayer,” pp. 30-33.
- “Mysterion-Sacramentum,” pp. 46-48.
- “The Liturgy of the Word,” pp. 104-108.
- Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, para. 7, 50-51.
- General Instruction on the Roman Missal, para. 55-71.
- Lectionary for Mass: Introduction, para. 6, 9-10, 12-23, 28, 66-68.
- Fulfilled in Your Hearing, para. 4-7, 40-46, 50, 106-107.
- Optional
- Liturgy with Style and Grace, p. 74-79.
- Post some thoughts on the session Web page.
