Spirit of the Liturgy
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Spirit of the Liturgy
1. The Priesthood and the Mass - Father Mauro Gagliardi
Father Gagliardi, a consultor of the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, reflects on the words of St John Vianney on the dignity of the priesthood, in this Year for Priests (6/2009-6/2010).
2. A Silence That Contemplates and Adores - Father Mauro Gagliardi
In this article, Father Mauro Gagliardi, a consultor of the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, explains the importance and meaning of the "apologetic prayers," said by the priest "in secret," during the celebration of the holy Mass.
3. Liturgical Vestments and the Vesting Prayers - Father Mauro Gagliardi
In this article, Father Mauro Gagliardi, a consultor of the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, explains the prayers the celebrant says while vesting for the liturgy.
4. Introductory Rites Unite Priest and Congregation - Father Paul Gunter, OSB
In this article, by Benedictine Father Paul Gunter, a professor of the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy Rome and Consulter to the Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, we learn of the priest's preparation at the beginning of Mass, and of the people's preparation to enter with the priest into this holy Mystery.
5. The Priest and the Liturgy of the Word at Mass - Father Mauro Gagliardi
Father Gagliardi, a consultor of the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, gives directions on how the Liturgy of the Word is to be conducted, in both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite.
6. The Priest in the Offertory of the Mass - Father Juan José Silvestre Valór
This article by Juan José Silvestre Valór, professor of liturgy at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and consultor to the Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, describes the priest's role in the Offertory of the Holy Mass.
7. The Priest and the Canon of the Mass - Father Mauro Gagliardi
In this article, Father Gagliardi, a consultor of the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, explains the importance of the Eucharistic prayer of the Mass. The article invites the faithful, and in particular priests, to recognized in the Canon of the Mass the heart and culmination of Christian life.
8. The Priest in the Communion Rites - Father Paul Gunter, OSB
Benedictine Father Paul Gunter, a professor of the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy Rome and Consulter to the Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, explains how, in the Communion rites, the priest is reminded that he must become pure and holy like Christ.
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