This well-known and respected work on the eucharistic
celebration has been updated and revised. The editor Monsignor
Maas-Ewerd has incorporated the insights of recent research,
updated the bibliography, and re-formulated many passages in light
of some important changes in thought and language since the first
edition.
"The Eucharist: Essence, Form, Celebration" helps readers gain
an understanding of correct form for celebration of the eucharistic
liturgy in light of the renewals of Vatican Council II. It is
therefore an explanation of the Mass, as Pius Parsch, to whom the
first edition was dedicated, understood it. It is an explanation
both of the biblical foundations and of the historical development
of the liturgy within its two-thousand-year tradition. Thus,
Maas-Ewerd maintains that we must inquire into both aspects -
Jesus' foundational intention and the Church's long tradition of
celebrating the Lord's legacy - to obtain a clear picture of the
enduringly valid form of the Mass at all times, including its
present realization.
In the foreword to the first edition, Johannes Emminghaus wrote
that, despite the many content and language changes since the first
edition, Parsch's fundamental principle was correct, and it remains
so today: the essence or nature of the liturgy can only be
explained on the basis of Christ's institution (as witnessed in
Scripture) and the traditional teaching of the Church. Its form, in
turn, with its many changes and its high and low points, is
explicable also through Scripture and history; but the manner of
its celebration can only be explained through the form as we know
it and especially through the concrete faith of people.
The intent of "The Eucharist: Essence, Form, Celebration" is
practical: it is meant as an aid to an appropriate and responsible
celebration of the congregational Eucharist. Readers - those in
ministry, teachers, catechists, and members of parish liturgical
committees and study groups, as well as those interested in Church
history - are invited to an active participation, one that bears
fruit because it stems from faith.
Maas-Ewerd maintains that our task now is to live with the
renewed liturgy, to integrate it more fully into our lives, and at
the same time understand and celebrate it as a sign of salvation
and as the Church's self-expression. "The Eucharist: Essence, Form,
Celebration" encourages this process.
Part One is "The Fundamental Structure of the Mass Through the
Ages." Chapters are: "Fundamental Structure of the Mass," and "The
Continuing Identity of the Mass Through Many Changes." Part Two is
"The Celebration of Mass in Its Current Form." Chapters are: "The
Celebration Begins," "Liturgy of the Word," "The Celebration of the
Eucharist," and "The Conclusion of the Mass." A reminiscence of
Professor Johannes H. Emminghaus (1919-1989), a bibliography,
appendices, and an index are also included."
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
