The sacred liturgy : the source and summit of the life and mission of the Church : the proceedings of the International Conference on the Sacred Liturgy Sacra Liturgia 2013, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome 25-28 June 2013

"The Sacred Liturgy is not a hobby for specialists. It is central to all our endeavors as disciples of Jesus Christ. This profound reality cannot be over emphasized. We must recognize the primacy of grace in our Christian life and work, and we must respect the reality that in this life the optimal encounter with Christ is in the Sacred Liturgy." With these words Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, France, opened Sacra Liturgia 2013, an international conference in which he brought together over twenty leading liturgists, cardinals, bishops and other scholars from around the world to emphasize the centrality of liturgical formation and celebration in the life and mission of the Church. "The New Evangelization must be founded on the faithful and fruitful celebration of the Sacred Liturgy as given to us by the Church in her tradition - Western and Eastern," Bishop Rey asserted. Sacra Liturgia 2013 - the proceedings of which this book publishes - explored questions of liturgical art, architecture, music, the ars celebrandi, the importance of ritual in human psychology, truly pastoral liturgy, the place of the older liturgical rites in the New Evangelization, liturgical formation, liturgical law, the role of the diocesan bishop in respect of the liturgy, and more. Sacred Liturgy - The Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church is an important resource in ongoing liturgical formation for clergy, religious and laity, and makes a significant contribution to that renewal promoted in the Pontificate of Benedict XVI. That is the renewal which embraces the riches of liturgical tradition as valuable treasures, seeks to read the Second Vatican Council according to a hermeneutic of continuity, not rupture, and is in no doubt that, as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger once wrote, "the true celebration of the Sacred Liturgy as the center of any renewal of the Church." Introduction / Bishop Dominique Rey -- The Sacred Liturgy, Source And Summit Of The Life And Mission Of The Church / Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith -- Liturgical Music And The New Evangelization / Gabriel M. Steinschulte -- Ars Celebrandi In The Sacred Liturgy / Bishop Peter J. Elliott -- The Early Christian Altar: Lessons For Today / Stefan Heid -- The Usus Antiquior And The New Evangelisation / Tracey Rowland -- Liturgy: The Foundation Of Monastic And Religious Life / Dom Jean-charles Nault O.s.b. -- The Sacred Liturgy And The New Communities / Bishop Marc Aillet -- Homily At The Solemn Mass On The Solemnity Of St. Josemaría Escrivá De Balaguer / Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera -- Sacred Architecture At The Service Of The Mission Of The Church / Uwe Michael Lang -- Thoroughly Imbued With The Spirit And Power Of The Liturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium And The Liturgical Formation / Alcuin Reid -- Liturgy, Ritual And Contemporary Man: Anthropological And Psychological Connections / Abbot Christopher M.j. Zielinski O.s.b. Oliv. -- The Bishop: Governor, Promoter And Guardian Of The Liturgical Life Of The Diocese / Archbishop Alexander K. Sample -- Pastoral Liturgy And The Church's Mission In Parishes: The Dangerous Hermeneutic Of A Concept / Guido Rodheudt -- Liturgical Catechesis And The New Evangelization / Nicola Bux -- Homily At The Solemn Votive Mass Of The Most Blessed Eucharist / Walter Cardinal Brandmüller -- The Contribution Of English Liturgical Patrimony To Continuing Renewal In The Roman Rite / Andrew Burnham -- Some Remarks / Monsignor Keith Newton -- Liturgy, Liturgical Music And The Internet Apostolate / Jeffrey Tucker -- The Social Aspects Of The Sacred Liturgy / Miguel Ayuso -- Sacred Liturgy And The Defense Of Human Life / Ignacio Barreiro Carámbula -- Liturgical Law In The Mission Of The Church / Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke -- Academic Formation And The Sacred Liturgy / Paul Gunter O.s.b. -- Concluding Remarks: The Call To A New Evangelisation / Bishop Dominique Rey. Edited By Alcuin Reid. Includes Bibliographical References. Introduction / -- Bishop Dominique Rey The sacred liturgy, source and summit of the life and mission of the Church -- Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith Liturgical music and the new evangelization -- Gabriel M. Steinschulte Ars celebrandi in the sacred liturgy -- Bishop Peter J. Elliott The early Christian altar: lessons for today -- Stefan Heid The usus antiquior and the new evangelisation -- Tracey Rowland Liturgy: the foundation of monastic and religious life -- Dom Jean-Charles Nault O.S.B. The sacred liturgy and the new communities -- Bishop Marc Aillet Homily at the solemn Mass on the solemnity of St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer -- Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera Sacred architecture at the service of the mission of the Church -- Uwe Michael Lang "Thoroughly imbued with the spirit and power of the liturgy": Sacrosanctum concilium and the liturgical formation -- Alcuin Reid Liturgy, ritual and contemporary man: anthropological and psychological connections -- Abbot Christopher M.J. Zielilnski O.S.B. Oliv. The bishop: governor, promoter and guardian of the liturgical life of the diocese -- Archbishop Alexander K. Sample Pastoral liturgy and the Church's mission in parishes: the dangerous hermeneutic of a concept -- Guido Rodheudt Liturgical catechesis and the new evangelization -- Nicola Bux Homily at the solemn votive Mass of the most blessed Eucharist -- Walter Cardinal Brandmüller The contribution of English liturgical patrimony to continuing renewal in the Roman rite -- Andrew Burnham ; some remarks / -- Monsignor Keith Newton Liturgy, liturgical music and the internet apostolate -- Jeffrey Tucker The social aspects of the sacred liturgy -- Miguel Ayuso Sacred liturgy and the defense of human life -- Ignacio Barreiro Carámbula Liturgical law in the mission of the Church -- Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke Academic formation and the sacred liturgy / Paul Gunter O.S.B. -- Concluding remarks: the call to a new evangelisation -- Bishop Dominique Rey. The Sacred Liturgy is not a hobby for specialists. It is central to all our endeavors as disciples of Jesus Christ. This profound reality cannot be over emphasized. We must recognize the primacy of grace in our Christian life and work, and we must respect the reality that in this life the optimal encounter with Christ is in the Sacred Liturgy. With these words Bishop Dominique Rey of Frejus-Toulon, France, opened Sacra Liturgia 2013, an international conference in which he brought together over twenty leading liturgists, cardinals, bishops and other scholars from around the world to emphasize the centrality of liturgical formation and celebration in the life and mission of the Church. The New Evangelization must be founded on the faithful and fruitful celebration of the Sacred Liturgy as given to us by the Church in her tradition -- Western and Eastern, Bishop Rey asserted. Sacra Liturgia 2013 -- the proceedings of which this book publishes -- explored questions of liturgical art, architecture, music, the ars celebrandi, the importance of ritual in human psychology, truly pastoral liturgy, the place of the older liturgical rites in the New Evangelization, liturgical formation, liturgical law, the role of the diocesan bishop in respect of the liturgy, and more. Sacred Liturgy -- The Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church is an important resource in ongoing liturgical formation for clergy, religious and laity, and makes a significant contribution to that renewal promoted in the Pontificate of Benedict XVI. That is the renewal which embraces the riches of liturgical tradition as valuable treasures, seeks to read the Second Vatican Council according to a hermeneutic of continuity, not rupture, and is in no doubt that, as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger once wrote, the true celebration of the Sacred Liturgy as the center of any renewal of the Church. An important resource in ongoing liturgical formation for clergy, religious and laity, and makes a significant contribution to the renewal especially promoted during the pontificate of Benedict XVI