Called to Participate
Theological, Ritual, and Social Perspectives
Called to Participate
Theological, Ritual, and Social Perspectives
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£13.99
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814629420
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 01/03/2006
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
Called to Participate is the late Mark Searle's last testament on liturgical reform. It draws on the teachings, writings, and international lectures of this noted liturgist and professor. Where do we go from here? Seale asks in response to the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council.
Searle offers a historical perspective of the roots of liturgical reform during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. He describes the nature of liturgy as ritual activity, where the people of God are invited to participate in liturgy as sharing in the life of God. Selected aspects of the liturgy are considered, such as the proclamation of the Word. He also comments on the social character of the liturgy, which is to move beyond the assembly to participate in God's work in an outward or public ministry.
Called to Participate bids us to form a contemporary spirituality that is firmly rooted in the liturgy. It leads worshipers to find entry points into the mystery of God's work in the world. It is a help to liturgical leaders to grasp the nature and function of liturgy and to inspire faith-filled planning, preaching, and catechesis.
Barbara Searle, PhD, is a psychologist at the Madison Center and Hospital in South Bend, Indiana.
Anne Y. Koester is associate director of the Georgetown Center for Liturgy in Washington, D.C.
Contents
Foreword: Essentials for Understanding this Book vii
Barbara Searle
Chapter 1: Two Liturgical Movements;
Two Approaches to Participation 1
The First Liturgical Movement: Social Transformation through Liturgical Formation 2
Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) 2
Pius X (1835–1914) 4
Virgil Michel, O.S.B. (1890–1938) 6
The Second Liturgical Movement: Church Renewal through Liturgical Reform 8
Conclusion: Toward a New Synthesis 12
Chapter 2: Three Levels of Participation 15
Level 1: Participation in Ritual Behavior 18
Ritual Is Collective 19
Ritual Is Formal 20
Ritual Is Performance 22
Ritual Is Formative 24
Level 2: Participation in the Liturgy of the Church as the Work of Christ 27
The Church Is the Body of Christ 28
The Meaning of Membership 29
The Effects of Baptism 31
The Nature of Faith 33
The Faith of Christ 34
The Faith of the Church 35
The Faith of the Participant 36
Level 3: Participation in the Life of God 37
Participation in God 38
Participation in Christ 40
Participation in the Spirit 41
Participation in History 42
Conclusion 44
Chapter 3: The Inward/Contemplative Dimension of Liturgy 46
The Scripture Readings: The Word of God for the People of God 48
The Prayers: The Word of the Church 52
Gestures of the Liturgy: Embodied Prayer Forms 58
Time: The Context of the Liturgy 62
Conclusion 66
Chapter 4: The Outward/Public Dimension of Liturgy 68
Toward Public Worship 68
Toward a Public Church 70
The Assembly 71
As “a Company of Strangers” 71
As a Community of Memory 76
As a Priestly People 81
Conclusion 84
Afterword 87
Anne Koester
Index 89
Foreword: Essentials for Understanding this Book vii
Barbara Searle
Chapter 1: Two Liturgical Movements;
Two Approaches to Participation 1
The First Liturgical Movement: Social Transformation through Liturgical Formation 2
Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) 2
Pius X (1835–1914) 4
Virgil Michel, O.S.B. (1890–1938) 6
The Second Liturgical Movement: Church Renewal through Liturgical Reform 8
Conclusion: Toward a New Synthesis 12
Chapter 2: Three Levels of Participation 15
Level 1: Participation in Ritual Behavior 18
Ritual Is Collective 19
Ritual Is Formal 20
Ritual Is Performance 22
Ritual Is Formative 24
Level 2: Participation in the Liturgy of the Church as the Work of Christ 27
The Church Is the Body of Christ 28
The Meaning of Membership 29
The Effects of Baptism 31
The Nature of Faith 33
The Faith of Christ 34
The Faith of the Church 35
The Faith of the Participant 36
Level 3: Participation in the Life of God 37
Participation in God 38
Participation in Christ 40
Participation in the Spirit 41
Participation in History 42
Conclusion 44
Chapter 3: The Inward/Contemplative Dimension of Liturgy 46
The Scripture Readings: The Word of God for the People of God 48
The Prayers: The Word of the Church 52
Gestures of the Liturgy: Embodied Prayer Forms 58
Time: The Context of the Liturgy 62
Conclusion 66
Chapter 4: The Outward/Public Dimension of Liturgy 68
Toward Public Worship 68
Toward a Public Church 70
The Assembly 71
As “a Company of Strangers” 71
As a Community of Memory 76
As a Priestly People 81
Conclusion 84
Afterword 87
Anne Koester
Index 89
The student and scholar will find in it content that presents major themese for a theology of liturgical participation that intersect with ritual and social perspectives.Msgr. Joseph DeGrocco, Professor of Liturgy and Director of Liturgical Formation, Seat of Wisdom . . . a text rich in insights. . . . This is part of Searle's legacy: trying to understand and never underestimate how the church's liturgy is meant to have an impact on us and, through us, on the world. We worship for the sake of the world.Emmanuel This slim volume on the meaning and modes of liturgical participation is a little gem.Worship Called to Participate is an excellent resource for anyone who desires a deeper understanding of what it is we do when we celebrate liturgy.Liguorian Searle presents compelling and disconcerting questions with which the Church continues to wrestle as we attempt to understand more fully the overwhelming consequences of what we engage in when we enact liturgical ritual.Pastoral Music The editors present a cogent and thought-provoking work with special meaning for those involved in all aspects of liturgical leadership as well as the 'people in the pews.'WritingWorks Addressing a church still laboring with liturgical reform, a saintly voice rises from the grave to reclaim the past, reframe the present, and challenge this generation to make ready for the next. Mark Searle recasts the early liturgical movement as a twofold effort to bring people to the liturgy and liturgy to the people. He advocates a spirituality of the liturgy in the countercultural terms of surrender. And he looks to the future where the public function of liturgy will be more deeply absorbed in prayer and in action. If you think you know what it means to 'participate' at Mass, this book will make you think again.Rev. Paul Turner, STD, Pastor, St. Munchin and St. Aloysius Churches, Cameron and Maysville, Missouri In this era of liturgical 'culture wars,' it is a godsend to have these final reflections on liturgical renewal from the late Mark Searle. The opening chapter, which identifies and characterizes two liturgical movements from the mid-19th to the late-20th century as 'social transformation through liturgical formation' and 'church renewal through liturgical reform,' provides wise criteria by which present practices might be assessed. Searle's theory of three levels of participation-in ritual behavior, in the liturgy of the church as the work of Christ, and in the life of God-is extremely helpful in holding together 'ascending' and 'descending' understandings of the liturgy often separated in practice, while his brief remarks on the inward/contemplative and outward/public dimension of the liturgy flesh out this theoretical framework with cogent insights. I would make Called to Participate required reading for anyone with responsibility for liturgical leadership: academics, clergy, seminari
