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Authors: Mark G. Boyer
ISBN-13: 9780814630273, ISBN-10: 0814630278
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Liturgical Press, The
Date Published: August 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Mark G. Boyer

Book Synopsis

The Liturgical Environment: What the Documents Say is a useful compendium of present liturgical law on the liturgical environment. Calling to mind the norm of active participation as the guiding principle for all liturgical celebration, each chapter considers the ecclesial documents that pertain to the particular object under discussion, the theology found in the documents, and the praxis that flows from the theology. This book is for all persons who are involved in planning, building, decorating, and worshiping in a sacred environment.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1The gathering space of the community1
Ch. 2The altar is Christ15
Ch. 3The table of God's word43
Ch. 4The chair for the priest celebrant, seating for other ministers, and seating for the assembly57
Ch. 5The tomb and womb of the church71
Ch. 6Eucharistic reservation and the tabernacle97
Ch. 7Christ the light113
Ch. 8Clothing the assembly125
Ch. 9The holy oils and their repository135
Ch. 10The chapel of reconciliation151
Ch. 11Shrines for popular devotion and stations of the cross157
Ch. 12Other things associated with the church : cups and plates, doors, bells, sacristies, the organ175

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