SKU: GI.G-002697
Sacred. GIA Publications
#002697. Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-002697).
UPC:
641151026978.
English.
In this
five-volume series of
reflections, Fr. Foley
stretches a common
understanding of
mystagogy beyond the
narrow interpretation
from the Rite of
Christian Initiation of
Adults, which sees
mystagogy essentially as
a period of
post-baptismal
catechesis. Mystagogy, in
its fuller sense, is a
treasured way in which
Christians have examined
their faith over many
centuries. It is an
embodied, affective,
community-based style of
reflection that
juxtaposes the action of
the liturgy with our own
experience of that
action, and asks a series
of often pointed and
always essential
questions. It demands
that we wake up in
worship, shake off the
passivity that has
enveloped us after years
of repetition, and look
afresh at the sacramental
events that define us.
Become What You Pray (an
illuminating breaking
open of the Eucharistic
Prayer) The talks
integrate familiar music
with profound insights,
and are perfect for use
in the RCIA post-Vigil
mystagogical process, for
a parish staff retreat,
or for personal spiritual
reflection on the Mass
and the Eucharist. Parish
liturgy committees and
other small groups will
benefit from the
accompanying booklet,
which contains a process
for reflection that
includes questions to
help delve deeper into
the Eucharist as
mystagogy. Also available
as part of a 5-CD set
(002695).