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Three-Minute Liturgical Catechesis
Lawrence E.  Mick
 Item # 44110

Catequesis Litúrgica en Tres Minutos
Lawrence E.  Mick
 Item # 44111

In his Apostolic letter of October 2004 inaugurating the Year of the Eucharist, Pope John Paul II urges that “Pastors should be committed to that mystagogical catechesis so dear to the Fathers of the Church, by which the faithful are helped to understand the meaning of the liturgy's words and actions, to pass from its signs to the mystery which they contain, and to enter into that mystery in every aspect of their lives.” 
The FDLC offers these reflections on the Eucharist to assist pastors and pastoral leaders in such a catechetical effort.

Each of these twenty six articles on the Eucharist is short enough (around 400 words) to be read before Mass or after Communion, or inserted into the parish bulletin. 
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Full, Conscious and Active Participation
James Field

Item # 44890

Una Participación Completa, Consciente y Activa
James Field
Item # 44891

James Field, former Director of the Worship Office of the Archdiocese of Boston, shows us the various ways in which we actualize our participation in the liturgy. These inserts may be used by parishes to enhance participation by the assembly in the liturgy.
Insert 1: Do This in Memory of Me: Participants, not Spectators
Insert 2: Assembly: Gathering Together to Pray as One Body
Insert 3: Engaging the Senses: Participation by Seeing
Insert 4: Hearing the Word: Participation by Active Listening
Insert 5: Music: Singing the Liturgy
Insert 6: Eucharist: The Eucharistic Prayer as the Heart of Our Prayer
Insert 7: Communion: Take and Eat, Take and Drink
Insert 8: Dismissal: Continuing the Movement of the Liturgy into Daily Life

A Spanish language version of this text, Una Participación Completa, Consciente y Activa, is also available.

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Give Thanks and Praise
A Popular Explanation of the Mass
Lawrence J. Johnson
 Item # 44660

Den Gracias y Alabanza
Lawrence J. Johnson

Item # 44670

 

Use these Catechetical inserts with the Sunday congregation to promote full, active and conscious participation. Edited by the author of The Mystery of Faith, they’re helpful for adult education groups and RCIA study guides. A Spanish language version of this text is available as Den Gracias y Alabanza. Insert 1: General Introduction
Insert 2: The Introductory Rites
Insert 3: The Liturgy of the Word (structure of the rite)
Insert 4: The Liturgy of the Word (the lectionary and seasons)
Insert 5: The Liturgy of the Word (the homily)
Insert 6: The Liturgy of the Eucharist (introduction)
Insert 7: The Preparation of the Gifts
Insert 8: The Eucharistic Prayer
Insert 9: The Communion Rite
Insert 10: The Concluding Rite 

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How Prayer Looks
Posture and Gesture in the Liturgy
Paul Turner
 Item # 44930

Expresiones Al Orar
Postura y Gesto en la Liturgia
Paul Turner
Item # 44931

Revised for 2003: Reflects the most recent changes to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM).

This series of five bulletin inserts explores the history and meaning of the gestures and postures in which the prayer of the liturgical assembly is embodied. The Spanish language version of this text is available as Expresiones Al Orar: Postura y Gesto en la Liturgia.

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Revised Edition 2004
The Mystery of Faith:

A Study of the Structural Elements of the Order of Mass
Lawrence J. Johnson
 Item # 44510

This book first appeared as a resource for the 1981-1982 national study of the Mass, coordinated by the FDLC at the request of the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy. Newly revised in light of the publication of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal, this workbook guides the reader or study group through each part of the Mass in great detail by outlining the historical development, quoting in full the relevant official documents, providing theological reflection and presenting discussion questions. Written in clear non-technical language. New edition 2004. [152 pp, 8 1/2 x 11, softcover]
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The Eucharistic Prayer: A Guide to Participation
Andrew Ciferni & Melissa Musick Nussbaum
 Item # 44680

La Plegaria Eucarística: Guía Para La Participación
Andrew Ciferni & Melissa Musick Nussbaum
 Item # 44681

"Praise shapes our lives. Like water running over a rock, the praise of God sculpts us, forms us and turns us from a people looking in the mirror to a people looking at God and God’s world, at God’s creatures. It transforms us into a people whose very lives are a daily acknowledgement of God’s glory. Our tradition calls this “doxology” from the Greek meaning a word (logos) about glory (doxa). Seeing this glory, praising this glory, living and moving and having our being within this glory is the goal of all our prayer, indeed, of our very lives."
This series of five inserts by Andrew Ciferni and Melissa Musick Nussbaum explores ways in which we may come to deeper participation in the Eucharistic Prayer at Mass, our highest form of prayer, and how this can help transform our lives.

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The Mystery We Celebrate
Lawrence E. Mick
Item # 44310

El Misterio que Celebramos
Lawrence E. Mick
Item # 44810

In light of the third edition of the Roman Missal and its new General Instruction, this series of inserts guides the reader to a deeper appreciation of the mystery celebrated and the underlying realities involved in our participation in the Mass. A Spanish language version of this text, El Misterio que Celebramos, is also available.

Insert 1: Deepening our Appreciation of the Mass. Ritual books and ritual prayer
Insert 2: “What Comes Next?” the Structure of the Mass
Insert 3: “What Comes Next?” the Structure of the Mass (continued)
Insert 4: Full, Conscious and Active Participation: Internal and External Participation
Insert 5: E Pluribus Unum: One Body in the One Lord (Common Action Expressed in Music and Posture)
Insert 6: “We Would Like to See Jesus” Christ Among Us: The Ways in Which Christ is Present
Insert 7: “We Would Like to See Jesus” Christ Among Us (continued)
Insert 8: Sharing in the Eucharist: Sharing in Christ’s Sacrifice (The Eucharist and Our Transformation)

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The Sacrifice of the Mass and Our Call to Mission
Edward Foley, Capuchin
Item # 44320

El Sacrificio de la Misa y Nuestro Llamado a la Misión
Edward Foley, Capuchin
Item # 44321

Why is participating in a “Word and Communion” service as part of a Sunday celebration in the absence of a Priest not the same as celebrating the Eucharist? And why is that difference so important? In this six-part series, Fr. Edward Foley presents the elements that distinguish the Mass from Communion services, and in so doing explores a rich understanding of the efficacious action of the Eucharist. The inserts are based on his popular presentation at the FDLC National Meeting in Indianapolis in 2002.

  • Insert 1: Worship Shaping the Catholic Imagination: Renewal of Our Call to Mission
  • Insert 2: The Preparation of the Gifts: Our Gifts to God Becoming God’s Gift to us
  • Insert 3: The Eucharistic Prayer: The Body of Christ Made Present to Form Us into Christ’s Body, the Church
  • Insert 4: The Fraction Rite: Lives Broken and Poured Out in Service
  • Insert 5: Communion from the Table: The Altar, Not the Tabernacle
  • Insert 6: The Cup of Salvation: Accepting Our Mission of Self-sacrificing Love

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Take and Eat
FDLC
 Item # 44200

Tomen y Coman
FDLC
 Item # 44210

This one-page insert on receiving Communion in the hand shows how the restoration of this ancient prayerful gesture can do much to reawaken adult Christians sense of dignity, maturity and holiness. A Spanish language version, Tomen y Coman, is also available. 

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This Saving Cup
Rev. Andrew D. Ciferni, O. Praem.
 Item # 44170


Esta Copa de Salvación
Rev. Andrew D. Ciferni, O. Praem.

 Item # 44180

This one-page insert is intended to encourage reception of Communion from the cup. The author addresses the reluctance many feel to receive Communion under both forms and stresses the reality of Christ’s sacramental presence under the form of wine. Esta Copa de Salvación is the Spanish version of this text.

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Edición revisada (2005)
El misterio de fe:
Un estudio delos elementos estructurales de la Misa
Lawrence J. Johnson
Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions
Instituto Nacional Hispano de Liturgia

Publicado primero como un libro de acompañamiento al estudio nacional sobre la Misa que se condujo durante los años 1981 – 1982, mismo que organizó la Federación de Comisiones Litúrgicas Diocesanas (FLDC) a nombre de la Conferencia Episcopal. Ahora, la edición de 2005 hace uso de la nueva Instrucción General para el Uso del Misal Romano, Tercera edición típica y de Normas para la Celebración y Recepción de la Sagrada Comunión bajo dos Especies en Las Diócesis de Los Estados Unidos de América, así como la Introducción al Leccionario para la Misa.  

Presentamos un recurso ideal para los comités litúrgicos parroquiales, para la catequesis acerca de la Misa, y por su puesto, para su uso en el proceso de la Iniciación Cristiana.

[152 pp, 8 1/2 x 11, softcover]
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