Living Liturgy 2012 Year B

Living Liturgy™ integrates spirituality and celebration, catechesis and pastoral practice, the ministry of the assembly and other ministries so that celebrating and living go hand-in-hand. Written by a pastorally experienced team with expertise in Scripture, spiritual direction, liturgy, and liturgical music, Living Liturgy™ teaches that we learn from each other of the fullness of God’s mystery, and by learning and worshiping together we enrich each other.

Living Liturgy™ helps people live a liturgical spirituality. This is a way of living rooted in liturgy, which opens their vision to their baptismal identity as the Body of Christ and shapes their living according to the dying and rising rhythm of the paschal mystery. The paschal mystery is the entire saving mystery of Jesus Christ—his life, mission, passion, death, resurrection, ascension, sending of the Spirit, and promised second coming—and our participation in this mystery. Liturgy enacts in the here and now Christ’s mystery and sends each one of us forth to live this mystery.

Anyone involved with liturgical planning and preparation will benefit from using this resource, including pastoral ministers, liturgy directors, musicians, and liturgy committee members. Living Liturgy™ also assists those who serve the community in the visible liturgical ministries—presiders, deacons, music ministers, hospitality ministers, altar ministers, lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion—because it clearly shows that each ministry deserves not only practical preparation but, even more important, spiritual preparation. Further, catechumens, candidates, and sponsors use Living Liturgy™ to support and deepen their liturgical journey within the RCIA. Members of faith-sharing groups use this resource as the focus of weekly prayer and reflection together. Parents and teachers will find that Living Liturgy™ can be simplified and shared with younger members of the liturgical community.

Features:

• Reflecting on the Gospel
• Living the Paschal Mystery
• Focusing the Gospel
• Connecting the Gospel
• Connecting the Responsorial Psalm
• About Liturgy
• About Liturgical Music
• Reflections for various ministers and groups
• Model Act of Penitence
• Homily Points
• Model Prayer of the Faithful
• Includes clip art drawn from the Gospel message

Utility features:

• Pronunciation guide
• Calendar-dated
• Perfect-bound
• Readings in sense lines
• Index of liturgical topics

Liturgical texts:

• Opening Prayer or Alternative Opening Prayer
• Gospel Acclamation
• Gospel
• Responsorial Psalm
• First Reading
• Second Reading