by Communication Cont | Nov 13, 2024 | Formation, News
Part Five LITURGY OF THE WORD Introduction It is fundamental to remember that the art of celebrating consists in making Christ shine, bringing freshness, beauty, transforming our existence. Our way of celebrating is always poor in relation to what is...
by Communication Cont | Nov 11, 2024 | Formation, News
Part Four THE INITIAL RITES Introduction With the Motu proprio Desiderio Desideravi, Pope Francis re-proposed the study of the ars celebrandi, calling into question models of presidency that suffer from exaggerated creativity or rigidity, in which a form of...
by Communication Cont | Nov 8, 2024 | Formation, News
Part Three VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL LANGUAGE Verbal language Another area of the celebration is verbal language. In this area, great attention is given to the Word of God, proclaimed and explained, and its return to God after working in the individual and the Church. (SC...
by Communication Cont | Nov 7, 2024 | News, Vincentian Saints
To the Visitors and Regional Superiors Dear confreres, At the Angelus on 1 November 2005, Benedict XVI taught us that the Solemnity of All Saints makes us taste the joy of being part of the great family of God’s friends, and “to share in the inheritance of the holy...
by Communication Cont | Nov 6, 2024 | Formation, News
In this second part, I will expound the main lines of a liturgical celebration in the light of the theology inherent in Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC): the ritual programme. Part Two THE RITUAL PROGRAMME. Introduction In this second part, I will expound the...
by Communication Cont | Nov 4, 2024 | Formation, News
The document “Ars celebrandi” by Fr. Giorgio Bontempi C.M. offers an in-depth reflection – in 9 parts – on the Catholic liturgy, highlighting the importance of a careful and conscious celebration, in line with the directives of the Second...
