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"All worship is now a participation in this 'Pasch' of Christ, in his 'passing over' from divine to human, from death to life, to the unity of God and man." —Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
Join Dr. Jared Staudt in a guided book study of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's seminal work, The Spirit of the Liturgy. Cardinal Ratzinger issued a great rallying cry to humanity to rediscover our identity as beings made for the glory of God. In this study, gain insights into the centrality of worship in human life, how God draws our humanity and the whole order of the cosmos into Christian prayer, and the way in which sacrifice can redirect our lives and the world back to God. Only at the altar will we experience the renewal we so desperately need in the Church and the world.
This is the first video in a four-part book study. Join us for the following sessions at instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/the-spirit-of-the-liturgy-2
Recommended edition: The Spirit of the Liturgy - Commemorative Edition, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Romano Guardini
Reading Plan:
Session 1, May 6: Preface and Part 1, The Essence of the Liturgy (pg. 21-64)
Session 2, May 20: Part 2, Time and Space in the Liturgy (pg. 67-125)
Session 3, June 3: Part 3, Art and Liturgy (pg. 129-170)
Session 4, June 17: Part 4, Liturgical Form (pg. 173-238)
Instructor:
R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., serves as Director of Content for Exodus 90 and as an instructor for the lay division of St. John Vianney Seminary. He is the author of How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization (TAN) and editor of Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision in a Secular Age (Catholic Education Press). He and his wife Anne have six children and he is a Benedictine oblate.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
"All worship is now a participation in this 'Pasch' of Christ, in his 'passing over' from divine to human, from death to life, to the unity of God and man." —Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
Join Dr. Jared Staudt in a guided book study of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's seminal work, The Spirit of the Liturgy. Cardinal Ratzinger issued a great rallying cry to humanity to rediscover our identity as beings made for the glory of God. In this study, gain insights into the centrality of worship in human life, how God draws our humanity and the whole order of the cosmos into Christian prayer, and the way in which sacrifice can redirect our lives and the world back to God. Only at the altar will we experience the renewal we so desperately need in the Church and the world.
This is the first video in a four-part book study. Join us for the following sessions at instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/the-spirit-of-the-liturgy-2
Recommended edition: The Spirit of the Liturgy - Commemorative Edition, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Romano Guardini
Reading Plan:
Session 1, May 6: Preface and Part 1, The Essence of the Liturgy (pg. 21-64)
Session 2, May 20: Part 2, Time and Space in the Liturgy (pg. 67-125)
Session 3, June 3: Part 3, Art and Liturgy (pg. 129-170)
Session 4, June 17: Part 4, Liturgical Form (pg. 173-238)
Instructor:
R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D., serves as Director of Content for Exodus 90 and as an instructor for the lay division of St. John Vianney Seminary. He is the author of How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization (TAN) and editor of Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision in a Secular Age (Catholic Education Press). He and his wife Anne have six children and he is a Benedictine oblate.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
