The Feast of Faith: Approaches to a Theology of the Liturgy
Overview
Are liturgy and prayer important in an age of political crisis and the technological manipulation of human life? Yes, declares Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. Genuine worship of God involves the sacred liturgy and prayer. Only if man authentically worships God will true human dignity be protected, and the principles and the power to resolve the crises of our age be found.
The Feast of Faith sets out to answer one basic question: How can we pray and praise God as we should? Written before Cardinal Ratzinger became pope, this timeless book reflects enduring and inspirational insights regarding divine worship and the sacred liturgy.
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Key Features
- Examines how genuine worship of God involves the sacred liturgy and prayer
- Seeks to answer the basic question about prayer and worship
- Reflects inspirationsal insights regarding divine worship and the sacred liturgy
Contents
- On the Theological Basis of Prayer and Liturgy
- Form and Content in the Eucharistic Celebration
- On the Structure of the Liturgical Celebration
- Change and Permanence in Liturgy
- On the Theological Basis of Church Music
- What Corpus Christi Means to Me
- Eastward—or Westward—Facing Position? A Correction
- Worship in the Parish Communities Fifteen Years after the Council
Top Highlights
“There is only one inner direction of the Eucharist, namely, from Christ in the Holy Spirit to the Father.” (Page 140)
“All this would be inconceivable if it had not been preceded by a prior loss of meaning from within.” (Page 142)
“The Eucharist is not a ritual meal; it is the shared prayer of the Church, in which the Lord prays together with us and gives us himself. Therefore it remains something great and precious, it remains a true gift, even when we cannot communicate.” (Pages 151–152)
“So Christian prayer depends on our continually looking to Christ, talking with him, being silent with him, listening to him, doing and suffering with him.” (Page 28)
“Only because there is already speech, ‘Logos’, in God can there be speech, ‘Logos’, to God. Philosophically we could put it like this: the Logos in God is the onto-logical foundation for prayer. The Prologue of John’s Gospel speaks of this connection in its very first sentences: ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was in communication with God’ (1:1)—as a more precise translation of the Greek πρός suggests, rather than the usual ‘with God’. It expresses the act of turning to God, of relationship. Since there is relationship within God himself, there can also be a participation in this relationship. Thus we can relate to God in a way which does not contradict his nature.” (Page 25)
Product Details
- Title: The Feast of Faith: Approaches to a Theology of the Liturgy
- Author: Joseph Ratzinger
- Translator: Graham Harrison
- Publisher: Ignatius Press
- Publication Date: 1986
- Pages: 175
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Collected Essays
- Topic: Liturgical Theology