Notre Dame Seminary School of Theology SL 602 – Liturgical Space and Time Spring 2013 Professor: Rev. Nile C. Gross Phone: 504-866-7426 (x3919) Email: [email protected] Office Hours: SJ 109, by appointment Classroom: 3 Class Time: Thurs., 1:30-3:15PM Course Description “As sacrament, the Church is Christ’s instrument. ‘She is taken up by him also as the instrument for the salvation of all,’ ‘the universal sacrament of salvation,’ by which Christ is ‘at once manifesting and actualizing the mystery of God’s love for men’” (CCC 776). The Church is the sacramental instrument employed by Christ her Head for the sanctification of the world. Most considerations of this theme of the Church’s sanctifying role rightly emphasize man’s sanctification through her. However, mankind alone is not the object of salvation; all of creation must be brought together in Christ. In this course, we will discuss how the Church, who shares Christ’s mission to “make all things new,” participates in the sanctification of created space and time. Firstly, we will examine how the Church’s prayer itself serves to consecrate time. This investigation will have three main foci – the Divine Office (daily), Sunday worship (weekly), and the Liturgical Year (yearly). Secondly, we will examine how the Church sanctifies space. Here, we will concern ourselves primarily with our church buildings, their architecture and décor. As this is a class in liturgical theology, we will remain focused on the principles established by the Church which allow us, as her members, to more fully recognize and participate in this action of sanctifying the world. We will examine the rites of the Church – her prayers and her rubrical instructions – to see how this process of sanctification is manifested in the world, and also how this leads to a proper Trinitarian worship. Course Rationale This course is offered to the students to allow them to gain a better understanding of the Church’s thought on liturgical space and time. This knowledge will help them in their preparation of liturgical celebrations in their future ministry. It will also aid them in their ability to transmit to the people of God the meaning of liturgical seasons and liturgical spaces. Envisioned Outcomes 1. Students will better understand the theological, practical, and historical reasons for the development of the liturgical year of the Church throughout the centuries. 2. The students will be introduced to liturgical theology and, with this information, grow in their appreciation of the liturgy, as it relates to liturgical space and time. 3. The students will integrate this information into their own lives, thus allowing them to enter more fully into the liturgical celebrations of the Church. Instructional Methods 1. Lectures to provide basic material. 2. Class discussions and periods of student questions. 3. Reading of primary sources, relevant articles, books, etc., which will add to the class discussion. 4. Written assignment and/or written exam to ensure the material is integrated by the student. Required Texts Reference Texts: a. The Holy Bible (RSV-CE or NAB or Vulgate) b. Catechism of the Catholic Church c. The Rites of the Catholic Church [d. The Roman Missal] Textbooks: a. Taft, R. The Liturgy of the Hours in East and West: the Origins of the Divine Office and its Meaning for Today. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1993. b. Regan, P. Advent to Pentecost: Comparing the Seasons in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012. c. McNamara, D. Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy. Mundelein: Hillenbrand Books, 2009. d. Schaefer, E. Catholic Music through the Ages. Mundelein: Hillenbrand Books, 2008 Bibliography Liturgy of the Hours Chupungco, A. (ed.) Handbook for Liturgical Studies: Volume 5, Liturgical Time and Space. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2000. John Paul II. Psalms and Canticles: Meditations and Catechesis on the Psalms and Canticles of Morning Prayer. London: Catholic Truth Society, 2004. _____. Psalms and Canticles: Meditations and Catechesis on the Psalms and Canticles of Evening Prayer. London: Catholic Truth Society, 2006. Jurgens, W. General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours: Translation and Commentary. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1975. Martimort, A.G. (ed.). The Church at Prayer: An Introduction to the Liturgy, Volume 4: The Liturgy and Time. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992. Parsch, P. The Breviary Explained. London: B. Herder Book Co., 1952. Roguet, A.M. The Liturgy of the Hours. Collegeville: The Liturgical Abbey Press, 1971. Taft, R. The Liturgy of the Hours in East and West: the Origins of the Divine Office and its Meaning for Today. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1993. Sunday Adam, A. The Liturgical Year: Its History and its Meaning after the Reform of the Liturgy. New York: Pueblo Book Publishing, 1981. John Paul II. Apostolic Letter “Dies Domini”. May 31, 1998. <vatican.va>. Martimort, A.G. (ed.). The Church at Prayer: An Introduction to the Liturgy, Volume 4: The Liturgy and Time. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992. Liturgical Year Adam, A. The Liturgical Year: Its History and its Meaning after the Reform of the Liturgy. New York: Pueblo Book Publishing, 1981. Casel, O. The Mystery of Christian Worship and Other Writings. Westminster, Maryland: The Newman Press, 1962. Chupungco, A. (ed.) Handbook for Liturgical Studies: Volume 5, Liturgical Time and Space. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2000. Congregation for Divine Worship. Paschalis Sollemnitatis: Circular Letter Concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts. < http://www.adoremus.org/PaschalisSollemnitatis.html>. Guéranger, P. The Liturgical Year. Great Falls, MO: St. Bonaventure Publications, 2000. Martimort, A.G. (ed.). The Church at Prayer: An Introduction to the Liturgy, Volume 4: The Liturgy and Time. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992. Parsch, P. The Church’s Year of Grace. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1962. Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation Marialis cultis on Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary (February 2, 1974). <vatican.va>. Ratzinger, J. The Spirit of the Liturgy. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000. Regan, P. Advent to Pentecost: Comparing the Seasons in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012. Talley, T. The Origins of the Liturgical Year. New York: Pueblo Publishing, 1986. Church Architecture Bouyer, L. Liturgy and Architecture. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1967. McNamara, D. Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy. Mundelein: Hillenbrand Books, 2009. Ratzinger, J. The Spirit of the Liturgy. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000. Rose, M. Ugly as Sin. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2001. Schloeder, S. Architecture in Communion: Implementing the Second Vatican Council through Liturgy and Architecture. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1998. Stroik, D. The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal. Mundelein: Hillenbrand Books, 2012. Class Schedule Date: Topic: Readings (strongly suggested) Jan. 16 General Intro. to Course/ None Intro. to Liturgical Time Jan. 30 Liturgy of the Hours Taft 1-30 Feb. 6 Liturgy of the Hours (cont’d) Taft 329-373 Feb. 13 Sunday JPII, Dies Domini Feb. 20 Liturgical Year General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar (http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURI A/CDWLITYR.HTM) Feb. 27 Easter/Pasch Regan 196-300, Paschalis sollemnitatis Mar. 6 Lent Regan 77-102 Mar. 13 Holy Week Regan 103-196 Mar. 27 Manifestation of the Lord Regan, 1-75 Apr. 3 Mary/Saints/Ordinary Time Paul VI Marialis cultis (www.vatican.va) Apr. 10 Intro. to Liturgical Space McNamara 1-81 Apr. 24 Church Architecture McNamara 82-165 May 1 Church Architecture McNamara 166-222 Graded Requirements A. Written Assignment or Final Written Exam (80%) B. Class Participation (20%) Evaluation Grades are distributed and converted into letter grades as follows: 93 to 100 percentage points = A (4.0) 90 to 92 percentage points = B+ (3.5) 86 to 89 percentage points = B (3.0) 80 to 85 percentage points = C+ (2.5) 75 to 79 percentage points = C (2.0) 71 to 74 percentage points = D+ (1.5) 68 to 70 percentage points = D (1.0) 0 to 67 percentage points = F (0.0) Major Written Assignment (10-20 pages) Due Date: April 22, 2014 Select some aspect of liturgical space and/or time and trace its historical context as well as its current liturgical context, including: Scriptural roots, liturgical prayers associated with it, connection to the teachings of the Church, current usages, etc. All topics must be approved by Professor. Example Topics: 1. A Christological Feast in Ordinary Time 2. Altar 3. Baptistery 4. Easter Candle 5. A particular Liturgical Hymn and its current use 6. The Readings of the Easter Vigil 7. Other topic of interest Attendance and Late Paper Policy 1. Absence: a. Unexcused absences are a formation matter to be handled by the relevant authorities. b. The total number of absences in a semester may not exceed that envisaged by the academic policies of NDS 2. Tardiness: a. Coming late to class will negatively impact the student’s class participation grade. b. A late paper will lose one percentage point for every day it is late after the assigned due date. Academic Integrity 1. Students are expected to take full responsibility for their academic formation. They are expected to “respect academic scholarship by giving proper credit to other people’s work, while at the same time preparing well for assigned materials and examinations in such a way that their academic integrity will never be questioned.” 2. Lack of integrity, such as the presentation of plagiarized work, will be penalized with a “failing” grade and the matter taken up to the formation authorities of the Seminary. .