Number 152 Volume 31 Spring 1998 Confirmation and Initiation national bulletin onLitur ~- Confirmation and Initiation National Bulletin on Liturgy A review published by the - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. This bulletin is primarily pastoral in scope. Editor: It is prepared for members of parish liturgy Zita E. Maier. OSU committees, readers, musicians, singers. Editorial Office: catechists, teachers. religious, seminarians. NATIONAL LITURGY OFFICE clergy, diocesan liturgical commissions. 90 Parent Avenue (613) 241-9461 and for all who are involved in preparing, Ottawa, Ontario extension 276 celebrating, and improving the community's K1N 7B1 life of worship and prayer. Web Site: http://www.cccb.ca E-mail: [email protected] Editorial commentary in the bulletin is the Business Office: responsibility of the editor. NOVALIS P.O. Box 990 Outremont, Quebec H2V 4S7 1-800-NOVALIS (668-2547) Subscriptions The price of a single issue is now $5.50. 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Martin Moser, OMI 28 Prayer for the Gift of the Holy Spirit........................................................ 30 Initiation and Eucharistic Spirituality....................................................... 31 Nurturing the Assembly into a Sponsoring Community ............................................................... Gregory L. Klein, 0. Carm. 37 Suggestions for Music from CBW Ill for Celebrations of Initiation ....................................................................... Loretta Manzara, CSJ 45 Follow-up to the Celebration of Baptism of Children.............................. 49 History of Liturgical Renewal in Canada................................................. 51 The Second Vatican Council and the Liturgy.................................... 53 Beginnings of Liturgical Renewal in Canada.................................... 55 Preparing Canada's Basic Liturgical Resources............................... 59 Summer Schools Summer Institute in Pastoral Liturgy ................................................ 21 OLC Summer School for Musicians ................................................. 64 Summer School in Liturgical Studies............................. Inside Back Cover 2 • National Bulletin on Liturgy .. Introduction ope John Paul II, in his ments of initiation, there are two articles Apostolic Letter, Tertia millen~ that do so: suggestions for appropriate Pnio adveniente, dedicated the music from Catholic Book of Worship III second year in the preparatory phase and how one group of parishes has tried leading to the great jubilee at the end to keep a connection with the parents of this millennium to the Holy Spirit. who have brought their infants to their The Church cannot prepare in any parish to celebrate baptism. other way than in the Holy Spirit, he Also in this issue are several articles said, because it was by the power of reflecting what has happened at the the Holy Spirit that the incarnation last two national conferences of was accomplished (no. 44 ). English~speaking diocesan directors of The pope asked that this preparation liturgy and chairs of diocesan commis­ include a "renewed appreciation of the sions. These two conferences (in 1994 presence and activity of the Spirit, who and 1997) focused on the state oflitur­ acts within the Church both in the gical renewal in the country. The first Sacraments, especially in Confirmation, conference reviewed the events that and in the variety of charisms, roles and marked the progress of the renewal ministries which he inspires for the (and some that hindered it) and the good of the Church ... " (no. 45). second heard from some of the pio­ neers of the renewal. It is therefore quite appropriate that Taking a pulse of liturgical renewal in the topic of this first issue of the bul~ the country is also a part of the prepa­ letin for 1998 is the sacrament of con~ ration for the great jubilee. Pope John firmation. The first few articles raise Paul II, in reflecting on the signifi­ issues around this sacrament and ask cance of the Second Vatican Council, some questions that are not new: the said that the best preparation for the nature of the sacrament and its theolo~ new millennium "can only be gy, its relationship to baptism and the expressed in a renewed commitment to and hence the appropriate eucharist, apply, as faithfully as possible, the order of these three sacraments. teachings of Vatican II to the life of The centrality of the eucharist to the life every individual and of the whole of the Church is the subject for several Church" (no. 20). There is no doubt articles, and to give some practical assis~ that the renewal of the liturgy is crucial tance to parishes celebrating the sacra~ in the teachings of Vatican II. Ill Volume 31 • Number 152 • 3 ' \'\ / ""· . I I " \ ) .\\ ~I I ' \ I ' I ~~ I I \ / \ ~0 ,-- ~ ,,j ' 4 o Nattona. I Bulletin on Liturgy The Sacrament of Confirmation: Initiation or Commitment Gerald Wiesner, OMI Introduction mation. Karl Rahner sums up the issue his paper examines the problem well: of the sacrament of confirmation The difficulty is, ... it is not easy to as it exists in the Church today. T distinguish between baptism and There are some pastoral questions: At confirmation. Baptism is not merely what age should the sacrament be cel­ a sacrament for the forgiveness of ebrated? What type and duration of sins and for the acceptance of the catechesis should precede the celebra­ individual into the Church. It is tion? What should be emphasized in also the sacrament of rebirth, of the the actual celebration? This type of grace-filled inner justification of question appears to be increasing, and man, the sacrament of the commu­ the solutions given are varied and mul­ nication of the Spirit, without tiple. It is becoming more apparent which the forgiveness of guilt, that we will be faced with these unan­ rebirth, and sanctification cannot swerable questions until clarification is even be conceived. And even if one reached on a deeper issue: the theolo­ stresses that in confirmation the gy of confirmation. Spirit is communicated to the recip­ This paper will attempt to state the ient for particular tasks and special question by outlining the two basic challenges, for a spiritual strength­ approaches to confirmation, give a ening of the person to help him summary of historical research, and confess his faith before the world, it explore the more recent teaching of must be admitted that the Spirit the Church. The accumulated infor­ received in baptism also confers on mation will be applied to the various the individual the disposition and pastoral options suggested in hope of strength for undertaking special providing some guidelines for a more tasks. 1 pastoral and liturgical solution. While acknowledging the issue to be Stating the Question very complex, one can say that there Most current authors agree that we do are basically two theological schools have a problem with regard to confir- regarding the nature of confirmation: Karl Rahner, Confimuttion Today (Denville, Dimension Books, 1975), p. 10. Most Rev. Gerald Wiesner, OMI, is the bishop of the Diocese of Prince Gearge, B.C. Volume 31 • Number 152 • 5 The Sacrament of Confirmation • Gerald Wiesner, OMI the theological-maturity school and and that given in confirmation, never­ the-liturgical institutional school. theless affirms that in confirmation the gift of the Spirit is increased, strength­ Speaking in rather general terms ened, and given a specificity for the car­ regarding the theological-maturity rying out of one's mission of bearing school, its supporters state that confir­ witness before the world. 6 mation is a rite of passage, implying full commitment to a gospel lifestyle. This John Roberto sums up the