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Adolf Adam Foundations of Liturgy: An Introduction to Its History and Practice A PUEBLO BOOK The Liturgical Press Collegeville, Minnesota I CONTENTS Preface IX Zb'-l·OZ /11'I3a! A Pueblo Book published by The Liturgical Press Foumwfions of Liturgy: An lntroducticm to Its History and pnu;tict was originally published by Verlag Herder under the title: Adolf Adam, Grundriss Liturgit. C t985 Verlag Herder. Design by Frank Kacmarrik P AR T I : L ITUR GY I I\' G ENERA L Chapter I: The Nature and Importance of the Liturgy 3 M eaning and History of the Word 3 Nat ure of the Liturgy 4 Scopt' of the Litllrgy (/Is Subdivisions) 8 Agent (S ubject) of the Liturgy 10 Chapler II : History of the Liturgy 12 The Begillllings 12 Christian Liturgy in the Fourth to the Sixth Century 17 The Western Liturgy in the Middle Ages 27 From the Council o/ Trent to Vatican 11 33 American adaptation by Alan F. Detscher Copyright 0 199% by The Order of St. Benedict, Inc. , College ville ' Mind. nesota . All rights reserved. No part of this book may be refod U: t m any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, includifig po.; copying, recording. taping, or any retrieval system, withol,ll the vm en pennission of The liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota .¢pI. Printed in the United States of America . Vat icanlJ and PostconciUar Developments 43 C hapter III : The Science o f Liturgy 49 Historical Development 49 Tasks and Problems o/CO/Itemporary Liturgical Scimce 5] Sources and Tools 0/ Liturgical Science 54 Chapter IV: The Litu rg ical Assembly as a Process of Communication 56 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Adam, Adolf, 1911.IGrundrus liturgie. English l Foundations of liturgy : an introduction to its history and practice I Adolf Adam ; translated by Matthew J. O'ConneU. p. crn. Translation of: Grundriss liturgie. " A Pueblo book." ISBN 0-84 6-611.1-1 1. liturgics. I. Title . BVlj'6.Ay.13 1991 164'·01 - dao Some Basic Principles 56 Liturgical LAnguage (Verbal Commllnication) 59 The l.imguage ofLit1jrgical Signs 65 The Contemporary Capacity for Liturgy 77 Chapter V: Music in the Liturgy 80 Historical Survey 80 Liturgical Music after Vaticallll 86 Chapter VI: Liturgy and Popular Piety 90 Chapter VII: Uturgy and Ecumenis m 93 Divided Christianity and the Ecumenical Movement 93 v - -- ----- - - - Joint Efforts in the Area of Liturgy 94 TIre Lima Report and tire Lima Liturgy 96 PART II: THE AREAS O F LITURGY Chapter VIII: Nature and Importance of the Sacraments 103 The Sacraments as the Ongoing Saving Actions of Christ 104 TIle [ncarnatiO/ral Structure of the Church and the Sacraments 105 TIre Sacraments as Collaborative Encounters with Christ 107 TIre Sacraments as Radirnl Se/f-RealiZJ1tions of tile Church 109 The Efficacy of tlte Sacraments 111 Sequence, Hierarchy, and TntercO/medion of tile Sacraments 111 Chapter IX : Baptism 114 The Importance of Baptism 114 Tire New Rite of Baptism for Children 116 The Rite of Baptism for Clli1drf/1 122 The Incorpo ration of Adults into the Community 127 Chapter XVII: The Liturgy of the Dying and of Funerals 248 The Liturgy of the Dying 248 The Rite of Funerals 250 Chapter XI : The Celebration of the Eucharist 139 Origill, Basic Content, Main Unes of Evolution 139 Structure and Individual Parts of the Mass 143 TIre Forms of Eue/Ulristic Celebration 169 Forms of Eucharistic Devotion Outside Mass 174 Chapter XIII: The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick 193 Biblical Foundatio ns, Meanillg, Historical Development 193 Tire New Rite of Anoillting of tlle Sick 197 The Anointing of tire Sick in the Noncatholic Churches 204 ,. Chapter XV: The Liturgy of Marriage 228 Chrisitian