Appreciating the Collect - An Irenic Methodology - Fr. Daniel McCarthy, OSB

How do you interpret a prayer?

Here is the method used at the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy, Rome.You can learn to use this method to appreciate more fully the prayers of the liturgy.The method seeks the prayer’s:

1. Origin and historical development

2. Literary structure

3. Steps of development

4. Human maturation

5. Theological dimensions

6. Ritual context

The method is presented and illustrated in several studies by an international group of authors.The foreword for the this book was written by Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, OSB.

Father Daniel McCarthy has been named the first chair holder of The St. Benedict Chair in Liturgy. This will enable him to continue teaching liturgy at the master’s level at the Liturgy Institute, London, and to continue writing on liturgy, the Latin language and church architecture. He has authored over 270 articles and co-authored or edited three books, with other books in press

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