Mark E. Wedig - The Liturgy Documents, Volume Four: Supplemental Documents for Parish Worship, Devotions, Formation and Catechesis

Nihil Obstat
Very Reverend Daniel A. Smilanic, JCD
Vicar for Canonical Services
Archdiocese of Chicago
August 7, 2013

Imprimatur
Most Reverend Francis J. Kane, DD
Vicar General
Archdiocese of Chicago
August 7, 2013

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Scripture quotations in the Overviews are from New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Gods Mercy Endures Forever 1988 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Washington, D.C.; Guidelines for the Concelebration of the Eucharist 2003 USCCB; Plenty Good Room 1991 USCCB; National Directory for Catechesis 2005 USCCB are used by license of the copyright owner. All rights reserved.

Excerpts from the English translation of Introduction from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation (ICEL); excerpts from the English translation of Oratio Universalis and Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms of Ecumenism from Documents on the Liturgy, 1963 1979: Conciliar, Papal, and Curial Texts 1982, ICEL. All rights reserved.

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English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America Copyright 1994, United States Catholic Conference, Inc. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Modifications from Editio Typica Copyright 1997, United States Conference, Inc. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.

Quotations from the Conciliar documents in the Overviews are from Vatican Council II, Volume I, Revised Edition: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents, edited by Rev. Austin Flannery, OP, copyright 2003, Costello Publishing Company, Inc., Northport, New York.

THE LITURGY DOCUMENTS, VOLUME FOUR: SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS FOR PARISH WORSHIP, DEVOTIONS, FORMATION AND CATECHESIS 2013 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago IL 60609; 1-800-933-1800, fax 1-800-933- 7094, e-mail .

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Digital edition, May 2014, ISBN 978-1-61833-105-2

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... [T]he Eucharist is at the root of every form of holiness, and each of us is called to the fullness of life in the Holy Spirit.

This most holy mystery thus needs to be firmly believed, devoutly celebrated and intensely lived in the Church. Jesus gift of himself in the sacrament which is the memorial of his passion tells us that the success of our lives is found in our participation in the trinitarian life offered to us truly and definitively in him. The celebration and worship of the Eucharist enable us to draw near to Gods love and to persevere in that love until we are united with the Lord whom we love. The offering of our lives, our fellowship with the whole community of believers and our solidarity with all men and women are essential aspects of that... spiritual worship, holy and pleasing to God (cf.Rom 12:1), which transforms every aspect of our human existence, to the glory of God.

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