Order code: DEDCH2 | 978-1-61671-575-5 | Paperback | 8 x 10 | 256 pages | Language: English | Only ships to: USA | Copyright Year: 2020
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This pastoral resource explores the riches found in the Order of the Dedication of a Church and an Altar and is an essential guide for parish and diocesan building and liturgy committees looking to understand the Church’s rites for dedication, the blessing of sacred objects, and much more. Using texts from the ritual, the author provides the reader (and building committee) a pastoral theology of what it means to be church and how the building itself shapes our identity in Christ. The rituals are metaphors that teach us and shape us into who we are called to be: the Church of breath and bone that gathers in a church of brick and board. This is an invaluable resource for building committees, liturgy preparation teams, and serious students of liturgy.
"As before, Holy People, Holy Place offers sound theology, rich history, relevant photos, and best practices regarding the dedication of a church and an altar. But this new edition now offers parish committees nearly everything they need, including the full text of the rites of dedication and blessings."
––Ms. Rita Thiron,
Executive Director of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions
Holy People, Holy Place is a wholly in depth study of the significance of the word Church, examining the surplus of meanings that the word offers. Recommended to all who are preparing to construct or renovate a church building, Father Simons ponders the richness of who Christians are and how the buildings and the rituals of blessings shape our lives and holy imaginations.
––Rev. Richard Fragomeni,
Professor of Liturgy and Preaching at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL
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