Anne McGowan

This book explores the theological and textual connections among ancient and modern epicleses, primarily through analysis of a selection of epicletic texts in contemporary Western eucharistic prayers and the theological principles that shaped them. Liturgical scholarship on the Spirit's role in early liturgical prayers and texts conducted during the twentieth century contributed to the language and pneumatology of contemporary eucharistic prayers in the Western Christian tradition. More recent considerations of these ancient sources suggest ways to articulate and incorporate a more expansive understanding of the connections between the Holy Spirit and the Eucharist into the euchological repertoire of various ecclesial traditions.

Speaking Of The Spirit In Eucharistic Prayers

Eucharistic Epicleses, Ancient and Modern

Richard N. Fragomeni

Diana Macalintal

Kimberly Hope Belcher

Jennifer Kerr Budziak

Paul Covino

Timone Davis

Edward Foley, Capuchin

Patrick R. Lagges

Gil Ostdiek, OFM

James and Evelyn Whitehead

Catholic Marriage: A Pastoral and Liturgical Commentary is a collection of essays by scholars and practitioners on the rites, spirituality, history, theology, and pastoral practice surrounding the Sacrament of Matrimony in the Roman Catholic Church. Those who minister to engaged couples and teach the sacrament will appreciate the accessible approach to the meaning of Christian marriage and how that is and has been expressed in the rites of the Church and cultural customs.

A Pastoral and Liturgical Commentary

Catholic Marriage

Paul F. Bradshaw

This new version of the late fourth-century diary of journeys in and around the Holy Land known as the Itinerarium Egeriae provides a more literal translation of the Latin text than earlier English renderings, with the aim of revealing more of the female traveler’s personality. The substantial introduction to the book covers both early pilgrimage as a whole, especially travel by women, and the many liturgical rites of Jerusalem that Egeria describes. Both this and the verse-by-verse commentary alongside the translated text draw on the most recent scholarship, making this essential reading for pilgrims, students, and scholars seeking insight into life and piety during one of Christianity’s most formative periods.

A New Translation of the Itinerarium Egeriae with Introduction and Commentary

The Pilgrimage of Egeria

Anne McGowan

Books

Your next favorite book is out there