Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Deacon and the Liturgy in Scripture and Tradition 1
Liturgy and Deacons in Scripture 1
Deacons in the Liturgy of the Early Church 4
Deacons in the Liturgy of the Middle Ages 9
Deacons in the Liturgy from the Reformation to Vatican II and Beyond 13
Chapter 2 Building Blocks of Liturgical Ministry 17
Ritual and Sign 17
Serving 19
Presiding 20
Moving 22
Speaking 24
Singing 26
Secondary Mailers: Positioning, Vesting, Censing 28
Chapter 3 The Eucharist 31
The Introductory Rites 32
The Liturgy of the Word 35
The Liturgy of the Eucharist 40
The Concluding Rites 48
Chapter 4 Christian Initiation 50
Christian Initiation of Adults 50
The Baptism of Children 58
Chapter 5 Making Holy Our Days 69
The Liturgy of the Hours 69
Sunday (and Other) Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest 72
Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction 76
Chapter 6 Making Holy Our Years 79
Advent-Christmas 80
Lent-Easter 81
Saints' Days 90
Chapter 7 Making Holy Our Lives 92
Weddings 92
Ordinations 98
Ministry to the Sick and Dying 99
Rites for the Dead 101
Chapter 8 Liturgy and the Spiritual Life of the Deacon 107
The Spirituality of Liturgical Ministry 107
Praying the Liturgy of the Hours 109
A Liturgically Shaped Space Within 112
Notes 115
