PRAYER AND WORSHIP

Checking of Attendance
Say something…
PRAYER
PERSONAL
COMMUNAL
ADORATION
CONTRITION
THANKSGIVING
SUPLICATION
OFFERING
Why do we need to pray?

Is it a need to praise and

worship God?
 BASIC FORMS OF PRAYER

1. Adoration of our Creator

2. As sinners we pray in contrition for forgiveness from
our divine Savior
3. Thanksgiving to our heavenly Father, whom we …
4. Supplication or petition for our needs
5. And offering Him all our thoughts, words and
deeds.
WHAT IS PRAYER?
 THE HEART OF CHRISTIAN’S PERSONAL
PRAYER IS UNION WITH GOD.

a) personal communion with God our Father,

b) through Jesus Christ in the Spirit,
c) within the Christian community, His Body the Church,
d) centered around the Eucharistic table, and
e) in pilgrimage of faith, hope and loving service of neighbor
(cf. NCDP 325).
What is authentic prayer?
Authentic prayer, then, is always rooted in the
heart, and related to the neighbor in loving
compassion and service.
 WORSHIP (CFC 1496-1501)
What is authentic worship?
Authentic worship necessarily includes both an inner attitude of
reverence and homage before the Divine Majesty, and an outward
expression in signs of words, actions, songs, dances, usually enacted in
public ritual.
True worship consists not in words on the lips but in deeds from the
heart. Authentic worship means doing good and rendering justice to
the poor, the widow and orphan (cf. Is 1:11-17; 58:1-10; Amos 5:21-24).
 WORSHIP (CFC 1496-1501)
What is the nature and significance of worship?
The performance of acts of worship rests upon the
assumption that there is a realm of being that
transcends the ordinary “world” of the worshipper.
Acts of worship serve to unite, temporarily at least, the
ordinary and the transcendent realms through one or
more of a variety of possible means.
 WORSHIP (CFC 1496-1501)
What is renewed worship?
We must learn to live out the liturgy. Prayer opens us up to God so that
we may do his deeds by becoming instruments of the Spirit that leads us
to bring healing and transformation to the whole nation. We must
continue to foster devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary but our Catholic
religion still has to be Christ-centered. In our popular religious practices,
our attitude has to be of critical respect, encouragement and renewal,
must lead us to the liturgy, vitally related to Filipino life, and serve the
cause of full human development, justice, peace and the integrity of
Creation. Sacraments must be celebrated as sacraments of faith.
 TWO TYPES OF PRAYER

1. Personal Prayer
2. Communal Prayer
 WORSHIP (CFC 1496-1501)
What is renewed worship?
Participants should know the meaning of the sacrament they
are about to receive. Pastors and lay faithful have to be
educated to see in this sacrament an encounter with the
Lord who reconciles us to himself and to his people. Liturgical
renewal should restore the appreciation of the Eucharist as
the source and summit of the whole Christian life.
What is the highest form
of prayer?
The Liturgy
What is the center of the
Church Celebration?
The Liturgy
What is the Center of the
Church’s liturgy?
The Eucharist
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the
students can:

• present clearly their understanding of the

meaning, qualities and importance of the
liturgy.
•cite concrete ways of active participation in
the liturgy through writing a commitment
statement.
•thank God for His presence in the Liturgy
through a prayer.
 CAPSOUL
“Liturgy is like a strong tree
whose beauty is derived from
the continuous renewal of its
leaves, but whose strength
comes from the old trunk, with
solid roots in the ground.
• Pope Paul VI
Meaning of Liturgy

Liturgy comes from the Greek word “LEITORGIA” meaning public

duty or service. It is derived from the words LEITOS which
means “of the people” and ERGON meaning “work.”
Therefore Liturgy means the “work of the people.”

• Leitorgia means work done in behalf of the people; public

service or work.
• Peoples’ work or public duty in taking part in God’s
redemptive plan.
 ACQUISITION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE

Come up Meaning, Nature and importance of the Liturgy

Etymological Meaning:
Liturgy originally meant the “ people’s work and public duty ”
in taking part in God’s redemptive plan(CCC,1069f).
Today it designates the “ official public worship of the
church,” these origins are important because they confirm
PCP II’s stress on full, active participation of the whole people
of God – everyone – and the essential inner connection of
liturgy with social action (SC 26; CCC 1140f)
 ACQUISITION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE

Come up Meaning, Nature and importance of the Liturgy

The liturgy is an” exercise of the priestly office of Jesus Christ “
centered in the Eucharist which commemorates Christ’s
Paschal Mystery, so that “ full public worship is performed by
the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, that is, by Head and
members(SC,7).
•Liturgy is the official worship of the Church(SC,7) .
•It is the source and summit of our total life of prayer(SC,10).
 ACQUISITION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE
IMPORTANCE:

As the summit toward which the activity of

the Church is directed and the fount from
which all Her power flows. (SC #10)
 HISTORY OF LITURGY FIRST 3
CENTURIES: “HOME LITURGY”

Liturgy of the Word

Jewish-Christians were excluded from the synagogues, but
they continued to develop a form of worship modeled on the
Jewish service: a reading from Scripture with interpretation,
preaching, prayer and praise.
Assembly was presided over by an apostle, a prophet or a
member specially gifted by the Holy Spirit.
Prayers were completely free
 HISTORY OF LITURGY FIRST 3
CENTURIES: “HOME LITURGY”

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Jewish-Christians continued to meet for the breaking of
the bread at the Lord’s supper.
Private homes became inadequate, so sectional meals
were tried, which leads to the danger of disunity.
Adoption of the ceremonial Eucharistic meal instead of
the community supper.
The center of the Church’s
liturgy is the EUCHARIST
which commemorates the
Paschal Mystery of our Lord
Jesus Christ -
his Passion, Death,
Resurrection, Ascension.
Through this Mystery the
power of
God’s salvation is offered
to all.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE LITURGY
First 3 centuries: Home Liturgy

Liturgy of the Word

• worship modeled on the Jewish service: a reading
from Scripture with interpretation, preaching,
prayer and praise.
• Assembly was presided over by an apostle, a
prophet or a member specially gifted by the
Holy Spirit.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Jewish-Christians continued to meet for the
breaking of the bread at the Lord’s supper.

• Private homes became inadequate, so sectional

meals were tried, which leads to the danger of
disunity.

• Adoption of the ceremonial eucharistic meal

instead of the community supper.
4th Century: House to Basilica
Constantine
• Christian population rose to a vast majority all
over the Western world
• Abandoned house liturgies for worship in larger
public buildings
• The emperor and his family erected great buildings
for worship after the fashion of imperial
buildings, palaces and halls.
• The altar became the center of attention,
instead of the bishop himself
7th Century: Common liturgy

• A definite framework used by all developed

through tradition
• Liturgical texts and regulations were gradually
prescribed
• The Roman liturgy eventually became the liturgy
of the whole Western Church in preference to
those from Alexandria, Antioch, Byzantium.
Liturgical Reforms
• Community vs Personal Devotion
Non-Roman, non Latin-speaking people evangelized
Celts developed penance prayers to keep themselves
occupied; Gauls created prayers of affection to pass the
time at Eucharist
Worshippers lost a sense of community at Mass
Protestants introduced vernacular liturgies and hymns that
everyone could sing
Liturgical Reforms
Council of Trent (1563)
In reaction to the Protestant movement, the Council reformed the
liturgy by precisely outlining the rubrics, texts and behavior to be
expected
A commission composed a missal that standardized the prayers
and rituals of the Mass
Insisted on good preaching at Mass and urged people to receive
communion on Sundays - Saint Pius V established the
Congregation of Rites, a clerical commission to watch over
liturgical behavior in the Church
Froze the form of worship that had tradition going for it, but left no
room for the pulse of the people
Liturgical Reforms

Pius X (1903-14)
encouraged the use of Gregorian chant and called for writing of
new Church music in the spirit of the liturgy
asked all Catholics to go to Communion frequently, thus drawing
their attention to a sacrament as a major source of spiritual growth
lowered the First Communion age from 12 or 13 to 7 or 8
Vatican Council II (1962-65)
• Local language is used (vs all Latin)
• Prayers and rituals are simplified to get back to their original intent
• Priest communicates directly with the congregation (vs facing the
tabernacle)
• Scriptural readings are given great importance
• Congregation participates through spoken responses and song (vs
minimal singing)
• Communion is often received in the forms of bread and wine (vs bread
only)
• Introduced lay readers and lay ministers of Communion
• Designed to celebrate Jesus present among the community of believers
Sacrosanctum Concilium – Dogmatic Constitution on Sacred Liturgy

Importance of the Liturgy

• As the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed

and the fount from which all Her power flows. (SC #10)

• It moves the faithful to unity and love

• It is the source of grace

So for the liturgy to be effective, the faithful must

• be well-disposed,
• know what they are doing, and
• participate
 VII. Renewed Liturgy(PCP II)

Emphasis: “All of Life is Worship.”

It involves the whole of life, including prayer life, popular religious

practices, and liturgical renewal (cf. PCP II 167-81). What is needed is a
more active, more affective worship that can inspire and lead Filipino
Catholics by actual exercise and practice, to ground their personal
devotions and piety on Scripture and the Church’s liturgy.
THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF THE LITURGY (CFC 1506-1513).

1. Trinitarian and Paschal – directed to the Father, through His

Son’s Paschal Mystery, in their Holy Spirit.

2. Ecclesial – Celebrated by the WHOLE Christ, Head and

members, actively participating in various roles.

3. Sacramental – celebrated through symbolic rituals, words

and gestures by which the faithful both express faith in Christ
and share in the salvation symbolized.
THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF THE LITURGY (CFC 1506-1513).

4. Ethically oriented – directly related to moral life by

empowering full responsible Christian discipleship.

5. Eschatological – making present God’s Kingdom already

begun but not yet fully accomplished.
QUALITIES OF PARTICIPATION IN THE LITURGY

1. Active – active involvement in the salvific plan of God.

2. Full – readiness to cooperate with God in the work of
salvation.
3. Communitarian – each member will perform his/her proper
role/part in the community.
4. Conscious and Intelligent – understand the meaning of the
signs and symbols in the Liturgy
5. Easy – without requiring too many explanation.
6. Fruitful - ought to experience transformation.
The Liturgy, then, is:

a) the official public worship of the Blessed Trinity,

b) by the whole Church, through the celebration of Christ’s
Paschal Mystery,
c) in a sacramental, symbolic activity, with intrinsic
moral/ethical links, and
d) in a built-in eschatological orientation toward perfect
fulfilment in the future.
What does the Church stress in the Liturgy today?

Today the church stresses full, conscious and active

participation in the Liturgy, which is demanded by the very
nature of the liturgy itself, and to which the Christian people “
have a right and obligation by reason of their baptism(SC 14).
 BASIC
STRUCTURE OF
THE LITURGY
BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE LITURGY: Liturgical Unfolding

This process of God’s action with the various phases of its

movement and the dynamics of founding a local Church form of
basic pattern of every Liturgical action. Hence, every liturgical
action has the following structure:

Two main parts:

I. Liturgy of the Word
II. Liturgy of the Eucharist

Two other parts:

The Introductory/Entrance Rite
The Concluding Rite
BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE LITURGY: Liturgical Unfolding

I. Introductory/Entrance Rite: Presence of God with His

People or entering into the history of Salvation
II. Liturgy of the Word: Making of the Covenant – Word given
and accepted
III. Liturgy of the Eucharist: Sealing of the Covenant – Covenant
proclaimed and experienced in the covenantal sacrifice
IV. Concluding Rite: Sending on mission to share and gather
further in view of realizing universal covenantal community.
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

1. The Lord’s Day

• Taking its origin from the very day of Christ’s Resurrection, the
Church celebrates the Paschal mystery every seventh
day, which day is appropriately called the Lord’s Day or Sunday,
the “New Sabbath”
• Sunday is the pre-eminent day for the liturgical assembly, when the
faithful gather “to listen to the Word and take part in the
Eucharist, thus calling to mind the Passion, Resurrection, and the
glory of the Lord Jesus”
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

2. Liturgical Year
• It is the annual cycle in which the various aspects of Christ’s Paschal
Mystery unfold.
• The Sanctoral cycle: the memorials of martyrs and other saints.
• In celebrating this annual cycle of Christ’s mysteries, the Church
honors with special love the Blessed Mary, Mother
of God, who is joined by an inseparable bond to the saving
work of her Son.
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

3. Liturgy of the Hours

• To sanctify the hours of the day, the Liturgy of the Hours

is intended to become the prayer of the whole People of
God.
• In it, Christ “continues his priestly work through his
Church.”
• morning prayer(lauds), midmorning prayer (terse),
midday prayer (sext), mid afternoon prayer
(none), evening prayer(vespers), night prayer
(compline)
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

4. Popular Devotion/Piety

PCP II called for a “renewal of popular

piety” that involves “the critical and
fervent use of popular religious practices.”

Examples:
Marian devotions
Novenas to the Saints
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

5. Sacramentals
they are sacred signs/symbols which signify some spiritual effect which
is realized through the action of the Church.

• blessings (homes, cars, field)

• actions (kneeling, bowing)
• words (litanies, novena prayers, pious invocations)
• objects (ashes, candles, crucifix, rosaries, statues)
• places (churches, shrines)
• time (liturgical seasons)
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

6. 7 Ritual Sacraments

Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist

Sacraments of Penance: Anointing of the Sick, Reconciliation

Sacraments of Commitment of Service: Matrimony, Holy Orders

SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION
• A sacramental celebration is an encounter (meeting) of
God’s children with their God in the form of a dialogue,
through actions and words.

• The Constituent Parts of the Sacramental Sign

The outward sign of the sacraments is composed of

two essential parts: thing (matter) and word (form).

Thing (eye)
1. Matter
Action (eye)

2. Form Word {the spoken word} (ear)

COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

3 TYPES OF FEASTS
1. Solemnity
2. Feast
3. Memorials
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

3 TYPES OF FEASTS
1. Solemnity

Solemnities are the highest degree and are usually reserved for the
most important mysteries of faith. These include Easter, Pentecost
and the Immaculate Conception; the principal titles of Our Lord, such
as King and Sacred Heart; and celebrations that honor some saints of
particular importance in salvation history, such as Sts. Peter and
Paul, and St. John the Baptist on his day of birth.
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

3 TYPES OF FEASTS
2. Feasts

A feast honors a mystery or title of the Lord, of Our Lady, or of saints

of particular importance (such as the apostles and Evangelists) and
some of historical importance such as the deacon St. Lawrence.

The feast usually has some proper prayers but has only two readings
plus the Gloria. Feasts of the Lord, such as the Transfiguration and
Exaltation of the Holy Cross, unlike other feasts, are celebrated when
they fall on a Sunday. On such occasions they have three readings,
the Gloria and the Creed.
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

3 TYPES of Feasts
3. Memorials

A memorial is usually of saints but may also celebrate some aspect of

the Lord or of Mary. Examples include the optional memorial of the
Holy Name of Jesus or the obligatory memorial of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary.
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

3 TYPES OF FEASTS
3. Memorials

From the point of view of the liturgical elements there is no

difference between the optional and obligatory memorial. The
memorial has at least a proper opening prayer and may have proper
readings suitable for the saint being celebrated. The readings of the
day may be used, and the lectionary recommends against an
excessive use of specific readings for the saints so as not to interrupt
too much the continuous cycle of daily readings.
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

5. SACRAMENTALS

Sacramentals are sacred signs/symbols which signify some spiritual

effect which is realized through the action of the Church.

• blessings (homes, cars, field)

• actions (kneeling, bowing)
• words (litanies, novena prayers, pious invocations)
• objects (ashes, candles, crucifix, rosaries, statues)
• places (churches, shrines)
• time (liturgical seasons)
COMPONENTS OF THE LITURGY

6. SEVEN RITUAL SACRAMENTS

Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist

Sacraments of Penance: Anointing of the Sick, Reconciliation
Sacraments of Commitment of Service: Matrimony, Holy Orders
THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF THE LITURGY (CFC 1506-1513).

1. Trinitarian and Paschal – directed to the Father, through His Son’s Paschal
Mystery, in their Holy Spirit.
2.Ecclesial – Celebrated by the WHOLE Christ, Head and members, actively
participating in various roles.
3.Sacramental – celebrated through symbolic rituals, words and gestures by
which the faithful both express faith in Christ and share in the
salvation symbolized.
4.Ethically oriented – directly related to moral life by empowering full
responsible Christian discipleship.
5.Eschatological – making present God’s Kingdom already begun but not yet
fully accomplished.
SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION
• A sacramental celebration is an encounter (meeting) of
God’s children with their God in the form of a dialogue,
through actions and words.

• The Constituent Parts of the Sacramental Sign

The outward sign of the sacraments is composed of

two essential parts: thing (matter) and word (form).

Thing (eye)
1. Matter
Action (eye)

2. Form Word {the spoken word} (ear)

THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF THE LITURGY (CFC 1506-1513).

1. Active – active involvement in the salvific plan of God.

2. Full – readiness to cooperate with God in the work of salvation.
3. Communitarian – each member will perform his/her proper role/part in
the community.
4. Conscious and Intelligent – understand the meaning of the signs and
symbols in the Liturgy
5. Easy – without requiring too many explanation.
6. Fruitful - ought to experience transformation.
 THE LITURGY: REVIEW

• LITURGY
• HISTORY OF LITURGY
• THE IMPORTANCE OF LITURGY
• STRUCTURE OF THE LITURGY
• COMPONENTS OF LITURGY
WRAP UP

A. Define Liturgy through a slogan.

B. What is the significance of the Liturgy in your life?
C. How can you actively participate in the liturgy?
REFERENCES

• RE 113 Module
• https://justmehomely.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/chapter-
24-catholic-prayer-and-worship/
• https://archny.org/wp-content/uploads/Guidelines-for-
Extraordinary-Ministers-of-Holy-Communion.pdf
• https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/solemnities-
feasts-memorials-4444
Assessment:

1. Considering the challenge brought about by the pandemic, how can

active participation in the liturgy be achieved?

2. Cite 3 concrete ways on how you can actively participate in the

liturgy. Present it in a form of commitment statement.