Liturgy
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1) Amanda Goes to Mass. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1991. 9 min.
“In this delightful video program, Amanda shares her joy as she participates in the Eucharistic celebration. She explains, in simple and direct terms, her understanding of what happens when she and her family worship with their parish family. Full-color video cartoon artwork draws primary and intermediate age children into the story, and helps foster their enthusiasm for and appreciation of the Sunday liturgy. The script fully reflects the Mass as it is celebrated today, as each part of the Eucharist celebration is shown and defined.”
Reference Number: 00520
2) Children, Liturgy and the Word. Chicago, Illinois: Liturgy Training Publications, 1997. 26 min.
“See how children at St. Julie Billiart Church in Tinley Park, Illinois, process from the assembly to celebrate their own liturgy of the word with ritual words, singing and gestures. Listen to how they lay presider proclaims the scriptures from the Lectionary for Masses with Children and preaches to the children’s participation in the liturgy of the Eucharist with the larger assembly. As children, presiders, members of the assembly, religious educators, parents and the pastor are interviewed, learn how this liturgy evolved; why the approved translation, the Contemporary English Version, is used; how leaders are chosen and formed; how this liturgy differs from catechesis; and what effects this liturgy has had on the entire parish. This is a resource for any parish that wants to begin the Liturgy of the Word with Children or wishes to evaluate and enhance their current celebration.”
Reference Number: 00521
3) Diocese of Reno Grim: Practical Perspectives Part 1. Reno, Nevada: Bill Stephens Productions, Inc. 65 min.
Reference Number: 00522
4) Diocese of Reno Grim: A Theological Vision Part 2. Reno, Nevada: Bill Stephens Productions, Inc. 53 min.
Reference Number: 00524
5) Diocese of Reno Grim: Questions & Reflections Part 3. Reno, Nevada: Bill Stephens Productions, Inc. 89 min.
Reference Number: 00526
6) Gardnerville Liturgy Conference Tape 1.
“Father Dale Fushek defines and talks about liturgy, worship, liturgical spirituality, and Vatican II—Constitution of the Litrugy.”
Reference Number: 00528
7) Gardnerville Liturgy Conference Tape 2.
“Father Dale Fushek defines and talks about liturgy, worship, liturgical spirituality, and Vatican II—Constitution of the Liturgy.”
Reference Number: 00529
8) Gardnerville Liturgy Conference Tape 3.
“Father Dale Fushek defines and talks about liturgy, worship, liturgical spirituality, and Vatican II—Constitution of the Liturgy.”
Reference Number: 00530
9) My Fathers House. Los Angeles, California: Franciscan Communications. 10:43 min.
“A small girl, six or seven years old, is cautiously exploring an empty Catholic church. It is a very traditional old church with hand-painted statuary, votive lights and a lavishly decorated pulpit. True to her age, the little girl is still very sensory in the learning. She wiggles her fingers in the holy water, walks slowly up the center aisle, mounts the pulpit, re-enacts the movement of the offertory procession kneels in the front pew, and finally, joyfully runs out and home. As she walks through the church at each point that she recalls a scene as it occurs during the Liturgy. A voice-over narrator (a kind male voice) is explaining each part of the Liturgy in simple terms, and the effect of the flashback is that the child is remembering times of her own participation in the Liturgy. At the close of the film, she runs home, through her house, and out the backyard, where her father is gardening. Excitedly, she explains what she has seen including the people she has remembered. When her father replies with loving questions, we realize that it has been his voice we have heard explaining the celebration of the Liturgy.”
Reference Number: 00531
10) A Walk Through the Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press. 30 min.
"Explores some of the meaning behind the celebration of Eucharist and takes a step-by-step look at the four principal parts of the Mass. The story segment "Bread that Remembers," is a parable of two brothers who become estranged. A wise woman gathers their friends to share stories of the Brothers' goodness. She hopes these stories, told in the presence of a loaf of bread, will help the brothers to reconcile. In the witness segment real-life Catholics share the power of the Eucharist in their lives. In the teaching segment Father Tom Richstatter draws a parallel between the shape of the Mass and a typical Thanksgiving dinner. He explains in detail the four parts of the Mass and the rituals which accompany them. The music video reflection is "The Song of the Body of Christ," by David Haas, a musical and visual meditation on the Eucharist."
Reference Number: 01043
11) The Way of the Cross Stations on Our Journey of Faith. Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press. 43 min.
"The story segment tells of Father Richard Roos, S.J., who in Lent 1979, traveled on foot to each of the Franciscan missions in California. Father Roos specifically relates his pilgrimage to the Way of the Cross and tells of its powerful conclusion in a moment of personal conversion. The witness segment features a T.V.-news-style report of the "Way of the Cross, Way of Justice," held on Good Friday in a metropolitan setting. Christians carry a large wooden cross and witness to issues of poverty and injustice, seeking to respond as Jesus did in giving his life in love. In the teaching segment noted spiritual writer and teacher Gloria Hutchinson traces the history of the Way of the Cross and explains-step-by-step-how to pray the stations. The music video reflection is a 16-minute "video Way of the Cross," narrated by a divers group of voices and accompanied by music and artistic representations of the Stations of the Cross. This segment can be used as a Lenten medication, alone or with parish groups, RCIA, nursing homes, retreat groups, etc."
Reference Number: 01042
12) Why We Go To Mass: Liturgy and Our Lives. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola Productions/Loyola Press, 2002. 87 min.
“Why do we celebrate Mass? How is the Mass relevant to our lives today? Popular liturgist J-Glenn Murray, S.J., takes on critics who challenge that the Mass is “boring” or has little to do with daily life. He shows viewers the dynamics celebration that is our Catholic liturgy. In three 30-minute segments, Rev. Murray energetically addresses such issues as table fellowship and ritual, then walks viewers through the order of the Mass, explaining how each part calls for our “full, conscious, active participation” in God’s work here on earth.”
Reference Number: 00532
13) Weyman, Gloria Gabriel & Deiss, Lucien. Liturgical Dance. Phoenix, Arizona: North American Liturgy Resources, 1984.
"Lucien Deiss, famed liturgist/musician from Paris, and Gloria Weyman, internationally knwn choreographer, paint for us a compelling picture of 1) the Biblical tradition of a sacred dance, 2) the esthetic components of danced prayer and 3) the pastoral implications of liturgical movement. The benefits of having used dance as prayer at an average parish for many years are stated by Rev. Joseph Allison, pastor of St. Aloysius Gonzaga in Cincinnati, where this video was taped. Enjoy the beauty of over one hundred children and adults as they dance for the Lord in colorful and dignified costumes. Lucien Deiss and Gloria Weyman explain if, why, and how dancing for God should be approached. The inspiring possibilities of praying with our bodies is presented here for study, for re-creating of for spiritual refreshment. This sixty minute production shows many ways in which dance can enhance a celebration of any denomination and lead a congregation to better prayer."
Reference Number: W-00097