Lay presiding : the art of leading prayer
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/catalog7062
- Author
- Hughes, Kathleen, 1942-
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BX 1920 H94 1988
- Author
- Hughes, Kathleen, 1942-
- Place of Publication
- Collegeville MN
- Publisher
- Liturgical Press
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Physical Description
- 59 p. ; 21 x 13.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Kathleen Hughes, R.S.C.J."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-59).
- "The reflections which follow will be designed precisely for such 'reluctant presiders', hesitant, perhaps, because of the power of traditional role distinctions, yet needing to acknowledge at some fundamental level that each of us ought to be able to be called upon in certain circumstances to lead others in prayer. The intended audience this includes parents learning to bless their children, loved ones brought to deepest prayer at a sick bed, unsuspecting group participants who are asked to open a meeting with prayer, guests invited to bless God at table, family or friends longing to be able to bless God at table, family or friends, longing to be able to comfort one another at a wake service or a funeral, parishioners asked to preside at a Lenten evening prayer, and sponsors initiating their catechumens in the ways of Christian prayer (p. 2). "This essay will therefore attempt to communicate some basic knowledge about the community's traditional patterns of prayer, about the symbols and gestures and words which have formed and transformed men and women over the ages. It will also address the very concrete skills needed by a leader of prayer. (p. 8)". -- Surfacing the Issues.
- Contents: Surfacing the Issues -- By Whose Authority -- The Discipline of Creativity -- The Leader as Icon -- Qualities and Skills -- Summary -- Appendix: Guidelines for the Composition of Original Prayers -- Notes -- Resources.
- Series
- American essays in liturgy
- ISBN
- 0-8146-1933-9
- Call Number
- BX 1920 H94 1988
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)