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Blessings and Exorcisms
Studies on the De Benedictionibus and on the De Exorcismis
This recently released volume presents the papers presented at the XII Fota International Liturgical Conference held in 2019. Reflecting on blessings and exorcisms in the Old and New Testaments, and on the significance of exorcisms in the public ministry of Jesus, and on its importance for the early Christian Church: the book provides a theological definition of exorcism, as well as examining the post Second Vatican Council revisions of the rites of exorcism and blessings.
Rev. Joseph Briody, ordained in 1995, is a priest of the diocese of Raphoe (Donegal, Ireland). He is a Professor of Sacred Scripture and part of the priestly formation team at St. John’s Seminary, Boston MA. He attained his (STL) at St. Patricks College, Maynooth, his (SSL) at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, and his (STD) at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.
Rev. Joseph Briody, ordained in 1995, is a priest of the diocese of Raphoe (Donegal, Ireland). He is a Professor of Sacred Scripture and part of the priestly formation team at St. John’s Seminary, Boston MA. He attained his (STL) at St. Patricks College, Maynooth, his (SSL) at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, and his (STD) at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.
SKU Code Fota.12
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This volume collects the papers given at the Fourteenth Fota International Liturgical Conference, held in 2023, on the centrality of the concept of sacrifice in understanding the Eucharistic liturgy. The subject is treated from various biblical, theological, liturgical and historical perspectives, ranging from how the Mass fulfils the sacrifices of the Old Testament, to aspects of Joseph Ratzinger’s theology of the Eucharist, to the reform of the offertory in the Mass, and to the effects of modern liturgical reform on ritual itself. These proceedings are an important contribution to the ongoing post-conciliar recovery of the Church’s perennial teaching on the sacrifice of the Mass, a teaching deeply rooted in both scripture and tradition.
Matthew Hazell is an independent scholar with a particular interest in the reform of the liturgy after the Second Vatican Council. He has an M.A. in Biblical Studies (Research) from the University of Sheffield (UK) and is an Associate Member of the Society for Catholic Liturgy.
Matthew Hazell is an independent scholar with a particular interest in the reform of the liturgy after the Second Vatican Council. He has an M.A. in Biblical Studies (Research) from the University of Sheffield (UK) and is an Associate Member of the Society for Catholic Liturgy.
SKU Code Fota.14
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