Altar and Home - Liturgical Review for the Laity - April 1956 - Volume XXIII, Number 5

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April 1956 issue of Altar and Home presents a liturgical review for the laity centered on “The Whole Man,” framing Easter as Christ’s redemption of both soul and body and calling readers to devoted, intelligent participation in the “new Holy Week.” Editorial material highlights the pastoral role of parish priests and introduces supplementary Holy Week booklets for clergy and for lay faithful, with guidance for rites from Palm Sunday through the Easter Vigil, including extensive commentary and music.

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Editorial

The Whole Man

Our Cellophane Age

DETRCT.Ni 4个PLE△EDo UOT CVrALTAR &HOMELiurgícal review for the latyVolume XXIII Number 5April 1956??5B Coming.... In the next issue..·· Pope Pius XII said a decade ago that it is the zealous workof parish priests which forms "the fundamental basis,thesolid arm which assures the perennial vitality of the Church.” But the parish priest remains,regrettably,a subject matterwhich has received too little attention. Our May issue of ALTAR&HOME proposes to give an in-sight into the life and duties of the pastor:in the Church,in the confessional,in the home,in the apostolate,and inthe school. | Altar and Home
Liturgical Review for the Laity | | --- | | | | April,1956
Volume XXIII,Number 5 | | Altar and Home is published monthly except during June,
July,and August by the monks of Conception Abbev. With
ecclesiastical approbation.Contents copyrighted.
STAFF | | | | Rev.Maur Burbach,0.S.B....
..… ...Editor
Rev.Norbert Schappler,0.S.B..
....Art Director
.…...Book Reviews
Rev.Ralph Sturm,0.S.B..…… | | | | | | ..Business Manager
Rev.Daniel Schuster,0.S.B....
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Entered as second clgss matter,August 27.1935,at the Post Offlce
at Conception,Missouri,under act of March 8,1897.Printed in U.S.A. | | | | | THE WHOLE MAN CONTENTS ●Editorial ...................... ....2 ● Our Cellophane Age....Rev.Gerald Vann,O.P.3 ●Man on a Mountaintop Sister Mary Faith,O.S.B.12 ● Liturgy and Life..Rev.Richard Flower,0.S.B.15 ● Christ Everywhere Rev.Theodore Tovrea,O.S.B.19 ● The Good Pagan....Fr.Anselm Ginter,O.S.B.24 ● Book Reviews .....28 ● Contributors..31 She(the Church)works on what is most intrinsic toman's being,on man in his personal dignity as a freecreature,in his infinitely higher dignity as a son of God.This man the Church forms and educates because healone,complete in harmonious combination of his naturaland supernatural life,in an orderly development of hisinstincts and inclinations,his rich qualities and variedreactions,is at the same time the beginning and the endof life in human society,thus also the principle of itsequilibrium. —Pius XII in an address,“The Function of the Church” Some of our readers will nodoubt expect this issue to dealwith Holy Week.That wasthe tentative plan when therestoration of the Holy Weekliturgy was first announced.However,we soon decided thatthe project was too extensivefor Altar and Home.Conse-quently,we went back to theoriginal topic for this issue and prepared five additional booklets for Holy Weekwhich are available from Conception Abbey Press. Ceremonies for Holy Week,an 80-page booklet,willgive invaluable help to pastors,masters of ceremonies,choir directors,and Sisters in charge of the training ofservers.The other four booklets are for the laity andare designed for fullest possible participation in the ritesof Palm Sunday,Holy Thursday,Good Friday,and theEaster Vigil.Extensive commentary,careful directionsfor participation and generous provision of music in mod-ern notation have won high praise for these booklets. “The Whole Man,”theme of this issue of Altar andHome,is an Easter theme.Oftentimes the redemptivework of Christ is regarded from too limited a point ofview.Christ came to save the world.The whole worldshares in the Easter glory of the risen Christ.By Hispassion,death and resurrection,Christ

FAQs

What theme does this issue of Altar and Home emphasize?

This issue is themed “The Whole Man,” presenting Easter as Christ’s redemption for both soul and body and for all creatures.

Why doesn’t the issue focus only on Holy Week as originally planned?

An initial tentative plan to cover Holy Week was judged too extensive, so the publication returned to its original topic while preparing additional Holy Week booklets available from Conception Abbey Press.

What kind of resources does the issue promote for Holy Week participation?

It highlights multiple booklets designed for clergy and for the laity, offering extensive commentary, careful directions for participating in rites, and provision of music in modern notation.

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