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A study of current academic and formationFormation programs and the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis indicates that the aspiration of the Council Fathers in placing liturgical studiesLiturgical studies at the heart of the formationFormation of candidates for Holy Orders has not been realized in any substantive way. Further, the current Ratio does not afford any prominent place to participation in the liturgy in its treatment as being formative in the process that is to lead to ordinationOrdination. An analysis of the predisposition of those presenting for formationFormation for ordained ministryMinistry is pivotal in tailoring courses and programs that will assist seminariansSeminarians to understand their proper role and function as future presiders over liturgical celebrations. The essay then focuses on the dissonance between the current Ratio and the expectations of Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC) and proposes a way forward that accommodates both the intent of the Ratio and a grounded liturgical education that pivots in favor of the principles enunciated in SCSC and subsequent liturgical documents emerging from the reformReform and the liturgical renewal.

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“Understand What You Do, Imitate What You Celebrate”: Liturgical Education and Formation for Those Preparing for Ordination

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    2025年

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  • Peter G. Williams

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A study of current academic and formationFormation programs and the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis indicates that the aspiration of the Council Fathers in placing liturgical studiesLiturgical studies at the heart of the formationFormation of candidates for Holy Orders has not been realized in any substantive way. Further, the current Ratio does not afford any prominent place to participation in the liturgy in its treatment as being formative in the process that is to lead to ordinationOrdination. An analysis of the predisposition of those presenting for formationFormation for ordained ministryMinistry is pivotal in tailoring courses and programs that will assist seminariansSeminarians to understand their proper role and function as future presiders over liturgical celebrations. The essay then focuses on the dissonance between the current Ratio and the expectations of Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC) and proposes a way forward that accommodates both the intent of the Ratio and a grounded liturgical education that pivots in favor of the principles enunciated in SCSC and subsequent liturgical documents emerging from the reformReform and the liturgical renewal.