Divine Blessing

Timothy O'Malley, PhD, is director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy in the Institute for Church Life and a concurrent assistant professional specialist in the Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Liturgy and the New Evangelization: Practicing the Art of Self-Giving Love published by Liturgical Press.

• ContentsIntroduction 1Chapter 1 - Liturgical Formation in the Precatechumenate 15Chapter 2 - Liturgical Formation in the Catechumenate 57Chapter 3 - Liturgical Formation in the Period of Purification and Enlightenment 110Chapter 4 - Liturgical Formation as Mystagogy 125Bibliography 135

Divine Blessing: Liturgical Formation in the RCIA is a "must read" for all those who are seeking to enliven and animate new or existing Catholics in their faith. Dr. Tim O'Malley has written a scholarly yet accessible book replete with Scriptural references and relatable stories shared with honesty, humor and insightfulness. His depth of wisdom, love for the liturgy, and recovery of the aesthetic sense of sacramentality in the Church is an inspiring challenge to all.Julianne Stanz, Director of Discipleship and Leadership Development, Diocese of Green Bay, Consultant to the USCCB Evangelization and Catechesis Committee