Introduction to Liturgical Mystagogy

A lecture by Daniel Galadza (University of Regensburg), part of a webinar series on "Eastern Catholic Theology in Action" presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Godbearer Institute.

From the fourth to eighth centuries, liturgical commentaries flourished to explain the meaning of the sacramental life of the Church. Notably after the fourth century, the tradition of Jerusalem developed another genre for mystagogy, namely hymnography. As part of the structure of the liturgical services, they explain to the faithful what is happening during the services, rather than before or after the celebration. In this way, hymnography has an exegetical function, commenting on scripture and the mystery of salvation in Christ. Dr. Galadza will explore this hymnographic tradition and its relation to the formation of liturgical theology.

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This series is co-sponsored by the Beatrice Institute, the Calvert House Catholic Center, the Catholic Theological Union, the Institute for Faith and Culture, God With Us Online, the Harvard Catholic Forum, the Nova Forum, the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University, the Saint Benedict Institute, the St. Paul University Catholic Center, St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church, and the Tabor Life Institute.

More info here: https://lumenchristi.org/eastern-cath...

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Join us next week, September 10th, for "A Theology of Wonder: An Introduction to the Poetry of Ephrem the Syrian", with Andrew Hayes (University of St. Thomas, Houston). For more info and to register: http://lumenchristi.org/event/2020/9/...