The Catholic Church invites many of her members to exercise a leadership role in the celebration of the Liturgy and Sacraments: priests, permanent deacons, school/hospital/prison chaplains, pastoral workers, youth leaders and lay funeral ministers. This unit prepares and equips the student with the understanding, skills and pastoral care necessary for leadership in the preparation and celebration of both sacraments and sacramentals. The focus will be on baptism preparation, pastoral care of the sick and dying, celebration of funerals, penitential services, Liturgy of the Word with or without communion, and blessings and prayers for schools, hospitals, youth groups and prisons. Each celebration will be explored under the following areas: the meaning of each of the elements, the structure of the sacrament or sacramental, and the necessary skills for appropriate pastoral care. The emphasis is on the acquisition of practical skills for ministry in a supervised context.
Unit code: DL3104C
Unit status: Approved (Major revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Liturgy
Proposing College: Catholic Theological College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Demonstrate a critical and comprehensive understanding of the role and function of leaders in a liturgical celebration. |
| 2. | Critically explain the theological and scriptural foundations of liturgical ministries. |
| 3. | Articulate a comprehensive understanding of the roles of the sacraments and sacramentals in Catholic Liturgy. |
| 4. | Demonstrate a critical analysis of the structure and constitutive elements of the various liturgical celebrations and prayer services. |
| 5. | Demonstrate the ability to produce and implement a liturgical program of formation in a parish and/or in a diocese. |
| 6. | Relate in a systematic and critical manner the theological and pastoral understandings of material studied in the Unit to the wider disciplines of Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology. |
One Systematic Theology or Liturgy unit at second level is recommended.
Option A: An andragogical constructive weekly framework using discussion, readings, research and practical classroom demonstrations.
Option B: An andragogical constructive intensive mode framework (36 hours) using discussion, readings, research and practical classroom demonstrations.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | Tutorial paper |
1500 | 30.0 |
| Essay | Essay |
3500 | 70.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 13 Jun, 2023
Unit record last updated: 2023-06-13 17:01:00 +1000