A Pastoral and Theological Commentary on the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults Ritual Book fourteen authors—all scholars and pastoral

fourteen authors—all scholars and pastoral ministers steeped in the Church’s living liturgical tradition—help us appreciate this unfolding more deeply by presenting the historical development and theological significance of the OCIA rites and texts

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A Pastoral and Theological Commentary on the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults Ritual Book fourteen authors—all scholars and pastoralThe recent retranslation and US adaptation of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adultscan be seen as the work of the Second Vatican Council continuing to unfold, fulfilling the councils mandate to draw up texts and rites so that they express more clearly the holy things that they signify (Sacrosanctum concilium, 20). In this present volume, A Pastoral and Theological Commentary on the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, fourteen authorsall