The Pastoral Minister as Liturgical Pedagogue
ABSTRACT:We learn something about liturgy by transplanting it from ivory tower study to the seminarium, the nursery where clergy are formed. More than history, more than rubrics, we here find liturgy to be the substantial underpinning of pastoral ministry as it applies Christ's mysteries to souls. The pastor is a shepherd, as his title states, bringing his sheep to graze on Christ in his liturgical location. The pastoral minister may therefore be considered a liturgical pedagogue, from its original sense of being the slave who escorted children to school. The "ordained slave" brings his ward to the true Instructor, Jesus. This is especially important to emphasize in light of recent clerical abuse problems.
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