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12 February, 2016Video 6 in Liturgy & Sacraments seies by Dr. Italy that explains how the roots of the Church’s liturgical year and cycle of feasts are to be found in the celebrations of ancient Israel as shown in the Old Testament Scriptures.
To understand the liturgical cycle of the Catholic Church today, we have to go back not just to the early church or even the New Testament, but to Jewish worship and celebration as mandated by God in the Old Testament.
Jews in the time of Jesus sanctified each day with sacrifices and prayers. The week was also made holy principally by the sabbath observance but, by Jesus’ time, by weekly days of fast and penance. And of course there was the yearly cycle of feasts such as Passover.
All these have their counterparts in the rhythm of Catholic liturgical life as this video shows.
This is video 6 in Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio’s series of lectures on Liturgy and Sacraments for the Catholic Distance University.
For the previous video in the series, click here.
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From a colorful and varied background as a professor of theology, a father of five, business owner, and professional performer Marcellino D’Ambrosio (aka “Dr. Italy”) crafts talks, blog posts, books, and videos that are always fascinating, practical, and easy to understand. He is a popular speaker, TV and radio personality, New York Times best-selling author, and pilgrimage host who has been leading people on a journey of discovery for over thirty years. For a fuller bio and video, visit the Dr. Italy page. For a full Curriculum Vitae (CV) of Dr. Italy, click here.
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