Table of Contents

Contents
Preface (A. G. Martimort)   vii
Abbreviations   xi
Introduction: Time in the Liturgy (I. H. Dalmais)   
SECTION I: SUNDAY AND THE WEEK (P. Jounel)   9
     Chapter I:  Sunday and the Week  11
SECTION II: THE YEAR (P. Jounel)   31
     Chapter I:  The Easter Cycle   33
     Chapter II:  The Christmas Season   77
     Chapter III:  The Feasts of the Lord in Ordinary Time   97
     Chapter IV:  The Veneration of the Saints   108
     Chapter V:  The Veneration of Mary   130
SECTION III: THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (A. G. Martimort)   151
     Chapter I:  The Hours of Prayer   157
     Chapter II:  The Liturgy of the Hours as Prayer of the Church   179
     Chapter III:  The Liturgy of the Hours: Praying the Psalms   190
     Chapter IV:  The Other Elements in the Liturgy of the Hours   207
     Chapter V:  The Varied Forms of the Liturgy of the Hours   233
     Chapter VI:  Structure and Spirituality of Each Hour   256
Conclusion: Spiritual Conditions Needed for the Celebration of the Hours   273
Index   276