Liturgists discuss tie between catechesis, participation in liturgy

Published: 2007-10-25

HARTFORD, Conn. (CNS) -- Faith formation has been described as a continuous process that begins with religious education and continues for a lifetime, and is nourished by active and continued participation in the liturgy. The relationship between religious education, or catechesis, and one's participation in liturgy was addressed during the Oct. 9-13 national meeting of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions in Hartford. The last day was a liturgy day for the archdiocese. "Catechesis and liturgy unite for the systematic presentation of the faith. They both give a sense of meaning for Catholics and bring the faithful together," Hartford Archbishop Henry J. Mansell said in his homily at the meeting's opening Mass. In an interview following Mass, Msgr. James P. Moroney, executive director of the Secretariat for the Liturgy at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said there is a sense that some Catholics struggle as they look for a center or link between religious education and liturgy. "They think that catechesis and liturgy exist in isolation (from) each other when they don't," he told The Catholic Transcript, Hartford's archdiocesan newspaper.

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