*New Course*

A/D 364 HOMILIZING THE LECTIONARY

            Fall 2006

            St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry

            Rochester, New York 14618

            Thursdays 6:30-9:30 pm

            Class sessions (13)

                        9:7/14/21/28    10:5/12/19/21  11:2/9/16/30    12:7

INSTRUCTOR                        Sebastian A. Falcone, S.T.L., D.D. (Hon.)

                                                Professor of Biblical Studies

ENROLLMENT LIMIT          None

PREREQUISITES                   Previous Biblical course strongly recommended

COURSE DESCRIPTION      A comprehensive examination of the Lectionary (Sunday Cycle: Year A, B, C; Week Day Cycle Year 1, 2), with emphasis on structure, scriptural selection and sequence; with guidelines for methods of interpreting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES         The course will offer

-         an approach to the homily as "an integral part of the liturgical action" (Gen. Inst. of Rom. Mis. #29);

-         guidelines on homily construction and delivery;

-         criteria for assessing effectiveness.

INSTRUCTION

Method            Selected exegetical formats (e.g., historical criticism, narrative criticism, feminist criticism) with probes into depth psychology and rhetoric.

Format             Classroom dynamics will include lectures, research reports, and seminar-type discussions.

REQUIRED TEXTS

                                                Normand Bonneau, The Sunday Lectionary: Ritual Word,

Paschal Shape. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1998.

Michael E. Bulson, Preach What You Believe: Liturgical Cycle B.

New York: Paulist, 2005.

J.P. Fokkelman, Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory

Guide. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1999.

Pontifical Biblical Commission, Interpretation of the Bible in the

Church. Boston: Pauline Book & Media, 1993.

Gail Ramshaw, ed., Homilies for the Christian People: Cycle A, B,

C. New York: Pueblo, 1989.

Robert P. Waznak, An Introduction to the Homily, Collegeville,

MN: Liturgical Press, 1998.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

Walter Burghardt, Let Jesus Easter in Us: More Homilies on

Biblical Justice. New York: Paulist, 1006.

Walter J. Burghardt, Preaching: The Art and the Craft. New York:

Paulist, 1987.

Roland J. Foley, Footprints on the Mountain. Preaching and

Teaching the Sunday Readings. New York: Paulist, 2006.

James A. Wallace, Imaginal Preaching: An Archetypal

Perspective. New York: Paulist, 1995.

GRADING                              70% on written assignments

                                                15% on seminar contribution

                                                15% on class attendance

NOTE: Attendance at class sessions will be regarded as an expression of commitment to the course.

WRITTEN

            REQUIREMENTS      Five papers, typed and double-spaced:

Three (each 3 pages) will be in the form of a homily on the

cycle sequence.

One (3 pages) will be on a memorial (saint’s life or

liturgical feast).

One (5-6 pages) will be on an issue connected with a key

factor in the course.

An OUTLINE of WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS (with optional

topics and due dates) will be distributed at the beginning of

the course.

                                                Total: 18-20 pages.

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I.                    KEY TOPICS AND TRENDS

A.     From Sermon to Homily

B.     Homilist as Herald, Teacher, Interpreter, and Witness

C.     The Lectionary: Rich Fare or Lesser Choice?

II.                 ELEMENTAL PERSPECTIVES

A.     Homily

B.     Memorial

C.     Lection/Lectionary

D.     Cycle:

Sequence/Correlations/Readings

III.               CYCLES

A.     Sunday

Weekday

B.     Memorial:

Required

Optional

IV.              SEASONS

A.     Advent

B.     Lent

C.     Easter Triduum and Season

D.     Ordinary Time

V.                 EXEGETICAL APPROACHES

A.     Historical Criticism

B.     Feminist

C.     Narrative

D.     Thematic Premises:

Justice Preaching

Spiritual

Psychological

Other

VI.              HOMILETIC MODELS

A.     Patristic

B.     Theological

C.     Liturgical

D.     Sacramental

E.      Other

VII.            EVALUATIVE CRITERIA

A.     On Composition

B.     On Delivery

VIII.         BIBLIOGRAPHIES

A.     Sunday Cycle:

Roman Catholic

Ecumenical

Other

B.     Hagiography:

Canonized

Traditional

C.     Heroes and Uncanonized Models

D.     Martyrs

E.      Other

IX.              SUMMARIES AND RETROSPECTS

Ongoing Questions and Issues

Future Prospectives