Course: Salvation History and the Liturgy
Over this four-part course, Fr. Andrew Gutierrez – Chair of Pastoral Theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans – guides us through understanding the history of salvation and the purpose of the liturgy itself.
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The Pascal Mystery
“The Liturgy! Everybody speaks about it, writes about it, and discusses the subject. It has been commented on, it has been praised, and it has been criticized. But who really knows the principles and norms by which it is to be put into practice?” - John Paul II, October 1985
“The Liturgy! Everybody speaks about it, writes about it, and discusses the subject. It has been commented on, it has been praised, and it has been criticized. But who really knows the principles and norms by which it is to be put into practice?” - John Paul II, October 1985
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Made for Right Worship
From the moment of the Fall, God works to bring his people into reconciliation. In worship, man finds his fulfillment, and through the work of redemption, God brings humanity back into right worship again.
From the moment of the Fall, God works to bring his people into reconciliation. In worship, man finds his fulfillment, and through the work of redemption, God brings humanity back into right worship again.
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The Sacred Liturgy
What exactly is liturgy, then? “The word ‘liturgy’ originally meant a ‘public work’ or a ‘service in the name of/on behalf of the people.’ In Christian tradition it means the participation of the People of God in ‘the work of God.’” (CCC, 1069)
What exactly is liturgy, then? “The word ‘liturgy’ originally meant a ‘public work’ or a ‘service in the name of/on behalf of the people.’ In Christian tradition it means the participation of the People of God in ‘the work of God.’” (CCC, 1069)
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Sacramentality
What does this history of salvation and understanding of the liturgy practically mean for us? "Liturgical catechesis aims to initiate people into the mystery of Christ (It is ‘mystagogy.’) by proceeding from the visible to the invisible, from the sign to the thing signified, from the ‘sacraments’ to the ‘mysteries.’ (CCC, 1075)
What does this history of salvation and understanding of the liturgy practically mean for us? "Liturgical catechesis aims to initiate people into the mystery of Christ (It is ‘mystagogy.’) by proceeding from the visible to the invisible, from the sign to the thing signified, from the ‘sacraments’ to the ‘mysteries.’ (CCC, 1075)
Meet the Instructor
Reverend Andrew O. Gutierrez is a native of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He grew up in Metairie and was an active member of his home parish, St. Clement of Rome. He attended Archbishop Rummel High School graduating in 2011 and then pursued a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Louisiana State University graduating in 2014.
Fr. Gutierrez entered St. Joseph Seminary College and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theological Studies in 2015. He continued his seminary formation at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans where he received a Master of Arts in Theology with a concentration in Spiritual Theology in 2019. That same year, Fr. Gutierrez was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Following ordination, he served four years as parochial vicar of St. Catherine of Siena Parish. In 2023, Fr. Gutierrez was assigned to Notre Dame Seminary where he currently serves as Coordinator of Pastoral Formation, Coordinator of Vocational Synthesis, Chair of Pastoral Theology, and Professor of Sacramental Theology while remaining chaplain of Archbishop Rummel High School.
In 2024, he completed further graduate studies to receive his Licentiate in Sacramental Theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundeline, IL.