the sanctuary
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The Sanctuary. A place set a part. The Hearth. The place to keep the fire The place to gather The place to come to learn and understand The place where you feel warm and safe When we look at the concept of hearth, we can see the void left. Who takes care of the hearth? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A place set a part
The Sanctuary
The Hearth The place to keep the fire The place to gather The place to come to learn and
understand The place where you feel warm
and safe When we look at the concept of
hearth, we can see the void left. Who takes care of the hearth?
who keeps the fire burning?
Who gathers? Who teaches? Who embraces?
Translating Hearth into SanctuaryCommunity hearth, Where, Who, When?
The Temple The place to keep the fire The place to gather The place to come to learn
and understand The place where you feel
warm and safe When we look at the concept
of hearth, we can see the void left. Who takes care of the hearth?
who keeps the fire burning?
Who gathers? Who teaches? Who embraces?
Chartres CathedralThe NaveThe ChoirThe Sanctuary
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Pillared Temple HallTamil Nadu, India, 1550 AD
Creating mystical places to teach about the holy, what sacred is to God and human beings.
Reserving places in which to encounter the sacred
A place, like Sinai, in which we take off our shoes
No longer a place where we do ordinary things
A place set apart by the People of God to perform the Sacred Rites
How do we prepare to enter?
Each piece in its place
Saint John Vianney took special care of the Sanctuary at Ars because It was the gift of his People to God
He gave the best to God
The SanctuaryConsecrated (sealed
with Chrism)Altar of Sacrifice Predella Altar Mensa
Altar of the Word
Tabernacle
The LampRepresents the new
hearth place; the fire tended to by the priests of the Sanctuary
How do we teach sacredness?What are special
places?Domestic ShrinesLocal ShrinesWhat role does the
kitchen play in families?
Sacred Cycle of Liturgical Calendar
Who enters the Sanctuary?TheaterAuditoriumStadium
What is appropriate in our Sanctuary?Genuflection v. Bow (profound and simple)Altar v. TabernaclePurifying the vessels (communion plates) and
the use of the Corporal
The Holy of Holies
Within the Divine Liturgy of the Hours and the MassThe Altar is ChristThe Priest is ChristThe Word is Christ
Outside the Divine LiturgyThe reserved Sacrament is ChristThe Sanctuary is not diminished
The Altar as the ‘footstool of God,’ the Sanctuary is where God dwells.
Sanctuaries are personal & intimate
