They are the cornerstone of his ordinary magisterium. They narrate the adventure of God in the history of the world. They lift the veil on the "things that are above." A guide to reading the liturgical preaching of the current pope
by Sandro Magister 
ROME, December 22, 2010 – What follows is the preface to the volume – published in Italy by Libri Scheiwiller and on sale as of a few weeks ago – that collects the homilies of Benedict XVI during the liturgical year that just ended, year C of the Roman lectionary.
The third of the series, the volume accompanies each of the homilies by pope Joseph Ratzinger with the biblical readings of the day's Mass, and also with the psalms and antiphons of the vespers that he celebrates.
In the post-synodal apostolic exhortation "Verbum Domini" on the Word of God in the life of the Church, published last September 30, one paragraph, number 59, is dedicated precisely to attention to the homily, which is in effect the main, if not the only, act of communication of the Christian good news heard by hundreds of millions of the baptized every Sunday in the world.
In the art of the homily, without a doubt, Benedict XVI is an extraordinary model.
And this book is the proof:
Benedetto XVI, "Omelie di Joseph Ratzinger, papa. Anno liturgico 2010", edited by Sandro Magister, Libri Scheiwiller, Milan, 2010, pp. 420, euro 18.00. Read the preface here: http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1346098?eng=y Posted via email from deaconjohn's posterous
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