"Lord, Lead Them to a New Life and a Spiritual Birth": Prayers in the Rites of Initiation and Monastic Profession

Author

Matthew B. Rios OSB, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

Date of Award

2-10-2003

Document Type

Graduate Paper

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Liturgy

Department

School of Theology and Seminary

First Advisor

Martin Connell

Subject Categories

Christianity | Comparative Methodologies and Theories | Liturgy and Worship | Religion

Abstract

This paper is a study on the prayer texts and the ritual behaviors of both Rites of Initiation and Monastic Profession. The Rite of Initiation and the Rite of Monastic Profession are both rites of incorporation to a community. The prayer texts in both rites themselves reveal a theology that speaks much about the journey to the Christian life. They reveal how the gift of conversion and how the process of incorporation into the church or monastic community become all works of God, through the Holy Spirit, and without Him nothing is possible. These assertions will be established through a closer look on the prayers of both rites.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Rios, Matthew B. OSB, ""Lord, Lead Them to a New Life and a Spiritual Birth": Prayers in the Rites of Initiation and Monastic Profession" (2003). School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses. 1843.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/sot_papers/1843