Quote by Annie Dillard

“The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship.”

— The Catholic Church

“He meets us where we are, as creatures of habit who are shaped by practices, and invites us into a community of practice that…

— James K.A. Smith

“The music, the prayers, the bowing and rising, the incense--all of it was breaking down my defenses. That's what good liturgy does. It breaks…

— Fred Bahnson

“God Himself teaches us to go forward with our hand in His by means of the Church’s liturgy.”

— Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

“...how are you sacred to me? your lines are golden threads - your patter, my patten - I explore the liturgy of your words...”

— John Geddes

“By participating in the liturgy, we’re doing more than “attending a service.” We are entering a story—a story in which we also play a…

— Mark Galli

“those who wish to serve God should speak to Him frequently, confidingly, lovingly. Be”

— Alfonso Maria de Liguori

“Liturgy is the means that the church uses to keep baptized Christians in living touch with the entire living holy community as it participates…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“The task of liturgy is to order the life of the holy community following the text of Holy Scripture. It consists of two movements.…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“the Liturgy is accomplished faith, lived faith. It plunges us into the full reality of the truth of faith; it creates the spiritual space…

— Dietrich von Hildebrand

“If our sermons are going to reach the hearts and consciences of the people, we must be much in prayer to God, that there…

— D.L. Moody

“The author chuckles at the resistance to using a prepared, written liturgy in prayer. He compares it to being unwilling to dress in any…

— N.T. Wright