Liturgy Quotes

47 quotes by 37 authors

The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new… — Pope Benedict XVI
Our Children no longer learn how to read the great book of Nature from their own direct experience, or how to interact creatively with the… — Wendell Berry
This worship, given therefore to the Trinity of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, above all accompanies and permeates the… — Pope John Paul II
Forms and rituals do not produce worship, nor does the disuse of forms and rituals. We can use all the right techniques and methods, we… — Richard J. Foster
That rule must be absolutely observed which states that, except for the most serious reasons and with the Apostolic See, no innovations are to be… — Pope Gregory XVI
For what concerns diversity of rites in the sacred liturgy, the Apostolic See has always made its position clear: not only it does not condemn… — Pope Leo XIII
They knew only too well the intimate bond which unites faith with worship, 'the law of belief with the law of prayer,' and so, under… — Pope Leo XIII
Can man, the finite and sinful one, cooperate with God, the Infinite and Holy One? Yes, he can, precisely because God Himself has become man,… — Pope Benedict XVI
I am worried by the Blessed Virginâ€™s messages to Lucy of Fatima. This persistence of Mary about the dangers which menace the Church is a… — Pope Pius XII
We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy. — Dorothy Day
Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the lenten fast, is a day of happiness,… — Thomas Merton
Nevertheless, the liturgy of Ash Wednesday is not focussed on the sinfulness of the penitent but on the mercy of God. The question of sinfulness… — Thomas Merton
The intention of Paul VI with regard to what is commonly called the Mass, was to reform the Catholic liturgy in such a way that… — Jean Guitton
Receiving the Eucharist means adoring Him whom we receive. Only in this way do we become one with Him, and are given, as it were,… — Pope Benedict XVI
Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared… — Pope Benedict XVI
We need Goddess consciousness to reveal earth's holiness. Divine feminine imagery opens up the notion that the earth is the body of the Divine, and… — Sue Monk Kidd
Dancing is not a form of expression for the Christian liturgy. — Pope Benedict XVI
In short, liturgies make us certain kinds of people, and what defines us is what we love. — James K. A. Smith
The silence of landscape conceals vast presence. Place is not simply location. A place is a profound individuality. With complete attention, landscape celebrates the liturgy… — John O'Donohue
When your soul is pricked by compunction and gradually changed, it becomes a fountain flowing with rivers of tears and compunction. If any one of… — Symeon the New Theologian

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