Catholic Quote by The Catholic Church

“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

“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

“I often think of the set pieces of liturgy as certain words which people have successfully addressed to God without their getting killed.”

— Annie Dillard

“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

“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

“Above all, enter into the Church’s liturgy and make the liturgical cycle part of your life—let its rhythm work its way into your body…

— Thomas Merton

“It is a simple test, but an immediate one: for the doctrine of the Trinity, of the Incarnation, of human sin and our need…

— Andrew Louth

“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

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

— John Geddes

“The praise of prayer.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“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

“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