Quote by Thomas Merton

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

— The Catholic Church

“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

“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

“But here is my hope: God willing, when he wills and as he wills, the reform of the reform will take place in the…

— Robert Sarah

It is more necessary than ever to intensify liturgical life ... by means of an appropriate formation ... of all the faithful...

— Pope John Paul II

“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

“here is my hope: God willing, when he wills and as he wills, the reform of the reform will take place in the liturgy.…

— Robert Sarah

“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

“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

“Liturgy puts us to work along with all the others who have been and are being put to work in the world by and…

— Eugene H. Peterson