Now, in part two, we shall turn to the purpose of the liturgy: namely, true worship of God. In part three (i.e. next time), we shall consider the fruits or benefits of the Liturgy: how the Liturgy ...

In the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, the Council called for (#14) "full, conscious and active (actuosa in Latin) participation" by all members of the Church.

They used the Church's liturgy as a battleground to counter doctrinal developments and ecclesial reforms stemming from the Second Vatican Council. The pro-conciliar liturgical forces have, at times, ...

In the midst of an ecumenical service in Stanford University’s Memorial Chapel last week, a petite female figure, dressed in a long white robe, leaped out of the foyer into the center aisle.

Celebration of the liturgy is the primary faith-formational activity of the Catholic Church. In and through the liturgy, Catholics are brought into the Paschal Mystery of dying and rising with Christ ...

It is the incarnational element that enables worship to be human participation in the liturgy of God. At the heart of our worship is the Trinity. Not a triumphalist Trinity, but a Trinity of ...

“Keep your eyes on the people.” This phrase struck me while reading a short message on the subject of liturgy that Pope Francis gave on February 28 to staff and students from the Pontifical ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has appointed Fr Anthony (Tony) Doran as Executive Secretary for Liturgy. Bishops Commission for Liturgy chair Archbishop Patrick O’Regan welcomed the ...

On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics — he chanted the Marian prayer Regina Caeli in ...

Concerning Latin texts, Martin wrote: "I cannot comprehend why a vocal minority of the faithful who themselves admit to not understanding Latin would advocate a revival of the Latin language within ...

I found extensive engagement from students who were typically less enthusiastic, including one student who did an excellent job noting anaphora in Playboi Carti lyrics. Another approach to encourage ...