I. The Father-Source and Goal of the Liturgy
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The dual dimension of the Christian liturgy as a response of faith and love to
the spiritual blessings the Father bestows on us is thus evident. On the one
hand, the Church, united with her Lord and “in the Holy
Spirit,”5 blesses the Father “for his inexpressible
gift6 in her adoration, praise, and thanksgiving. On the other hand,
until the consummation of God’s plan, the Church never ceases to present to the
Father the offering of his own gifts and to beg him to send the Holy Spirit
upon that offering, upon herself, upon the faithful, and upon the whole world,
so that through communion in the death and resurrection of Christ the Priest,
and by the power of the Spirit, these divine blessings will bring forth the
fruits of life “to the praise of his glorious grace.”7
- SECTION ONE THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY
- CHAPTER ONE THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
- Article 1 THE LITURGY – WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
- I. The Father-Source and Goal of the Liturgy
- Article 1 THE LITURGY – WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
- CHAPTER ONE THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
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