"The liturgy is primarily the celebration
of the love of God and the love of Christ as revealed in scriptures.
Whenever
we take care of others, whenever we put their needs ahead of our wants,
whenever we act selflessly, rather than selfishly, our behavior is modeled on
the biblical example of God’s love.
..So, if the liturgy is a celebration of
the paschal mystery, it has to celebrate the paschal mystery that has been
experienced by the participants in the celebration."
"When we care for others (preparing meals for a family, help a child learn to read etc, we ourselves feel somehow energized and spiritually enlarged after doing it. Jesus recognized the phenomenon and talked about it in terms of losing life and finding it. "
Joseph Martos, Deconstructing Sacramental Theology, Reconstructing Catholic Ritual. pp. 274-275
Bridget Mary Meehan
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