YOUCAT Lesson 170, part 4 of 9 parts
YOUCAT the catechism for Catholic youth
God and the Sacred Liturgy
What is the most profound origin of the liturgy?
170 The most profound origin of the liturgy is
God, in whom there is an eternal, heavenly banquet of love—the joy of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Because God is love, he would like to let us participate in the feast of
his joy and to grant us his blessings. [1077-1109]
Painting: ….. On the way to Emmaus –Luke 24:15 …..”Where two or three are gathered together in my name there
am I in the midst of them." --Matthew 18:20 .....170
Our earthly liturgies must be celebrations full of beauty
and power: Feasts of the Father who created us-that is why the gifts of the
earth play such a great part: the bread, the wine, oil and light, incense, sacred
music, and splendid colors. Feasts of
the Son who redeemed us—that is why we rejoice in our liberation, breathe
deeply in listening to the Word, and are strengthened in eating the Eucharistic
Gifts. Feasts of the Holy Spirit who
lives in us—that is why there us a wealth of consolation, knowledge, courage,
strength, and blessing that flows from these sacred assemblies. 179
Blessing: A blessing
is something good that comes from God (Latin benedicere; Greek eu-logein=to
call good) to bless is a divine, life-giving, and life-preserving action. God, the Father and Creator of all being,
says: It is good that you exist. The
fact that you are is something beautiful.
Then I will go to the altar of God, the God my exceeding
joy; and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. Psalm 43:4
THE LITURGY - WORK OF THE
HOLY TRINITY
…….1088 "To
accomplish so great a work" - the dispensation or communication of his
work of salvation - "Christ is always present in his Church, especially in
her liturgical celebrations. He is present in the Sacrifice of the Mass not
only in the person of his minister, 'the same now offering, through the ministry
of priests, who formerly offered himself on the cross,' but especially in the
Eucharistic species. By his power he is present in the sacraments so that when
anybody baptizes, it is really Christ himself who baptizes. He is present in
his word since it is he himself who speaks when the holy Scriptures are read in
the Church. Lastly, he is present when the Church prays and sings, for he has
promised 'where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the
midst of them."'(Sacrosanctum concilium 7; Matthew 18:20)11
–Catechism of the Catholic
Church, Second Edition
…….1089 "Christ,
indeed, always associates the Church with himself in this great work in which
God is perfectly glorified and men are sanctified. The Church is his beloved
Bride who calls to her Lord and through him offers worship to the eternal
Father."( Sacrosanctum
concilium 7)12
–CCC
…….1090 "In
the earthly liturgy we share in a foretaste of that heavenly liturgy which is
celebrated in the Holy City of Jerusalem toward which we journey as pilgrims,
where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God, Minister of the sanctuary and
of the true tabernacle. With all the warriors of the heavenly army we sing a
hymn of glory to the Lord; venerating the memory of the saints, we hope for
some part and fellowship with them; we eagerly await the Savior, our Lord Jesus
Christ, until he, our life, shall appear and we too will appear with him in
glory."( Sacrosanctum concilium 8; compare Lumen gentium 50)13 --CCC
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