The liturgy is not a nice idea to be messed with, nor is it something to manipulate unscrupulously.
The liturgy is a concrete spiritual reality, has an intrinsic vitality of its own, paradoxically exists this side of Heaven, and resides beyond individual celebrations.
It is always present because the celestial liturgy, of which its earthly counterpart i…
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