The Spirit of the Liturgy
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0898707846 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-08 |
| Language | : | German |
DESCRIPTION:
"I cannot stress enough how clear and relevant this book is! It's Awesome!!" according to CDS. It would be very easy for me to gush about this book. I absolutely loved it! I made all sorts of time in my schedule to read it over a few days. This bookwas intensely gripping. Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI)has a real talent not only for pointing out what's wrong with the liturgy as is and where it needs to change, but for doing so firmly yet gently. He begins with explaining why we do liturgy at all, how it connects us. "Expressions of Faith" Steven K. Szmutko Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, has written an invaluable text for a deeper understanding of the importance of liturgical expression in the Catholic faith. In clear, insightful and organized language, THE SPIRIT OF THE LITURGY intends to assist the faithful in "the right way to give the faith its central form of expression in the liturgy."The book begins with a study of the "Essence of the Liturgy" and its place . Wonderful Crawford I am a student of theology, and Ratzinger (as ALWAYS) offers intellectual and spiritual enlightenment.
In his own foreward to the book, Cardinal Ratzinger compares this work to a much earlier classic of the same title by Romano Guardini because Ratzinger feels that his insights here are similar with what Guardini achieved in his time regarding a renewed understanding of the Liturgy. Like Guardini, I am not attempting to involve myself with scholarly discussion and research. The only difference is that I have had to translate what Guardini did at the end of the First World War, in a totally different historical