The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to parti…

Pope Benedict XVI
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The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about the Christian liturgy: God himself acts and does what is essential. ✨ Spirit of the Liturgy. Book by Benedict XVI, Ignatius Press, 2000.
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The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about the Christian liturgy: God himself acts and does what is essential. ✨ Spirit of the Liturgy. Book by Benedict XVI, Ignatius Press, 2000.

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