Liturgy Quotes

King of kings, yet born of Mary,
As of old on earth He stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture,
In the body and the blood;
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heavenly food.

The Catholics in China are struggling to have the right to do things as the rest of the Church, that it really strikes me--hard--when I see an American priest just plain ignoring these things because he feels like it.

I often think of the set pieces of liturgy as certain words which people have successfully addressed to God without their getting killed.

Never read the Bible as if it means something. Or at any rate don't try and mean it. Nor prayers. The liturgy is best treated and read as if it's someone announcing the departure of trains.