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Liturgical worship is not an "add on" for a Catholic Christian. It is the foundation of Catholic identity; expressing our highest purpose.Worship reveals what we truly believe and how we view ourselves in relationship to God, one another and the world into which we are sent to carry forward the redemptive mission of Jesus Christ. How the Church worships is a prophetic witness to the truth of what she professes. Good worship becomes a dynamic means of drawing the entire human community into the fullness of life in Jesus Christ. It attracts - through beauty to Beauty.
1 posted on 11/06/2010 11:44:55 AM PDT by tcg
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“lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi”, Indeed words to live by. The requirement to actually live our faith is what differentiates Catholics from so many other denominations.
2 posted on 11/06/2010 12:26:09 PM PDT by Natural Law (lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi)
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