Liturgy and Life
Liturgy reflects the realities of the world and is impacted by cultural values
Deliberate choices must be made for liturgies to reflect the values of God’s kingdom: A place at the table for all
- Everyone has access
- All have a voice
- Everyone is equal and welcome
- The poor and marginalized have a place of preference
Our Liturgy reflects the values of the first disciples
- We share our experiences of Jesus
- The scriptures bring light and truth to our experience because they are our stories
- We listen to the Holy Spirit through guidance of Church leaders and our tradition
- We share fellowship with one another
- Our way of being together must always be just
Vatican II asks that our liturgies
- Involve full, active, and conscious participation of the assembled
- Illumine the four-fold presence of the risen Christ
- Express how Christ is present in our lives
- Reveal that lived faith to others
- Manifest the Paschal Mystery
- Build up the people to a full expression of the Spirit of Christ
- Help the people to preach Christ
- Gather the community, especially the marginalized, into one Body in Christ
- Send Forth the community to live as Christ in the world
Our call as ministers and liturgy preparers is to make liturgies
- Relevant
- Focused on the margins of society
- Proclaim justice as constitutive of the Gospel
- Educate
- Inspire
- Evangelize
- Reflect the values of our families
- Transform us into Christ’s presence in the world
- Build welcoming and inclusive communities where faith does justice
