Liturgical Piety Undset When George de Coûfontaine et

When George de Coûfontaine et Dormant

Hardcover: 372pp

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Liturgical Piety Undset When George de Coûfontaine etBy Louis Bouyer The liturgy, in its essence, is a profoundly personal act; it is the supreme act of the worship, offered by the priest in persona Christi, on behalf of the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church. As such, it transcends mere ceremony, being rather a sacrifice of praise in the fullness of the term, an action in which the Church participates as a whole to the glory of God and the sanctification of souls. Describing and clarifying the nature