Liturgical Piety Undset Hardcover: 372pp

Hardcover: 372pp

so well deserving of examination as the Roman Catholic Church…” –Thomas Babington Macaulay

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While the liturgy Knox contemplates is that of the Tridentine Rite

Liturgical Piety Undset Hardcover: 372ppBy 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