![]() ![]() But they touch individual members of the Church in different ways, depending on their orders, their role in the liturgical services, and their actual participation in them." 7 For this reason, "rites which are meant to be celebrated in common, with the faithful present and actively participating, should as far as possible be celebrated in that way rather than by an individual and quasi-privately." 8ġ141 The celebrating assembly is the community of the baptized who, "by regeneration and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, are consecrated to be a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, that through all the works of Christian men they may offer spiritual sacrifices." 9 This "common priesthood" is that of Christ the sole priest, in which all his members participate: 10 They manifest it, and have effects upon it. Therefore, liturgical services pertain to the whole Body of the Church. "Liturgical services are not private functions but are celebrations of the Church which is 'the sacrament of unity,' namely, the holy people united and organized under the authority of the bishops. The celebrants of the sacramental liturgyġ140 It is the whole community, the Body of Christ united with its Head, that celebrates. 3ġ138 "Recapitulated in Christ," these are the ones who take part in the service of the praise of God and the fulfillment of his plan: the heavenly powers, all creation (the four living beings), the servants of the Old and New Covenants (the twenty-four elders), the new People of God (the one hundred and forty-four thousand), 4 especially the martyrs "slain for the word of God," and the all-holy Mother of God (the Woman), the Bride of the Lamb, 5 and finally "a great multitude which no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes, and peoples and tongues." 6ġ139 It is in this eternal liturgy that the Spirit and the Church enable us to participate whenever we celebrate the mystery of salvation in the sacraments. flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb," one of most beautiful symbols of the Holy Spirit. John, read in the Church's liturgy, first reveals to us, "A throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne": "the Lord God." 1 It then shows the Lamb, "standing, as though it had been slain": Christ crucified and risen, the one high priest of the true sanctuary, the same one "who offers and is offered, who gives and is given." 2 Finally it presents "the river of the water of life. Those who even now celebrate it without signs are already in the heavenly liturgy, where celebration is wholly communion and feast.ġ137 The book of Revelation of St. THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE PASCHAL MYSTERYġ136 Liturgy is an "action" of the whole Christ (Christus totus). Catechism of the Catholic Church - PART 2 SECTION 1 CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE 1 CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ![]()
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