I have found this article on the rituals that we do (or should be doing) during the liturgy that help us to deepen our faith and to enter more into the mystery of the Eucharist and the Mass. I am a firm believer in the fact that our rites and our actions during the Mass help to convey to us, as corporeal beings, the mysteries of God. We enter into the actual mystery of the Incarnation of Christ when we realize what he came to do and how he came to do it: with a body.
When we participate in the Mass we participate with our whole being. Our voice, our minds, our hearts, our bodies and our spirits are oriented to worship. True worship comes from our entire gift of ourselves to our God in union with his Son through the Holy Spirit. That's why Catholicism is so beautiful. It incorporates the entire body in the action of worship. Plus, even the smallest of us can participate, even if not fully understanding. Our actions do speak louder than words sometimes. How great it is when it is during Mass.
Let us relearn our ritual language so that we too can pass on our rich heritage to the generations to come.
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