Description:Where does the word 'Easter' come from? Why is Leant called 'Lent'?We are immersed in the liturgical year and impelled across the weeks by the liturgical calendar, but how did it come about? Earth Unites with Heaven reveals the impulse behind the seasons and ceremonies, the colours and prayers, the structures and priorities of the liturgical year.The book is a more than a useful guide to the background of our order of worship. It opens up the way in which time itself is placed at the service of the mystery of faith in Christ. Each page reveals something of how the paschal mystery is lived in culture, history and piety. And with this comes the opportunity to revisit our time and place, our culture and piety, and challenge them afresh with the power of Christ through the ages.In a compact and accessible form, Earth Unites with Heaven offers us an insight into the larger lines of thought, prayer and action that underpin the liturgical year, always with an eye to the more interesting and hidden facts, historical traces and popular devotions that hold our attention captive, and more vitally enrich our worship and participation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Earth Unites With Heaven: An Introduction to the Liturgical Year. To get started finding Earth Unites With Heaven: An Introduction to the Liturgical Year, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
75
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Morning Star Publishing
Release
2014
ISBN
1925208583
Earth Unites With Heaven: An Introduction to the Liturgical Year
Description: Where does the word 'Easter' come from? Why is Leant called 'Lent'?We are immersed in the liturgical year and impelled across the weeks by the liturgical calendar, but how did it come about? Earth Unites with Heaven reveals the impulse behind the seasons and ceremonies, the colours and prayers, the structures and priorities of the liturgical year.The book is a more than a useful guide to the background of our order of worship. It opens up the way in which time itself is placed at the service of the mystery of faith in Christ. Each page reveals something of how the paschal mystery is lived in culture, history and piety. And with this comes the opportunity to revisit our time and place, our culture and piety, and challenge them afresh with the power of Christ through the ages.In a compact and accessible form, Earth Unites with Heaven offers us an insight into the larger lines of thought, prayer and action that underpin the liturgical year, always with an eye to the more interesting and hidden facts, historical traces and popular devotions that hold our attention captive, and more vitally enrich our worship and participation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Earth Unites With Heaven: An Introduction to the Liturgical Year. To get started finding Earth Unites With Heaven: An Introduction to the Liturgical Year, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.