“Offer in order, stand in trembling, look towards the East.” With this exhortation the deacon signalled the people (in older …
The prayer of reconciliation made its appearance in the Liturgy around the sixth century. Earlier documents show the Kiss of …
THE LITURGY OF THE CATECHUMENS The teaching part of the Liturgy was called the Liturgy of the Catechumens, because those …
The offertory, simply defined, is the rite of bringing the offerings of bread and wine into the Altar. This rite …
Traditionally, the Liturgy is divided into two parts: The Liturgy of the word (or the Liturgy of the catechumens), which …
