The sacrifice of the Church

From a conversation between Sunday Catholic Weekly and Msgr. Guido Marini, Papal Master of Ceremonies:

Wlodzimierz Redzioch: – What does the collaboration between Benedict XVI and his Master of Ceremonies look like? Does the Pope decide about everything?

Msgr. Guido Marini: – At first, I would like to stress that the celebrations the Holy Father presides over are to be the points of reference for the whole Church. The Pope is the highest priest, the one who offers the sacrifice of the Church, the one who shows the liturgical teaching through celebrations – the point of reference for all. Considering this explanation it is easier to understand what the style of collaboration between the Papal Master of Ceremonies and the Holy Father should be. One should act in the way to make the papal liturgies the expressions of his authentic liturgical orientation. Therefore, the Papal Master of Ceremonies must be a humble and faithful servant of the liturgy of the Church. I have understood my work in the Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations in this way since the very beginning.

Msgr. Marini and his explanation is again another example of how the Pope has a seamless Catechetical message regarding the Mass and the Liturgical prayer that we are supposed to experience. Please go to the New Liturgical Movement to read the rest.

For a full explanation and understanding of the Liturgical prayer that we experience at Mass please read:

The Spirit of the Liturgy

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