Liturgy is necessary for salvation in two senses: absolutely, as baptism is necessary, and fittingly, as the sacraments aid salvation. The liturgy sanctifies believers and honors God through right worship, practiced regularly in the Church's liturgical calendar of seasons like Advent, Lent and Easter. Practicing the liturgy forms Christians in orthodoxy, or right worship, making them holy as God intends.
1. Sophomore Theology Sophomore Theology 1 – Seasons of Love, Life, and Faith “ What was visible in our Savior has passed over into his mysteries ” -- St. Leo the Great
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3. Introduction to the Liturgy Sophomore Theology Liturgy and the Sacraments Seasons of Love, Life, and Faith
Public Duty … Should we pay taxes? Should we vote? Why? We live as community and therefore, have obligations to that community. Good citizenship involves obligations, duty, obedience to law. By doing so, we seek to serve our community better, thereby live to our fullest potential. When I was a kid, we used to say the Pledge of Allegiance at school. Why? Emphasizes our duty to our nation, our beliefs as citizens. In liturgy, our Christian community gives public service to God by doing the work of God. We glorify God when we do His Work. Jn 17:4 “ I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do” Through the liturgy Christ, our redeemer and high priest, continues the work of our redemption in, with, and through his Church.
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