Sunday Evening Lord of Hosts, for all the glory you have given to man, yet our lives are short among the long ages of the earth. In the storms of winter, there is still danger to mortal life. For all the power of man, the cold of winter still takes its toll. GiveContinue reading “Morning and Evening Prayers for the Second Week in Christmas and the Epiphany”
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The Altar is the place where heaven is opened up
The altar is the place where heaven is opened up. It does not close off the church, but opens it up–and leads it into the eternal liturgy. Joseph Ratzinger, The Spirit of the Liturgy