Liturgical Norms and rubrics
The following documents address Diocesan liturgical guidelines for parishes:
The liturgy is also a participation in Christ's own prayer addressed to the Father in the Holy Spirit. In the liturgy, all Christian prayer finds its source and goal. Through the liturgy, the inner man is rooted and grounded in “the great love with which [the Father] loved us ” in his beloved Son. It is the same “marvelous work of God ” that is lived and internalized by all prayer, “at all times in the Spirit.” (CCC 1073)
As the work of Christ, liturgy is also an action of his Church. It makes the Church present and manifests her as the visible sign of the communion in Christ between God and men. It engages the faithful in the new life of the community and involves the “conscious, active and fruitful participation” of everyone. (CCC 1071)
Sacraments are “powers that come forth” from the Body of Christ, which is ever-living and life-giving. They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in hi Body, the Church. They are “the masterworks of God” in the new and everlasting covenant. (CCC1116)
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