Amen to that. One thing I love about liturgical prayer is how "objective" it is, how focused on realities and especially on God. Sure, the "ego" shows up now and again, as it must, but more commonly the liturgy talks about "we" (nos, nobis, nostris...) and also talks TO us (as in the epistle and Gospel). Definitely has a way of getting u…
Amen to that. One thing I love about liturgical prayer is how "objective" it is, how focused on realities and especially on God. Sure, the "ego" shows up now and again, as it must, but more commonly the liturgy talks about "we" (nos, nobis, nostris...) and also talks TO us (as in the epistle and Gospel). Definitely has a way of getting us out of ourselves.
Amen to that. One thing I love about liturgical prayer is how "objective" it is, how focused on realities and especially on God. Sure, the "ego" shows up now and again, as it must, but more commonly the liturgy talks about "we" (nos, nobis, nostris...) and also talks TO us (as in the epistle and Gospel). Definitely has a way of getting us out of ourselves.
Read more about this here:
https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2014/05/liturgy-that-requires-ecstasy-mcluhan.html
and here:
https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2022/03/the-sacrifice-of-praise-and-ecstatic.html