Pastor Column: Mediator Dei VI
[N.B. This is not the Sunday Homily. It is an article from the bulletin of October 9, 2022] All liturgy - that includes Mass, the Sacraments, the Liturgy of the Hours, adoration - points us to the mysteries of Jesus Christ and helps us take part in those mysteries which redeem and sanctify us. To do this, the liturgy has seasons which point us to different aspects of these mysteries. At this point in the letter (around paragraph 154) Pope Pius XII starts to highlight these seasons briefly. Advent is the start of the Liturgical year and, according...Read More