THEO3470 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Psalms, General Instruction Of The Roman Missal, Lectern
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The mass is made up, as it were, of two parts: the liturgy of the word, the liturgy of the eucharist. These, however, are so closely interconnected that they form but one single act of (cid:449)orship. For i(cid:374) the mass the ta(cid:271)le (cid:271)oth of god"s (cid:449)ord a(cid:374)d of christ"s body is prepared, from which the faithful may be instructed and refreshed. There are also certain rites that open and conclude the celebration. (girm 28) The universal prayer (prayers of the faithful) I(cid:374) the readi(cid:374)gs, the ta(cid:271)le of god"s (cid:449)ord is prepared for the faithful, a(cid:374)d the ri(cid:272)hes of the bible are opened to them. [61] hence, it is preferable to maintain the arrangement of the biblical readings, by which light is shed on the unity of both. Moreover, it is unlawful to substitute other, non-biblical texts for the readings and responsorial psalm, which contain the word of.
