The Church at Prayer
Subtitle: An Introduction to the Liturgy Principles of the Liturgy (Church at Prayer)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: June 1987
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780814613634
Subjects: Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Institutions & Organizations; Worship; Religion; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Classic Works; Liturgy; Christianity - History - Catholic; Christian Church - Church Administration; Catholic Church
First sentence: During this period the Christian liturgy seems to have been for the most part improvised on the basis of some schemata taken primarily from Jewish usage and adapted to the new situation that was created by the teachings of Jesus, especially regarding baptism and the commemorative paschal meal.