The Church at Prayer
Subtitle: An Introduction to the Liturgy
Edition: One-vol Ed edition
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: August 1992
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1252
ISBN-13: 9780814622094
Subjects: Roman Catholic Church; Religion; Worship; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Classic Works; Christianity - History - Catholic; Institutions & Organizations; Prayer; Christian worship; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christianity - Catholic; Catholic Church; Liturgy
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.