236. How is the liturgy celebrated?
(Comp
236) The celebration of the liturgy is interwoven with signs and symbols whose
meaning is rooted in creation and in human culture. It is determined by the
events of the Old Testament and is fully revealed in the Person and work of
Christ.
“In brief”
(CCC 1189) The liturgical
celebration involves signs and symbols relating to creation (candles, water,
fire), human life (washing, anointing, breaking bread) and the history of
salvation (the rites of the Passover). Integrated into the world of faith and
taken up by the power of the Holy Spirit, these cosmic elements, human rituals,
and gestures of remembrance of God become bearers of the saving and sanctifying
action of Christ.
To deepen and explain
(CCC 1145) A sacramental
celebration is woven from signs and symbols. In keeping with the divine
pedagogy of salvation, their meaning is rooted in the work of creation and in
human culture, specified by the events of the Old Covenant and fully revealed
in the person and work of Christ.
On reflection
(CCC 353) God willed the diversity of his creatures and
their own particular goodness, their interdependence and their order. He
destined all material creatures for the good of the human race. Man, and
through him all creation, is destined for the glory of God.
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