2018 Summer - Higher Things Magazine (with Bible Studies)

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Liturgical Catechesis

Preparation By Rev. William M. Cwirla

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fter the Invocation (“In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”) comes the “rite of preparation,” a time to get ready for worship. But even in the getting ready, there are already gifts to be received in Confession and Absolution. The Divine Service properly begins with the Kyrie (“Lord, Have Mercy”) but before we pray, we need a bit of a baptismal scrubbing—a return to the baptismal water, something like Mom telling us to wash our hands before supper.


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