Marking Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year

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Mark i ng T ime : Formi ng Sp i r i tua l i t y through the Chr i s t i an Year

1. As locus , the Church is itself living proof, a concrete cosmic visual aid as to the splendor of God’s grace, and as the very body of Jesus in the world: Churches are concrete evidence of the Heavenly Realm.

a. We rehearse the story in our worship and praise.

b. We remember the story in our remembrance through the Church Year.

c. We reenact the story in our sacraments.

d. We embody the story in our relationships as the Israel of God.

2. As agent , the Church is the community of faithful witness, called to show and tell in concrete form what the Kingdom is and does in this in-between time: Churches are outposts of the Kingdom of God.