Weekly Liturgy Roundup

Some highlights on liturgy from the blogosphere.

Abbey of Hearts shares Sacred Artist Interview: David Ash

Quote:
To create something involves change, and in our image of a triune God, that involves the Holy Spirit. I don’t think most people think of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity during prayers of petition, though. “Lord, hear our prayer” usually conjures up an image of Father or Son. But the Spirit has to blow through someone for change to happen! I think if we’re honest, we can be afraid of the Spirit sometimes and don’t want it to blow through ourselves or others. Who knows what awe-full thing might result? For me, being open to a breath of something new can be the hardest part of the creative journey. But once I’m open to the possibilities, it’s amazing how much I can think of! Whether I can actually do it depends on how hard the wind is blowing.

MetaCatholic shares The Trinitarian Grammar of Worhsip

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There is a long-standing and deeply embedded conjunction of Trinitarian language and the liturgy that means engaging in worship is always about learning to speak to and of God in Trinitarian language. This goes back to the very beginnings of Christian description of God, and ascription of praise. You might come away from Christian worship entirely confused about how the language works, but you come away unable to articulate the story of God without using language of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It goes more deeply than this, however, and in the remainder of this post, drawing on Augustine’s idea of the trinity of  Lover, Beloved and Love, I want to explore the idea that worship is not simply to use Trinitarian language but to enter into Trinitarian life.

Alive and Young writes Lent, Fasting and Liturgy

Shares a quote from David Fagerberg’s book Theologia Prima: What is Liturgical Theology?