Liturgical Prayer
Prayer during meetings and catechetical sessions can and should reference liturgical elements, because all of our public prayer flows from our experience of the Mass. When we use seasonal colors, symbols and environment that reflects what we are seeing, hearing, and smelling in the liturgy or movements, verbal formulas and gestures from the liturgy, we connect people to the weekend celebration and reinforce the spirit of the season. For people of all ages, this can help create a coherent experience that links public prayer to liturgy and makes real the role of the liturgy as the "source and summit" of all the actions of the faith community.
