335. In her liturgy, the Church joins with the angels to adore the thrice-holy God. She invokes their assistance (in the Roman Canon’s Supplices te rogamus. . .[“Almighty God, we pray that your angel…”]; in the funeral liturgy’s In Paradisum deducant te angeli. . .[“May the angels lead you into Paradise. . .”]). Moreover, in the “Cherubic Hymn” of the Byzantine Liturgy, she celebrates the memory of certain angels more particularly (St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and the guardian angels).
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282. How is Christ present in the Eucharist?
19. How is Sacred Scripture to be read?
552. How can adoration be defined?
244. Does the Church need places in order to celebrate the liturgy?
343. How is the sacrament of Matrimony celebrated?
248. What is the criterion that assures unity in the midst of plurality?
14. What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the statement “God so loved the world that he gave his son” in John 3:16 mean?
What is Ahijah’s prophecy in 1 Kings 11 and what is its importance in Israel’s history?
What does Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit as a comforter mean, according to John 14:26?
What is the meaning of being “blameless” according to the 2 Peter 3:14 passage?
