13 July 2024
The unbroken connection with apostolic times is also revealed in the
external forms of the liturgy. The altar is today the only place in our modern
life where, with unbroken tradition, the vestments are still used which were
worn by people in that olden day. Within the walls of the church one can still
hear musical settings that preserve something of the very tones of that hymn of
praise which our Lord and His disciples sang when they ate the paschal meal.
The church is the one place in the modern world where one can still hear the
best of medieval music and see the choicest treasures of medieval art as a
living part of our culture. There is nothing in all the world today which
embraces so much of an ancient culture or so many revered traditions as our chief
liturgical service.
Bo Giertz
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