The Spirit of the Liturgy

The Spirit of the Liturgy

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Author	Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
Language	English
Subjects	Liturgy Theology
Publisher	Ignatius Press
Publication date	2000
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print

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Theology of Pope Benedict XVI
Private works Introduction to Christianity Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life Truth and Tolerance The Ratzinger Report Regensburg lecture Jesus of Nazareth series: Jesus of Nazareth Holy Week The Infancy Narratives The Spirit of the Liturgy
Movements Communio Second Vatican Council Peritus
Magisterial works Prefect of the CDF Dominus Iesus Papacy (as Benedict XVI) Caritas in veritate Spe salvi Deus caritas est Lumen fidei
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The Spirit of the Liturgy (German: Der Geist der Liturgie) is a 2000 book written by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) before his ascension to the papacy. Ratzinger called for the return to the historical practice of the liturgical orientation towards the east—the ad orientem Mass, where this is not possible, he calls for the placement of the Crucifix in the center of the altar.^[1]