"The
altar reminds us of the remoteness in which He lives
"beyond
the altar," as we might say,
meaning divine distance
or "above the altar," meaning divine loftiness, both to be
understood
of course not spatially, but
spiritually." - Romano
Guardini
"Possessing
this treasure of holy Mass,
hope
breathes again;
and
if we but throw it not away by our own mismanagement,
we
have holy paradise within our grasp.
Well may we,
therefore, kiss our altars,
perfume
them with incense and holy sweets;
and,
what is more, honor them with the utmost reverence
and
awe, since through them there cometh so much good."
St
Leonard of Port Maurice
The
Hidden Treasure: Holy Mass, pg 30
Photo
image: Msgr Gilles Wach incensing altar, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign
Priest
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