Liturgy and Contemplation Author:Jacques Maritain, Raissa Maritain The liturgical cycle manifests in sacred signs the states of Christ and the participation of the Mystical Body in ?the mysteries of His humiliation, of His redemption and triumph.? ?Hence the Liturgical Year devotedly fostered and accompanied by the Church, is not a cold and lifeless representation of the events of the past. . . . It is rather C... more »hrist Himself Who is ever living in His Church. Here He continues that journey of immense mercy which He lovingly began in His mortal life. .« less