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Many experts feel that one reason it is harder today to appreciate the meaning of liturgy and the sacraments is because of modern technology and modern media (CFH, p. 135). Youth have a wide variety of stimuli competing for their attention. Liturgy and the sacraments may seem bland in comparison to the entertainment industry, which is always changing, new, and attractive. Once young people understand the nature of liturgy and the connections between the sacraments and their own lives, however, they can appreciate the fact that they can encounter the living God within these celebrations. Liturgy and the sacraments have everything to do with young people and what is most important to them. |
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The young people may have heard the word liturgy, but the opening sessions teach them about the meaning of liturgy and how the liturgical year is organized. The young people will explore the nature of signs, symbols, and rituals before moving into a study of the sacraments themselves. Though they may have learned about the sacraments earlier in their lives, the young people are now ripe for understanding them with greater insight. The sessions on the sacraments offer the young people an overview of the major symbols and their meaning, and an introduction to the rites themselves. Such knowledge about the sacraments will enable the young people to give liturgy and the sacraments the rightful place they deserve in their lives—not as events that compete with entertainment, school, and sports, but as events that give meaning to all of life's experiences. |
Basilica of San Albino |
