What is liturgy?

Read the Catechism in a Year

Catechism in a Year: Day 153

Part Two: How We Celebrate the Christian Mysteries
- Section One: God Acts in Our Regard by Means of Sacred Signs
Question 167: What is liturgy?

Liturgy is the official divine worship of the Church.

A Liturgy is not an event that depends on good ideas and great songs. No one makes or invents a liturgy. It is something living that grew over millennia of faith. A Mass is a holy, venerable action. Liturgy becomes exciting when one senses that God himself is present under its sacred signs and its precious, often ancient prayers.

Dig Deeper: Corresponding CCC section (1077-1112) and other references here.

Recommended Reading: 7 Secrets of the Eucharist by Vinny Flynn