Liturgy and the Way of the Cross
Since the Second Vatican Council, Catholics have been more aware of the need to enter fully, consciously, and actively into the Church’s liturgy. Sacrosanctum concilium calls this “the aim to be considered before all else” (SC, #14). At the center of our Catholic faith is the celebration of the Eucharist, the other sacraments, and the Liturgy of the Hours. The liturgy constitution describes these liturgical rituals as the source and summit of the Church’s activity (SC, #10). And yet, with