In Light of the Gospel

Sergius Bulgakov (read an introduction to him here):

“Our liturgies are not theatrical productions, devoid of the power of reality and containing on an ideal remembrance. No! They are real events for us. In these events we are contemporaries of Christ’s earthly life, which enters into our very own life. Christ’s earthly life did not take place only for the small number of people who saw hum with fleshly eyes. It also takes place for all of Christ’s humankind in the church (’blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed’ [John 20:29]).” (”The Holy Grail,” p. 50-51)

[HT: Halden]