Pope Leo XIV Says 1963 Liturgy Reform Sustains Church and Shapes Faith

12 articles · Updated · Vatican News - English · May 20

At his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV said the liturgy gives the Church her life from Christ, calling it the place where redemption is made sacramentally present and the faithful are renewed.
Reflecting on the 1963 constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium, he said Vatican II sought more than ritual reform: it aimed to deepen the Church’s living bond with the mystery of Christ.
Leo said Christ remains active in the liturgy through the proclaimed Word, sacraments, ministers, gathered community and, above all, the Eucharist, which sanctifies and unites the Church.
He added that rites, prayers, gestures and silence both express belief and shape ecclesial identity, while the liturgy stands as the Church’s “summit” and “font” for preaching, charity and mission.
Looking ahead, Leo invited Catholics to let liturgy shape daily life and said he will continue the catechesis in coming weeks; he also marked 40 years since John Paul II’s Dominum et Vivificantem.

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