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1147 God speaks to man through the visible creation. The material cosmos is so presented to man's intelligence that he can read there traces of its Creator. ¹⁶ Light and darkness, wind and fire, water and earth, the tree and its fruit speak of God and symbolize both his greatness and his nearness.

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PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

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SECTION ONE: THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY

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CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE PASCHAL MYSTERY

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ARTICLE 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH'S LITURGY

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II. HOW IS THE LITURGY CELEBRATED?

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16 Cf. Wis 13:1; Rom 1:19f; Acts 14:17.

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