Liturgie als grundlegendes Mittel der Evangelisierung

The liturgy serves as a fundamental tool for evangelization by expressing both divine and human elements through a shared language, according to a teaching on Sacrosanctum Concilium.

The teaching references a 1962 letter from Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, then Archbishop of Milan, who described the liturgy as a carrier of divine teaching and a means of conversation with God. Montini noted that the liturgy must allow faith and piety to be expressed clearly and fulfill a teaching function.

The text also highlights the views of the later Pope Paul VI, who stated that believers should not remain silent or passive, noting that physical presence is incompatible with spiritual absence. This aligns with the goal to ensure Christians do not attend the mystery of faith as outsiders or silent spectators, but instead participate consciously and actively through rites and prayers.