--- title: Essays – Church Life Journal | Paschal mystery description: Paschal mystery | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ESSAYS [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Driscoll-1-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/07/18/the-liturgy-work-of-the-holy-trinity) ## [The Liturgy: Work of the Holy Trinity](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/07/18/the-liturgy-work-of-the-holy-trinity) Published by [Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B.](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/author/abbot-jeremy-driscoll-o-s-b) It is well known that the reforms of the liturgy associated with Vatican II had as their goal greater participation on the part of all. Many things changed in the external celebration of the rites designed to facilitate this, and those changes have borne abundant fruit. But the renewal of the liturgy also wished to provide a fresh understanding of the meaning of the rites, a deeper theological gra... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [July 18, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/07/18/the-liturgy-work-of-the-holy-trinity) [Theology](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/theology) / [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/essays) / [Archive](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/archive) / [Catechism](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/catechism) / [liturgy](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/liturgy) / [Trinity](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/trinity) / [Paschal mystery](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/paschal-mystery) / [sacramental theology](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/sacramental-theology) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fpaschal-mystery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fpaschal-mystery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fpaschal-mystery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fpaschal-mystery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Essays%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20Paschal%20mystery) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fpaschal-mystery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fpaschal-mystery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Essays (36)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/essays) - [Culture (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/culture) - [Theology (10)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/theology) - [Practice (9)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/practice) - [Archive (8)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/archive) - [Pope Francis (8)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/pope-francis) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life