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Liturgical Longings

High church liturgy (much more dignified rituals known to Protestants as “service/communion”), is a common feature of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. The Reformed and Evangelical Protestant churches are missing out on an
essential part, the fullness and richness of high church liturgy. The traditional Christian components such as the Mass and the Eucharist are essential.

To quote a Catholic:

“The splendour of Roman Catholic liturgy or the “vision” of the Roman Catholic Church is
immense. It is full of glory and dignity. It is un-supportedly bright. But not only this: it is
present in the Mass. ... But it is only in the liturgy...that the whole drama is unfurled and
the scrim of temporality is pierced, and we begin to see both the abyss and the Sapphire
Throne. It is very hard to keep this vision alive in non-liturgical worship.”

Liturgy, for the most part, is the same no matter which Catholic Church a parishioner attends. The Catholic can worship at any Catholic Church and discover there is basically the same order of worship, the same symbolism, and the same ritual. Protestant churches have communion only a few times each year while Catholics has it
on a weekly basis.