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When I am away from Liturgy for too long, I find I burn for it now, for the steadiness of the calendar, the words" that ring out in repetition, the heavy scented air. When I return each week, I am coming home again. Liturgy is written into my flesh, sinking into my skin and my spirit.
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― Nearly Orthodox: On Being a Modern Woman in an Ancient Tradition
― Nearly Orthodox: On Being a Modern Woman in an Ancient Tradition
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To give free rein to the senses is to shackle the soul, to shackle the senses is to liberate it.
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