The Spirit of the Liturgy

The Spirit of the Liturgy
Book cover
AuthorJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsLiturgy
Theology
PublisherIgnatius Press
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

The Spirit of the Liturgy (German: Der Geist der Liturgie) is a 2000 book written by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) before his ascension to the papacy. Ratzinger called for the return to the historical practice of the liturgical orientation towards the east—the ad orientem Mass, where this is not possible, he calls for the placement of the Crucifix in the center of the altar.[1]

  1. ^ The Spirit of the Liturgy, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Ad Solem, 2006 p. 70-76