"Today there arises the risk of a serpentine secularization even within the Church, which can convert into a formal and empty Eucharistic worship, in celebrations lacking this participation from the heart that is expressed in veneration and respect for the liturgy," the Holy Father cautioned, going on to explain, "the temptation is always strong to reduce prayer to superficial and hurried moments, letting oneself be carried away by earthly activities and worries." - Pope Warns Secularism Can Infest Church
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At my local parish the Eucharistic worship isn't exactly formal - superficial and hurried seems to hit the mark however.
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