It is a seldom occurrence these days to get an invitation in the mail.I’m talking about an honest-to-goodness, stamp-on-envelope, invitation in the mailbox. Usually, they are on card stock with fancy embossed stationary to make it clear the invitation is for a special event.
Invitations like that are rare and are supposed to elicit excitement.
Believe it or not, that is exactly how Jesus speaks of Heavenly Worship – which is what our Divine Liturgy is every Sunday – an invitation. See Luke 14 (The Parable of the Great Supper).
Our unit on the Liturgy dives into not only understanding the specialness of the Liturgy and all its parts, but the proper way to prepare for it all week long, the proper mindset to have about this precious invitation, and above all remembering the sacrificial gift to be united to Christ every Sunday.
