The Care and Ornamentation
of the Altar
The
altar, "center of the thanksgiving," is at the
same time "the table of the Lord" and the place
where the sacrifice of Christ becomes real.
The
service of the altar includes, in a certain way, its care
and its ornamentation.
Its
care requires a festive tidiness.
Its
ornamentation and its place in value as the center of the
community can be assured by those who have joyous hearts
and magic fingers. Let us remember that altar cloths do
not need to be white like sheets; colored cloths, embroiderd
with art, woudl be happy to serve at the altar of the lord,
An arrangement of flowers, with the smile of colres, can
bring much joy to the sanctuary. There are in the hearts
of certain women treasures of tenderness for the house of
the Lord, as well as wonders of imagination to express that
which Psalm 26:8 proclaims:
O
Lord, I love the beauty of your house,
and the dwelling place of your glory.
