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REGINA: How has the Order shaped or influenced the liturgy of the Church?
FATHER SMITH: Saint Thomas Aquinas would have been very influential on the understanding of what the liturgy is for many people throughout the history of the Church.
When Thomas talks about how the Sacraments work, he’s drawing together previous tradition, but he’s giving it his own spin.
His conception of the outward signs of the Sacraments being made so that they can engage our senses and be the point of contact between God and man; this has influenced the way many people think about what the
liturgy is.