Thomas Aquinas quote

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I need to speak to my priest about changing the words of the liturgy, and I remember reading in a Church document a quote of St Thomas saying something to the effect of: To celebrate the liturgy in any way other than what is laid down by the church and tradition is to falsify the liturgy; and maybe something like: it’s not offering true worship to God.

I thought it was in Ecclesia de Eucharistia or Redemptionis Sacramentum, but can’t find it there. Maybe it was in the Catechism, another document or a book of JPII or Card. Ratzinger.

Can anyone help me find this quote?
 
I don’t know if this is exactly what you are looking for, but I found the following quote from St. Thomas at the following link:

stlouisreview.com/abpcolumn.php?abpid=9593

“The vice of falsehood is perpetrated by anyone who offers worship to God on behalf of the Church in a manner contrary to that which is established by the Church with divine authority, and to which the Church is accustomed.”

Mary
 
If you take a look at the link I included in my reply, you will find a very interesting discussion on what constitutes abuse of the liturgy.

Mary
 
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