Have you ever asked yourself why we ritualize certain things in church? As Catholics, we praise and thank God with body and soul. We have an “incarnational” theology of worship based upon the great truth that our Savior is both fully human and fully divine. That is why Catholic liturgy is spiritual, physical, intellectual, and tactile. Our rites enact what we believe, namely that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Son of Mary, and that he saves us both in our flesh and in our spirit.