Abstract
The vision of Virgil Michel was of an integration of the liturgy with life—he considered the liturgy to be the ground for social regeneration. This essay will first explore that idea but, following that, will contextualize the quest for integration within the particular sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist—particularly as it concerns participation in and consciousness of those sacraments. To synthesize, the essay will expound the basics of Virgil’s thought on the Mystical Body of Christ. In conclusion, the essay will set out the issue behind the issues that plagues liturgy—what Romano Guardini has proffered as the inability of modern persons to engage with the symbolic.
Recommended Citation
Widdicombe, Henry. 2025. Instaurare Omnia in Christo: The Vision of Virgil Michel. Obsculta 18, (1) : 99-126. https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/obsculta/vol18/iss1/11.
