Liturgia e arquitectura: uma nova arquitectura para um novo projecto litúrgico

This text analyses documents published after the Conciliar Reform, from an ‘architecturological’ perspective, in order to establish fundamental principles for the ‘construction’ of a true liturgical space. The new ecclesiology, like the new living conditions (habitat) of modern mankind, demand a génie du lieu chrétien where a set of immediately perceptible meanings tell of Him who brings the community of all believers together around the altar. The model of the ‘church-home’ is the model where a dimension of welcome and hospitality, proper to our own homes, tells of meeting “through Christ, with Christ and in Christ”.