Day 149: The Holy Spirit Recalls Christ's Mystery

The Spirit and the Church cooperate to manifest Christ and his work of salvation in the liturgy. Primarily in the Eucharist, and by analogy in the other sacraments, the liturgy is the memorial of the mystery of salvation. The Holy Spirit is the Church's living memory. CCC 1099

Today's reading from the Catechism is short, only 5 small paragraphs. Nevertheless, these paragraphs are packed with insights that "in the Liturgy of the Word the Holy Spirit" makes present to us "all that Christ has done for us" (CCC 1103). In the liturgy, this is done in part through the incorporation of Scripture. As the Catechism Companion, Vol II notes:

The Holy Spirit is the one who inspired the Word of God. Sacred Scripture is not only proclaimed in the Mass but also explained in the Mass. Christ and his salvific work are made present by the Holy Spirit in the Church's liturgy. (p. 62)

I found this part on anamnesis to be interesting too:

The Scriptural concept of a memorial, described by the Greek word anamnesis, is a remembrance that is unique. It's not just remembering a past event but bringing it to the here and now... [it] brings past events into the present reality for the community. (p. 62)

This last part on anamnesis reminded me of what Dr. Brant Pitre has been teaching about the connections between the Mass and the Passover as well as what each means by "memorial". I suppose the Catechism will be going into this more later.