The pages that follow are a humble attempt to introduce you to the mystery of the Divine Liturgy, that is, to the mystery of Jesus Christ; because the Divine Liturgy is an image of the life of Christ. (...) The offering of God's love to man and man's thanksgiving to God is the first part of the eucharistic mystery: The divine Eucharist. The second part is the participation and communion of man in the offering of Christ: The divine Communion. With the Eucharist, man expresses his gratitude to God for the gift of the Only Begotten. With divine Communion, man becomes a member and member of the only begotten Son of God. With these two sacramental acts, the purpose for which Christ ordained that the Divine Liturgy should be performed is realized." (...)

(FROM THE FOREWORD OF THE BOOK)