She teaches prayer to bless, teach, heal. (liturgical dancer Sandra Rivera)(Ministries)

National Catholic Reporter | January 20, 1995| | Copyright

When Sandra Rivera drops rose petals while dancing on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, old ladies at the Spanish Mass eagerly gather up the petals, secure them deep inside their handbags and gesture for more.

"The objects have become sanctified" within the ritual of liturgical dance, Rivera said. So, too, has the space, the music, costumes and accompaniments of the dance. For Rivera, who dances with the Omega Liturgical Dance Company, in residence at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, dance has become more than performance, more than art. "It is ...

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