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The article focuses on the importance of non-verbal language in the liturgy. It notes that there is an understanding beyond words and pre-set encodings. It adds that the contribution is based on following examples and reflecting knowledge from them for the liturgy. It states that the liturgical reform after the Second Vatican Council repeatedly noted that the liturgy has been overly intellectualized and the mystry lost.

The article reports that Hans Stockhammer went to 39 years in the liturgy of the diocese of Linz, Austria on September 30, 2019. It notes that his commitment worked deep and far into the diocese beyond the diocesan borders. It adds that Stockhammer saw it as the task of the liturgical department in close coordination with the diocesan liturgy commission.