The Divine Liturgy is a synaxis, a gathering: all the children of God are gathered in one place, the place where heaven and earth, the past, the present, and the future all concelebrate. The synaxis of the Church extends ‘not only to the whole world, but also to all ages.’

“The Divine Liturgy – A Commentary in the Light of the Fathers” by Hieromonk Gregorios
Quotations from St. John Chrysostom