“The new Mass is a passing phase. In 50 years, that will be entirely clear.”
Archive for category Reform of the Reform
Moroney ‘wanders’
Sep 7
There is extraordinary openness and enthusiasm for the new translations.
At Catholic Culture, Jeff Mirus makes a very good point about the reformed liturgy of Paul VI: in the mind of the Church, it is the normal, ordinary form of the Catholic liturgy. The ‘extraordinary’ form is permitted and one may prefer it, but one should not denigrate the Church’s normal, ordinary liturgy.
Many of the old things are back now. Is this a faith-filled, self-confident refortification? Or is it fearful fleeing from the modern world?
Significant parts of Masses celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI during his trip to Britain in September will be said in Latin.
The prescient John Allen says a moto proprio on marriage is forthcoming, in which the Holy Father will comment also on liturgy, if briefly.
According to the Pope, there can be “discontinuity” within “continuity.”
Australia’s CathNews published a blogpost about liturgical language problems in Japan.
The blogger is Michael Kelly SJ, founder of Church Resources, and CEO of UCANews, the news agency for the churches of Asia. He concludes:
What does this mean in the present context of liturgical reform? It comes down to a simple question. Will the “reform of the reform” which has been legislated and promulgated from the Vatican for implementation next year, be as energetic in securing [MORE...]
Pope Benedict is on another planet than the traditionalists. He supported the goals of the preconciliar liturgical movement. He fundamentally supports the idea of structural liturgical reform…