Liturgical Movement Archives

The Paschal Triduum that (almost) Wasn’t

My daughter’s fearlessness in the face of mud puddles gives us a new slant on the font, and those brave catechumens who (will eventually) plunge into those murky baptismal waters.

Degrees of Active Participation in the Liturgy

February 3, 2020 Nicholas Denysenko Liturgical Movement Popular Piety

Unofficial popular liturgies of wandering and veneration are permanent fixtures of Christian urban liturgy.

Glimpses of Liturgical Renewal in Russia

September 2, 2019 Teva Regule Art and Architecture Eastern Liturgy Inculturation Liturgical Movement

Similar to the voices of the Liturgical Movement in the West, the Bishops of the Russian Church in the early 20th century were concerned with the participation of the faithful in liturgy. As one bishop wrote, “…the faithful must participate in it directly, consciously, and actively.”

An Altar by any Other Name

March 18, 2019 James Hadley, OblSB Art and Architecture Church Reform Liturgical Movement

Multivalent liturgy requires multivalent art and architecture.

Something Old, Something New: The Use of Sarum

March 12, 2019 Lizette Larson Art and Architecture Liturgical Movement Music: Chant

What can a late medieval inculturation of the Roman Rite offer us today? Plenty! The Sarum Use is a rich collection of music and ritual that particularly reminds us of the importance of moving – processions and stations marking our journey as a pilgrim church into the heart of God.