Does this qualify as one of the “useless repetitions” referred to in SC 34?
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Putting back what’s missing in the new Mass, part III: the offertory prayers
Among the suggestions for “mutual enrichment” of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms is the suggestion that the Offertory prayers of the 1962 Missal either replace or be allowed as an alternative to the prayers at the Preparation of the Gifts in the Ordinary Form. What do you think?
Read moreCardinal Burke Feels the “Call of Beauty”
“It has a beauty to it that is beyond discussion, at least to reasonable people.” – Cardinal Burke on the pre-Vatican II “extraordinary form” Mass
Read moreDiscussion: What texts at Preparation of Gifts?
How do you select hymn texts and choir anthems for the Preparation of the Gifts? What do you look for? What do you avoid? Let’s discuss it.
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