Some brief comments on Pope Francis’ address to the participants of a congress on liturgical music.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 61
Perhaps the most important assertion in the article is the claim that the Sacraments and Sacramentals draw their (spiritual) power from the Paschal Mystery, here described as the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ, although in other contexts this mystery may also be described as comprising the Ascension and Sending of the Holy Spirit as well.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 56
The two parts that, in a certain sense, stand together as the Mass – none other than the liturgy of the word and the eucharistic liturgy – are so closely connected with each other that they accomplish one act of worship.
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The more perfect participation in the Mass by which the faithful, after the Communion of the priest, receive the Body of the Lord from the same sacrifice, is strongly commended.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 51
Article 51 decrees that the Roman Rite liturgy is to be reviewed and reformed in such a way that more biblical material is made available to worshipers.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 50
Article 50 begins a set of reform decrees dedicated to that end. This article is the most far-reaching, with subsequent articles concentrating on particular aspects of reform of the Order of Mass.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 49
It should be noted that the ultimate justification for the liturgical reforms proposed by the Council Fathers is that “the sacrifice of the Mass…may achieve the fullest pastoral efficacy.” In other words, the reforms are not intended as exercises in antiquarian recovery, as restless desires for novelty, as inculcations of particular theological or political agenda, or as experiments in aesthetic uplift.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 48
The importance of this article for the reform of the celebrational structures of Roman Rite Eucharist cannot be overestimated.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 47
Article 47 proclaims a Catholic understanding of the foundation of the sacrament of the Eucharist as a divine act. Readers will immediately recognize how dense yet balanced this paragraph is.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Taking Stock after Chapter One
Having completed our article-by-article exploration of Chapter One of Sacrosanctum Concilium, it seems appropriate to ask for some feedback.
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