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To: murphE

Personally, the liturgical movement in place before V2 was accomplishing a lot of good. I also believe that the TLM, as it exists today, is the real fruit of what V2 called for (i.e. liturgical participation, singing in Latin, etc.)

If a new liturgical movement is needed, and I believe it is, it already exists in the various liturgically rich ceremonies being carried out in TLM churches. This goes beyond Sunday Mass. We're talking about daily Mass, sometimes High Weekday Masses, public and fully chanted Divine Offices such as Vespers and Tenebrae, 40 hours, all the outside of Mass ceremonies (e,g. Processions)of the liturgical year being observed in full splendor, etc.


17 posted on 04/14/2005 7:02:08 AM PDT by jrny (Veni Creator Spiritus, et emitte lucis tuis radium.)
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To: jrny

Everything you say may be well and good, but the statement I quoted is frighteningly vague.


20 posted on 04/14/2005 7:27:03 AM PDT by murphE (Never miss an opportunity to kiss the hand of a holy priest.)
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To: jrny

I very much agree with your point about genuine liturgical reform extending beyond the Mass to other liturgical events. Many people don't realize that certain things they think of as being "since forever" - such as the (traditional) Easter vigil - had actually fallen into disuse until they were revived by the liturgical movement in the 1940s and 50s.

Interestingly, where traditional processions and other "para-liturgical" practices are being revived, you can see a surge in church attendance and piety - Madrid comes to mind, where over the years, I have watched the piety of the people grow as the Archibishop has encouraged the revival of the these things.


23 posted on 04/14/2005 7:37:43 AM PDT by livius
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