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To: kosta50
Tridentine, which is but 500 years old

Wrong. The Tridentine liturgy was just the codification of the way Mass had been celebrated at Rome for centuries.

Ironically, several of the "innovations" in the Roman Liturgy that eventually became the Tridentine Rite were introduced by Roman Popes of Greek liturgical background! The one that comes immediately to mind is the Gloria in excelsis deo which is close to a word-for-word copy of a hymn in the Byzantine Orthodox service of Vespers. And the Kyrie eleison didn't come from Ireland, either. :-)

So, as far as the development of the Roman liturgy in the first millenium, I guess I could say, "Yes, it changed and developed ... and most of that was your fault." :-)

62 posted on 10/01/2004 10:17:13 AM PDT by Campion
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To: Campion; kosta50

"So, as far as the development of the Roman liturgy in the first millenium, I guess I could say, "Yes, it changed and developed ... and most of that was your fault." :-)"

Most of the developments in the first millenium in the Church were our "fault"! :)


77 posted on 10/01/2004 12:32:24 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Nuke the Cube!)
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