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To: sinkspur
The appearance of the Novus Ordo is almost always, but erroneously linked with Vatican II.

The teaching of the Council on liturgical reform is contained in its "Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy" Sacrosanctum Concilium" , which is dated Dec. 4, 1963. There is not a single word in the entire Liturgy Constitution of Vatican II requiring a single change to be be made to the traditional Roman Rite, or the sanctuaries in which it was celebrated.

The Latin language was to be preserved in the Latin rites (Article 36) and steps were to be taken to ensure that the faithful could sing or say together those parts of the Mass that pertain to them (Article 54). All lawfully acknowledged rites were held to be of equal authority and dignity and were to be preserved in the future and fostered in every way (Article 4).

The story of how the Novus Ordo arose, is a long one and takes more time and space than I have here. However, its origin can be traced to the periti gaining power to interpret the council as they wished.

Article 128 of the Liturgy Constitution is a good example. It reads:" The canons and ecclesiastical statutes which govern the provision of external things which pertain to sacred worship should be revised as soon as possible, together with the liturgical books, as laid down in Article 25. These laws refer especially to the worthy and well-planned construction of sacred buildings, the shape and construction of altars, the nobility placing and structure of the eucharistic tabernacle, the suitability and dignity of the baptistry, the proper ordering of sacred images and the scheme of decoration and embellishment. Laws which seem les suited to the reformed liturgy should be amended or abolished. Those which are helpful are to be retained, or introduced , if lacking."

Looked at with the benefit of hindsight, this passage provides an open-ended mandate for drastic change to anyone with an agenda.

83 posted on 01/18/2002 6:02:13 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow
Looked at with the benefit of hindsight, this passage provides an open-ended mandate for drastic change to anyone with an agenda.

An "agenda"? Celebrating the Lord's Supper in a native language is an "agenda"? Receiving the Body of the Lord in the hand, as Jesus Himself invited His apostles to share His Body, is an "agenda"?

Celebrating the Sacraments, in which Jesus makes Himself present to His people, in their native language, is an "agenda"?

I'm not a "clown Mass" advocate, nor do I support those priests who play fast and loose with the officially approved Sacramentary.

But to act as if the Novus Ordo, in English, in its present format, fully approved by the Congregation for Divine Worship, is some kind of aberration is just ludicrous.

88 posted on 01/18/2002 6:20:37 PM PST by sinkspur
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