[The paper] suggests, for example, that Latin be used during international liturgical gatherings so all priests involved can understand the proceedings, and it suggests that parishes consider using more Gregorian chants to prevent more "profane" types of music from being played.Excellent! Read more: Vatican Criticizes Catholics on CommunionIt calls for priests not to be "showmen" who draw attention to themselves and says lay people can have an important but "minimal" presence in Masses. It says the tabernacle — which holds the bread and wine held by Catholics to be the body and blood of Christ — should have a prominent place in the church and not be shunted off to a corner.
Friday, July 08, 2005
Latin & Gregorian Chant to Make Comeback
Exciting news: details from the working version of "The Eucharist: source and summit of the life and mission of the church." From Yahoo! News:
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While this pope isn't going to be in office for as long as JP II, I think calling him transitional is short changing Benedict. The longer he is active the more change he will make in the direction of Orthodoxy.
As far as the next Pope goes, he'll be young, but expect a moderate or an orthodox one like Benedict. The Asia, Africa and South America Cardinals along with help from the conservative Cardinals from the US will make sure of that just like they did this time.
If you have doubts about this, look at what is going on over in the Anglican Church, where the Episcopal Church in the USA has been rejected by the rest of that church. The African and Asian Anglican Churches are particularly harsh in their critic of the ECUSA. The same will happen in our church. The Lord is speaking, we need to listen to what he is saying.
See, this is what happens when there's no new posts in the blog for a while. Readers get antsy and decide that they have to drive the course of the blog, not the Holy Father. Bring back more Papal news!!
Too many people talk about returning to "old" ways, as if so-called "progress" has invalidated the ways of our ancestors. It's better to remember that some things, e.g. truth, NEVER change, exist outside of time and space, and that the whole idea of "progress" (outside of technological advances) is a new concept that wouldn't even register with most of the souls that have lived on this Earth.
"What is the point of changing the Mass back into Latin? Just for some lousy old priests. As a highschool student I am horrified to hear this, because it's not the priests that should be catered for, it's the lay people there for God, and nothing else. The Gregorian Chant, however beautiful, should be long forgotten of the mass. Aswell as the Blessed Sacrament. Hello? This is the 21st Century.. the old ways should be dying. What's the point in living in the past?"
LOL! You've gotta be kidding me. Tradition is a part of our faith, so what's this "old ways shoudl be dying" stuff?
St Paul, addressing the Corinthian church over the issue of using spiritual gifts in the church, spoke directly to the issue of speaking in unknown languages during worship services. He said, in part:
"But if I do not know the meaning of a language, I shall be a foreigner to one who speaks it, and one who speaks it a foreigner to me. So with yourselves: since you strive eagerly for spirits, seek to have an abundance of them for building up the church." (I Corinthians 14).
What help is it to the person in the pew if he or she doesn't comprehend the depth, breadth and height of the mysteries of the Mass because it is said in a foreign language (Latin)?
That makes no sense to me.
rich
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