In June 2014 we began this series on liturgical history of Collegeville. The series “From the Archives” reprints some of the abbey Liturgy Committee meeting minutes from 1963 to 1969. This series is a behind-the-scenes look at liturgical reform in Collegeville during and immediately after the Second Vatican Council.
- I,the liturgy committee is founded
- II, solemnized Low Mass
- III, adaptions of daily liturgical program
- IV, brothers’ participation in conventual Mass
- V, many unfavorable reactions against the solemnized Low Mass
- VI, whether solemn liturgical forms render the liturgy more inaccessible
- VII, High Mass vs. vernacular
- VIII, televised Low Mass or High Mass
- IX, perhaps we have changed our teaching from ten years ago?
- X, music for conventual Mass – Gelineau psalms
- XI, low Mass replaces Sunday sung Mass; fewer solemnized Masses
- XII, varia
- XIII, amplified soloists, changes to solemn Mass
- XIV, High Mass and Low Mass, student participation, vernacular breviary
- XV, vernacular breviary, concelebration
- XVI, vernacular breviary
- XVII, vernacular Office
- XVIII, vernacular Office
- XIX, sung Mass, participation in Latin chant?
- XX, Holy Week, vernacular Office, vernacular Profession
- XXI, Profession, Communion at conventual Mass, the first concelebration
- XXII, concelebration
- XXIII, concelebration, Communion at Mass
- XXIV, reform of monastic Office, sung intercessions and readings
- XXV, vernacular Office, English High Mass
- XXVI, music at High Mass, incense at Office
- XXVII, concelebration. choral discipline, Communion
- XXVIII, tabernacle, whole-wheat hosts
- XXIX, tabernacle, lamp, celebrant position, concelebration, vestments
- XXX, Communion, concelebration
- XXXI, Sunday Mass, Feast of Purification, daily Mass
- XXXII, varia.
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