Category: Presiding
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January 7: A Convergence of Feasts
Liturgy was preceded by a few carols, the choir usually sang well, and after liturgy, the choir would gather at the rectory for two hours of caroling and festive foods prepared by my grandmother and mother. We agreed that “Ukrainian” Christmas was the “religious” observance of the holiday.
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A Homely Reminder of How Rote Ritual Is
So much of the analysis of liturgy remains focused on the words in the books or even the words recited or repeated in assemblies, and this with an uncritical, unarticulated assumption that the discursive content of those texts impact/shape the ideas or imaginations of most of the participants. The individual performances and ongoing practices of…
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When Liturgies Fail
All of us who regularly preside at worship, are in the pews, or research and write about liturgy have stories to tell of liturgical celebrations that have gone wrong. Yet rarely (at least in my experience) do we think systematically about how liturgies can and do indeed fail. A recent book by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger (Rituale,…
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Liturgical Reform, Human and Divine
The challenges confronting the contemporary Church are well-known. Scandals, war, poverty, poor leadership, and the growing phenomenon of addiction challenge pastors in every corner of the globe. The time for responding with creativity is at hand: implementation of liturgical reform has the capacity to form Christians who can remain faithful as they negotiate these times…
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Non Solum: Liturgical Presidency
A few readers have written in requesting a discussion on liturgical presidency.
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Latin Mass in Collegeville
“Let’s do Mass in Latin,” the request came from my Latin class.
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Non Solum: Placement of Announcements
The authoritative sources say that announcements belong after the Post-Communion Prayer and before the final blessing and dismissal; however, this is not always where they are placed.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 58
In the light of the expansion of situations foreseen in art. 57 by which priests might concelebrate the Mass, art. 58 decrees that a new ritual for sacerdotal concelebration appear in the reformed editions of the liturgical books guiding celebrations with episcopal presidency and presbyters celebrating Mass.
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Sobriety and the Sign of Peace
“[C]are must be taken that the sign of peace does not become a sort of “time out” from the liturgy so that people can chat and socialize.”