Category: Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium
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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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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 57
In the years since the Council, sacerdotal concelebration has become a rather frequent practice, but thinking through how it “manifests the real nature of the true Church” is still in process.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 56
The two parts that, in a certain sense, stand together as the Mass – none other than the liturgy of the word and the eucharistic liturgy – are so closely connected with each other that they accomplish one act of worship.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 55
The more perfect participation in the Mass by which the faithful, after the Communion of the priest, receive the Body of the Lord from the same sacrifice, is strongly commended.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 54
Vatican website translation: 54. In Masses which are celebrated with the people, a suitable place may be allotted to their mother tongue. This is to apply in the first place to the readings and “the common prayer,” but also, as local conditions may warrant, to those parts which pertain to the people, according to the…
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 53
Vatican website translation: 53. Especially on Sundays and feasts of obligation there is to be restored, after the Gospel and the homily, “the common prayer” or “the prayer of the faithful.” By this prayer, in which the people are to take part, intercession will be made for holy Church, for the civil authorities, for those…
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 52
Having decreed in article 51 that richer scriptural fare is to be provided to the faithful at Mass, the Council Fathers now turn their attention to preaching at Mass. Vatican website translation: 52. By means of the homily the mysteries of the faith and the guiding principles of the Christian life are expounded from the…
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 51
Article 51 decrees that the Roman Rite liturgy is to be reviewed and reformed in such a way that more biblical material is made available to worshipers.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 50
Article 50 begins a set of reform decrees dedicated to that end. This article is the most far-reaching, with subsequent articles concentrating on particular aspects of reform of the Order of Mass.