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On the communal character of custom
What kind of community can “introduce” a liturgical custom, and how does the process look? A few notes from ritual studies that may help in understanding the wedding mandatum.
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USCCB to Vote on Revised Liturgical Translations at November Assembly
At the Fall General Assembly of the USCCB, the conference’s Committee on Divine Worship is expected to bring forward five liturgical matters for a vote.
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Was the Synod in Rome “Protestant”?
It’s a shame that Bishop Tobin called the recent extraordinary synod “Protestant.”
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Liturgical Diversity Ancient and Modern
Is it a benign form of inculturation to the modern consumer culture of the West that we offer different liturgies for different tastes, or is this something that should be resisted?
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Mandatum at a Wedding
After the vows, the couple washed each other’s feet, and then the feet of their new in-laws.
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“What We’re Reading”
When I first thought about what I have been reading lately, what came to mind is the undergraduate essays and papers I have been plowing through—more on them at another time.
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Blessed Pope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform: The New Epoch in the Church’s Life
Liturgical reform is not an arbitrary act. It is not a transitory or optional experiment. It is not some dilettante’s improvisation. It is a law.
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Liturgy in Collegeville: From the Archives – Part XXIV
It was suggested by several that beginning Sunday, Sept. 20, the congregation begin to recite the approved English parts of the Mass, with the exception of dialog responses and the Sanctus.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 86
Priests who are engaged in the sacred pastoral ministry will offer the praises of the hours with greater fervor the more vividly they realize that they must heed St. Paul’s exhortation: “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:11).
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