{"id":30302,"date":"2015-06-05T09:42:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T14:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=30302"},"modified":"2015-06-05T12:13:48","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T17:13:48","slug":"how-to-do-the-consecration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/05\/how-to-do-the-consecration\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do the Consecration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The liturgical reform emphasizes that the Eucharistic Prayer as a whole is the high point of the liturgy (culminating in the communal sharing in Holy Communion). What some still call the \u201cconsecration\u201d\u00a0is called the \u201cInstitution Narrative and Consecration\u201d in the GIRM. It is best seen as an integral part of a prayer which is consecratory as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>I observe various ways priests celebrate the Institution Narrative. For example:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q2f9MKNp3vE?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"464\" height=\"261\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Well-Intentioned Populist<\/strong> eyeballs the congregation. But the Eucharistic Prayer, though it certainly involves the congregation through their baptism into Christ\u2019s priesthood, is not addressed to the congregation, it is addressed to the Father. To act out the Institution Narrative \u2013 \u201cI\u2019ll be Jesus and you all be the disciples\u201d \u2013 is to misunderstand this prayer. The priest\u2019s role is to draw the people into his (and ultimately, Jesus\u2019) offering to the Father. The people are not addressees, they are co-actors. Mass facing the people is not at odds with this dynamic, and in fact it probably better serves it for the people of our day. Father, just dial back your extroverted personality a bit. And think about whether your misplaced creativity isn&#8217;t maybe fueling the fires of some of today&#8217;s traditionalism. To which we now turn.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tSqvv9xnv0?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Holier-Than-Thou Traditionalist<\/strong> senses that some things have gone south in the implementation of the reform (to understate his sometimes polemical position)\u00a0but overreacts. He wants the liturgy to be more reverent and serious, which is laudable. But he\u2019s finding his solution in the wrong places. By using a markedly different tone of voice, he rips the Institution Narrative from its larger context and gives the impression that only the magic words (\u2018hocus pocus\u2019) matter. By staring only at the host, as if to shut out everyone and everything around him, he gives the impression that Christ\u2019s presence is localized there and does not involve the rest of the congregation (not to say all of redeemed creation). He should check out the meaning in Latin of <em>\u2018ostendit\u2019<\/em> vs. <em>\u2018elevat\u2019<\/em> and <em>show<\/em> rather than <em>elevate<\/em> the host. All of this would require him to accept inwardly the spirit of the liturgical reform and to learn from the writings of the reformers who gave it to us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PjmGm6-wamg?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"496\" height=\"279\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There is a better way, the <strong>Third Way, <\/strong>which the reformed liturgical books allow and suggest. The priest \u2018bows slightly,\u2019 as the Missal states, with humble (i.e. understated) reverence. The rubric preserves the objectivity and directionality of this action, without furthering the worst of medieval sacramental misunderstandings which the reforms sought to correct. The showing of the host does not treat it as an isolated relic, but as a strong sign of Christ\u2019s presence among his people. The priest\u2019s manner neither manipulates nor ignores the people.<\/p>\n<p>This is the way of reconciliation, unity, and peace \u2013 something the church could use right now, and something the liturgy is very much about at all times.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to Fr. Michael Peterson, OSB, celebrant, and\u00a0Br. 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