{"id":60582,"date":"2022-08-18T05:23:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T10:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=60582"},"modified":"2022-08-25T12:55:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T17:55:06","slug":"irish-synod-on-liturgy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/irish-synod-on-liturgy\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Synod on Liturgy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier this week the Irish Bishops\u2019 Conference published the <a href=\"https:\/\/synod.ie\/synthesis-of-the-consultation-in-ireland-for-the-diocesan-stage-of-the-universal-synod-2021-2023-2\/\">Synthesis of the Consultation in Ireland for the Diocesan Stage of the Universal Synod<\/a>.\u00a0 There is a section in this document on the liturgy.\u00a0 Here is what it says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a sense that funerals and special occasions are celebrated extremely well, but there is a need for more creative and engaging liturgies to connect with families and young people. Some feel the Church\u2019s liturgies are boring, monotonous, jaded and flat; that they no longer speak to people\u2019s lives. There was a desire expressed by respondents for the full participation of the laity throughout the liturgy; and for a wider more diverse group of people, including women, to take part. A minority view seeks a return of the Latin Mass and pre-Vatican II celebrations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was clear that the Eucharist is highly valued; so much so that, there is a desire for all to be able to receive, including those who are currently excluded. There was concern that the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation are seen solely through the lens of the school and a desire that those presenting for the Sacraments would participate in the whole life of the Church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homilies were frequently described as being too long, ill prepared, irrelevant, monotonous and not always connected to life. Church language in the Liturgy is seen as archaic, non-inclusive and hard to understand, particularly the language in the Old Testament readings and liturgical prayers. There was a clear call for simpler, user-friendly, inclusive vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The power of prayer was very much valued, as well as the presence of music and song. Some participants felt a great sense of love for our devotional practices and others talked about the power of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Some participants long for the return of House Masses, Station Masses and particular feasts. It was requested that <em>Laudato Si\u2019 <\/em>and a greater presence of environmental issues be part of our liturgies, particularly at certain times of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">There were requests to move Mass times, so they did not clash with working hours, family time or sporting occasions. There was also a sense that in the future, people may not be reached through liturgy, <em>so a prior step is required in relation to encountering Jesus on a personal level.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the end of the synthesis document there are some observances on what didn\u2019t emerge from the Synod discussions:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Notable Issues That Were Not Strongly Present from the Consultation <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>The Sacramental Life of the Church: <\/em>Whilst there was a strong focus on participation in and renewal of the celebration of the Eucharist there was little mention of the other sacraments and their importance for Christian discipleship and a personal and communal relationship with Jesus Christ. In reading the various syntheses and submissions it seems that faith is often more implied than expressed explicitly. However, it may be that in Ireland faith is often mediated institutionally and thus, there can be a focus on structures rather than relationship. The question also emerges whether many Irish Catholics are \u2018sacramentalised but not evangelised\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at the various diocesan summaries for the twenty-six dioceses in Ireland (on the respective diocesan websites), it is clear that the language of the liturgy is still a major issue.\u00a0 19 of the dioceses (73%) mention that the language of the liturgy is too archaic.\u00a0 In Ireland the 2011 translation of the Roman Missal was not as widely welcomed as in other English-speaking countries, with a very negative survey of the clergy being <a href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/12\/survey-says-irish-catholics-are-in-a-different-place-than-their-leaders\/\">published<\/a> a year after it was implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously there are a lot of angles to what is reported in the synthesis, and a synthesis cannot convey every nuance. \u00a0But there is undoubtedly a lot of work to be done in fostering a better appreciation of the liturgy in Ireland. In particular, I think that the reduction of the whole liturgical tradition to Sunday Mass is worrying. \u00a0Hopefully the continuing Synodal process and the implementation of Pope Francis&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_letters\/documents\/20220629-lettera-ap-desiderio-desideravi.html\"><em>Desiderio Desideravi<\/em> <\/a>will help with the liturgical formation of the people of God in Ireland so that the liturgy can be a source of joy, comfort and life to the Church in Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week the Irish Bishops\u2019 Conference published the Synthesis of the Consultation in Ireland for the Diocesan Stage of the Universal Synod.\u00a0 There is a section in this document on the liturgy.\u00a0 Here is what it says: There is a sense that funerals and special occasions are celebrated extremely well, but there is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":60584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3119,1081,1398],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-plaza-new-ws","category-church-reform","category-new-missal-implementation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Irish Synod on Liturgy - Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/irish-synod-on-liturgy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Irish Synod on Liturgy - Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Earlier this week the Irish Bishops\u2019 Conference published the Synthesis of the Consultation in Ireland for the Diocesan Stage of the Universal Synod.\u00a0 There is a section in this document on the liturgy.\u00a0 Here is what it says: There is a sense that funerals and special occasions are celebrated extremely well, but there is a [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/irish-synod-on-liturgy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-18T10:23:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-25T17:55:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1620317603BqkVO7LeP32EyagfhzYodl4XQ6nsST.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"330\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"278\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Fr. 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He has studied at Seton Hall University (BA, MDiv), the University of Notre Dame (MA), and St Vladimir\u2019s Orthodox Theological Seminary (MTh). He holds a Doctorate in Theology (Ph.D.) from St Patrick\u2019s College, Maynooth and is in the process of completing a second doctorate (D.D) in the Pontifical Facultad de Teolog\u00eda Redemptoris Mater in Callao, Peru. Neil has published a translation of the Confessio of St. Patrick: St. Patrick: His Confession and Other Works (Totowa, NJ, 2009), as well editing the third edition of Fredrick Edward Warren\u2019s The Liturgy and Ritual of the Celtic Church (Piscataway, NJ, 2010). In 2011 the University of Notre Dame Press published The Eucharist in Pre-Norman Ireland an adaptation of his doctoral thesis and in 2017 the Alcuin Club published his Liturgical Orientation: The Position of the President at the Eucharist. His articles have appeared in The Irish Theological Quarterly, New Blackfriars, The Furrow and Antiphon. He writes a monthly article on some aspect of the theology of Pope Francis in the Messenger of St. Anthony and blogs regularly at PrayTell.","url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/author\/nxodonoghue\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1620317603BqkVO7LeP32EyagfhzYodl4XQ6nsST.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60582"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60587,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60582\/revisions\/60587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}