The Spirit of the Liturgy

🎙️ Dropping today on the Ignatius Press Podcast! Fr. Fessio and Archbishop Cordileone talk about the Mass and liturgical reform in light of the 25th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s “The Spirit of the Liturgy.” Tune in ➡️ https://t.co/NfeSZ3qJ5u pic.twitter.com/C2RKjf2bkv

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Eastern Christian Books: On Liturgical Dogmatics: David Fagerberg Interviewed

Eastern Christian Books: On Liturgical Dogmatics: David Fagerberg Interviewed

Sant'Anselmo

The Pontifical Liturgical Institute of the Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo was established in 1961 by Pope John XXIII and was entrusted to the Benedictine monks. https://t.co/xGusG4LFoM

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Joseph Raztinger on Christian Liturgy

“Christian liturgy lifts us up out of our narrow sphere and lets us share in the truth.” - Benedict XVI, “On the Structure of the Liturgical Celebration"https://t.co/bi1z5sQPcR pic.twitter.com/qmFaplpuqZ

— Pontifical Faculty at Dominican House of Studies (@PFIC_DHS) July 14, 2021

Special Sale at Ignatius Press

"Anyone interested in the Christian life will benefit from this tour de force of a book." - @BishopBarron. "Liturgical Dogmatics: How Catholic Beliefs Flow from Liturgical Prayer" by David Fagerberg is 25% off this week, with other select liturgy titles: https://t.co/Cb2nsEFGhy pic.twitter.com/8OUDSGnFx0

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Orthodox Worship

The Orthodox worship consists of many liturgical elements, such as psalms, praises, various chants, petitions, and prayers. All of that is our “standing before the Lord”, one great conciliar prayer of God’s people...

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History of Liturgy Seminar

History of Liturgy Seminar 2020-21. Come join us now / while we're online. @ihr_history @HenryBradshawS @elsie33 @mcswrites @TheMRDS @PMMusicSociety @BritArchAssoc pic.twitter.com/1V1lvMuP0p

— Helen Gittos (@Helen_Gittos) September 24, 2020

Brian Butcher on Christian Worship

What is Christian Worship / Liturgy? Dr. Brian Butcherhttps://t.co/NpZm6g9GxD@compellingtruth @dcrump12321 @theryanstratton @aimlikeanarrow

— Sheptytsky Institute (@Sheptytsky) August 16, 2020

Uniformity at the expense of diversity. Diversity a division at the expense of unity.https://t.co/BmEzgcG5Ww

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I See the Word Liturgy in the Title

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SCL 2020

NLM

Fr. Gabriel Rochelle on the Meaning of Church

PhD in Liturgical Studies?

What Language for the Liturgy?

America: The liturgy was made for all people and languages, not just Latin. by Joseph P. Amar

Should Latin be retained at all, at least for those peoples who speak Romance languages? And even then, just for certain unchangeable parts of the Mass, like the Creed or the Our Father?

Are current translations of the Roman Missal sufficiently hieratic?

Festivity

Qurbana Qadiša - East Syrian Liturgy of Mar Addai and Mar Mari

"Man Is a Liturgical Being"

OrthoChristian: Man is a Liturgical Being by Olga Orlova, Archimandrite Methodius (Markovich)
A Conversation with Archimandrite Methodius (Markovich), the Abbot of Hilandar Monastery

Liturgy Week 2019

Notre Dame: Liturgy Week 2019: Liturgy and the Domestic Church

Liturgical Piety and Emotion

From "What Became of the Spirit of the Liturgy? Implementation of Sacrosanctum Concilium 1963—1965" by Susan Benofy

However, Guardini also says, the liturgy is difficult to adapt to modern man, who often finds it artificial and too formal, and prefers other forms of prayer which seem to have the advantage “of contemporary, or, at any rate, of congenial origin.”[8] But to be appropriate as a prayer for all people, and any situation, the liturgy must be formal, and keep “emotion under the strictest control.”[9]

The direct expression of emotion in prayer is more appropriate in personal prayer or popular devotions. These are rightly intended to appeal to certain tastes and circumstances, and consequently retain more local characteristics and aim more at individual edification, but they must remain distinct from the liturgy. “There could be no greater mistake than that of discarding the valuable elements in the spiritual life of the people for the sake of the liturgy, or than the desire of assimilating them to it.”[10] The liturgy is celebrated by the whole body of the faithful, not simply the assembled congregation. It embraces “all the faithful on earth; simultaneously it reaches beyond the bounds of time.”[11]

Guardini notes that, since the liturgy doesn’t fit any personality type exactly, all must sacrifice some of their own inclinations to properly enter into it. And, though liturgy requires fellowship, this does not mean ordinary social interaction. “[T]he union of the members is not directly accomplished from man to man. It is accomplished by and in their joint aim, goal, and spiritual resting place—God—by their identical creed, sacrifice and sacraments.”[12] Guardini insists that liturgical prayer “must spring from the fullness of truth. It is only truth—or dogma, to give it its other name—which can make prayer efficacious.”[13]

Something on the Book of Revelation

Church Life: Liturgy and Slaughter in the Book of Revelation by Francesca A. Murphy

The New Passover

Church Life: The Liturgy is the Easter Story’s Proper Setting by Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor