Category Archives: LITURGY

THE NEOCATECHUMENAL MOVEMENT GETS SOME APPROVAL, BUT NOT ALL THAT IT WANTED

Posted on January 23, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Vatican Diary / The Neocatechumenals get their diploma. But not the one they were expecting The Holy See has approved the rites that mark the stages of their catechism. But the particularities with which they celebrate their Masses still … Continue reading →

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LITURGICAL DANCE

Posted on December 8, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Benedict is right!  There is very little justification for introducing ‘liturgical’ dance in the celebration of the Church’s liturgy anywhere except perhaps Africa where there is a long tradition of solemn slow dancing in religious celebrations. If your … Continue reading →

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ON THE QUESTION OF HOLY COMMUNION FOR THOSE WHO ARE DIVORCED AND REMARRIED

Posted on December 5, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!   No Communion for Outlaws. But the Pope Is Studying Two Exceptions The ban on Eucharistic communion for divorced and remarried Catholics is increasingly contested and disobeyed. Benedict XVI is standing firm. But he is republishing an essay from … Continue reading →

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DO NOT EVER APPLAUD DURING THE CELEBRATION OF THE MASS

Posted on November 18, 2011 by abyssum

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THE CRUCIFIX ON THE ALTAR

Posted on April 9, 2011 by abyssum

A READER OF THIS BLOG, WHO HAPPENS TO LIVE IN GERMANY, ASKED ME ABOUT THE CHURCH’S LAW REGARDING A CRUCIFIX ON THE ALTAR.  EVIDENTLY IN SOME OF THE CHURCHES HE WORSHIPS IN THERE IS EITHER ONLY A PLAIN CROSS, OR … Continue reading →

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BRAVO BISHOP ROBERT MORLINO (AND FATHER JOHN ZUHLSDORF)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by abyssum

Since my retirement in 1997 I have attended many funeral liturgies, and have presided at some of them.  Sad to say, on a number of those occasions I had to sit through the excruciatingly uncomfortable experiences of listening to relatives … Continue reading →

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WHY DO WE SAY “AMEN”, “ALLELUIA”, “HOSANNA” IN LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS SINCE THESE ARE HEBREW WORDS?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by abyssum

THE  USE OF THE VERNACULAR IN LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS IS A GOOD THING BUT THE USE OF A ‘SACRED LANGUAGE’ LIKE HEBREW OR LATIN IS EVEN BETTER …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. THE LANGUAGE OF LITURGICAL CELEBRATION How Latin Could Serve as a “Bond of … Continue reading →

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BEFORE HIM EVERY KNEE MUST BEND

Posted on January 22, 2011 by abyssum

MORE THAN WORDS:  EXTERNAL SIGNS OF FAITH BY THE CELEBRANT OF THE MASS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GENUFLECTIONS AND OTHER LITURGICAL GESTURES By Father Nicola Bux ROME, JAN. 21, 2010 (Zenit.org) Faith in the presence of the Lord, and in particular … Continue reading →

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AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT

Posted on September 15, 2010 by abyssum

LITURGY ROME, SEPT. 14, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: As in the English-speaking world, we will have to change the people’s answer from “And also with … Continue reading →

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DANCING AND APPLAUSE DURING THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHRISTIC LITURGY

Posted on June 17, 2010 by abyssum

“The Spirit of the Liturgy” book, published by Ignatius Press: http://www.rtforum.org/lt/lt92.html On p. 198, Cd. Ratzinger is very blunt, warning against any tendency to turn the liturgy into a form of entertainment wherein attention is self-consciously drawn to merely human … Continue reading →

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