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In some respects, the Second Vatican Council did not go as far as Pius XII went in 1958 regarding active participation of the faithful.
The intention is to get people thinking about why we substitute our own choices for the texts assigned by the Church at Entrance, Offertory, & Communion.
“We know of Vatican accompaniments, not so expert as these, that have been junked because they were Vatican. Apparently no one has junked these and no one is likely to.” — Msgr. Schmitt
“… we would be faced with the necessity of providing different sets of missals for different strata of intelligence.” — Msgr. Francis P. Schmitt (1963)
I was given Crestor to lower cholesterol. I took a pill each night for 2.5 weeks.
I never thought I’d say this … but I agree with Paul Inwood.
Practically speaking, how might a Catholic be edified by artwork?
What? You never heard of the “horse barn” mentality?
In 2000, there was an effort made at restoring the Sequence to its proper place.
Are we “the most highly educated laity in the history of the church” capable of making our moral decisions without substantive Church guidance … or are we idiots who can’t figure out what “dew” is?
They failed to realize that one cannot simply “sit down over tea and crumpets” and VOTE INTO BEING the Church calendar. It’s supposed to develop organically.
Pope Francis is no Judas Iscariot!
Any good we are able to accomplish here at Corpus Christi Watershed is only thanks to your kindness and generosity!
“In the United States we have a very healthy understanding of liturgy. We know something about liturgy, and I think we’re doing it rather well.” — Bishop Trautman (October 2005)
Doug Shadle has published an article on the Catholic Mass Propers.
