tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post466751703768849769..comments2024-03-28T16:16:51.062-04:00Comments on Musings of a Pertinacious Papist: Form vs. Content of the Holy MassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-61957462760533362342010-01-04T09:57:14.573-05:002010-01-04T09:57:14.573-05:00The fact is, Holy Communion really takes no longer...The fact is, Holy Communion really takes no longer with the TLM, since, by the time you get the bevy of matrons and leisure-suited gentlemen up on the altar to serve as EMHCs, and then positioned throughout the church, TLM Communion is half over.Sheldonhttp://www.sheldoncomics.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-37638781920873033802009-12-23T22:31:10.124-05:002009-12-23T22:31:10.124-05:00"such a Mass has the advantage of being under..."such a Mass has the advantage of being understandable"<br /><br />Looney Tunes have the advantage of being understandable. Looney Tunes also have the advantage of being totally insignificant. Insignificance is an advantage when the goal is to temporarily divert the attention of children and jaded adults.Ralph Roister-Doisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-56099743391632392512009-12-23T13:49:50.671-05:002009-12-23T13:49:50.671-05:00What happens if we conduct a test to determine whi...What happens if we conduct a test to determine which is better? <br /><br />To whom is the Mass addressed? Which form accomplishes this both in words and actions?<br /><br />If the person to whom Mass is addressed understands, shouldn't this govern questions of intelligibility, not other -admittedly interesting - questions?<br /><br />Any music used at Mass would need to take account of the person to whom the Mass is addressed. Is it fitting for the Mass?<br /><br />My point in this seemingly odd discursus is to get us to focus not on the claims of the various sides in the liturgy wars, but to ask the question each side must address.<br /><br />Try this as a modern example. <br /><br />St. Thomas More described Mass as his "Audience with the king of Heaven". Should we be in a hurry to get this accomplished so that we can be dismissed? <br /><br />Claims for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion range from the claim that Holy Communion will take too long to the claim that there is a need to diversify roles in the Church. All those willing to let the neighborhood quack perform combat surgery may get in line for an Extraordinary Minister and encourage their rapid deployment.It's not that these people are, in themselves, evil -- they are occasionally very holy people -- but they are not properly trained and empowered by legitimate authority to perform the task which they claim for themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-33968773267749132552009-12-23T12:50:10.480-05:002009-12-23T12:50:10.480-05:00The "transitional" 1965 Missal is magnif...The "transitional" 1965 Missal is magnificent compared to the 1969 Missal. It preserves much of the dignity of the 1962 Missal without the reckless savaging of the liturgical inheritance by the 1969 Bugnini Missal. It reminds me of a suggestion once made by Peter Kreeft that the 1962 Missal be translated into King James English and substituted for the current NO. Still, many Catholics, especially in England, were already completely demoralized by the changes being introduced into the liturgy before the 1962 or 1965 Missals. There is a lot worthy of discussion in this post. Thanks for this!Sheldonhttp://www.sheldoncomics.com/noreply@blogger.com