reform

When the Council opened in October 11th, 1962, the first subject to be treated was the liturgy. By this time, the preparatory commission and the council fathers had the advantage of being able to draw from the expertise on liturgical matters from the liturgical movement. In fact, since 1948, Pius XII had established a liturgical […]

The scope of our presentation unfortunately prevents us from presenting a more complete survey of the names involved in the Liturgical movement; however, before entering the actual reforms of the Second Vatican Council, we would be remiss without pointing out the reforms of Pope Pius XII. By the mid 1940’s the liturgical movement had gained […]

The liturgical movement spread to other countries, and in Belgium another step in liturgical development leading to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council may be discerned in the thought of the Benedictine monk Dom Lambert Beauduin. In 1909, he delivered an address at the Congress of Catholic Workers in Belgium, where he identified the […]

Even though the council of Trent had urged pastors to frequently explain to the faithful during the mass some of the readings, and to provide some instruction about the mass, (32) the liturgy continued to focus on the actions of the priest, with the faithful being reduced to mere spectators. It had entered what liturgist […]

The reforms ultimately adopted by the papal commission were guided by five principles illustrated by the papal bull Quo Primum: “First, a single rite for mass and office is to be used throughout the church. Second, the antiquity, quality, and probity of the missal’s contents are to be guaranteed by the work of scholars. Third, […]