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Recent books I’ve read


  • The Liturgy After Vatican II, Denis Crouan
  • The Liturgy Betrayed, Denis Crouan
  • Reform of the Reform?, Fr. Thomas Kocik

If I were to recommend one of the above, it would be the Kocik work. To me, the Crouan books serve merely as confirmation of what I’ve experienced in liturgical practice (the “Mass of Paul VI”, that is). Fr. Kocik seems to present a balanced, charitable overview of “traditionalist” and “reformist” positions regarding the Sacred Liturgy.

Which may pose the question by some to me, “Where do you stand?” or “How would you label yourself?” To which I’d answer, I sympathize with all of those who would like to bring back a sense of classic reverence to the liturgy, whether it be in the 1962 rite or the 1969 rite. As a musician, I view the High Mass as the pinnacle of Eucharistic worship. As a musician sensitive to Sacrosanctum Concilium, I want to hear the people sing the Mass parts that pertain to them—in Latin. I love the grandeur of John 1:1-14. I have never been to a Mass celebrated according to the 1962 missal. How would you label me?

John 1:1-14
View in: NAB Vulg Greek
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
3All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.
4In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.
8He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.
9That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.
10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.
13Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Posted 04.15.2003
by Aristotle A. Esguerra
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Filed under: Relevant Reading.

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3 Comments

Sad, isn’t it, how desperately people want to label you?

On another board, if I so much as criticize the ICEL translation of the Mass of Paul VI (for it’s banality, but worse, its inaccuracy,) I am immediately howled at as a “Tridentinist!”

P
04.15.2003 @ 10:48 pm #

My label would be ‘Seriously Deprived’. If you would like the location of the Indult Mass closest to you please contact me.

David Kubiak
04.16.2003 @ 12:10 am #

why, i’d label you a catholic. this is one label you’d like to be labeled with, i would think..:-)

the Mass in latin is wonderful, epsecially the tridentine rite. this is the only Mass i’ve ever loved. that might label me a ‘traditionalist’, but not really because i have some views which are seriously untraditional.

mea
04.18.2003 @ 4:54 am #

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