«At the bottom of this is the humility of the Crucified, which will
always be contrasted by the great powers of the world, but which generates a real hope that is manifested in the creative vitality of the
Church: in her communities and her movements, in the new responsibility of the laity, in ecumenical relations, in
liturgical and spiritual experiences.
But whether one prefers the Old or the New Mass, Father Langlois, as a
church historian, made it a point to underscore that «
liturgical reform — including major
liturgical reform — has
always been part of Catholic tradition.