Some Anglican churches are very Catholic, «smells and bells»
with ancient liturgies and ornate robes, while others are very Evangelical chorus singing places.
Not exact matches
Many of us, myself included, are finding ourselves increasingly drawn to high church traditions - Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, the Episcopal Church, etc. - precisely because the
ancient forms of
liturgy seem so unpretentious, so unconcerned
with being «cool,» and we find that refreshingly authentic.
One reason for this is, of course, that the actual
liturgies — the forms which are employed in the conduct of such worship — are not new creations; in almost every instance they are adaptations of
ancient and hallowed usages, freighted
with the devotion of the ages, and they manage to convey suggestions which are much deeper than mere verbalization.
It might be thought that the staff, the Greek gospel, and the Cardinals wearing dalmatics are of esoteric interest, but Mgr Marini's explanations show how these particular aspects of the papal Mass demonstrate continuity
with the tradition of the Church's
ancient liturgy as a model for liturgythroughout the Church.
I find, for example, the five following characteristics in these
liturgies: (1) an affinity
with the
liturgies of the
ancient church; (2) an order that follows the pattern of revelation and Christian experience; (3) a significant emphasis on reading and hearing the Word of God; (4) a high degree of congregational involvement; and (s) a view of the Lord's Supper which affirms its mystery and value for spiritual formation.
To these three reasons I might now add that a fourth — that a reorientation of priest and people during of the
Liturgy of the Eucharist would bring Latin - rite Catholic practice into harmony with the practice of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Orthodox Churches — and a fifth: that this re-orientation would place the reformed liturgy of Vatican II in continuity with an ancient liturgical tradition of the
Liturgy of the Eucharist would bring Latin - rite Catholic practice into harmony
with the practice of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Orthodox Churches — and a fifth: that this re-orientation would place the reformed
liturgy of Vatican II in continuity with an ancient liturgical tradition of the
liturgy of Vatican II in continuity
with an
ancient liturgical tradition of the Church.