The book "Canimus, sine fine dicentes" by Fergus Ryan (MSIL) is now in the books
Published : 06/18/2021 11:55:36
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"Canimus, sine fine dicentes' is a study by Fergus Ryan dedicated to the origins and development of the 'Dialogue Mass'. It is an in-depth study of the preparation of the Roman Missal of 1970, which was developed according to the instructions of the Second Vatican Council. The work is part of the series Monumenta Studia Istrumenta Liturgica.
The reception of apparent pastoral needs within the liturgy has a long history in the Church, from the adaptation of the Roman rite to the Gallican culture in the Carolingian kingdom to the ongoing process of inculturation in the many regions of the world after the Second Vatican Council. The study of the influence of a practice - beginning at the beginning of the twentieth century: the "dialogued mass" with the recited participation of the faithful according to that form of celebration understood as private - on the preparation of the Roman Missal elaborated according to the indications of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) has been neglected until today. The author traces the origins and development of a liturgical practice of compromise, the controversies that arose and the prudent expressions of acceptance by the Roman authority. He examines the influence of this experience on the thinking that guided the reform of the Rite of the Mass and the active participation of the faithful in the liturgical celebration. The conclusion opens a reflection on the value of "spoken" celebrations over sung ones, on the value of the former form of participation over the latter, and on the de facto loss of the sung form in so many contexts of the Roman Rite Church. The result is the conviction that the topic is much more significant than it appears to be; addressing it may be one of the most decisive elements in the current crisis of liturgical discipline. The present volume offers itself as a basis and an invitation to share and deepen the theme.
