In the early days of our parish, it became obvious that the original church was far too small to meet the needs of a growing community. As a result, parishioners resolved to build a new church, in which we continue to gather and celebrate the liturgy to this day. Although the church is now over … Continue reading 21/10/07 – Enhancing Our Worship Space
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Although this is not a Liturgy Links article as such, we thought this news was worthy of mention. On Tuesday 9 October, Fr Lucien Deiss CSSp was reborn to eternal life. His funeral will be celebrated in France on Saturday. To many Australian Catholics, the great leaders of the liturgical reform of the last century … Continue reading Fr Lucien Deiss CSSp, 1921-2007
Myth: We can’t celebrate today’s liturgy in Latin This is not true, unless of course, the priest and assembly don’t know their Latin well enough! This is a different matter to “going back to the old (pre-Vatican II) Missal”, which was only published in Latin. The Second Vatican Council made the following statement about introducing … Continue reading 14/10/07 – Liturgical Myth #4
Myth: The tabernacle must be in the sanctuary behind the altar Again, this liturgical myth is a past practice, but not a rule. In fact, the tabernacle does not need to be in the sanctuary of the church at all. This is because the tabernacle’s purpose is not liturgical. Tabernacles were introduced for the reservation … Continue reading 7/10/07 – Liturgical Myth #3
Last week, we explored in our liturgical myths the “smells” of the “bells and smells” era. Now it’s time to focus on the bells. Myth: Bells need to be rung at the consecration This is a common debate topic – should we ring bells or not? Legally, bells are optional. The latest General Instruction of … Continue reading 30/9/07 – Liturgical Myth #2
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