The Traditional Mass

The Traditional Mass, RELIGIAO, Angelico Press Ltd

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Contents

Introduction xiii

Part I: History 1

1. Phases of Development 3

The beginnings (second and third centuries) 3

Further developments during antiquity 8

The Sacramentaries 12

The Roman rite within the rites of late antiquity 15

The Roman Mass in the Middle Ages 17

Return to Rome 21

The reforms of the Council of Trent 24

Cause and purpose [24]—The Missale Romanum of 1570 [27]—

The question of immutability and enduring force of validity [35]—Later

revised editions of the Missale Romanum until 1962 [38]

2. Terminology 43

3. Organic Development and Continuity 51

Part II: Form 67

4. Gradations of Ritual 69

5. Structure and Components of the Celebration of the Mass 75

The Mass of the Catechumens 75

Opening [75]—Kyrie [83]—Gloria [85]—Oration [87]—Readings

from Scripture [89]—Interlectional chants [90]—Credo [92]

Mass of the Faithful 94

Oblation [94]—Preface [99]—Sanctus [101]—The Canon [102]—

The Communion [107]—The Conclusion [120]

6. The Liturgical Year 127

The Beauty of the Cycle of the Liturgical Year 127

Gradations 128

Preparation and Progression 130

Vigil [130]—Septuagesima, Quadragesima, Passiontide [131]—Octaves

[132]—Ember days [133]—Stational liturgy [135]

7. Direction of Prayer 141

Historical development 141

Eastward prayer orientation 144

Theocentrism and sacrificial character 148

Concentration and discretion 150

8. Sacred Language 153

Latin 153

Origin and character of sacred language [153]—The beginnings of the

Latin liturgical language [156]—Advantages of liturgical Latin [159]

Gregorian chant 178

Formation [178]—Liturgical advantages [182]

9. Rituality and Sacrality 191

Rite 191

Guarantee of synchronic and diachronic unity [191]—On the meaning

of the intangible [195]

Rubrics 197

Guarantors of non-arbitrariness [197]—Objectification and

de-individualization [200]

Ceremonies 201

Through the visible to the invisible [201]—Perfection of form and

intensification of liturgical gestures [204]—Richness of symbolism [209]

Coherence of form and content 214

Sacrality and beauty 218

Entrance into the sphere of holiness [218]—Reflection of heaven [222]

Participatio actuosa 225

Concept and meaning [225]—Earthly contemplation [229]

Part III: Theology 233

10. The Traditional Rite of the Mass as Celebrated Dogma 235

11. Orations 239

Realism of the worldview and idea of man 240

The Church Militant 244

The saints 246

The Last Things 247

The school of prayer 249

12. Epistle and Gospel 251

Formation of the lectionary 251

Selection criteria 253

13. Offertory 255

Formation 255

The notion of sacrifice 256

14. The Roman Canon 263

History 263

Theology 271

Words of consecration 278

Signs of the Cross 281

Structure and style 282

The silent Canon 285

Summary 291

15. Lex orandi—lex credendi 293

True reflection of traditional teachings 293

The liturgy as locus theologicus 295

The most important instrument of tradition 301

List of Abbreviations 305

bibliography 309

Index of Persons 325

Index of Subjects 327

Metadado adicionado por UmLivro em 28/12/2024

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