Campus Catholics Adjust to Liturgical Changes
By Earl Haehl
Mass in English is new to Roman Catholics. Since November of 1964 they have heard the greater portion of the Mass in their native tongues.
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This has had various effects—some intentional, some by chance. There has been comment for both sides of the issue. Some people are opposed because they see a tradition being destroyed; others rejoiced for the fulfillment of the same tradition.
Those who rejoice have various reasons. They might be among
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The group which sees the movement as a part of the fulfilment of the Church puts a reason forward—if the Mass is more meaningful in the vernacular they use the vernacular.
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The Rev, Brendan Downey, OSB, said that the response to the English Mass has been both good and bad. He said the Student parish was made up of students from various parts of the country.
Liturgy, he said, is the expression of a locality—the university
is too cosmopolitan for all the congregation to be unified.
This is logical to a point. The Catholic Church has a pattern of liturgy set up for the Mass. Certain parts of the Mass remain in Latin—the Canon to be precise.
The objective of the translation was to bring the congregation into the liturgy. The declaration of faith in one's own language has more meaning than mumbled Latin which the average Catholic does not understand.
The Epistles and Gospel in English are important in teaching the congregation—if the congregation takes part. When only understood by the priest, the scripture was meaningless.
The English of the Roman liturgy is twentieth century English as contrasted to the Shakee-
spearean English of the Anglican liturgy. It is an attempt to reach modern man in his own idiom.
The responses and common prayers of the congregation were syllables in Latin. "Et cum spiritu tuum" was memorized and went with "Dominus vobiscum."
Persons between the ages of 18 and 30 are more receptive to change, he said. They are anxious to try the new. Some will compose music, he said. And out of some of the music will grow the Masses of the future.
periment in areas where his elders won't.
Now the Catholic can get an idea of what he is saying, how he is participating. This places responsibility on the laity for at least part of the Mass.
These services are conducted with student acolytes. The hymns are those which are familiar to members of the parish council. The response is not overwhelming but Father Downey said it will improve in time.
This responsibility is met by some. Father Downey said that the college age layman would exon
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