Title: Benedict XVI's reform : the liturgy between innovation and tradition /
Authors: Bux, Nicola.; Messori, Vittorio.; Trabbic, Joseph.; Messori, Vittorio, 1941-
Publisher: Ignatius Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Benedict; Catholic Church Liturgy History.; Mass Celebration History; Liturgical reform.
Abstract: When Benedict XVI reestablished the celebration of the older Latin Mass, voices of protest rose up from many sides. This book explains the motives behind the Pope's decision to allow two forms of the Mass by turning to the Pope's own theological and liturgical writings, but also draws on the author's experiences on various Church commissions and in offices of the Roman Curia. The author also brings to his subject an astute understanding of current social and spiritual trends both inside and outside the Church. Sensitive to modern man's hunger for the sacred, he desires with Pope Benedict XVI that the Mass be first and foremost a place of encounter with the living God. --Publisher.
Contents: The sacred and divine liturgy -- The one to whom we draw near in divine worship -- The battle over liturgical reform -- The pope calls a cease-fire -- The ecclesial crisis and the disintegration of the liturgy -- How to encounter the mystery -- A new liturgical movement.