Tag Archives: active participation

A mordant look at the wrong notion of “active participation”

Posted on 8 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the amusing Eye of the Tiber:
Culver City, CA––Parishioners of St. Raymond Catholic Church in Culver City, California were forced to jump into action during Mass early Monday morning when it appeared that only one priest would be available for the consecration. According … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Is it okay for people to listen to music rather than always to sing everything during Mass?

Posted on 29 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest:
Is it against the mind of the Church when a choir alone sings a hymn at the offertory and preparation of the gifts or are the people supposed to sing along as well?
No, it is not against the … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI on liturgical worship and our identity

Posted on 4 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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The Holy Father’s Wednesday Audience with my emphases and comments:
VATICAN, OCTOBER 3, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today in St. Peter’s Square. The Holy Father continued … Continue reading →

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The Holy Father on active participation and worth, reverent liturgical worship

Posted on 18 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Holy Father, in his video address to the Eucharistic Congress in Ireland, made some statements about our liturgical participation.
POPE BENEDICT XVI’S MESSAGE AT CLOSING MASS
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Based upon a deepening appreciation of the sources of the liturgy, the Council promoted the … Continue reading →

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To speak or not to speak: that is the question! Active Participation and the Extraordinary Form

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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At Crisis I found an interesting piece about the older, traditional form of Holy Mass in the Roman Rite and “active participation”.
In the article “The Traditional Mass is Not a Spectator Sport by Steve Skojec … Continue reading →

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For Lay People: Participation at Holy Mass: Which Form? WDTPRS POLL

Posted on 18 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Rorate has a poll going for their readers about participation at Holy Mass in the Ordinary Form, the Novus Ordo.   The way to know their readers, thought it is clearly gauged for lay people, not priests.
I think that is … Continue reading →

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US cATHOLIC attacks the Bishop of Covington. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 2 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our liturgical disputes have, I think, lined up between two parties: those who have a correct understanding and those who have a defective understanding of “active participation”.
Correctly understood, the “full, conscious and active participation” desired by the Council Fathers is … Continue reading →

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Account of participation for the first time at Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form

Posted on 6 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At a blog called Having Left The Altar (a reference to a quote from St. Frances of Rome, a favorite of mine) there is a refection on a first experience of the Extraordinary Form of Holy Mass in the Roman … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Degrees of dialogue during the Extraordinary Form – WDTPRS POLL

Posted on 25 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I do confess that it is sometimes disconcerting while saying Mass in the Extraordinary Form, to turn around, say “Dominus vobiscum” and not even hear crickets in return and barely a chirp from the server(s).  I have gotten used to … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: How to prepare for participation at Mass in the Extraordinary Form

Posted on 4 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I am a great fan of your blog and I learn a lot on a regular basis.
However, I am new to WDTPRS- have you in the past given tips and hints on how to start out in the … Continue reading →

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