Dec 16, 2024
Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, a liturgical historian
and priest of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in London, is the
author of the new book A Short History of the Roman Mass,
from Ignatius Press.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
- The origins of the Roman Rite and development
of the Roman Eucharistic Prayer - Problems with liturgical antiquarianism
(trying to revive practices allegedly from the early Church in
preference to what has been handed down continuously) - The value of ad orientem
worship - Our current predicament of being cut off from
the past/tradition
Links
Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, A Short History of the Roman
Mass
Pope Pius XII against liturgical antiquarianism (par. 61-64)
