Review article
Transmission of the Mass on Radio and Television — Possibilities and Modes of Participation
Jerko Valković
; Theology in Rijeka, Dislocated Studies of Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
Transmission of the celebration of the Eucharist on the radio and television is a component part of radio and television programming. From the beginning the Church has envisioned therein new modes of public self–presentation as well as new possibilities for pastoral activity, particulary with the ill and elderly in mind, or rather those who are hindered and cannot (physically) partake in the celebration of the Eucharist. Following a portrayal of the beginnings of radio and television broadcasts of the Mass, the author posits his question in the second section as follows: in what manner may one participate in a Mass being transmitted through the media? This is a question pondered by both media workers and theologians. Media workers’ starting point are the features of the media, their possibilites and limitations, while theologians discuss modes of particiation in the Eucharistic celebration. The author speaks of the differences between the media and ritual approach to reality. In conclusion
he emphasizes that participation in a Mass transmitted on the radio or television is to be distinguished from that of those who are partakers in the celebration of the
Eucharist.
Keywords
transmission of Mass on the radio; transmission of Mass on television; participation in Mass; intentional participation; directorship
Hrčak ID:
94045
URI
Publication date:
15.1.2013.
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