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Liturgical Renewal in Light of Post-Council Directives

Ante Crnčević ; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the constitution 'Sacrosanctum Concilium' of the Second Vatican Council it is appropriate to recall its integration into the liturgical tradition of the Church as well as its openness to the times that Church lives in. The coincidence of the date of the proclamation of the constitution (4 December 1963) with the day of the conclusion of the 40 th anniversary of the Tridentate Council (4 December 1563) tells us that council and post-council liturgical renewal intends to be consistent to tradition while at the same time being open to development. With these presumptions in mind it is possible to recognise the fundamental principles of renewal in this liturgical constitution: mysterium paschale forms the focal point of all round Church ceremonies while at the same time becoming a reality of each liturgical celebration; in celebrating the liturgical act it is worth giving priority to God's word, which according to liturgical proclamation is a special form of Christ's presence in the community of the faithful; the liturgy forms the »culmen et fons« of the all round life of the Church; liturgical celebration is ordered »per ritus et preces« and so it is only in this indivisible essence that it can be understood.
In the post-council process of liturgical renewal it is possible to differentiate three consequent periods: the first period from the conclusion of the Council until the mid seventies, rich with liturgical documents and recognisable by the preparation and publication of new liturgical works, is marked with features of »reform«, i.e. renewal in the form or manner of celebrations. The second period in the late eighties is marked with documents that the Church wishes to have theological foundations and directives the began on the path of renewal, above all pointing out the »liturgical spirit«. In the third period, which began in the early nineties, we see a new approach to acts of renewal: attempts to correct deviations that emerged, disbearing and misuse and so that period is can be said to be the »via purgativa« of liturgical renewal.
The experience of the path crossed enables us to differentiate the ambiguous interpretation of liturgical renewal. While until now the act of renewal, renewal itself was understood to be an act of the Church over liturgy, now we are entering into a period when it is worthwhile accepting the liturgy as an act of renewal over the Church. It is worth transgressing from endeavours of »reformare liturgiam« to »reformari ex liturgia«. New theological thought and church documents connect the renewal of the Church with renewal of the liturgy. This is particularly so in the last encyclica by Pope John Paul II, »Ecclesia de Eucharistia«. Instead of the power of the church over the liturgy as was professed for centuries (according to the principle »eucharista de ecclesia«) the power of the liturgy over the life of the Church is once again being brought to the fore (the principle of »ecclesia de eucharistia«). Liturgical renewal then should be understood for its ecclesiastical and not liturgical-celebratory key.
In this light of the primary duty of renewing the Church and renewing liturgy, we once again discover the Church as a mysterious and sacramental reality in the world. Only in this light of the Church as a mystery will it be possible for the liturgy to live as a mystery of salvation, i.e. as the reality of God's salvational act in the life of the Church.

Ključne riječi

liturgy; liturgical renewal; Second Vatican Council; Sacrosanctum concilium; mystery; ritual; Church; Church documents

Hrčak ID:

24445

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24445

Datum izdavanja:

21.2.2006.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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