I have stayed up a bit late to watch the beginning of the Mass for World Youth Day at Randwick Race Course, Southern Cross Precinct. After a sensible and reverent "new movement" style piece during the procession, the Introit is being sung in Latin... Cardinal Pell gives a magnificent introductory address recalling the Holy Father's words "The Church is alive, and the Church is young" which warms my heart as it is one of my favourite quotations from the Holy Father. The Cardinal talks of the mission of young people and says "one mission is better than a thousand options..."The penitential rite is #3 from the Novus Ordo but the petitions are concluded with Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison, spoken and then sung to a polyphonic/operatic setting. Some sharp followers of the live coverage have pointed out on NLM that the text of the Gloria was a literal translation - perhaps the new ICEL version.
With the altar set up with seven candles and a crucifix, the appropriate music, and sense of sacred in the Liturgy, this World Youth Day Mass does appear to be firmly within the project of Pope Benedict for the restoration of the Sacred Liturgy.
Although it is compulsive viewing, I must now go to bed so that I can say the early Mass tomorrow. I look forward to reading the text of the Holy Father's sermon and finding out where the next World Youth Day will be.
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Fr. Tim said....With the altar set up with seven candles and a crucifix, the appropriate music, and sense of sacred in the Liturgy, this World Youth Day Mass does appear to be firmly within the project of Pope Benedict for the restoration of the Sacred Liturgy.
Although it is compulsive viewing, I must now go to bed so that I can say the early Mass tomorrow.
The good priest went to bed with pleasant dreams of the longed-for reformed Novus Ordo only to awaken to reruns of the aboriginal liturgical dancers.
I truly liked the song and dance as I like tribal chant - just not at Mass.
I think I mistakenly said the tribal liturgical dancers were involved at the Offertory and it was the Gospel processional.
I need to get some sleep too.
World Youth Day (WYD) draws its inspiration from the ecclesial community, FOCOLARE, founded by the late Chiara Lubich in Trent, Italy in 1943. The format of WYD closely follows Focolare's extravagant youth festival or "Genfests," which began in 1971. The main events at WYD follow Focolare's "formula": bands, dances, mime, personal testimonies and processions with national costumes & flags that draw loud cheers. Chiara Lubich, perhaps the most influential "catholic" syncretist & promoter of Masonic world religion, is revered by religious leaders & was the recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.
Vast numbers of WYD attendees actually belong to various ecclesial communities, such as the Neocatechumenal Way.
and.. Madrid is to be the host country in 2011. That should please Mr Zapatero. His anti-Catholic legislation can hardly keep up with itself at the moment. The Pope isn`t daft, is he.
Yes the gloria used at WYD was the new ICEL translation. The words and music of the Gloria and some of the other texts are avialble from the WYD web site at:
http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/parishes_schools/wyd08_mass_setting
Angelo - I'm a fan of many of the "new movements" I would agree that they need to grow up in terms of Liturgy but they need not be condemned out of hand. I certainly wouldn't agree on Chiara Lubich being a syncretist or a promoter of Masonic World religion. Those processions etc, are fine if they are not part of the liturgy. Sadly...
Diane - Oh dear! I know that Australians are desperate to right the very real injustice caused to indigenous peoples in the past but I am glad I did not stay up for the Gospel Procession.
Bernadette - Yay! Madrid! Back of the net! God bless Pope Benedict!
Invocante - many thanks.
I think the Pope's new Master Of Ceremonies, Mon. Guido Marini, is responsible for the traditional arrangement of altar appointments, a departure from the Japanese flower arrangement style of the recent past.
The Rock Concert style of liturgical worship seems to be replaced with selections from the Graduale.
Edward P. Walton
In Regards To The Above:
The use of what appeared to be a European type of model ship, to carry,The Book Of The Gospels,to the altar, reminded me of, "Cargo Religion". This cult is indigenous to parts of Oceania.
Edward P. Walton
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