Mer om aktiv deltakelse og prestens stemme i TLM
På Father Z’s blog er det en interessant post om det skal være mulig å høre presten i den tradisjonelle latinske messen. Det skal (selvsagt) være mulig å høre presten i de delene av messen som skal være hørbare, og i store kirker betyr vel det at man må bruke mikrofoner, (men det ønsker noen av puristene ikke.) Om dette punktet sa bl.a. Pius XII i 1958: «34. Where the rubrics prescribe the clara voce, the celebrant must recite the prayers loud enough so that the faithful can properly, and conveniently follow the sacred rites. This must be given special attention in a large church, and before a large congregation.»
Likevel er denne diskusjonen mest interessant (for meg) fordi den tar opp hvordan menigheten generelt skal delta i meesen; i hvilken grad dialogmesser er fruktbare. Flere prester figurer i de 85 kommentarene til artikkelen, og noen av disse siterer jeg her i sin helhet:
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I find this discussion fascinating, because it seems to me that this is more in the line of what Vatican II was aiming for, and what I think the Holy Father, in his efforts, particularly the motu proprio, was trying to encourage—some positive reform of the ancient liturgy that is not destructive, or to be feared, and also, to have the ancient liturgy exert a gravitational effect on the form of the Mass that emerged after Vatican II.
There was a process of liturgical evaluation and even change leading up to the Council, and the events following the Council were so dramatic, that many recoiled from any change whatsoever. Pope Benedict is looking ahead, and aiming, I believe, to resume a more normal course, which will revive the question of whether there is any call for revision in the ancient form of the Mass.
I know that’s discomfiting to some who deem themselves traditional, but I think that’s what’s going on. …