The Roman Rite, ad orientem worship, and liturgical tradition - Fr. Uwe Michael Lang |

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 https://ignatius.com/a-short-history-...

Pope Pius XII against liturgical antiquarianism (par. 61-64) https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-x...

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