Friday, July 20, 2007
Reviving the Latin Mass
- reflections from the Reformation
In the news recently, there has been talk of Roman Catholics opening the door again for a Latin Mass. One of the protests of the Reformation was an insistence on utilizing the language of worshipers in Christian liturgy. This was the view throughout the Reforming Church. In the 24th article in the 39 articles of the Anglican Church it is stated: It is a thing plainly repugnant to the Word of God, and the custom of the Primitive Church, to have public Prayer in the Church, or to minister the Sacraments, in a tongue not understanded of the people. Anyone interested in this subject from a scriptural point of view would do well to read the veiws of the three major branches of the Reformation those are the Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian Church, and the Anglican Church. Here is a link to a commmentary on the 39 articles of the Anglican Communion on the subject: http://www.episcopalian.org/pbs1928/Articles/AnglicanTeaching/115.htm
I'm sure the Roman Church won't be embracing the Latin liturgy in great numbers, but it was and is an important subject regarding Christian worship. - Fr. Richard
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