Let us return to our starting point. Guardini said that modern man could no longer perform the liturgical act. This was taken by many in the later phase of the Liturgical Movement as an indisputable truth and a warrant for unlimited experimentation, with the goal of equipping the liturgy to elicit or solicit the “correct” participation from the faithful. Ironically, what happened instead is that the liturgical act was transformed into its opposite: the celebration of the community itself by itself. In a strange twist, Guardini’s dour assessment was not disproved by the Novus Ordo but inculcated by it: what had been a risk of missing the properly liturgical became a habit of missing it with confident ease. In short, it is above all the reformed liturgy that has made modern men, to the extent humanly possible and divinely permitted, incapable of performing the liturgical act.
Can we see say a sentiment arising slowly until the 19th century decided God was dead and replaced by Urizen. As technics increased in importance welcome to the Machine that loves you more than that big bossman who never hears your cries O worm.Ko-fi.com/thejournaloflingeringsanity
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I never can understand why a walk in the woods isn't good enough. Churches have always been clubs, both the social kind and the kind you hit people with; blind faith being led by ignorant and perverse forces. I would say the people started to doubt the priests about when they were able to read their own bibles, so blame Gutenberg perhaps. The Germans did it again! /s
Think 1962