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A carregar... From Breviary to Liturgy of the Hours: The Structural Reform of the Roman Office 1964-1971por Stanislaus Campbell
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"This book examines the process of the structural reform of the Office, the options available to the Vatican II reformers, and the choices they made. It reveals that their insistence on adhering to the norms of the Constitution on the Liturgy resulted in a structural reform that was both radical and flawed, leaving the door open to further restructuring."--BOOK JACKET. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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While this is a very impressive work of scholarship, it tends to get a little monotonous. A particular debatable issue is identified, then both sides (or multiple viewpoints, when that happened) are given a sentence or two to state their points. A decision of a council is provided, and then the next matter is discussed. There's little commentary throughout; all of that is saved for a special final chapter ("Evaluation"). The book does divide the discussions into reasonable chunks, so all of the debates about Lauds and Vespers, for example, are mostly given together.
The author notes "it is remarkable that some less significant structural changes internal to each of the Hours consumed great amounts of time and energy of consultants and members of the Consilium." Indeed, it reminded me of the (non-religious) Constitutional Convention, where sometimes the really big issues were accepted without debate but little sticking points took forever to decide. In both cases, the members of these groups hoped to create something that would outlive them and set an example for those in the future.
This is a compelling book about the almost-decade long process in updating the Divine Office, but perhaps most useful for those who are already familiar with the pre-1970s Breviary and the current Liturgy of the Hours, as sometimes terms are given (in English or in Latin) without much explanation.
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LT Haiku:
Decisions to make:
How many Psalms? When? Answers
will bind the whole church. ( )