Monday, February 18, 2008

My Beef with the rubrics of the Ordinary Form

You and me know, that it's almost impossible to go to a mass and see a priest celbrate the mass according to the rubrics. Most make it up as they go along, and few follow any traditional rubrics or celbrate it in a traditional manner. Ever wonder why?
After the new mass was promulgated, the CDW answered a number of questions regarding the new rite, and numerous times they said things like:

REPLY: It must never be forgotten that the Missal of Pope Paul VI has, since 1970, supplanted the one called improperly "the Missal of St. Pius V," and completely so, in both texts and rubrics. When the rubrics of the Missal of Paul VI say nothing or say little on particulars in some places, it is not to be inferred that the former rite should be observed. Therefore, the multiple and complex gestures for incensation as prescribed in the former Missal As noted in the Reply no. 2 of the comments in Not 14 (1978) 301, when the rubrics of the Missal of Paul VI say nothing, it is not to be thereby inferred that the former rubrics must be followed (see no. 51 above). The reformed Missal does not supplement but supplants the former Missal
and:
As noted in the Reply no. 2 of the comments in Not 14 (1978) 301, when the rubrics of the Missal of Paul VI say nothing, it is not to be thereby inferred that the former rubrics must be followed (see no. 51 above). The reformed Missal does not supplement but supplants the former Missal

Which, basically stated mean "When the missal is unclear, make up whatever you want,but don't use practices from te old rite!"They don't care that priests are adding and taking away from the rubrics of the mass of Paul VI, just as long as they never, ever add anything from the old missal.
That's completely retarded. There's no real warrant for that, other than disdain for the old missal, and encouraging experimentation in the new.
And don't tell me that I'm reading too much into this.

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