{"id":1108,"date":"2005-10-15T16:52:19","date_gmt":"2005-10-15T16:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/10\/more-rites.html"},"modified":"2005-10-15T16:52:19","modified_gmt":"2005-10-15T16:52:19","slug":"more-rites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/10\/more-rites.html","title":{"rendered":"More rites.."},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw that Sandro Magister had blogged about this, but since his blog is in Italian, I had to wait until Rocco translated for us: Here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Back to the Synod, Magister writes that two Arguello-friendly bishops — one from Poland and one from Guam — rose to advocate the extension of the Neocatechumenal Way’s liturgical praxis and theology to the entire church<\/span>. These changes would include moving the sign of peace to precede the offertory procession, smaller Masses to allow for an increased liturgical intimacy — possibly one which has different Masses designated for differing levels of involvement in the church’s life — and "above all," the distribution of communion to the faithful in their seats (i.e. sitting down).<\/p>\n

According to Zbigniew Kiernikowski of Siedice, the Polish bishop cited, these modifications are necessary to remind the people that the Mass was established as "a banquet." "The bread must have the aspect of food, and the chalice must be given to drink," Kiernikowski said in his intervention.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The structure and practice of the Mass of the Neo-Catechumenate continue to puzzle me – it being permitted, that is. I don’t just get it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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