187 - The Roman Rite, ad orientem worship, and liturgical tradition - Fr. Uwe Michael Lang
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Show Notes
Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, a liturgical historian and priest of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in London, is the author of the new book A Short History of the Roman Mass, from Ignatius Press.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
- The origins of the Roman Rite and development of the Roman Eucharistic Prayer
- Problems with liturgical antiquarianism (trying to revive practices allegedly from the early Church in preference to what has been handed down continuously)
- The value of ad orientem worship
- Our current predicament of being cut off from the past/tradition
Links
Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, A Short History of the Roman Mass https://ignatius.com/a-short-history-of-the-roman-mass-shrmp/
Pope Pius XII against liturgical antiquarianism (par. 61-64) https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_20111947_mediator-dei.html
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