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Liturgy & Sacraments Geniuses of the Liturgical Movement
2. Directed Readings (listed in order of original publication)
Olivier
Rousseau, The Progress of
the Liturgy: An Historical Sketch from the Beginning of the 19th
Century to the Pontificate of Pius X (1951, ISBN: na., pp.
219). Good overview by a careful observer. Translation of the
original French version, Histoire du movement liturgique
(1945, ISBN: na, 245 pp).
Paul Marx, Virgil
Michel and the Liturgical Movement (1957, ISBN: na., pp.
466). Well-done biography of America’s most influential
liturgical reformer. (Yes, the author did become the famous
pro-life activist.)
L. Sheppard, ed., The
People Worship: A History of the Liturgical Movement (1967,
ISBN: na, pp. 264). Reliable through and through. Translation of
the original French version Le Renouveau liturgique (1960).
aa.vv., (Sacerdotal Communities…), The
Liturgical Movement (1964, ISBN: na, pp. 139). Good
overview by various French priests.
Bernard Botte, From Silence to Participation:
An Insider's View of Liturgical Renewal (1988, ISBN: 0-912405-54-6, pp. 187). Mostly
anecdotal, but informative and even entertaining. Translation of
the original French version Le mouvement liturgique: Témoignage
et souveniers (1973). By one of the last of the Benedictine
liturgical legends (Dom Botte died in 1980).
Thomas Richstatter, Liturgical Law Today: New Style,
New Spirit, (1977, ISBN: 0-8199-0672-7, pp.
234). Despite the title, this is mostly a historical review,
generally sound, well written, very informative.
Annibale Bugnini, The Reform of the Liturgy (1948-1975), (1990, ISBN: 0-8146-1571-6,
pp. 974). Only the popes wielded more authority over the concrete
reorganization of the liturgy than did Abp. Bugnini, and his
encyclopedic account of the reform, albeit with some expressions
of his own bias, is unsurpassed. Noel
Barrett, Martin B Hellriegel: Pastoral Liturgist
(1990, ISBN: na., pp. 209).
Biography of the American pastor who, more than any other, made
the conciliar reform of the liturgy come alive in a working class
parish. I was there, I saw it. R.
Tuzik, ed., How Firm a
Foundation: Leaders of the Liturgical Movement (1990, ISBN:
na., pp. 346). Relatively brief overviews of some 40 liturgical
reformers. Generally useful, but of very uneven quality, with some
serious (but frankly acknowledged) omissions. J. D. Crichton, Lights in the Darkness: Forerunners of the Liturgical Movement, (1996, ISBN: 1-85607-152-9, pp. 176). Valuable accounts of liturgical reformers going back to the 17th century. Top || Home || Canon Law || Liturgy & Sacraments || Catholic Issues || Personal |
