No. 3644. PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1973
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Liturgy movement 'only at beginning' MILWAUKEE. — "In my opinion we are only at the very beginning of the contemporary liturgical movement, in as much as we have merely begun to clear the decks." Father John Gallen, S.J., ition, he explained, w as to was so excited by the preeditor of "Eucharistic Lit- indicate that religion was sence of God in creation urgies" said this in an ad- not a one-hour on Sunday that he was continually dress to students at St. experience. The Christian singing a hymn of praise," Francis Seminary school of community continually ex- he said. pastoral ministry. perienced the revelation of "That is the meaning of What has gone on in the the God of mystery. contemporary ritual and lit-
• Last Sunday the Archbishop 7-a-c.ugnt Mary's Cathedral up to full status, when he solemnly dedicated the building, made up of the two portions which were cpened in 1865' and 1930 respectively. Above the Archbishop is seen anointing the door posts with Holy Chrism. See also pages six and seven.
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liturgical movement recent"The liturgical moment is urgy — to go around hymn ly has been "a pruning only one of many exper- singing." away of the needless addit- iences of God but it draws This kind of "joyful ions of many centuries," he together all those moments praise" was almost a "revbelieves, with the real work into one community express- elling" or a "being playful" ion of the experience of still ahead. about the experience of "We as people need to God," Father Gallen added. God. But it was a profound expression to I n giving articulate find a more reverent play, likened unto awareness of how God the experience of God. lit- exaltation. speaks to us in our time. urgy also formed to deepen Before man was able to Then we need to develop a that faith experience. reach this point of playful"What is important is to liturgy with that in mind ness in his relationship with and in full continuity with discover what faith exper- God he needed to examine then see how is and ience tradition," he said. those things in his exper"Up until now the Church liturgy can express that ex- ience and background that has been too busy with the perience," he said. kept him from revelling in Liturgy was not an ex- God's richness and vitality complicated matter of reacting against the old forms. clusively Roman Catholic in life, he suggested. There has been too much phenomenon, Father Gallen "Unless, I experience replacing old rules with pointed out. God's richness in life I new ones. The Old Testament was really don't have much to "What is needed is to abundant with examples of celebrate. learn in community to the people of Israel celecome together in the exper- brating how God lived and (• CONTINUED P. 4) ience of God and to exper- worked with them. At one point David was so "turned ience liturgy as prayer. ON INSIDE PAGES by God" that he \, as no: "Liturgy is the sacrament on before stan ' to just content 4 Calendar of the experience the ChristArk of the Covcnan' World 9 ian community is having in the : hildren's r, but was compelled to dance the presence of their God." Classified was so He reverence. in 10 The point of the defin- captured by the abounding - Advertising 11 vitality and the power of Letters 4 God that he danced just as News In Pars Zorba danced to celebrate Sister M. the vitality of life. Philomena Earle 11
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