Pius XII: Changing the Liturgy Becomes a Fashion

A mentality of “changing the liturgy” developed under Pius X (+1914) and was continued by Pius XII (+1958), Caminante-Wanderer.Blogspot.com (August 5) explained.

Pius XII made many more or less necessary liturgical changes:

• The Motu proprio In quotidianis precibus (1945) abandoned the Vulgate translation of the Psalms and adopted the Psalterium pianum, a translation produced by Jesuit Father Augustin Bea (+1968).

• He introduced extraordinary minister of confirmation in 1946.

• The Apostolic constitution Sacramentum ordinis (1948) said that the laying on of hands was the only essential rite of ordination, although medieval theologians considered the presentation of the paten and chalice as the essential rite. Further it changed the rite of Confirmation.

• He changed the rubrics of the breviary and the missal (1955).

• He introduced the vulgar language in some parts of the liturgy: France (1947), Germany (1950); Mass in Chinese and Hebrew (1949).

• The Apostolic Constitution Christus dominus (1953) and the Motu proprio Sacram communionem (1957) reduced the Eucharistic fast and introduced evening Masses.

• The decree Maxima redemptionis nostrae mysteria changed the Holy Week liturgy. Father Carlo Braga, Bugnini’s secretary, wrote about this, “The Holy Saturday reform was a battering ram that we introduced into the fortress of our liturgy which until then had been too static."

• The Encyclical Mediator Dei (1948) was considered as a legalisation of the Liturgical Movement and as encouragement to make more liturgical changes.

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Oct 16, 2021

Brilliant cartoon.

mccallansteve

Sep 6, 2021

Actually, the photos should say: Before, Catholic. After, protestant

atreverse pensar

Sep 6, 2021

To compare the pre-conciliar liturgy with the post-conciliar aberration is scandalous.

John A Cassani

Sep 6, 2021

Liturgical reform which is imposed from above can never really be considered to be “organic development.” On the other hand, given the ever increasing level of heterodoxy that has been present since at least the late Middle Ages, allowing organic development is risky. That is why Trent, along with St. Pius V pretty much banned it. After Vatican II, there was no novelty which was harshly dealt with, but I’m pretty sure that a priest, back in the ‘70s who posed a dubium as to whether the traditional method of incensing an altar should be retained, since there was no prescribed method in the new missal. The response: Negative. The only practices banned today are those which are part of time honored tradition. What are we to do? Obedience does not seem sensible here.

Ultraviolet

Sep 6, 2021

...that moment when you realize Christ didn't speak Latin at The Last Supper, didn't wear embroidered Gothic vestments and St. John didn't ring little bells during The Consecration..St. Peter didn't walk around the table shoving a long-handled wicker basket in front of the other Apostles, taking a collection, either. Unless I'm wrong about that last one. The Church calls it "Peter's Pence" for a …More

atreverse pensar

Sep 6, 2021

Wanderer means that changes before the IIVC are of the same level as after.
This is essentially false.
The Roman Canon was never changed in all those changes. Etc.
When it comes to the sacrament of Holy Orders, the medieval tradition did not have the same origins in time as the Roman Canon, for example. Another falsehood then.