I.A motu proprio that is part of a continuity -- The provision of the motu proprio -- The reasons for the motu proprio -- Earliler recommendations -- The positions of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger -- II. Toward a new "liturgical movement" -- A hermeneutic
of the reform -- Which liturgical reform? -- The way out of the crisis -- III. Participation in the liturgy as an exercise in the Sensus Fidei and the Sensus Ecclesiae -- The nature of participation in the liturgy -- The theological basis of active participation -- Participation as an exercise of the Sensus Fidei -- Conclusion: the open path to a new stage of the liturgical movement.
The historical and cultural impetus for both the 2007 motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI and the rich tradition of liturgical reform are explored.
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