inundado por um mistério de luz que é Deus e N´Ele vi e ouvi -A ponta da lança como chama que se desprende, toca o eixo da terra, – Ela estremece: montanhas, cidades, vilas e aldeias com os seus moradores são sepultados. - O mar, os rios e as nuvens saem dos seus limites, transbordam, inundam e arrastam consigo num redemoinho, moradias e gente em número que não se pode contar , é a purificação do mundo pelo pecado em que se mergulha. - O ódio, a ambição provocam a guerra destruidora! - Depois senti no palpitar acelerado do coração e no meu espírito o eco duma voz suave que dizia: – No tempo, uma só Fé, um só Batismo, uma só Igreja, Santa, Católica, Apostólica: - Na eternidade, o Céu! The spirit of the liturgy — Pope Pius XII’s Mediator Dei, a milestone in liturgical reform. The Intent of Pope Pius XII Concerning the Liturgy.
Jesus Christ continues being present in our midst at every liturgical function: at the sacrifice of the altar both in the person of his minister and above all under the eucharistic species. He is present also in the sacraments and in the prayers of praise and petitions we direct to God.
After explaining the origin and sacrificial-priestly nature of the Eucharist, Pope Pius XII mentions in his Encyclical Mediator Dei, the characteristics of worship, which should be exterior and interior. Exterior because man is a composite body formed of soul and flesh; but mainly because we recognize God visibly in Christ.
Exterior worship reveals and emphasizes the unity of the mystical body, feeds new fuel to its zeal, and intensifies its action. However, Pope Pacelli points out that the main element of divine worship must be interior, for “God cannot be honored worthily unless the mind and heart turn to him in quest of the perfect life.” (Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Mediator Dei, 1947)read...
The Intent of Pope Pius XII Concerning the Liturgy
Several years ago, I made a thorough study of the decrees and circumstances surrounding the liturgical “innovations” allowed by Pope Pius XII. I referred to numerous sources, among them all those decrees mentioned in articles on my website. I also have undertaken a thorough study of “Mediator Dei” and available commentaries made on this encyclical in the late 1940s, the annual reports on the National Liturgical weeks from 1940 to 1958, and other material available in the Canon Law Digests. To relate all that is pertinent in these sources would require lengthy research, which I cannot undertake at this time and others can conduct just as easily, and should, since they are making these allegations. So I will summarize the gist of what is contained in these works as best I can.read...