On Il Giornale of this interview appeared today to the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship (pictured). Reading between the lines, but not too much, and shared these beautiful words, we are struck by one fact: the reform of the reform, in the sense of Roman authoritative measures designed to readjust a bit 'of the liturgy (the crisis is no longer denied, Tradition and whose remedy is clearly indicated, at least ...), it will not see the light. In its place will rise a 'new liturgical movement '. Translated into Italian: Vatican can not help us in anything concrete except to give encouragement and good examples; s'arrangino priests and lay on the ground. After all, we are realists and we knew it: too many, too powerful and too entrenched attitudes attached like leeches to the "great conciliar renewal" heralded for forty years. And the Pope can not fight that mentality with the police. But this interview with Canizares, frankly, seems a bit 'capitulation without even the honors of war.
Andrea Tornielli
The Catholic liturgy lives "a certain crisis "and Benedict XVI wants to create a new liturgical movement, showing the most sacred and silence in the Mass, and more attention to beauty in song, music and sacred art. Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, 65, Prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship, that when he was bishop in Spain was called "the small Ratzinger, "is the man to whom the Pope has entrusted this task. In this interview to the journal, the "minister" of the liturgy of Benedict XVI reveals and explains the programs and projects.
- As a cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger had complained in a hurry in the post-conciliar liturgical reform. What is your opinion?
"The liturgical reform was carried out very quickly. There were good intentions and a desire to apply the Vatican. But there was precipitation. It was not given enough time and space to accept and internalize the lessons of the Council, all of a sudden has changed the way we celebrate. I remember well the mentality was widespread: it was necessary to change, create something new. What we had received the tradition, was seen as an obstacle. The reform was intended as a human endeavor, many thought that the Church was the work of our hands, instead of God liturgical renewal was seen as a research laboratory, the fruit of imagination and creativity, the magic word then '.
- As cardinal, Ratzinger had called for a "reform the reform ' liturgical words unpronounceable even today in the Vatican. However, it seems clear that Benedict XVI wants it. Can you speak?
I do not know if you can, or whether it is appropriate to speak of "reform the reform." What I see is absolutely necessary and urgent, according to what they want the Pope, is create a new, clear and vigorous liturgical movement in the whole Church. Because, as Benedict XVI said in the first volume of his Opera Omnia, in connection with the liturgy of the faith and decide the fate of the Church. Christ is present in the Church through the sacraments. God is the subject of the liturgy, not us. The liturgy is not an action man, but is the action of God. "
- Pope than with the decisions fell from the top, talk to the example: how to read the changes introduced by him in the papal celebrations?
"First of all there should be no doubt about the goodness of the conciliar liturgical renewal that has brought great benefits in the life of the Church as the most conscious and active participation of the faithful and the enhanced presence of the Holy Scripture. But apart from these and other benefits, there have been shadows, emerged in the years after Vatican II liturgy, this is a fact, has been "wounded" by arbitrary deformations, also caused by secularization which unfortunately also affects the Church. Consequently, in many celebrations, is therefore no longer centered on God, but the man and his hero, his creative action, the main role since the assembly. The renewal of the Council was intended as a break and not as an organic development of the tradition. We must revive the spirit of the liturgy and why they are significant gestures introduced in the liturgies of the Pope: the orientation of the liturgical action, the cross at the center of the altar, communion kneeling, Gregorian chant, the space for silence, la bellezza nell’arte sacra. È anche necessario e urgente promuovere l’adorazione eucaristica: di fronte alla presenza reale del Signore non si può che stare in adorazione».
- Quando si parla di un recupero della dimensione del sacro c’è sempre chi presenta tutto questo come un semplice ritorno al passato, frutto di nostalgia. Come risponde?
«La perdita del senso del sacro, del Mistero, di Dio, è una delle perdite più gravi di conseguenze per un vero umanesimo. Chi pensa che ravvivare, recuperare e rafforzare lo spirito della liturgia, e la truth of the celebration, and a simple return to a past outdated, ignores the truth of things. Place the liturgy at the center of Church life is not at all nostalgic, but instead is guaranteed to be on their way to the future. "
- What is the status of the Catholic liturgy in the world?
"Faced with the risk of the procedure, in front of some confusion, poverty and the banality of song and sacred music, one can say that there is some crisis. It is therefore an urgent new liturgical movement. Benedict XVI, pointing to the example St. Francis of Assisi, very devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, said that the real reformer is someone who obeys the faith does not move in an arbitrary and will retain any discretion on the rite. It is not the master but the keeper of the treasure from the Lord set and delivered to us. The Pope then asks the congregation to promote renewal in accordance with the Vatican, in keeping with the liturgical tradition of the Church, not to mention reconciling the rule which requires not to introduce innovations unless it genuinely and certainly requires a utility to the Church, with the caveat that the new forms, however, must spring organically from forms already existing. "
- What will you do as a congregation?
"We have to consider the liturgical renewal according to the hermeneutic of continuity in the reform indicated by Benedict XVI to read the Council. And to do this we must overcome the tendency to "freeze" the current state of post-conciliar reform, in a way that does not do justice to the organic development of liturgy of the Church. We are trying to continue a strong commitment in the training of priests, seminarians, religious and lay faithful, to facilitate the understanding of the true meaning of the celebrations of the Church. Ciò richiede un’adeguata e ampia istruzione, vigilanza e fedeltà nei riti e un’autentica educazione per viverli pienamente. Questo impegno sarà accompagnato dalla revisione e dall’aggiornamento dei testi introduttivi alle diverse celebrazioni ( prenotanda ). Siamo anche coscienti che dare impulso a questo movimento non sarà possibile senza un rinnovamento della pastorale dell’iniziazione cristiana».
- Una prospettiva che andrebbe applicata anche all’arte e alla musica...
"The new liturgical movement will have to discover the beauty of the liturgy. Therefore, we will open a new section of our congregation dedicated to "Art and Sacred Music" at the service of the liturgy. This will lead us to offer as soon as criteria and guidelines for art, song and sacred music. As well we offer as soon as possible criteria and guidelines for preaching. "
- disappear, kneelers in churches, sometimes making is still an open space for creativity and cut even the most sacred parts of the canon as reverse this trend?
"The vigilance of the Church is fundamental and should not be regarded as something of inquisitorial or repressive, but a service. In any case we must make everyone aware of the need, not only of the rights of the faithful, but also the "law of God."
- There is also the opposite risk, that is to believe that the sacredness of the liturgy depends on the richness of the vestments, a position that seems to ignore the result of aesthetics at the heart of the liturgy ...
«La bellezza è fondamentale, ma è qualcosa di ben diverso da un’estetismo vuoto, formalista e sterile, nel quale invece talvolta si cade. Esiste il rischio di credere che la bellezza e la sacralità del liturgia dipendano dalla ricchezza o dall’antichità dei paramenti. Ci vuole una buona formazione e una buona catechesi basata sul Catechismo della Chiesa cattolica, evitando anche il rischio opposto, quello della banalizzazione, e agendo con decisione ed energia quando si ricorre a usanze che hanno avuto il loro senso nel passato ma oggi non ce l’hanno o non aiutano in alcun modo la verità della celebrazione».
- may give some concrete indication on what might change in the liturgy?
"Rather than thinking about change, we must devote ourselves to revive and promote a new liturgical movement, following the teaching of Benedict XVI, and revive the sense of the sacred and of mystery, putting God at the center of everything. We need to give impetus to Eucharistic adoration, renew and improve the chant to cultivate silence, give more space for meditation. From this comes the changes ...».
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