Music in a Vernacular Catholic Liturgy
Anthony Milner
We are all accustomed to regard the music for Latin rites of Catholic Church as a glorious part (for at least seven centuries main part) heritage Western music. So course, it is. But if its development be examined from pastoral aspect, we ask how far this has assisted majority worshippers in understanding and participating liturgy ‘the outstanding means whereby faithful may express their lives manifest others mystery real nature true Church’, very different picture results. To understand need changes liturgical today reasons why taken so long openly admitted officially sanctioned, requires brief historical introduction.
Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association