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<p>This article examines a section of the Roman Catholic rite of the Mass, the offertory, investigating the relationship between theological ideas and the latest reform of liturgical practice (1969). How did the dogmatic theology, developed from the Middle Ages until the age of the Protestant Reformation, influence the liturgical reform under Paul VI? This is taken as a case to thematise the interplay between theological datum (lex credendi) and practical datum (lex orandi).</p>
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This article examines a section of the Roman Catholic rite of the Mass, the offertory, investigating the relationship between theological ideas and the latest reform of liturgical practice (1969). How did the dogmatic theology, developed from the Middle Ages until the age of the Protestant Reformation, influence the liturgical reform under Paul VI? This is taken as a case to thematise the interplay between theological datum (lex credendi) and practical datum (lex orandi).

Theological Issues in the Case of the Reform of the Offertory in the Roman Catholic Rite of Mass

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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This article examines a section of the Roman Catholic rite of the Mass, the offertory, investigating the relationship between theological ideas and the latest...

Theological Issues in the Case of the Reform of the Offertory in the Roman Catholic Rite of Mass

Published Online: Dec 21, 2023

Page range: 297 - 322

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2023-0020

Keywords
Offertory, Lex Orandi–Lex Credendi, Luther, Thomas Aquinas, Liturgical Reform

© 2023 Zeno Carra, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Theological Issues in the Case of the Reform of the Offertory in the Roman Catholic Rite of Mass

Published Online: Dec 21, 2023

Page range: 297 - 322

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2023-0020

KeywordsOffertory, Lex Orandi–Lex Credendi, Luther, Thomas Aquinas, Liturgical Reform

© 2023 Zeno Carra, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Offertory, Lex Orandi–Lex Credendi, Luther, Thomas Aquinas, Liturgical Reform