Mass of the Ages 18–39: The Sudden Revival of the Tridentine Latin Mass and Lessons for a More Robust Post-Conciliar Theological Aesthetics in Liturgy

The Tridentine Latin Mass (TLM) is rapidly growing in popularity. The movement that has formed around it has grown so attached to it as to threaten the unity of the Catholic Church. I attended TLMs in multiple distinct settings, studied the worshippers’ ordinary theology, and proceeded hermeneutical...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Switzerland ), 2024-04, Vol.15 (4), p.439
Main Author: Thomas, Sean C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Analysis
Catholic churches
Catholic liturgy
Christian union
Christianity
Church
Communion
Conciliar theory
Councils
Extracurricular activities
Latin Mass
liturgical movement
Liturgy
Preferences
Religious aspects
Religious organizations
Rites & ceremonies
synodality
Theology
traditional Catholicism
Unity
Vatican II
Young adults
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Summary:The Tridentine Latin Mass (TLM) is rapidly growing in popularity. The movement that has formed around it has grown so attached to it as to threaten the unity of the Catholic Church. I attended TLMs in multiple distinct settings, studied the worshippers’ ordinary theology, and proceeded hermeneutically using the Circle Method. The most useful insight to emerge from this is that the theological aesthetics of the post-Conciliar Mass could be more deeply symbolic and synergistic with Conciliar intellectual theology. The TLM’s aesthetics offer worshippers assurances of certainty, but these assurances are empty. Therefore, parishes should facilitate the self-expression of the faithful, both to foster engagement with mystery and to inspire liturgical aesthetics. From these expressions, contextually meaningful symbols will emerge, which, through communal discernment guided by the Holy Spirit, may prove worthy to the task of enhancing liturgical aesthetics.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel15040439