Mass Appeal CDs

Product Description

What changes were really made to the Mass at Vatican II? For what reasons did the Council Fathers decide to do what they did? Did the Council have the authority to make such sweeping liturgical adaptations? Isn't it time to ask, "Will the real Vatican II please stand up?"

What the Council Intended

In this informative six-CD (or cassette) series, Mass Appeal: The Second Vatican Council and the Renewal of the Liturgy, Fr. Louis Caporiccio appeals to human reason, historical evidence and a careful reading of the conciliar documents to help you more fully understand and embrace the teaching of Vatican II. You will learn what the Council Fathers really intended when (by a vote of 2178 to 19) they overwhelmingly approved Sacrosanctum Concilium, the document on the Sacred Liturgy.

Behind the Scenes

You'll discover how the Church has always understood the Sacred Liturgy as the exercise of the priestly office of Jesus Christ by the Head and its members. The priest, by virtue of his ordination, presents Christ and the congregation, as members of the "People of God", actively participate in the Liturgy as a "right and duty" by virtue of their Baptism. Now you will finally understand how to truly implement this teaching so that it makes a positive difference in your spiritual life and in your wholehearted pursuit of holiness.

Discover the behind the scenes explanation of why "reform was in the air" in the 1960s due to various movements already begun earlier in the twentieth century. And how some of the changes were intended to carefully correct things that may have gone astray, and others to effectively respond to growing pastoral needs, especially in the missions. Unfortunately good intentions were often misinterpreted and at times strategically sabotaged by others for their own intent and purposes. Now is the time to get serious about authentic liturgical reform and its proper implementation.

Set the Record Straight

Let Father Caporiccio help you move beyond being a stranger or silent spectator at Mass and begin to enter more deeply into the mysteries of the Sacred Liturgy. Only in this way can ordinary believers-the average person in the pew-learn to offer themselves as "living sacrifices" with the priest and give fitting worship to God. Mass Appeal: The Second Vatican Council and the Renewal of the Liturgy is the perfect series to set the record straight regarding the liturgical renewal since Vatican II and fully tap into the incredible sacramental graces readily available to all the faithful. Purchase your set today and spiritually transform your life, especially during this Year of the Eucharist!

Highlights:

What was the driving force behind the changes in the Sacred Liturgy

How the Liturgy is the "work" of all the people-not just the priest

What it means for the laity to have "full, conscious and active participation" at Mass

Why Our Lady is the ideal model of active participation at Mass

How the liturgical reform was strategically sabotaged

What was the historical context for the liturgical changes at Vatican II

When liturgical innovation is seen as a "good thing" in the Church's history

What are the mutable elements of the Mass vs. its immutable elements

Why priestly concelebration was introduced into the Sacred Liturgy

How Gregorian chant holds a primacy in the repertoire of the Church's musical tradition

How we should rightly revere and respect the Eastern Rite Traditions of the Church