Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers

It is now almost fifty years since the introduction of a variety of Eucharistic prayers in the Roman rite. Over that time we have become so familiar with the idea of a variety of Prayers that it is hard to imagine how controversial the ideaof any companions for the Roman Canon seemed when it was fir...

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Main Author: O'Loughlin, Thomas
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Published: Australian Academy of Liturgy 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45819/
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description It is now almost fifty years since the introduction of a variety of Eucharistic prayers in the Roman rite. Over that time we have become so familiar with the idea of a variety of Prayers that it is hard to imagine how controversial the ideaof any companions for the Roman Canon seemed when it was first mooted by Hans Küng around the time of the Council.1 However, we may also have become so familiar with the prayers that have become standard elements within our liturgy that we may not recognize that the journey towards a better liturgy is not confined to great moments of reform (such as that which occurred after the Second Vatican Council) but is a continuing process. It is the purpose of this paper to draw attention to just one aspect of this process, highlighting some aspects of the anaphora to which we need to give more consideration in future.
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spelling nottingham-458192020-05-04T19:17:08Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45819/ Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers O'Loughlin, Thomas It is now almost fifty years since the introduction of a variety of Eucharistic prayers in the Roman rite. Over that time we have become so familiar with the idea of a variety of Prayers that it is hard to imagine how controversial the ideaof any companions for the Roman Canon seemed when it was first mooted by Hans Küng around the time of the Council.1 However, we may also have become so familiar with the prayers that have become standard elements within our liturgy that we may not recognize that the journey towards a better liturgy is not confined to great moments of reform (such as that which occurred after the Second Vatican Council) but is a continuing process. It is the purpose of this paper to draw attention to just one aspect of this process, highlighting some aspects of the anaphora to which we need to give more consideration in future. Australian Academy of Liturgy 2017-11-12 Article PeerReviewed O'Loughlin, Thomas (2017) Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers. Australian Journal of Liturgy, 15 (4). pp. 254-265. ISSN 1030-617X
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Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers
title Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers
title_full Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers
title_fullStr Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers
title_full_unstemmed Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers
title_short Gratias agamus Deo: a reflection on specificity in our Eucharistic prayers
title_sort gratias agamus deo: a reflection on specificity in our eucharistic prayers
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45819/