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On the Four Qualities of the Liturgy: Validity, Licitness, Fittingness, and Authenticity

Tradition and Sanity

If we want to overcome the impoverished state of liturgical discourse, which results from focusing on only two categories (validity and licitness) and arrive at a fuller, more accurate picture, we must also consider fittingness and authenticity/legitimacy, which are two other irreducibly distinct perfections of liturgy.  A lecture given at Queen of Peace Parish in Patton, Pennsylvania, on September 21, 2020. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esmjGfT24Ew The full text, including a chart, may be found here: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-four-qualities-of-liturgy-validity.html or here: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/11/the-four-qualities-of-liturgy-validity.html This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.traditionsanity.com/subscribe