Re-reading the GIRM (General Instruction for the Roman Missal). It seems to me there isn't much changed in the GIRM, even though the translation for the prayers, etc. are changed in the RM. Even so, this is a manual I should re-read at least once-a-year! There's so much to know! Even so, what most amazes me is how well we do liturgy together even though most of us don't know the GIRM, not even the parts that pertain to our own specific ministry. I think that testifies to the power of example and tradition. It also goes to show that all those who make it their business to correct us along the way have a very important ministry too: that of keeping the faith, in more ways than one! It's true, it doesn't take a degree to do liturgy well. It doesn't take a degree or even a manual to teach and follow a plan. It does however take great personal humility as well as devotion to the Lord to remain true, in this case true to "Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi" in its deepest sense. Thanks be to God for Jesus Christ; thanks be to Jesus for the Holy Spirit; thanks be to the Spirit of becoming One! :)
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