EUROPEAN/EUROPEAN-AMERICAN INCULTURATION OF THE MODERN ROMAN MISSAL

The modern Roman Missal allows for many adaptations. New rites based upon the Modern Missal are developing in Africa, the Amazon and Mayan Catholics. 

In terms of the latter, here is what is being made possible by bishops promoting it:

“Indigenous liturgical adaptations” submitted the Vatican for approval

If there are these liturgical adaptations of the modern Roman Missal even to allow lay leaders to incense the altar, crucifix and sacred images during Mass, once the priest blesses the incense, why not have a Roman Missal that has European Cultural adaptions based upon the ancient Roman Missal, the 1,500 year  liturgical patrimony of Europe.

We already have this with the Ordinariate’s Divine Worship, the Missal,  in terms of incorporating Anglican Liturgical Patrimony post King Henry VIII’s break with Rome.

Why not a Roman Liturgical Patrimony? 

Okay I will begrudgingly say that Pope Francis has a point that a small minority of traditionalists are anti-Vatican II and anti-Vatican II specifically in liturgical reforms. But apart from that, liturgical traditionalists are quite eclectic, many are gay, may have gay partners and want LGBTQ+++ rights in and outside of the Church, in terms of inclusivity and blessing LGBTQ+++ relationships. 

They like the lace and more prissy aspects of the Traditional Mass as well as its fussy regimentation.

Thus, since the spirit of Vatican II in terms of the all important LGBTQ+++ ideologies is driving so much in terms of the synodal church, why not take into account LGBTQ+++sentiments when it comes to the Roman Patrimony of the Mass being incorporated into the Modern Mass.

This Adapted Modern Missal would maintain the core of the 1970 Missal in terms of calendar (although with adaptations that the Ordinariate’s Calendar has), lectionary and all the prayers to include all the Eucharistic Prayers. 

Adaptations from our Roman Liturgical heritage would be applied to the Modern Roman Missal as an apppendix and optional use:

1. Prayers at the Foot of the Altar and the Order of the Ancient Mass

2. All the private silent prayers of the priest restored 

3. The Ancient form and order of the Offertory prayers. 

4. The ancient rubrics and choreography for the Roman Canon pointing out that the additional signs of the cross and movements of the priest are like a liturgical dance of hands and body allowed in other liturgical adaptions approved by the Vatican.

5. The rite of dismissal from the Ancient Missal.

All of this keeps Vatican II’s ecclesiology of active/actual participation, the modern lectionary and lay ministries for men and women. 

Perhaps Bishop Lopes, the chair bishop for the USCCB’S liturgy commission could be the advocate in Rome for this Roman Culture’s liturgical  Patrimony adaptation of the Modern Missal.