This blog is created to spread the visions and teachings of late Cardinal Joseph Parekattil, the former Archbishop of Ernakulam Archdiocese and the first Cardinal of Kerala Catholic Church.This Year marks His birth Centenary (1912-2012).
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Cardinal Parecattil's Views on Liturgy
Whenever they (the apostles) preached the Gospel, they have given shape to liturgical worship in the local languages, making use of symbols borrowed from local cultures. This is how different Rites originated. Our Father St Thomas too must have thus established the nucleus of an indigenous Rite in India...Although we do not know any details of this early form of worship, we can, all the same, safely say that St. Thomas, while planting the seed of the gospel in the Indian soil, must have taken the initiative in setting the liturgical ball rolling the Indian way
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As a young candidate for the priesthood for the diocese of Ernakulam, I thrilled to read the revolutionary visions of late Cardinal Pareckattil.
ReplyDeletebr. Jinu Pallipatt
Indigenous liturgy yielding fruits in Africa:
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