Alcuin Reid
Dom Alcuin Reid is a monk of the Monastère Saint-Benoît in the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France. After studies in Theology and in Education in Melbourne, Australia, he was awarded a PhD from King’s College, University of London, for a thesis on twentieth century liturgical reform (2002), which was subsequently published as 'The Organic Development of the Liturgy' with a preface by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Ignatius, 2005; trans. 'Lo sviluppo organico della Liturgia', Cantagalli, 2013). He has lectured internationally and has published extensively on the sacred liturgy, including 'Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger' (2003), 'The Monastic Diurnal' (2004), 'The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described' (Burns & Oates, 2009), 'A Bitter Trial: Evelyn Waugh and John Carmel Cardinal Heenan on the Liturgical Changes' (Ignatius, 2011). His writings have been translated into Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Polish and Croatian.
Labelled a “partisan of the ‘reform of the reform’” by Rita Ferrone in 2007 and an “extreme traditionalist” who “denies many of the principles of Sacrosanctum Concilium” by John Baldovin SJ in 2008 (withdrawn upon challenge), Dom Alcuin takes his place at the centre of the new liturgical movement called for by Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI), promoting an authentic interpretation of the Second Vatican Council’s call for liturgical reform within a hermeneutic of continuity, a critical assessment of its implementation and of the need for a reform of the reform, as well as an openness to the value and riches of the usus antiquior in the Church of the twenty-first century.
Dom Alcuin was the principal organiser of Sacra Liturgia 2013, the international conference on the role liturgical formation and celebration in the life and mission of the Church in Rome in June 2013 and edited its proceedings 'Sacred Liturgy: The Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church' (Ignatius, 2014). He coordinates the ongoing Sacra Liturgia initiatives.
Dom Alcuin edited 'The T&T Clark Companion to Liturgy' which is due for publication by Bloomsbury in 2015. He is currently working on 'Praying the Sacred Liturgy' and 'Continuity or Rupture? A Study of the Second Vatican Council’s Reform of the Liturgy'.
Labelled a “partisan of the ‘reform of the reform’” by Rita Ferrone in 2007 and an “extreme traditionalist” who “denies many of the principles of Sacrosanctum Concilium” by John Baldovin SJ in 2008 (withdrawn upon challenge), Dom Alcuin takes his place at the centre of the new liturgical movement called for by Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI), promoting an authentic interpretation of the Second Vatican Council’s call for liturgical reform within a hermeneutic of continuity, a critical assessment of its implementation and of the need for a reform of the reform, as well as an openness to the value and riches of the usus antiquior in the Church of the twenty-first century.
Dom Alcuin was the principal organiser of Sacra Liturgia 2013, the international conference on the role liturgical formation and celebration in the life and mission of the Church in Rome in June 2013 and edited its proceedings 'Sacred Liturgy: The Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church' (Ignatius, 2014). He coordinates the ongoing Sacra Liturgia initiatives.
Dom Alcuin edited 'The T&T Clark Companion to Liturgy' which is due for publication by Bloomsbury in 2015. He is currently working on 'Praying the Sacred Liturgy' and 'Continuity or Rupture? A Study of the Second Vatican Council’s Reform of the Liturgy'.
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Considering questions of liturgical catechetics, music, preaching, how young people relate to the liturgy and matters of formation and reform, Liturgy in the Twenty-First Century is an essential resource for all clergy and religious laity involved in liturgical ministry and formation. Bringing forth 'new treasures as well as old' (Mt 13:52) its contributors identify and address contemporary challenges and issues facing the task of realising the vision of Cardinal Sarah, Cardinal Ratzinger/Benedict XVI and the Second Vatican Council.
Quo vadis Catholic liturgy? This Companion brings together a variety of scholars who consider this question at the beginning of the 21st century in the light of advances in liturgical scholarship, decades of post-Vatican II experience and the critical re-examination in the West of the question of the liturgy promoted by Benedict XVI. The contributors, each eminent in their field, have distinct takes on how to answer this question, but each makes a significant contribution to contemporary debate, making this Companion an essential reference for the study of Western Catholic liturgy in history and in the light of contemporary scholarship and debate. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/tt-clark-companion-to-liturgy-9780567034427/#sthash.kWcA4cg9.dpuf
Papers by Alcuin Reid
Considering questions of liturgical catechetics, music, preaching, how young people relate to the liturgy and matters of formation and reform, Liturgy in the Twenty-First Century is an essential resource for all clergy and religious laity involved in liturgical ministry and formation. Bringing forth 'new treasures as well as old' (Mt 13:52) its contributors identify and address contemporary challenges and issues facing the task of realising the vision of Cardinal Sarah, Cardinal Ratzinger/Benedict XVI and the Second Vatican Council.
Quo vadis Catholic liturgy? This Companion brings together a variety of scholars who consider this question at the beginning of the 21st century in the light of advances in liturgical scholarship, decades of post-Vatican II experience and the critical re-examination in the West of the question of the liturgy promoted by Benedict XVI. The contributors, each eminent in their field, have distinct takes on how to answer this question, but each makes a significant contribution to contemporary debate, making this Companion an essential reference for the study of Western Catholic liturgy in history and in the light of contemporary scholarship and debate. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/tt-clark-companion-to-liturgy-9780567034427/#sthash.kWcA4cg9.dpuf
Pobożność liturgiczną możemy określić jako czerpanie pokarmu duchowego z zaangażowania w świętą liturgię poprzez świadomą kontemplację wiary Kościoła, jaka jest celebrowana i wyrażana w obrzędach liturgicznych.
In occasione dell'importante evento, sarà celebrata, tre le altre, una Messa in rito ambrosiano antico nella centralissima chiesa di S. Alessandro dei RR.PP. Barnabiti (tra via torino e Piazza Missori).
The Opening Plenary Address for the Annual Conference of The Society for Catholic Liturgy, held in Philadelphia on September 28, 2017.