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The Liturgical Constitution:
“Sacrosanctum Concilum”
It was enacted on December 4, 1963, sixteen years after
Pius XII’s “Mediator Dei” of 1947. In that encyclical, Pius
XII strongly defended some doctrinal principles that are insurmountable
because they are founded on the dogma and two
millennia of tradition and are necessary to preserve the Faith
and protect it from violation or abrogation.
In his encyclical, Pius XII defines Liturgy as:
«The Sacred Liturgy is the public worship that
Our Savior and Head of the Church offers to
the Heavenly Father and that the community of
believers in Christ offers to His Founder, and
through Him, to the Heavenly Father; in sum, it
is all the public worship of the Body of Jesus
Christ, Head of the church.»
The liturgical revolution in the context of the “Roman
rite” of the Catholic Church has managed to destroy not only
that rite, but also the Catholic faith of many believers. There
are numerous examples of this, such as this one.
Archbishop Dwyer of Portland, wrote in a letter:
«People who take Holy Communion are flocking
together to the Communion rail in every
type of clothing, from short pants to other
clothes that are similar to bathing suits (...) Music,
nowadays, is jazz with the tempo of rock-androll;
many no longer genuflect. Many, even adults,
wander around the church and then sit down on
benches without making any sort of sign of recognition
of Our Lord in the Tabernacle. However,
the changes keep moving forward. Many Bishops
not only tolerate, approve and even promote these
aberrations, but also take part in them. “The