The Liturgy Today and Tomorrow

Abstract

In his recent book, The Liturgy Today and Tomorrow, Pere Gelineau speaks to us not so much as a dry theologian or liturgiologist but more as an experienced pastor who knows all the practical difficulties when one tries to make liturgy relevant and meaningful in one's parish. He exposes the deplorable condition of the post-Vatican parish liturgy, which has neither the solemnity of the good old days when 'the smoke curled up, the vestments glowed, the chants rolled,' nor the intimacy of the contemporary Group Liturgies with its own music and Gospel-sharing.