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By Nicholas E. Denysenko

Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC) was once the 1st rfile promulgated by means of the second one Vatican Council. The influence of this record used to be huge and ecumenical—the liturgical reforms authorized by way of the Council reverberated all through Christendom, impacting the order and event of worship in Reformed and Orthodox church buildings. Unrecognized in so much reports, the Orthodox church buildings have been additionally lively contributors within the liturgical move that received momentum throughout the Catholic and Protestant church buildings within the 20th century. This research examines Orthodox liturgical reform after Vatican II in the course of the lens of Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical discussion. After setting up the retrieval of the priesthood of the laity and lively liturgical participation because the rationales for liturgical reform, the research offers the background of liturgical reform via 4 types: the liturgical reforms of Alexander Schmemann; the choice liturgical middle within the Russian Orthodox Church open air of Russia (ROCOR); the symposia on liturgical rebirth approved through the Church of Greece; and the renewed liturgy of recent Skete Monastery. Following a dialogue of the most positive factors of liturgical reform, catechesis, ars celebrandi, and the function of the clergy, Denysenko concludes with feedback for enforcing liturgical reform within the demanding situations of postmodernity and in constancy to the contributions of Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical dialogue.

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