PART FIVEThe Symbolic Frame
When the Catholic Church changed the liturgy from Latin to English, many parishioners rebelled even though the change made sacred tenets more accessible. For many it was the first time that they could grasp and grapple with the sacred values of their faith. In Hunger of Memory, one parishioner describes vividly his reaction to the change:
But now that I no longer live as a Catholic in a Catholic world, I cannot expect the liturgy—which reflects and cultivates my faith—to remain what it was. I will continue to go to the English mass, I will go because it is my liturgy. I will, however, often recall with nostalgia the faith which I have lost …The church is no longer mine. (Rodriguez, 1997, p.107)
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