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The Roman Canon Was Supposed to Go Away, by John M. Grondelski – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

The Roman Canon Was Supposed to Go Away, by John M. Grondelski

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By John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine, June 9, 2025

John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) is a former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. All views expressed herein are his own.

 

Liturgical vandals of the 60’s and 70’s bemoan the resurgence of the Roman Canon (“Eucharistic Prayer I”) in the wake of their brutalist reckovation.

A lot of ink has been spilled over the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) and whether Traditionis Custodes might be modified under Pope Leo XIV. While not necessarily a partisan of the TLM—though I believe the Novus Ordoshould be modified to adopt an ad orientem posture—let me share some tidbits of liturgical history regarding the Roman Canon that have analogical bearing on the TLM question.

If you go back and read those who were writing about “liturgical reform” at the time and just right after the Council, you would have believed that, by our day, the Roman Canon would be long gone. However, if you visit a random set of Catholic parishes any Sunday morning, you’ll find Eucharistic Prayer I (the Roman Canon) alive and well, even flourishing. ….

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