Contemplative Apologetics

Stop trying to make liturgy beautiful

Let the Mass be the Mass

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Fr. Jonathan Mitchican
Sep 02, 2024
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This thought occurred to me suddenly the other day, and I can’t seem to shake it. Trying to make the liturgy of the Mass more beautiful is like putting on makeup. A little bit, carefully applied, brings out the natural beauty that is already there. But apply too much, and it starts to look like a clown show.

Of course, I’m no expert on wearing makeup. In…

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