Joseph Shaw on the Reform of the Reform

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Unfortunately he upholds the traditionalist position about the "contemplative" nature of the liturgy against a notion of active participation based on intelligibility. He would not accept liturgical spirituality as expounded by the greats of the 20th century liturgical movement. How many of the great saints that he cites were religious or clerics who had an understanding of Latin? And how many of those who did not understand Latin were sanctified in spite of not understanding the liturgy but rather by the grace of the Eucharist nourishing a spirit of prayer and attentiveness separate from liturgical participation? How many beginners are capable of that?

Latin traditionalists will not be easy to convince; while the EF should be made available to them because it is pastorally warranted they should not be surprised if their children seek alternatives to nourish them spiritually.

Any possibility of a decent English translation of the EF or the Sarum use gaining wider use?