A Video from Dr Foley All About the Sign of Peace

Mass of the Ages has just released a very useful video in which our long-time contributor Dr Michael Foley gives the history of the Sign of Peace in the Roman Mass, from its origins to the present day. As must always be the case with such things, he also explains how the “restoration” of the Sign of Peace in the post-Conciliar Rite is anything but. The divorce between the Church’s historical tradition and the current practice has lead to the current “crisis of meaning” about it, as Dr Foley wisely terms it. This even lead Pope Benedict XVI to have the question examined of whether or not it should be moved to another part of the liturgy. Once again, we have a case where the traditional Roman Rite serves as a reference point for necessary future reforms. In the meantime, we certainly look forward to more of this kind of thing from MOTA - feliciter!