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In The expression of
the congregation's participation is often confined to song.
Other actions or attitudes are ordinarily less in value. To
sancd, to kneel, to smile when offering the Sign of Peace, to
walk to Communion: this is the whole range of actions and attitudes
proposed to our assemblies. I almost forgot to add another action
which ordinarily takes place during the Creed: the one where
men reach into their pockets and lidies open and close their
handbags in a significant click-clack. It is the collection
rite, a liturgical action that no celebration would omit. Outside
of these actions and attitudes no others are forseen.
We might ask if other
actions or attitudes would not also be desirable. To raise hands,
to prostrate oneself, to clap hands, to bow, to dance, or more
simply to look at a beautiful icon or listen to a beautiful
record (if ther is no organ) could become excellent forms of
liturgical expression.
You might say, "These
are some very hazardous innovations, even dangerous for the
tranquility of our celebrations. You are innovating uproar."
I shall answer,
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