Work of Human Hands: a Theological Critique of the Mass of Paul VI / Anthony Cedaka

Interest in the traditional Latin Mass has begun to spread among a younger generation of clergy and laity, especially since the appearance of Benedict XVI's Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. Many now speak enthusiastically of encountering in the old rite a beauty, a reverence, and a sense of continuity with tradition that they have not experienced with the Mass of Paul VI, the liturgical norm since it first appeared in 1969. Inevitably, however, questions deeper than aesthetics, nostalgia and the hunger for mystery in religion arise.

 

To address them, Father Cekada has produced this thorough and methodical study of the Mass of Paul VI. Father Cekada's erudition, clarity of expression, and facile wit will draw and delight readers, even some who might be quite opposed to his doctrinal positions and to his startling conclusions in this scholarly work.

Father Cekada’s internationally acclaimed systematic analysis of the new rite in light of history, liturgical tradition and Catholic theology. 

•  “Full of interesting and credible analysis… An important contribution to the current debate… I encourage others to read it.” (Mgr. Andrew Wadsworth, ICEL General Secretary)
•  “Carefully argued… Well researched… flags the big question we’ve not been prepared to face.” (Dom Alcuin Reid, author, Organic Development of the Liturgy)
• “Well-documented… original and worthy of attention.” (Dr. Geoffrey Hull, Christian Order)
• “The definitive traditionalist critique.” (Dr. Stephen McInerney, Oriens)
• “Witty, readable… demands a response.” (Brian Mershon, Renew America)