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GEORGIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1968 5
Baptism Rite For Infants To Be Changed
VATICAN CITY — Baptismal
rites for babies in the future will
be quite different from present
practice.
Changes have been partially
disclosed in an article in the
Vatican City paper, L’Osservatore
Romano, reporting on matters
studied during recent plenary
session of the Concilium for the
Implementation of Reform of the
Liturgy. The meetings were held
from Oct. 8 to 18 in Rome but
no immediate report of the
material considered was made
public.
However, L’Osservatore
Romano (in its Oct. 21-22
edition) carried an article by the
concilium’s secretary,. Father
Annibale Bugnini, C.M. Among
the most interesting reforms
reported by Father Bugnini were
proposed changes in the
baptismal rites of infants.
Father Bugnini reported that
the reformed baptismal rites will
consist of two parts—the baptism
of infants and the baptism of
adults. “The baptism of infants is
set up in a way to be adapted to
the actual condition of children.
It is not they who act. And
therefore stress was laid not so
much on their will but on the
actual action of the grace of God
and on the commitment of
parents, godparents and the
community.” No information on
when the new rites are to go into
effect was given.
Father Qugnini added that “it
is to be hoped that the baptism
may be celebrated with the
participation of the parish
community (the Mass) or at least
with a certain number of friends
and relatives. It is preferable also
that more than one baptism be
celebrated in the presence of the
community at the same time.”
Outlining the new rites, Father
Bugnini said the ceremony would
unfold in four parts. First is to be
the presentation and acceptance
i of the baby, carried out in a
dialogue between relatives and
priests.
Second, the themes of baptism
are to be illustrated by the
Liturgy of the Word and by a
sermon, concluding with the
prayer of the faithful. Third,
there is to be the renewal of the
baptismal promises and the
profession of faith made by those
present in their own name, which
is to be followed by
administering the baptism. This is
to be crowned by some
concluding rites and a final
blessing which will include the
newly baptized infants, the
parents and all present.
Father Bugnini also noted that
“the draft takes into account the
variety of situations possible and
therefore, after having described
the rite for the baptism of more
than one infant, considers the
cases of a single child, of a very
large number of children to be
baptized, of baptism
administered by catechists or
even by laymen, or baptism given
in the danger of death.
Among other matters
considered in the 11th plenary
sessions of the Concilium were
reports on further alterations in
the Mass, specifically dealing with
hymns, prayers and prefaces and
with votive Masses; benedictions
of abbots; the Divine Office; the
profession of Religious men and
women, Holy Week rites and
funerals.
Regarding men and women
Religious, Father Bugnini said
reforms contemplate changes in
present rites which often give
more importance to receiving the
habit than to the religious
profession itself, “which is
reduced almost exclusively to a
juridical act with little or no
evidence of the theological value
of the religious life.”
Notre Dame Club
To Hold Charity
Dance Nov. 15
The Notre Dame Club of
Atlanta will hold a Hibernian
Charity Dance for the benefit of
the Village of St. Joseph Friday,
Nov. 15, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The dance, which will feature
the Irish Minstrels Band, will be
held at the Knights of Columbus
Council 660, Buford Highway.
Admission will be $6 per couple.
The dance is being held the night
before the Notre Dame-Georgia
Tech game in South Bend and
Tech alumni will attend.
Reservations may be made with
Lou Loncaric at 521-2282 or
252-3798.
Father Bugnini said the two
aspects must be brought more
closely-into harmony but added:
-“it is advised, however, that the
-■religious habit should be worn -
as is normally done at the
beginning of the novitiate — but
on the day when the profession is
made.”
After two years of study by a
special commission, a complete
draft for revision of the rites of
religious profession has been
presented to the Concilium. The
draft studied by the Concilium
has two distinct parts, one for
men and the other for women.
Father Bugnini said, “The
fundamental structure is identical
but with slight differences in
some of the rites and texts in
keeping with the different
psychology of one and the
other.” The new form was used
for the first time during the
Eucharistic Congress at Bogota
when 400 women Religious made
their profession.
Work also continues on revision
of the rites of Holy Week, which
will remain the traditional ones
with some adaptations to make
them more in keeping with
present conditions and to make
attendance easier.
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Funeral rites are also being
revised Tn sortie aspects. Father
Bugnini _said, “The new rite has
above all contributed to increase
the understanding of the paschal
significance of Christian death.
Some difficulties have arisen, not
so much from the rite as from the
still imperfect awareness of all of
its parts and of the possibilities it
offers.”
Among specific matters
considered in this regard were the
relationship between the Divine
Office and funeral Masses,
funerals for babies and funerals
for those who are to be cremated
This last, said Father Bugnini
“was also considered with due
caution in conformity with the
dispositions laid down by the
Doctrinal Congregation which has
provided for the recognition of
cremation under certain
restricted circumstances.”
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