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    Published: 2021-03-30
    Vol. 91 No. 1 (2021)

    Making the Liturgy Viral and Virtual? A Case Study of Holy Mass Broadcasting During the Pandemic

    Maciej Szczepaniak
    Collectanea Theologica
    Section: Articles
    https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2021.91.1.06

    Abstract

    The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on the lives of many societies. Restrictions also affected the liturgy, the source from which the power of the Church flows. From the liturgy, therefore, and especially from the Eucharist, as from a font, grace is poured forth upon us; and the sanctification of men and women in Christ and the glorification of God, to which all other activities of the Church are directed as toward their end, is achieved in the most efficacious possible way. In many parts of the world, access to this source has been limited or even barred by restrictions of civil authorities. Recommendations issued by bishops often included proposals for parishes to broadcast the Sunday Mass on social media. This case study of one Polish diocese (Poznań) shows the scale of the transmission phenomenon. The large number of broadcasts, even from small parishes, proves the need for the faithful to identify with their own parish. The author argues that the Church has been able to respond to the crisis situation by making a kind of pastoral “revision”. In his opinion, however, the formation of the recipients is necessary to avert the danger of making the Church liturgy viral and virtual.

    Keywords:

    broadcast of the Holy Mass, virtuality, virality, social media, Poznań Archdiocese

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    Szczepaniak, M. (2021). Making the Liturgy Viral and Virtual? A Case Study of Holy Mass Broadcasting During the Pandemic. Collectanea Theologica, 91(1), 133–154. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2021.91.1.06

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