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Fr. Virgil, St. John's monks spread idea that liturgy creates community. (Virgil Michel, St. John's Abbey)(Liturgy) (Cover Story)

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From: National Catholic Reporter
Date: 19931210
Author:Gibeau, Dawn

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- The Benedictine monks of St. John's Abbey here, beginning with liturgical pioneer Fr. Virgil Michel, "were the founders of the liturgical movement in English-speaking countries," said Fr. Godfrey Diekmann, who inherited responsibility for Michel's liturgical legacy after his mentor died unexpectedly in 1938 at age 48.

St. John's "remains important, to some extent," Diekmann told NCR. He dates the origin of the pastoral liturgical movement to 1924, when the first Missa recitata, or dialogue Mass, was celebrated in a crypt of Maria Laach Abbey in Germany. ...

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