Eucharistic Revival Through Liturgical Formation: The Liturgical Movement Revisited

ABSTRACT: This article explores how the Eucharistic Revival called for by the Bishops of the United States can be enriched through a retrieval of major themes in the twentieth-century Liturgical Movement. In particular, it explores how the concepts of liturgical participation in mystery, integral liturgical formation, and Eucharistic solidarity are developed in the thought of major voices in the movement. Ultimately, it argues that a deepened awareness of the connections between the liturgy and other moments in Christian life is a necessary prerequisite for the current Eucharistic Revival to bear lasting fruit.