Anscar Chupungco

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Anscar Chupungco

Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome and San Beda University in Manila.[1] He was known for integrating local customs and traditions into the Catholic Mass.[2]

Biography

Chupungco was born Herminio Javier Chupungco in

periti (expert consultants) during the Second Vatican Council[citation needed
].

Work

Chupungco became a member of the faculty of the

Missionary Fathers of the Immaculate Heart.[3]

As a leading expert in liturgy, Chupungco's expertise was sought in all parts of the world. He also produced the Handbook for Liturgical Studies, which is the standard set of textbooks for liturgical education in the world. He was a board member of the

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in Rome.[3]


In 2011 he was awarded the prestigious McManus Award by the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions of the United States. He was a member of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy during the time it produced the first English language translation of the Roman Missal for use around the world.[3]

Later years

In his last years, Chupungco occupied himself with liturgical formation at Paul VI Institute of Liturgy and speaking engagements all over the world. Speaking of recent changes in the liturgical texts mandated by the Holy See, he commented in an address in October 2011 that:

[Liturgical reform] "is being put to task by a movement known as the "reform of the reform". It carries an agenda that can have a regrettable impact on the liturgical gains of the council.

Dark clouds are forming ominously on the western horizon. They move hurriedly and decisively toward the direction of the sun that burns radiantly in the sky. They cast upon it their somber shadows to hide it from view. Suddenly it is dusk before the appointed time.

In reality however the dimness is caused by the passing clouds. I am confident that these cannot put the clock back to yesterday's evening hours.[2]

Death

Chupungco died from a

heart attack on 9 January 2013, at the Paul VI Institute of Liturgy in Malaybalay.He had been scheduled to receive the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award from Pope Benedict XVI in a few weeks, to honor him for his decades of service to the Church.[3] His body was to be returned to his abbey for burial.[4]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-8264-8101-6
    .
  2. ^ a b c McElwee, Joshua (9 January 2013). "Filipino liturgist, priest Anscar Chupungco dies". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Church's prominent liturgist passes away". CBCP News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "What's New OSB". The Order of Saint Benedict. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
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