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Introduction to Msgr. Marini's Address: Second Draft

by Jeffrey Tucker

Among Catholics who have a sound appreciation of sacred music and solemn liturgy, Monsignor Guido Marini is a folk hero. As Pontifical Master of Liturgical Ceremonies, he has a huge international presence. We see him on television and on youtube, always standing near the Pope during Vespers or Mass. He holds Benedict XVI's eyeglasses and hands them to the Pope just before he reads the Gospel. He very subtly organizes what happens in the sanctuary with very small eye movements and twitches of the finger. His heads is always slightly bowed in deference to both the Pope and to his task.


What we do not see on television is all the front-man work when the Pope travels to foreign lands, improving the liturgical furnishings and vestments as best he is able. It is clear that he combines his beautiful aesthetic with a great sense of politics. He is at once firm but gentle. On the one hand, he has a high profile; on the other hand, he has a very small "footprint" when doing his work in the sanctuary. Like a great MC, he is easy to overlook, and seems, in fact, happy to be overlooked. There is an embedded humility to the way he does what he does.

I know for a fact that there are many young men in the United States who look to Msgr. Marini as a model: a master of what he does, and a loyal and faithful servant of the faith and the office of the Papacy in its liturgical work. He seems to understand that what goes on at Papal liturgies sets a tone and style for the world. He takes this responsibility very seriously, with intense focus on every detail, consistent with the long tradition of MCs. He even looks the part in a wonderful way: studious, thin, a bit geeky, but with a charming smile and gentle demeanor.

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