Adrien Nocent OSB, liturgist guilty of crimes against the Roman Rite

Counter-history of the liturgical movement #56 – The liturgical reform and Belgium: Father Adrien Nocent OSB. The liturgical reform and Belgium: Adrien Nocent (1913–1996) When studying ecclesial reforms and the liturgical movement, one realizes the truly important role played by certain nations. One nation I have come to regard as likely decisive is Belgium. It was not only the theological and pastoral work carried out in monasteries such as Mont César and Maredsous, or at the University of Louvain, but also figures—such as the aforementioned Dom Lambert Beauduin, Cardinal Léon Joseph Suenens, and others—who formed a vanguard for theological and pastoral renewal within the Church. Among them, one certainly should not overlook Dom Adrien Nocent, a significant figure in the context of Vatican II and the liturgical reform. A student of Bernard Capelle and Bernard Botte, and a confrere of Lambert Beauduin (whom he undoubtedly knew well), he studied at Louvain before moving to Rome to teach …