Gaspar Lefebvre

Dom Gaspar Lefebvre (17 June 1880 Lille, France – 16 April 1966 in Bruges, Belgium) was a French churchman.

Lefebvre carried on the work of Lambert Beauduin, a leading member of the Belgian liturgical movement, who had been influenced by Columba Marmion.

He promoted the active participation of people in the Mass by helping them to understand and follow the liturgical rites and texts.

[2] Lefebvre made significant pastoral contributions to the liturgical movement by publishing from 1920 to 1959 bilingual missals from Latin into English, French, Dutch, and Italian.

[3] It contributed greatly to the participation of the faithful in Sunday Mass and sung vespers.