Category: New Missal Implementation
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Dateline: April 4th, Holy Saturday, Scammon Bay, Alaska
In any event, in this post I hope some readers might find a glimpse into the church at one edge of the North American continent, as well as into the heart or soul of a veteran pastoral minister struggling with the Missal text in service to the church’s liturgical tradition.
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Francis, Bishops and the Missal: “Mission Intelligible”
A new moment calls for a bold new initiative. What are we waiting for?
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Eamon Duffy on the New Missal
“…the ghastly translation of the Missal which now afflicts us…”
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 60
In classic Roman Catholic sacramental theology sacramentals are distinguished from sacraments on the basis of efficacy: sacraments confer grace ex opere operato while sacramentals confer grace in other ways.
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What US Priests Really Think About the New Translation
59% of priests do not like the new translation, compared with 39% who do. An overwhelming 80% agree that some of the language is awkward and distracting. 61% think the translation needs urgently to be revised, and do not want to see the other liturgical books translated in a like manner.
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Corpus Christi Watershed overshoots
Now that’s one whopper of a claim!
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Using Poor Language in the Liturgy
“The lack of spectacular consequence is hardly surprising. Few people attend church services simply for the beauty of the language.”
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The TLS and the New Missal
This week’s The Times Literary Supplement carries a vigorous review of the UK edition of the Roman Missal.
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Diocesan Missal Survey report goes live
The complete report is now available to download as a PDF.