As the late spring slides into early summer, and the new Church year begins, the colour purple dotting the landscape of Sydney is a natural reminder of Advent.
Posts Tagged Australia
Advent-purple trees
Nov 29
Parishes, communities and schools can begin singing (not saying) the new texts for the parts of the Ordinary of the Mass from January 1, 2011.
On October 17, 2010 in Rome, Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop was canonized. All of Australia is buzzing with excitement and pride.
Fr. Peter Williams from the Australian liturgy office is interviewed here about the translation process by Noel Debien of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Missal implementation plans vary from conference to conference.
The newly translated Roman Missal will help address the serious theological problems of the 1973 missal currently in use, said one of Australia’s most senior liturgists.
Coming soon…
Feb 8
Things are going to move very quickly in terms of the transition to the MR3 once the recognitio is granted, and that date looks to be not too far off.
Try Again, Australia
Jan 17
Until now (both before and after Vatican II), Catholic hymnody has been a free-for-all in the English-speaking world. Sources tell me that Rome isn’t accepting the Australians’ vernacular hymn repertoire.