“It is difficult to avoid a sense of disappointment over the decision to introduce the new English translation of the Roman Missal later this year.” – Fr. Tom Jordan, OP
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I would like to call attention to an EXCELLENT resource recently published by the Irish National Centre for Liturgy entitled “The New Missal: Explaining the Changes.” it is written by Fr. Patrick Jones, with assistance from Sr. Moira Bergin, Julie Kavanagh and Fr. Liam Tracey.
“At Maynooth this week members of the bishops’ Commission for Worship, Pastoral Renewal and Faith Development met the Association of Catholic Priests. Forthright criticisms of the new translation were expressed by priests. Their discussions coincided with the spring meeting of the Irish Episcopal Conference.”
Fr. Pádraig McCarthy writes: “If I were to contract to buy a new car which I would use for the next five years, and I became aware of defects which would inhibit it from being effective in the purpose for which I bought it, and which could even be damaging to people I love, I would suspend the completion of the contract until those defects were remedied.”
Readers of Pray Tell may remember that I posted a note of appreciation for the beautiful texts appearing in the National Proper approved for the dioceses of Ireland. These explanatory notes shed light on the propers for St. Ita and St. Brigid.
A “Young” Priest’s View
Dec 29
The main challenge to the Christian church today, in Ireland, is not from any external threat, be it secularism, materialism, consumerism, or postmodernism. The main challenge is the internal one of ensuring that the integrity, the reality, and the relevance of the Church’s life and worship , its teaching and communication, strike a meaningful chord in a society that still has an appetite for spiritual reality.
It has been hoped that it would be possible to implement the missal in Advent 2011. However, as editing still continues on the final text, this time frame might have to be adjusted if the final version is not made available soon.
Almost three-quarters of Catholic women do not feel their church “regards women with a lot of respect” in contrast to 94 per cent of Protestant women who feel they are respected.
“As I Was Saying” will interest you. No, it is not the editorial position of Pray Tell. But we thought you might want to know what some priests are telling their people.