Tag: Missal Implementation
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An Issue for Future Liturgical Translation (I): Correcting Already-Approved Mistranslations
How does a territorial bishops’ conference identify and correct mistranslations that appear in texts that have already been approved for use by the conference and confirmed by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments?
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Absolution Confusion
Many people are under the impression that the absolution by the priest actually absolves them from their sins.
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A dose of reality
To anchor our feet firmly on the ground, here’s a report of another Vigil that an American friend sent me
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How many hands does it take…?
This year’s Easter Vigil was a real logistical ordeal for presiders.
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A Mass lacking architectural integrity
Lots of things happened during a solemn parish liturgy, but they didn’t add up.
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Kinda Incensed Over Incense
I felt reduced to a mere spectator, watching the priest dignify the objects of bread and wine and candle–symbols of the risen crucified one, indeed–but seemingly blind to the dignity of the baptized assembled for the great offering of praise and thanksgiving.
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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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A Homely Reminder of How Rote Ritual Is
So much of the analysis of liturgy remains focused on the words in the books or even the words recited or repeated in assemblies, and this with an uncritical, unarticulated assumption that the discursive content of those texts impact/shape the ideas or imaginations of most of the participants. The individual performances and ongoing practices of…
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Majority says new English Missal needs to be revised
From Vatican Insider at La Stampa: A debate has opened regarding the new translation of the Roman Missal, which priests often have to adapt, to make it easier for the congregation to understand