New Missal Implementation Archives

Love’s Labors Lost: The Collect for Thursday after the Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 13, 2021 Michael Joncas New Missal Implementation Translation / New Missal

Strengths and weaknesses in the present Missal translation

“One” God no more

A few weeks ago Paul Inwood reported on the change of the collect conclusion in England & Wales. The December/January edition of Intercom the Irish

Eucharistic Prayer II on Sundays

February 9, 2020 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue Do It Rite Eucharist New Missal Implementation

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal number 364 says “Eucharistic Prayer II, on account of its particular features, is more appropriately used on weekdays

Addendum to Spanish Book of the Chair

September 25, 2019 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue CDW / Holy See New Missal Implementation

The Congregation for Divine Worship in Rome has sent a clarification to Pray Tell.

Spanish Book of the Chair

September 23, 2019 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue New Missal Implementation Recently Published Books Translation / New Missal

I was in Spain recently and there came across a newly published liturgical book, the 2018 Libro de la Sede or Book of the Chair. This book is

Ordinariate Divine Worship Complementary Norms

April 9, 2019 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue CDW / Holy See Episcopal/Anglican Liturgy Inculturation New Missal Implementation

Today the CDF released some Complementary Normsof the Apostolic Constitution “Anglicanorum coetibus” of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith along with an Explanatory Note. Some

An Issue for Future Liturgical Translation (I): Correcting Already-Approved Mistranslations

October 16, 2017 Michael Joncas BCDW / USCCB CDW / Holy See New Missal Implementation Translation / New Missal

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?