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
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Category: New Missal Implementation
Ordinariate Divine Worship Complementary Norms
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
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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?
Read moreHow many hands does it take…?
This year’s Easter Vigil was a real logistical ordeal for presiders.
Read moreJohn Allen: the liturgy wars have gone quiet, but have not gone away.
John Allen’s take on the current mood with regard to the Missal translation.
Read moreA Mass lacking architectural integrity
Lots of things happened during a solemn parish liturgy, but they didn’t add up.
Read moreKinda 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.
Read moreUniversa Laus meeting, 2015
It is fascinating to see how liberal the German-speaking repertoire is when it comes to texts of the Order of Mass…. The Sanctus was sung in German to the music of Owen Alstott’s Heritage Mass.
Read moreSeeking “Sacred” Silence
The “opening prayer” is a silent prayer done by “all in silence with the priest” (per the Roman Missal), with the priest truly functioning as a presider by leading all in the silent prayer and concluding it with the Collect.
Read moreLiturgical Translations: The Road Ahead
“Competing visions of how liturgy and language develop are embodied in the controversy surrounding translation. On the one hand, there is a vision of organic development, from the ground up, discerned and guided by the hierarchy. On the other, there is a vision of translators charged with producing a “sacral vernacular” expressing “timeless truths,” detached from changing circumstances on the ground. Which vision is correct? Is it possible to combine values from both perspectives?”
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