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.
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Liturgical 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?”
Read moreDateline: 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.
Read moreFrancis, Bishops and the Missal: “Mission Intelligible”
A new moment calls for a bold new initiative. What are we waiting for?
Read moreEamon Duffy on the New Missal
“…the ghastly translation of the Missal which now afflicts us…”
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 60
In classic Roman Catholic sacramental theology sacramentals are distinguished from sacraments on the basis of efficacy: sacraments confer grace ex opere operato while sacramentals confer grace in other ways.
Read moreWhat US Priests Really Think About the New Translation
59% of priests do not like the new translation, compared with 39% who do. An overwhelming 80% agree that some of the language is awkward and distracting. 61% think the translation needs urgently to be revised, and do not want to see the other liturgical books translated in a like manner.
Read moreCorpus Christi Watershed overshoots
Now that’s one whopper of a claim!
Read moreUsing Poor Language in the Liturgy
“The lack of spectacular consequence is hardly surprising. Few people attend church services simply for the beauty of the language.”
Read moreThe TLS and the New Missal
This week’s The Times Literary Supplement carries a vigorous review of the UK edition of the Roman Missal.
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