I hope it isn’t too much of a “you had to be there” to give my opinionated report on the Mass. I trust that many of the issues I raise also have their relevance for celebration of the Mass wherever you are.
Read moreTag: Belgium
Dutch-Flemish divide delays new Missal
Liturgists from the Netherlands and Belgium may fail to agree on a single Dutch-language Missal due to slight differences in the way the language is spoken in the two countries.
Read morePetition: Belgian priests and laity call for reforms (UPDATED)
8,235 signatories in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking half of Belgium), including politicians and intellectuals as well as about a tenth of all Flemish priests, deacons and lay Church workers, have called for reforms including ordination of women and married people. The head of the Belgian bishops’ conference accepted the petition along with the Flemish bishops and thanked the group.
Read moreTranslation Update: German and Dutch Languages
In many cases the German bishops elected to retain the current text of the Missal. Dutch speakers have only recently begun to work on a new translation.
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