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Read moreTag: Fr. Michael G. Ryan
“…a wide range of opinions and observations about the Roman Missal…”
I gather the word has worked its way upward that something didn’t work in the whole missal saga.
Read moreAmerica on the new translation
“Can we talk about a new edition of the Missal, not someday, but soon? (A costly question, for sure, but something tells me that many a priest would gladly help foot the bill.) Can we keep talking, not letting weariness with the whole business or indifference or fear of reprisals prevent us from talking and listening to each other?” – Fr. Michael Ryan
Read moreAmerican Catholic parishes prepare for new Mass translation that sticks closer to Latin
Here’s an AP story on the missal.
Read moreMore UK Reactions
Andrew Cameron-Mowat SJ, writing for Thinking Faith, the British Jesuits’ online journal, has trenchantly defended the 1973 Missal’s rendering of Domine, non sum dignus.
Read moreTime to say ‘yes’ – sort of
“The new Missal should be allowed to stand on its own and be judged for what it is, not for what we priests decide to make of it. I am of the opinion that the Missal will in time – I’m guessing not a long time – be judged deficient, but an informed judgement will never be made if we priests, even for the best of motives, give our people not the new Missal but our version of it. So we should do whatever is necessary to prepare our people for the new Missal but not take on the responsibility for making it work by doctoring or diluting it.” – Fr. Michael Ryan
Read moreThe Vatican’s Tahrir Square?
“I may be wrong, but I have the impression that at least some, perhaps many, of the bishops share the unhappiness about the new translation which is felt by many priests and lay Catholics. Yet the new translation is being promoted as a precious gift.” Fr. Kevin Kelly in a letter to the bishops of England and Wales
Read moreJames Savage: 30 years at Seattle cathedral
“The music program of St. James Cathedral has come to be recognized throughout this country as both superior and superb: the organists, the Cathedral Choir of St. James, the Women of St. James Schola, the Cathedral Cantorei, the Cathedral Chamber Orchestra, and the Cathedral’s three children’s choirs (Schola Cantorum, St. Gregory Choir, St. Cecilia Singers). When Jim Savage arrived on the scene, there was an organist and a rather small choir.” – Fr. Mike Ryan, Seattle
Read moreFr. Ryan’s homily, now online
The What If We Just Said Wait initiative continues.
Read moreVaried voices on this version
“The new translations are a step backwards.” – Fr. Reese
“It is a vast improvement.” – Fr. Stravinskas