Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1996 to 2002
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Tag: Missal Translation
Francis, Bishops and the Missal: “Mission Intelligible”
A new moment calls for a bold new initiative. What are we waiting for?
Read moreRochester NY: Bishop Matano on new Missal and bringing Catholics back to Church
“I believe the Roman Missal, the third edition, has really been a great opportunity to revive the sanctity and the reverence we should have for the Eucharist and for the Mass.”
Read moreBBC Thought for the Day – updated
“…the Catholic Church has spent years arguing over a new English translation of the Mass… there has been a tension between the formal and informal; between those who want to describe God as a remote, awesome being and others who want to encourage a more intimate, personal connection…”
Read moreGerman priests ask bishops to wait on Missal translation – UPDATE
Concerns about an inappropriate “linguistic register” have prompted the request.
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 moreThe Prayer over the Offerings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
The translator has tried to paraphrase the Latin where there seems to be no need to do so.
Read moreMajority says new English Missal needs to be revised
From Vatican Insider at La Stampa: A debate has opened regarding the new translation of the Roman Missal, which priests often have to adapt, to make it easier for the congregation to understand
Read more“A little abstruse and pretentious”: Abbot Johnson of Vatican Translation Committee on the New Missal
Church officials are cautious now about the Missal, and a bit more honest in their comments.
Read moreTablet Survey: Laity split over new Mass translation, clergy and religious mostly reject it, support high among Latin Mass traditionalists
Catholic opinion remains split down the middle over the new English text of the Mass, an online survey by The Tablet has revealed.
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