There is a temptation in these post-Baptism Sundays to view our liturgical work as something of a breather between our “real” work during the Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter seasons.
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Tag: Translation
Irish Bishops on Translation
Statement of the Winter 2017 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Read morePope Francis Wishes to Change the “Our Father”
From La Repubblica: The Italian text of the most well-known prayer, the “Our Father,” could soon change. Pope Francis himself has stated his opinion: “God who
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The Bishops’ Statement on Translation
Following their November meeting in Leeds, the Bishops of England and Wales have issued a statement of no-change; the current translation of the Roman Missal will remain in use in spite of the recent statement of Francis restoring the responsibility for liturgical translation to local churches.
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New Text of Infant Baptismal Rite Approved
The vote passed with the needed two-thirds majority. 23 voted against the new text. 3 abstained.
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Rehabilitating the 1998 Sacramentary
I personally believe that it is eminently possible, and indeed quite easy, to provide an alternative to the 2011 Roman Missal.
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An Issue for Future Liturgical Translations (3): Verbal Forms of Court Etiquette
The Deity is sometimes addressed with court vocabulary, obscured in our translations by leaving particular words in lower case.
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New Zealand Bishops Committed to Exploring Alternative Missal Translation
Like many priests and parishioners, we share in the frustration concerning some aspects of the current translation of the Roman Missal and we reiterate our desire for beauty, comprehensibility and participation in and through the sacred liturgy.
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Equality and Inclusion in the Roman Canon
It is of the greatest importance that liturgical translators take care that the texts they translate be “audible,” not only in the receptor language but also in the receptor culture.
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Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio on Translation
This decision will effectively reverse some of the actions taken by Francis’s predecessor to centralize control over liturgical translations. It will likewise block any future attempts by the Congregation for Divine Worship to enforce compliance with the instruction Liturgiam authenticam.
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