Mass Translations Video
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:40 AM
Rome Reports has released this short video encapsulating the reasons why a new English translation of the Roman Missal is being prepared.
The new translation is now entering the final stages of approval, and it is expected to be introduced into widespread liturgical use in about two years.
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, who heads the Vatican’s Vox Clara committee that is charged... READ MORE
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Mass Translations Website
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, August 24, 2009 11:49 AM
More significant news on the liturgical front: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a website about the new English translations of the Roman Missal.
Go here to access the website and the resources it provides to assist with the revised translations, which are intended to make the English Mass prayers more faithful to the meaning of the original Latin prayers contained in the... READ MORE
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Translations Still Stalled
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:59 PM
Catholic News Service reports:
The U.S. bishops will have to poll members missing from their meeting in San Antonio before it’s known whether they are approving liturgical prayers, special Masses and key sections of an English translation of the order of the Mass.
Five texts being prepared for use in English-speaking countries failed to get the necessary two-thirds votes of the Latin-rite U.S.... READ MORE
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Mass Translations Approved
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:07 PM
(CNS)
The U.S. bishops have voted to approve a new English translation of some of the prayers used in the Mass.
The bishops voted 189-30 today at their fall meeting in Baltimore in favor of a translation of the Proper of the Seasons, the proper prayers for Sundays and feast days throughout the liturgical year.
As this CNS article notes, it’s only one more step on the road to securing final Church... READ MORE
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Bishops’ Fall Meeting Begins
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, November 10, 2008 12:12 PM
(CNS)
The fall meeting of the U.S. bishops opened today in Baltimore.
The Daily Blog will report on developments there this week. For now, we’d like to draw attention to a couple of key items on the agenda.
The first one is a planned discussion of the issue of the responsibilities of Catholics in public life to stand up for fundamental Church teachings on abortion. While the bishops collectively... READ MORE
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Translations Revote Scheduled
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:43 AM
U.S. bishops at last spring's meeting in Orlando. (CNS)
The U.S. bishops will reconsider approval of the new English translation of the Proper of Seasons prayers from the Roman Missal.
The translation of the prayers failed to achieve the required two-thirds majority approval when the bishops met at their spring meeting last June in Orlando.
The bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship, which is chaired by Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson, N.J., ... READ MORE
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