Month: December 2010
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O Sapientia: O Holy Wisdom
Beginning with the 17th of December, the liturgical tradition marks each day until Christmas Eve with an ancient and mysterious text, one of the so-called O-Antiphons. The O-Antiphons are among the most magnificent and ancient compositions of the Roman liturgy.
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ICEL sidelines priest who criticized Missal changes: The Tablet
“The Tablet” reveals today the name of the translator sacked: Fr. Alan Griffiths of Portsmouth Diocese, UK.
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US Order of Mass FINAL text – leaked
The FINAL Order of Mass – US has been leaked at WikiSpooks. This is the text that the BCDW mailed to publishers at 3:16pm CST yesterday.
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The Roman Missal Crisis: Away with the critics!
It would be tragic if the Roman Missal Crisis caused the most qualified individuals, seeing their careful work undone by the CDW, to decline to participate in future translation projects.
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Bishop Serratelli’s pastoral letter on the new missal
“The work of translating the third edition of the Roman Missal was done with much collaboration among bishops, priests, scholars, poets, musicians and the faithful. Rich in biblical and patristic allusions, the translation gives us new texts in a language that is both intelligible and dignified, a way of praying that honors God and lifts…
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Are Early ‘Midnight Masses’ Desacralizing Dec. 25?
by Fr. James Martin, SJ “More and more, you’ll find churches empty on Christmas Day. People want to get it out of the way. ”
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The really truly absolutely totally final FINAL text of the Order of Mass
Yesterday the FINAL text of the Order of Mass was sent to publishers by the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship.
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Legalists, Libertines, Rules and Reasons
For liturgical legalists the only important question is “what is the relevant legislation.” For liturgical libertines any concern for rules, rubrics, canon, or decrees is a sign of inauthenticity. What both of these share is a certain flawed understanding of obedience.
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Native Indian parish and archdiocese clash
Today’s Mineapolis StarTribune reports on a clash between the Church of Gichitwaa Kateri and the chancery over the incorporation of Indian elements into the celebration of Mass. Fr. James Notebaart, pastor of the parish for nearly 20 years, encouraged such inculturation of the liturgy.