Author: Fr. Neil Xavier O’Donoghue
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Upcoming talk on the Paschal Mystery
EDITOR — Fr. Neil Xavier O’Donoghue to offer lecture at Catholic University.
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The Taste of the Sacred: Lessons from Kenya’s Altar Wine
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — I have always been interested in altar wine.
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Progress on new Lectionary for Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — Representatives from the Bishops’ Conferences of Australia, Ireland, New Zealand met in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Ireland, to discuss the progress of their Joint Lectionary Project.
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Fr. Karol Wojtyła celebrates versus populum in the 1950’s
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — Today there is a tendency to see the many changes in the manner liturgy was celebrated in the second half of the twentieth century as being radical. However, for many who lived through the period these were simply common sense.
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Upcoming talk on early Irish liturgy
NEIL O’DONOGHUE — On April 23 at 5pm ET, Fr. Neil O’Donoghue will offer a lecture on the topic “Did Early Christian Ireland have a Unique (‘Celtic’) Liturgical Rite?”
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Irish Liturgical Resources
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — I think it would be good to look at some Irish liturgical resources to complement the other less-liturgical aspect of various celebrations of Irishness and what sometimes passes for it.
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Biennial Office Finally Scheduled for Publication
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — To my knowledge this is the last of the liturgical books to be published in the renewal of the Roman Missal, Ritual, Pontifical and Liturgy of the Hours.
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Joint Lectionary Project
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — “For over 50 years parishes and communities in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand have listened to the scripture readings proclaimed in church from the same translations which are given in the Lectionary for Mass. Many of these books are now in a poor state and need replacing.”
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No “extra” Hosts
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — I am asking for the help of Pray Tell readers in this post. A particular bugbear of mine is when those who participate in the Eucharist are not offered Communion that is consecrated at the liturgy they are attending.