Category: BCDW / USCCB
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On Christian Seders
Does a seder in a Christian context respect both the Jewish roots of Christianity as well as “those to whom the seder truly belongs”?
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Blessing for an unborn child
Set to appear by Mother’s Day, this new prayer was commissioned by the USCCB.
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Agnus Dei tropes – one approach
Alan Hommerding has convinced me that “Lamb of God” is a highly appropriate text for this moment, and one should hesitate to replace it with something which diminishes the paschal sacrificial banquet theme.
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Sanity on the Cup from Archbishop Schnurr
“I was informed by the USCCB that it is not a matter of the indult expiring. Rather the indult has been supplanted by The General Instruction of the Roman Missal.”
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Baltimore priest helps nation’s Catholics prepare for new translation of Roman Missal
Father Richard B. Hilgartner’s jaw dropped the first time he read bits of a draft of the new English translation of the Roman Missal.
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Gradual rollout of new Mass settings in the US (UPDATED 6-17)
The USCCB has approved the gradual introduction of new musical settings…
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Agnus Dei tropes – for Pentecost
It is permitted to repeat “Agnus Dei” as many times as needed.
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Disposing of old sacramentaries
From the just-arrived Newsletter of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship: how do you dispose of an old sacramentary?
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A tribute to Frederick McManus
Priest, peritus, and promoter of liturgical renewal: 1950 – 2005.