Category: Translation / New Missal
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Eamon Duffy on the Mass translation of 2011
It is not only “liberals” who critique Liturgiam Authenticam and the bizarre translation that it led to; scholars of impeccable academic and “conservative” credentials reach the same conclusion.
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German Bible Scholar Defends “And lead us not into temptation”
This is the correct translation of the Greek text of the New Testament
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Irish Bishops on Translation
Statement of the Winter 2017 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
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Pope 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 leads us into temptation is not a good translation. Even the French have changed the text with a translation that says “Do not let me fall into temptation.” It is…
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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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Multiple Translations in Use Together
The use of more than one English translation does not need to cause spiritual distress or confusion.
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French Missal Translation to Undergo Modifications in Light of Magnum Principium
The French will go ahead with a revision to the Lord’s Prayer next week as planned, but they will take more time to revise the Missal translation in light of Magnum principium.
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ASL Mass on CatholicTV
History was made last Tuesday when two Deaf priests, Fr. Shawn Carey of the Archdiocese of Boston and Fr. Paul Zirimenya from San Francisco concelebrated Mass in American Sign Language on CatholicTV.
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Bishops of England and Wales Get a “No” on the 1998 Sacramentary
The Congregation for Divine Worship said that the motu proprio “concerns future liturgical translations and cannot be applied retroactively.”