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Even Atheists
Pope Francis: “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics.”
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 47
Article 47 proclaims a Catholic understanding of the foundation of the sacrament of the Eucharist as a divine act. Readers will immediately recognize how dense yet balanced this paragraph is.
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What US Priests Really Think About the New Translation
59% of priests do not like the new translation, compared with 39% who do. An overwhelming 80% agree that some of the language is awkward and distracting. 61% think the translation needs urgently to be revised, and do not want to see the other liturgical books translated in a like manner.
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Collect for the Most Holy Trinity
Comments concerning this collect are taken from Anscar Chupungco’s new book: The Prayers of the the New Missal: A Homiletic and Catechetical Companion.
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Lectio Divina and Liturgy
This is not catechesis. It is not exegesis. It is not Bible study. But it can be a kind of mystagogy, opening our hearts and lives to Christ’s presence in the Word.
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Rita Ferrone at the Helm of Pray Tell
Rita is well known in these parts. We give her a warm welcome as she moderates the blog for the coming month. Address all correspondence to her.
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Pentecost at 400
Even if the original Pentecost event was credited with a daily increase in numbers (Acts 2:47), this number 400 is not good news – neither for this Pentecost, nor for the planet, nor for Pentecosts to come.
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How Does Eucharistic Adoration Lead Us to the Eucharistic Sacrifice?
In light of Pope Francis celebrating Eucharistic Adoration on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, and calling for a world-wide participation in the event, is it appropriate to have Eucharist Adoration on a Sunday?
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The Collect for the Mass of Pentecost Day
The Collect for Pentecost provides a good example of the difficulties that beset translators working within the constraints of Liturgiam Authenticam.
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