Tag: Australia
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Development of the Missa Terra Spiritus Sancti – Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit Part II
CARMEL PILCHER — Celebrating the Missa Kimberley left a lasting impression and led me to research the origins of this distinctly Aboriginal style Eucharist that at the time I knew nothing about.
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Development of the Missa Terra Spiritus Sancti – Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit
CARMEL PILCHER — Fr. Kevin McKelson was conscious that the government of the day required him to “civilize the natives,” while his task as church leader was to “convert” them to the faith. But how could he do either of these without violating the local culture?
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Using Poor Language in the Liturgy
“The lack of spectacular consequence is hardly surprising. Few people attend church services simply for the beauty of the language.”
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A smooth transition to the new missal
I hope the transition to the new missal does go smoothly.The liturgy is the “source and summit” of our Christian life, and we must always strive for its worthy celebration.
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And so it begins… and continues…
“Please find attached the Preface for this coming Sunday – it is not in the interim missals we are working with. Not that anyone’s going to understand it, mind you.”
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And so it begins…
June 11, 2011: Pentecost Sunday (vigil) in a local western Sydney parish brought with it the first in-liturgy use of the new translation[…] The liturgy had more of a feeling of ‘classroom’ than prayer-event at times.
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Surprise encounter with the new translation
At a 9.15am memorial mass yesterday in the Broken Bay diocese (neighbouring diocese to Sydney, Australia), I was surprised to find that the new translation of Eucharistic Prayer III was prayed (without prior announcement that this would be the case).
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Bishop Morris, due process, credibility, and the Reign of God
How can the Church become what it claims to be, a sign to the nations of the inbreaking of the Reign of God?