Tag: Catholic News Service (CNS)
-
Congregation for Divine Worship has more time now to promote the sacred liturgy
Pope Benedict said he made the change in responsibilities so that the Congregation for Divine Worship could “dedicate itself principally to giving a new impulse to the promotion of the sacred liturgy in the church, according to the renewal willed by the Second Vatican Council.”
-
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.
-
Chant may gain traction under new missal, but hymnody’s place secure
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service “When the church uses ‘chant’ in the General Instruction, Father Hilgartner told Catholic News Service, it is “really talking about what texts are sung, not the musical form.”
-
Gregorian chant helps church express its universal identity, pope says
In giving priority to Gregorian chant and to classical liturgical music, the Catholic Church is not trying to limit anyone’s creativity but is showcasing a tradition of beautiful prayer, Pope Benedict XVI wrote.
-
New Mass translation is ecumenically harmful, Anglican says
The Rev. David Holeton said other Christians were “both stunned and dismayed” when the Vatican abandoned the English texts of prayers Catholics had developed with them since the Second Vatican Council and when the Vatican discouraged Catholics from consulting ecumenically on the new translations.
-
Opening Prayer for Mass of Blessed John Paul II
Catholic News Service reports on the Opening Prayer (Collect) for the Mass of Blessed John Paul II, October 22nd.
-
“Behold the wood of the cross, on which is hung our salvation…”
The cross is the sign of our salvation, a symbol of suffering, sacrifice and compassion, and an emblem of paradox and glory.
-
How to Go to Mass and Not Lose Your Faith
From the CNS story: “Cardinal Cañizares said that while the book’s title is provocative, it demonstrates a belief he shares: ‘Participating in the Eucharist can make us weaken or lose our faith if we do not enter into it properly’ and if the liturgy is not celebrated according to the church’s norms. This is true…
-
Sounds of a Mass in Nairobi
Catholic News Service international editor Barb Fraze is part of a group visiting Kenya. She has filed an audio report about what a Mass sounds like at a parish in the slums of Nairobi.