Tag: Missal Translation
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Cardinal Medina Estevez dies
Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1996 to 2002
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Francis, Bishops and the Missal: “Mission Intelligible”
A new moment calls for a bold new initiative. What are we waiting for?
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Rochester NY: Bishop Matano on new Missal and bringing Catholics back to Church
“I believe the Roman Missal, the third edition, has really been a great opportunity to revive the sanctity and the reverence we should have for the Eucharist and for the Mass.”
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BBC Thought for the Day – updated
“…the Catholic Church has spent years arguing over a new English translation of the Mass… there has been a tension between the formal and informal; between those who want to describe God as a remote, awesome being and others who want to encourage a more intimate, personal connection…”
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German priests ask bishops to wait on Missal translation – UPDATE
Concerns about an inappropriate “linguistic register” have prompted the request.
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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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The Prayer over the Offerings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
The translator has tried to paraphrase the Latin where there seems to be no need to do so.
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Majority says new English Missal needs to be revised
From Vatican Insider at La Stampa: A debate has opened regarding the new translation of the Roman Missal, which priests often have to adapt, to make it easier for the congregation to understand
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“A little abstruse and pretentious”: Abbot Johnson of Vatican Translation Committee on the New Missal
Church officials are cautious now about the Missal, and a bit more honest in their comments.