Tag: Pádraig McCarthy
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Olympic Liturgy!
by Pádraig McCarthy The opening ceremony of the London Olympics was striking for its liturgical rites and allusions.
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Liturgy and Church Reform?
by Pádraig McCarthy “The response from the Executive Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference to the Association of Catholic Priests was offered as a response to the the Association. Yet it does not address any of the genuine concerns which were put to them.”
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Some more prefaces, from Pentecost and Ordinary Time
Fr. Pádraig McCarthy, priest of the archdiocese of Dublin, has prepared a chart comparing the text of prefaces from the current translation of the missal with the upcoming translation.
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What will Lent sound like next year?
Fr. Pádraig McCarthy has prepared a page with the current and the new translation of the four regular Prefaces for Lent, and the Preface for the First Sunday of Lent, side by side for purposes of comparison.
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The Challenge of Translation
Fr. Pádraig McCarthy writes: “If I were to contract to buy a new car which I would use for the next five years, and I became aware of defects which would inhibit it from being effective in the purpose for which I bought it, and which could even be damaging to people I love, I…
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Readability tests on the Eucharistic Prayers
In the new translation of Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Missal, the length of sentences and the educational level required for reading comprehension have taken a quantum leap.
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Follow-up on the National Propers for Ireland
Readers of Pray Tell may remember that I posted a note of appreciation for the beautiful texts appearing in the National Proper approved for the dioceses of Ireland. These explanatory notes shed light on the propers for St. Ita and St. Brigid.