Tag: Roman Missal
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Braga and the “opus perfectum” of the Roman Missal of Paul VI
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — The Use of Braga was not abolished after the Council; priests of Braga were still allowed to celebrate in the Use.
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Can we sing just anything at Mass?
Some have seemed to question if what we sing needs to tie in with the scriptures of the day at all.
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Possible Changes to Collect Conclusions?
The word ‘one’ before ‘God’ in the full ending of the collect in the prayers of the Roman Missal, and equivalent occasions, is to be omitted.
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The Moving Feasts of Christmastide
Christmastide provides a strange array of moving feasts that are only more confusing when one begins with the Anglican Prayer Book tradition and then expands to the current Western calendar.
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Irish Missal Survey
The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) recently commissioned a Missal survey polling the Irish clergy on the new English translation of the Roman Missal.
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A structural approach to the Latin prayers of the Roman Missal
By looking at structure before diving into syntax and vocabulary, we can make the Latin prayers easier to understand.
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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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Bishop Tobin on Simplicity in Prayer
“I wonder if prayer was intended to be that complicated. When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, did He give them a four volume set of texts, complete with ribbons and tabs?”
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Producing a missal: can this work?
Altar servers: start exercising your arm muscles. You’ll need it.