Fr. Anthony has asked me to say a word about timelines and programs for formation that are underway for the new Roman Missal.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m happy to report that, following the last meeting of the Vox Clara <\/em>Committee, the confirmation of the English-language edition of the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia<\/em>, appears to be in sight. The realistic expectation is that confirmation will come this spring, with about a year\u2019s worth of catechesis and printing of books to follow.<\/p>\n There are at least three major initiatives underway to promote catechesis of which I am aware. The BCDW and FDLC are sponsoring a series of workshops throughout the nation, the Leeds Group has developed a DVD resource for general liturgical formation (using the new texts in the process), and I have worked with others through Midwest Theological Forum to produce a simple DVD which introduces the process and the product of the new translations of the Roman Missal. The latter DVD should be available in early March under the title “A New Translation for a New Missal.”<\/p>\n In addition, I hear great things are happening at Notre Dame and elsewhere to use the occasion not just to foster the reception of new texts, but to embark on that liturgical formation which the Council Fathers envisioned as indispensable to an effective liturgical renewal.<\/p>\n Sacrosanctum Concilium<\/em> no. 14 keeps coming back to me these days, along with its insistence that \u201cit would be futile to entertain any hopes of realizing\u201d authentic participation in the Liturgy without two things: pastors \u201cimbued with the spirit and power of the liturgy\u201d and those same pastors prepared and willing \u201c to give instruction about it.\u201d<\/p>\n These are challenging days for all liturgists and all who love the Liturgy. May God give us the grace to take advantage of all the opportunities he has provided for us!<\/p>\n –Msgr. James Moroney, Advisor to the Vox Clara<\/em> committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The realistic expectation is that confirmation will come this spring, with about a year\u2019s worth of catechesis and printing of books to follow. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[9,24],"tags":[126,396,127],"class_list":["post-1007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bcdw-usccb","category-translation-new-missal","tag-leeds-group","tag-msgr-james-moroney","tag-vox-clara"],"yoast_head":"\n