2010, A Life of Faith, Education in Faith - Saturday, July 17, 2010

Information on new Missal to be delivered in parishes on Sunday

 At this weekend’s Mass New Zealand Catholics will be read a letter from the bishops about the new English translation of the Roman Missal and receive a booklet on understanding the revised Mass texts.

The letter says, “It is rare for ritual language to change. It will not be easy to let go of the words that we have said, heard, and sung at Mass and receive the words that are changing…We are convinced that by paying close attention to both the demands and the delights these new texts will place upon us, we will inevitably be drawn more fully into the beauty of liturgical prayer”. Continue…