Roman Missal Formational Materials
COMMITTEE ON DIVINE WORSHIP
August 4, 2008
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Recently the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops was granted the recognitio for the new English–language translation of significant parts of the Ordo Missae as found in the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia, including most of those texts used in every celebration of the Holy Mass. The recognitio was granted in response to the request of the USCCB by Bishop William Skylstad, then President of the Conference, who informed Francis Cardinal Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, in a letter dated July 29, 2006, that we, the Latin Church Bishops of the USCCB approved the translation of the Ordo Missae at its plenary meeting on June 15, 2006.
The Committee on Divine Worship provides here materials for our priests and the faithful which can be used for catechesis and preparation for the eventual implementation of the revised texts. Although there are international and national efforts underway to provide materials for formation, the Committee on Divine Worship would like to begin providing information now for people to use for formation.
You will find here on this website the letter which communicated the recognitio from Francis Cardinal Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments at the Vatican, and the entire text of the Ordo Missae. The text itself is provided now for study and formation only, and will only be promulgated for use in the celebration of the Mass upon the approval of the full revised text of the Roman Missal. Supplemental material currently includes an overview of the formational materials being developed (we will provide periodic updates on the progress of the work), responses to frequently asked questions, a collection of articles from past issues of the Newsletter of the Committee on Divine Worship which explain the process of translation, tables highlighting the changes in the texts, and links to other helpful sources.
We hope to add continually to the information provide here. Thus, this site is seen as something that will be constantly growing as more material is developed. It will provide people with a single place to look to obtain an orientation for themselves and others who are interested in preparing to receive the final translation of the third edition of the Roman Missal. I hope that the extensive work of the Bishops and all involved in the process of translation, formation, and preparation of these texts will bear abundant fruit in the vibrant and authentic worship of the Church.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli
Bishop of Paterson
Chairman
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Parts of the Order of Mass
Letter Accompanying the Recognitio from Francis Cardinal Arinze
Prefect, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
- COMPLETE TEXT (PDF)
- Eucharistic Prayer I (Roman Canon) (PDF)
- Eucharistic Prayer II (PDF)
- Eucharistic Prayer III (PDF)
- Eucharistic Prayer IV (PDF)
English translation of The Order of Mass I
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Liturgiam Authenticam: On the Use of Vernacular Languages in the Publication of the Books of the Roman Liturgy (
Vatican,
USCCB Publishing)
From the Newsletter
Catechetical Resources
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