Items of Interest
- Ministries and Roles Within the Liturgical Assembly at Mass
- Postures and Gestures at Mass
- Chapter I: The Importance and Dignity of the Celebration of the Eucharist
- Chapter II: The Structure of the Mass, Its Elements, and Its Parts
- Chapter III: Duties and Ministries in the Mass
- May 15, 2013
Cardinal O’Malley: Gosnell Convictions Draw Attention To Tragedy Of Abortion - May 15, 2013
Cardinal O’Malley: Human Cloning Inconsistent With Human Dignity, Treats People As Products - May 15, 2013
USCCB Subcommittee Chair Calls Minnesota Lawmakers’ Post-Mother’s Day Marriage Redefinition ‘Height Of Irony’ - May 13, 2013
Fortnight For Freedom Planned For June 21 To July 4
Other News Releases:
Cardinal George Announces Vatican Approval of New Roman Missal English-Language Translation, Implementation Set for First Sunday of Advent 2011
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Francis George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago and President
of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has announced that
the full text of the English-language translation of the Roman Missal,
Third Edition, has been issued for the dioceses of the United States of
America.
The text was approved by the Vatican, and the
approval was accompanied by a June 23 letter from Cardinal Llovera Antonio
Cañizares, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of
the Sacraments. The Congregation also provided guidelines for publication.
In addition, on July 24, the Vatican gave approval for
several adaptations, including additional prayers for the Penitential Act at
Mass and the Renewal of Baptismal Promises on Easter Sunday. Also approved are
texts of prayers for feasts specific to the United States such as Thanksgiving,
Independence Day and the observances of feasts for saints such as Damien of
Molokai, Katharine Drexel, and Elizabeth Ann Seton. The Vatican also approved
the Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life, which can be
celebrated on January 22.
Cardinal George announced
receipt of the documents in an August 20 letter to the U.S. Bishops and issued a
decree of proclamation that states that “The use of the third edition of the
Roman Missal enters into use in the dioceses of the United States of
America as of the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011. From that date
forward, no other edition of the Roman Missal may be used in the
dioceses of the United States of America.”
The date of
implementation was chosen to allow publishers time to prepare texts and parishes
and dioceses to educate parishioners.
“We can now move
forward and continue with our important catechetical efforts as we prepare the
text for publication,” Cardinal George said.
In the coming
weeks, staff of the bishops’ Secretariat of Divine Worship will prepare the text
for publication and collaborate with the staff of the International Commission
on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), which will assist Bishops’ Conferences in
bringing the text to publication. In particular, ICEL has been preparing the
chant settings of the texts of the Missal for use in the celebration of the
Mass. Once all necessary elements have been incorporated into the text and the
preliminary layout is complete, the final text will go to the publishers to
produce the ritual text, catechetical resources and participation aids for use
in the Liturgy.
Receipt of the text marks the start of
proximate preparation for Roman Missal implementation. Before first use
of the new text in Advent 2011, pastors are urged to use resources available to
prepare parishioners. Some already have been in use; others are being released
now. They include the Parish Guide for the Implementation of the Roman
Missal, Third Edition, and Become One Body, One Spirit in
Christ, a multi-media DVD resource produced by ICEL in collaboration with
English-language Conferences of Bishops. Both will be available from the USCCB.
Information on resources can be found at www.usccb.org/romanmissal
Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson, New Jersey, Chair of the Bishops’
Committee on Divine Worship, voiced gratitude for the approval.
“I am happy that after years of preparation, we now have a text that, when
introduced late next year, will enable the ongoing renewal of the celebration of
the Sacred Liturgy in our parishes,” he said. Msgr. Anthony Sherman, Director
of the Secretariat for Divine Worship of the USCCB noted, “A great effort to
produce the new Roman Missal for the United States, along with the
other necessary resources, has begun. Even as that work is underway a
full–scale catechesis about the Liturgy and the new Roman Missal should
be taking place in parishes, so that when the time comes, everyone will be
ready.”
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