The New Roman Missal
Recently, I have had a couple of people ask me questions about some of the words in the “new” translations of the prayers for Mass. I put “new” in quotations because we have been using the new translations for fourteen…
Read MoreYesterday I said Mass for our school children for the holy day, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As I always do, and especially with the new translations, I looked over the prayers before Mass. Or…
Read MoreThe following article appears on the cover of this week’s bulletin, just one week into using the new translations. Fr. Jeff’s Thoughts on the New Roman Missal About a year ago, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced…
Read MoreHere is the homily I shared with parishioners this Sunday as we began Advent and using the new translations of the Roman Missal. 1st Sunday in Advent, Year B Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37 November 27,…
Read MoreHere is my last regular bulletin article on the new translations. Bulletin Article for 11/27/2011 Appreciating the New Translations Today, we begin using the new translations. We may trip up on the words, forgetting to say “And with your spirit”…
Read MoreToday (November 20, 2011) is the last Sunday we will use the old Sacramentary for the prayers at Mass. We have used the same translation for over twenty-five years (If you go to daily Mass or Mass on Thanksgiving this week you…
Read MoreBulletin Article for 11/20/2011 Appreciating the New Translations The words the priest says following the Lord’s Prayer change slightly. The principal change is “protect us from all anxiety” becomes “and safe from all distress.” Anxiety and distress? What is the…
Read MoreBulletin Article for 11/13/2011 Appreciating the New Translations After the Great Amen, we come to the Lord’s Prayer. Currently, there are various phrases the priest may say to lead us into this awesome prayer that Jesus taught us. In the…
Read MoreMy next article on the New Translations Appreciating the New Translations One of the oddities in the new translation that puzzled me is right after the consecration. Currently, the priest says, “Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.” In the…
Read MoreHere’s my next bulletin article on the new translations Appreciating the New Translations In each Eucharistic Prayer we hear the words over the “chalice”, Take this all of you and drink from it, this is the cup of my blood,…
Read MoreBulletin Article for 10/23/11 Appreciating the New Translations One of the deliberate word changes within the Eucharistic Prayers is the changing from the word “cup” to “chalice.” Currently, our tendency is to use the word “cup” to describe the multiple…
Read MoreHere’s my bulletin article for 10/16/11 on the new translations. Appreciating the New Translations At the end of the Preface we sing the Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy). Currently, it begins Holy, holy, hold Lord, God of power and might.’ “God…
Read MoreBulletin for 10/9/11 Appreciating the New Translations After the gifts are brought up and the altar is prepared the congregation stands and the priest currently says “Pray my brothers and sisters that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the…
Read MoreHere’s my article on the new translations of the Roman Missal for October 2nd. Appreciating the New Translations After the opening prayer, we begin the Liturgy of the Word. Nothing is changing in the readings or the homily (except with…
Read MoreHere’s the bulletin article for September 25th on the new translations. Appreciating the New Translations After the Gloria, comes the Collect, more commonly known as the Opening Prayer. The wording of this prayer will seem longer and more formal than…
Read MoreHere is the this week’s bulletin article on the new translation of the Roman Missal. After the Penitential Rite comes the ‘ancient hymn of praise,’ “The Gloria.” At first glance, it may seem to have changed a lot. What has…
Read MoreHere’s the bulletin article on the new translations for 9-11-11. Appreciating the New Translations After the opening greeting at Mass comes the Penitential Rite. We come to Mass to receive the grace we need. We come acknowledges how we are…
Read MoreHere is my bulletin article for September 4, 2011 on the new Missal. Appreciating the New Translations We do not have to proceed far into the Mass before we come to the first change in the new Translations. The priest…
Read MoreI wrote the article below for the parish bulletin to introduce a series of short articles to help us prepare for the new translations. Becoming Familiar with the New Translations of the Mass In January, we began to talk about…
Read MoreEach year the priests and administrators of our Rochester Diocese gather for a convocation with a featured speaker. Below follows an article I just wrote about the convocation for an upcoming parish bulletin. Continuing Education There is a saying, “We…
Read MoreI have posted my homily on the Concluding Rites Peace, Fr. Jeff
Read MoreI have uploaded my homily on the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Peace, Fr. Jeff
Read MoreI have added my homily on the Liturgy of the Word to the website. You can check it out at https://www.renewaloffaith.org/ls/homilyword.pdf I have also added some material on the New Roman Missal to our parish web site at http://www.ourladyofthelakescc.org/understandingmass/understanding.html. Peace,…
Read MoreCheck out my new article on “Implementing the New Roman Missal” and teaching on the Mass at https://www.renewaloffaith.org/ls/implement.htm Peace, Fr. Jeff
Read MoreAs we begin our new liturgical year on this First Sunday of Advent, here is my homily about our understanding of time and the seasons. 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A St. Jan’s 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.. Isaiah…
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