Less Than 4 Months and Counting Now. How Do You Rate Your Diocese/Parish Preparations for the New Roman Missal Translation?

[TPD]

That’s why something needs to be said now, because so few people know what’s happening. It needs to be explained to the people who remember the sixties and are wondering why [edited] the words they’ve used for forty years are changing again, and to the people who think it’s unnecessary because there’s nothing wrong with the present transation. And perhaps the fact that things weren’t explained properly in the sixties is a good reason to make sure they are explained properly now, even though the changes aren’t as great, to make sure the mistakes of the past aren’t repeated.

There were no mistakes made with Vatican II in the 60’s or now. It was people refusing to accept change. Change is scary to people.If there had been mistakes the Church would not have flourished with the committed people present today. Go check your parish staff, the diocesan staff. the Catholic hospital and nursing homes staff. Those are the people who stayed and listened . Think of the Gospel reading today. They have taken the fish and loaves to create and multiple.
There are just people who are stilled scared silly by the changes of Vatican ll They need to put God back into the locked tabernacle and the Holy Spirit says I need to be out & active in the world.

 

[Mark1970]

There were no mistakes made with Vatican II in the 60’s or now. It was people refusing to accept change. Change is scary to people.If there had been mistakes the Church would not have flourished with the committed people present today. Go check your parish staff, the diocesan staff. the Catholic hospital and nursing homes staff. Those are the people who stayed and listened . Think of the Gospel reading today. They have taken the fish and loaves to create and multiple.
There are just people who are stilled scared silly by the changes of Vatican ll They need to put God back into the locked tabernacle and the Holy Spirit says I need to be out & active in the world.

If the English translation we are currently using is OK, why is it being replaced? And with a translation that is being presented as an improvement?

 

[RosalieM]

My parish has an insert sheet in each weekly bulletin containing information about the new Roman missal translation.
Our pastor has a class each Sunday after the 11 a.m. mass to answer questions and give more information.
Last week’s insert contained definitions of some of the new terms that will be used.

I might add I am so happy about this whole event!

 

[Catherine_S]

So much for no advertising. Instead of buying a book, just go to the USCCB website for the revised missal, the same information for free.

Sorry about that!! I thought a thumbs up on this book might be helpful to others! ***Thank you for your correction ***and advice!!
God Bless You.

 

[lrcatholic95]

Hasen’t even been mentioned yet

 

[JKirkLVNV]

Nothing from the ambo, but our pastor has put in the bulletin, week by week, articles on it, the new translation next to the old, etc…AND he put up signs at the entrance of the church asking people to keep silent before the Blessed Sacrament and notices in the bulletin of correct behvaior and dress for the Holy Sacrifice! :clapping:

 

[benedictgal]

Pastors and parish leadership have been given an excellent preparation, and lots of resources to choose from. How they take it back to their parishes is up to them. Most parishes probably won’t do too much formal education until September as attendance will pick up then, choirs will return, training for lectors, servers etc. usually starts then. I have a session for catechists, for parents, and for each CCD session planned in November. This will be follow-up as the Pastor plans to explain the changes over several Masses beginning in Sept.

I envy your diocese, as you have been blessed with a fantastic bishop. Our diocese has said nary a word on the matter. It got to the point that I had to surreptitiously convince the Adult Religious Education department to offer a class on the revised translation (using japhy’s book as the course material). I even had to develop the curriculum, in secreto (and with an assist from japhy).

On the other hand, my parish has been gung-ho about it. My pastor ordered little booklets to let the faithful know what is happening and we will be offering classes on the revised Roman Missal in a few weeks.

 

[Bbigam]

My parish and our diocese have both done quite a bit so far. At my parish we had a Lenten series on the Mass including the changes that are coming, and we’ve ordered supplies including the cards and will do another series in the fall.

At the diocesan level, the liturgy director has done a series of articles in the diocesan newspaper, and they’ve had lots of workshops for parish music directors. Priests’ retreats and such have also focused on it. Our bishop also gave approval for a few of the people’s parts of the Order of Mass to begin using the new translation earlier, in mid September. The parts are the Gloria, Sanctus, and Mystery of Faith. (Oddly, the diocesan materials also list the Great Amen… which is and always has been, in Latin and in English, “Amen.”) The diocese also has selected 4 settings as the recommended ones, but they’re not required. Some are fine and some, well, not so much. I hope my parish sticks with the revised Heritage Mass or else uses the new ICEL chants.

 

[eegardner]

Or Diocese has an all-day seminar scheduled this month to explain the changes. And my parish has cards in the pews with all of the changes listed so we can start familiarizing ourselves prior to the implementation of the changes.

 

[oknazevad]

My parish has done a pretty good job, but it’s a parish that also includes a card with the Latin responses inside the missal cover, so it fits with the tenor of the parish.

I think that others may be right; parishes are not doing too much over the summer as it’s a time when so many parishioners are out of town, or coming and going, that any catechesis would be less beneficial. And as it’s still largely the same structure of Mass, just with a more formal tone, the average parishioner is going to need less adjustment than some think they will.

That said, I do expect a few “And also with you…r spirit” for a bit.

 

[Cristiano]

I envy your diocese, as you have been blessed with a fantastic bishop. Our diocese has said nary a word on the matter. It got to the point that I had to surreptitiously convince the Adult Religious Education department to offer a class on the revised translation (using japhy’s book as the course material). I even had to develop the curriculum, in secreto (and with an assist from japhy).

On the other hand, my parish has been gung-ho about it. My pastor ordered little booklets to let the faithful know what is happening and we will be offering classes on the revised Roman Missal in a few weeks.

Same thing in my parish. After a while it seems that we are even overdoing it because the changes are not that big of a deal. All the parish people involved in any kind of ministry have received instruction a few months ago. The Sunday printout with the Order of the Mass has a last page where there is always a comparison between the old version f a prayer and the new version, each week is a different prayer in rotation and it has been going on for months. Once the summer vacation is over the pastor will get the congregation to practice the new version of the different prayers every Sunday just before Mass, at the same time booklets will be available for everybody. I think that by Advent people will be so annoyed from hearing about the new translation that they will have everything memorized just to avoid any further instruction or remarks.

 

[manualman]

I voted “Whatchootalkinbout”.

Even though I know it’s coming due to this site and Relevant Radio, there hasn’t been one peep in our parish yet.

I’m bailing to another parish if they blow it off.

 

[JC_Nixon]

I answered poor. Only because I am on the Liturgy Committee do I know that there has been training on the Diocese level for Clergy and Lay Ministers. I know about the new translations because I get several Catholic magazines and read up on and research my faith on a regular basis.

There has been some mention of it coming in the parish bulletin, but no mention of it from the pulpit. That said, we did just get a new pastor, so it is likely that our former pastor chose to leave it to the new pastor to transition rather than him starting something he couldn’t finish and then the new pastor wanting to do the transition in his ‘own way’. That is something for a different thread, I am afraid.