This is what Liturgiam Authenticam notes:
- One of the readings on Easter Vigil had “Yahweh” in it. What is that supposed to be changed to?
- When the new translation comes out, will this also affect the readings/psalms of the lectionary?
- Currently, Canada and USA use different translations (I believe English speaking Europe does too). Will these still be different after the new translations are out, or will they be all the same?
- The effort should be made to ensure that the translations be conformed to that understanding of biblical passages which has been handed down by liturgical use and by the tradition of the Fathers of the Church, especially as regards very important texts such as the Psalms and the readings used for the principal celebrations of the liturgical year; in these cases the greatest care is to be taken so that the translation express the traditional Christological, typological and spiritual sense, and manifest the unity and the inter-relatedness of the two Testaments.34
For this reason:
a) it is advantageous to be guided by the Nova Vulgata wherever there is a need to choose, from among various possibilities [of translation], that one which is most suited for expressing the manner in which a text has traditionally been read and received within the Latin liturgical tradition;
b) for the same purpose, other ancient versions of the Sacred Scriptures should also be consulted, such as the Greek version of the Old Testament commonly known as the “Septuagint”, which has been used by the Christian faithful from the earliest days of the Church;35
c) in accordance with immemorial tradition, which indeed is already evident in the above-mentioned “Septuagint” version, the name of almighty God expressed by the Hebrew tetragrammaton (YHWH) and rendered in Latin by the word Dominus, is to be rendered into any given vernacular by a word equivalent in meaning.
Finally, translators are strongly encouraged to pay close attention to the history of interpretation that may be drawn from citations of biblical texts in the writings of the Fathers of the Church, and also from those biblical images more frequently found in Christian art and hymnody.
The text you are citing comes from the Genesis account of Abraham’s sacrifice and the name he gave the place where it occurred.
- While caution is advisable lest the historical context of the biblical passages be obscured, the translator should also bear in mind that the word of God proclaimed in the Liturgy is not simply an historical document. For the biblical text treats not only of the great persons and events of the Old and New Testaments, but also of the mysteries of salvation, and thus refers to the faithful of the present age and to their lives. While always maintaining due regard for the norm of fidelity to the original text, one should strive, whenever there is a choice to be made between different ways of translating a term, to make those choices that will enable the hearer to recognize himself and the dimensions of his own life as vividly as possible in the persons and events found in the text.
According the USCCB CDW, that will not be changed:
- One of the readings on Easter Vigil had “Yahweh” in it. What is that supposed to be changed to?
The new translation of the Missal is separate from any new translation of the Lectionary, so I would guess: no.
- When the new translation comes out, will this also affect the readings/psalms of the lectionary?
The English translation is going to be the same for all English-speaking conferences.
- Currently, Canada and USA use different translations (I believe English speaking Europe does too). Will these still be different after the new translations are out, or will they be all the same?
Will there eventually be changes to the lectionary? I’m in the middle of psalm projects with friends and we dont’ want to work hard at writing word for word psalms if its going to change.The new translation of the Missal is separate from any new translation of the Lectionary, so I would guess: no.
I’d rather be stuck with RNAB than the NRSV.This is what Liturgiam Authenticam notes:
The text you are citing comes from the Genesis account of Abraham’s sacrifice and the name he gave the place where it occurred.
The translation we are using has been in effect prior to the promulgation of Liturgiam Authenticam. I greatly suspect that once the new translation of the Roman Missal is finally approved and in place, the next item to be tackled will be the Lectionary, since it must be brought up to code.
From what I can tell, based on some of the observations made by the late Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, the Carribean uses the RSV-CE 2nd Edition, I believe. From what I have read of the translations of the readings in the Papal Mass worship aids, the English version that they use is from the New Jerusalem Bible. Canada uses the NRSV and we, for our part, are stuck with the RNAB.
The nuts and bolts of LA is that, as far as I can tell, everything should accurately and authentically match up to whatever texts exist in Latin. That is why LA was very clear that the new Latin vulgate should be used when making translations of scripture for use in the Mass. Thus the new Latin vulgate is the standard by which the translations should be measured against.
Ah, that’s a different matter. The future liturgical translation of the Psalms will be the Grail Psalter.Will there eventually be changes to the lectionary? I’m in the middle of psalm projects with friends and we dont’ want to work hard at writing word for word psalms if its going to change.
They use the NAB. The Lectionary for Sundays was published in 1998; the one for weekdays in 2002.As of 2009 could someone inform which is the present Catholic Ambo Lectionary in use in the United States. I presently own a two-volume U.S. Ambo Edition Roman Missal Lectionary by the Catholic Book Publishing Co. Copyright 1998 approved by the U.S. NCCB. with acknowledgments under the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Washington D.C.
One Volume is for Sundays, Solemnities, and Feast of the Lord and Saints.
Second Volume for Weekday Masses.
I purchased these new two years ago from Broughton’s Canada’s largest Catholic Religious Supplies Store in Toronto. What is the present U.S. Roman Missal Lectionary in use ?