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Carl P. Daw, Jr., former Executive Director of the Hymn Society, priest of the Episcopal Church, is a widely recognized expert on the English language in worship, and himself an author of numerous very fine hymn texts. Pray Tell asked him to comment on the English of the revised Missal translation – not from the standpoint of how to translate from Latin, but from the standpoint of the quality of the final text.  See PDF document on http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2011/07/05/observations-on-the-language-of-the-revised-missal/

Posted by Melanie Lately, guest contributor , 1 July 2011, 9:00 At Mass we have cards in the pews so we can follow the revised translation of the Mass. The…

This is possibly the best article I have read on the problems related to the New Missal.  It is in the current issue of Commonweal

Just a note on today’s statement from the bishops after their Summer meeting this week: http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2011/06/16/june-general-meeting/ You may wish to put my comments on the website.   The statement from…

Some time ago we published here an open letter written by Fr. Mike Fallon to the Bishops of Scotland relating to the liturgical texts.  He received no reply from any of them, so he has decided to write a second letter.  We publish this here, and also the text of an interview he gave on the subject.  For those of us involved in the issue here, there is a ring of familiarity about his experience.

WHAT A MISTAKE ! Dear Editor, I am becoming more and more annoyed as expensive advertisements for the New Missal arrive in the mail. Having reviewed the text of this…

We have decided to put this letter on the website, since it gives a context and explains our Press Statement;  and members have been asking us for it.

To the Leadership Team: Three cheers and then three cheers more!  Whether or not your Association of Irish Catholic Priests makes any headway regarding the New Roman Missal, the courage…

  Two suggestions on how to move forward in the current situation. 1. Given the sincerely held but conflicting views within the Irish Catholic community, we need to step back…

Madam, — Kieron Wood (5 February) criticises comments I made at a Press conference on 4 February, even though he was not present at the conference. The issues raised by…

The use of “for many” in the Institution Narrative: a scriptural note We do not have direct access to the actual words of Jesus at the Last Supper. Rather, we…

An Open Letter to the U.S. Catholic Bishops on the Forthcoming Missal Anthony Ruff | FEBRUARY 14, 2011 Y our Eminences, Your Excellencies, With a heavy heart, I have recently made…

To the EDITOR: Please, commas, capitals etc below are deliberate. Many thanks. Brian Grogan SJ   Madam, – Good friends, citizens, Romans all, a niggle deep assails my soul when…

We received the following email from Fr. Michael Ryan.  Note that he is encouraging us to sign up to the ‘What if we just said Wait’ petition on the internet….

The Following is from the National Catholic Reporter Irish priests want new missal postponed Feb. 04, 2011 By Sarah MacDonald Catholic News Service Faith & Parish Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPDF…

Reverend Father   It is with deep regret that I learn of the introduction of the New Roman Missal in Ireland being proposed for November 2011.   As a committed…

Below find part of the presentation made by Gerard Alwill, Dermot Lane and Padraig McCarthy at a press conference chaired by P.J. Madden in Buswell’s Hotel, Dublin on Thursday, Feb….

At our meeting in Athlone it was unaminously agreed that we should make some effort at trying to postpone the introduction of the new liturgical texts. For those of you…

Apparently the new liturgical texts were introduced prematurely in South Africa in 2008. This article is interesting, in that it gives some idea of how they were received in that…

The new liturgical texts are due to be introduced in a year’s time.  Advance preparation for their introduction will begin shortly.  I think it is true to say that most…