Of course the linguistic rot really set in when Pope St Victor I vernacularised the liturgy into bog or desert Latin about 190AD. We'll have to excuse him as a Western Libyan with no time for the Gree
It's a pity, Sean (Derry) that you choose not to make your point without descending to argumenta ad hominem and to impugning the motives of another person. It would be more helpful if you had confined
Tony, I'm not so sure that the people's responses are the least part of the problem. I have noticed that the congregations' parts have become more muted. People are now silent when they should be accl
Michael Commane's article is well worth reflecting upon, but unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons.
Here we have a priest, ordained in 1974, who has a post-graduate degree in theology and is a te
On the whole, after many weeks of use, I have to say I am pretty pleased with the new translation. I like the new Gloria and the Confiteor. I love to acknowledge my own wretched sinfulness and then en
But what can the unhappy folk DO? Reading about other people's dismay (or worse) won't sustain us much longer.
Traditionalists will say, "Now you understand what we suffered 40+ years ago. " But th
Thanks, Michael, for that article. It sums up my problems with the New Missal very well. A great many priests have spoken to me about how difficult they are finding the whole thing. I suspect there i
Michael is 100% spot-on in all that he says about the New Missal.
This New Missal is a very flawed production indeed. As Michael has pointed out, most of the prayers are impossible to read in such a
I agree with your comments. I have tried to go with the new missal but have now reverted mostly to the old one. While using the new one I have found myself changing alot of words and phrases. I have b
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The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Of course the linguistic rot really set in when Pope St Victor I vernacularised the liturgy into bog or desert Latin about 190AD. We'll have to excuse him as a Western Libyan with no time for the Gree
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012It's a pity, Sean (Derry) that you choose not to make your point without descending to argumenta ad hominem and to impugning the motives of another person. It would be more helpful if you had confined
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Tony, I'm not so sure that the people's responses are the least part of the problem. I have noticed that the congregations' parts have become more muted. People are now silent when they should be accl
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Michael Commane's article is well worth reflecting upon, but unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. Here we have a priest, ordained in 1974, who has a post-graduate degree in theology and is a te
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012On the whole, after many weeks of use, I have to say I am pretty pleased with the new translation. I like the new Gloria and the Confiteor. I love to acknowledge my own wretched sinfulness and then en
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012But what can the unhappy folk DO? Reading about other people's dismay (or worse) won't sustain us much longer. Traditionalists will say, "Now you understand what we suffered 40+ years ago. " But th
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Thanks, Michael, for that article. It sums up my problems with the New Missal very well. A great many priests have spoken to me about how difficult they are finding the whole thing. I suspect there i
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Michael is 100% spot-on in all that he says about the New Missal. This New Missal is a very flawed production indeed. As Michael has pointed out, most of the prayers are impossible to read in such a
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012I agree with your comments. I have tried to go with the new missal but have now reverted mostly to the old one. While using the new one I have found myself changing alot of words and phrases. I have b
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Another Cassandra! Come now, don't you admire the shapely majesty of that wooden horse?
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