Comments on: English Mass translation launch

By: Bosco Peters

Bosco Peters — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:16:47 +0000

I just received this as an email to this site:

Hi Fr Bosco

“Latest hopes are that the new English translation of the Roman Missal will be officially launched on the First Sunday of Advent, 28 November 2010.”

Yes this is correct for NZ – a year before the US. See the following official site for the NZ situation:
http://www.nlo.org.nz/home.html

For the full text, have a look at the following US website, which has been available for some months. AFAIK this is the most detailed version of the final approved text:
http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/WhiteBookAnnotated.pdf

There are other “study text only” versions on this site and lots of background. See also the ICEL website:
http://www.icelweb.org/

By: Joel

Joel — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:45:07 +0000

Yes. From what I hear in the rest of the “blog-o-sphere” particularly over at PrayTell and New Liturgical Movement. All signs point to a Advent 2011 start date (if that is the right phrase).

It is still a bit controversial and the faithful will benefit from ample time for catechesis. For my generation the current translation is all we know. It would be hard to break those liturgical habits so suddenly with no warning what-so-ever. I have not heard even a whisper of the new translation at the parish level in the diocese where I currently live.

By: Bosco Peters

Bosco Peters — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:31:14 +0000

So are you suggesting, Joel, that the text will be released soon and then take more than a year more before it is “launched”?

By: Joel

Joel — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:23:35 +0000

Sorry, that was poorly said on my part. The text does exist and has been approved but it has not been released in its entirity. As far as I know only excerpts are available.

By: Bosco Peters

Bosco Peters — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:45:19 +0000

That’s interesting, Joel. I’m not sure what you mean by “the text doesn’t exist”, however, as the text has been approved by the Vatican.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:41:04 +0000

Here in the States, I’ve heard of a launch dates of Advent of 2011. Advent this year would be a bit difficult since the official text doesn’t even exist yet, much less printed missals and liturgical music.

By: Bosco Peters

Bosco Peters — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:13:25 +0000

Thanks Colin. The site you give as a link also says, “The Publishers of Become One Body One Spirit in Christ have informed us that the publication date has been put back from the end of June to the middle of July, for reasons beyond their control.”

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:10:23 +0000

Not sure about NZ, but it can be pre-ordered in Australia through Pauline Books – http://www.paulinebooks.com.au/

Their pre-order price till tomorrow is A$28.00