PREPARING FOR THE NEW TRANSLATION OF THE MASS


On the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011, Catholic parishes in the United States will begin praying the texts of the Mass using a new English translation of The Roman Missal.


HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE NEW TRANSLATION WITH DAILY PRAYERS

†Daily Prayer Suggestions

One way to prepare for the new translation of the Mass is to make the new words and phrases part of your daily prayer, perhaps following the suggestions below. You might also want to remember in your prayers those who are working to help all of us to pray in these new words, especially the priests who will be learning almost the entire Missal anew.

• Use "We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you" (from the Gloria) as a daily prayer. Repeat it several times, focusing on these different ways that we pray to God.

• Reflect on the different ways the Creed describes Christ (Light from Light; begotten, not made). Include "consubstantial with the Father" as you pray about how the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are one God.

• Repeat the prayer "It is right and just to give thanks to the Lord our God" several times during the day.

• Find a copy of the new Memorial Acclamations and use one as your daily offering in the morning, your night prayer before bedtime, or a table grace.

• When you walk through your door at home, pray, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed."

Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
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