Posts Tagged ‘Liturgy’

Scottish archbishop tells Catholics not to kneel for communion

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

The Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland has told Catholics in his archdiocese not to kneel to receive communion.

“The Faithful should follow the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, namely coming to communion in procession and standing to receive Holy Communion,” wrote Archbishop Mario Conti in a letter to all his priests, dated August 25.

“Standing in our Western culture is a mark of respect: kneeling at the altar rails (where they continue to exist) is not the practice envisaged by the instructions in the Missal,” he stated.

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American Catholics unaware of new translation of Mass

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Most American Catholics are unaware a new translation of the Mass will be introduced later in the year. Our Sunday Visitor reports that 77%, which is equivalent to more than 44 million adult American Catholics, remain unaware of the changes. Perhaps more alarming is that 40% of those who attend Mass on a weekly basis have Read more

Symposium in Palmerston North a great success

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

The Diocese of Palmerston North hosted a three day Symposium on Prayer, Contemplation and Liturgy, on 11 – 13 August.  Three hundred people attended the first day and, over the course of three days, a total of three hundred and seventy spent some time there. A spokesperson for the Diocese, Lynette Roberts-King, said that Symposium was a great success and that Read more

Not translating the Our Father

Friday, August 12th, 2011

The Second Vatican Council called for a revision of Catholic Liturgy and an increased use of the vernacular. In 1969, under the authority of Pope Paul VI a revised Missale Romanum was promulgated. This was the Novus Ordo – the new rite of the Mass. It incorporated features called for by the Council, including dialogue, Read more

‘Back to the future’ to receive Holy Communion

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

It’s ‘back to the future’ when receiving Holy Communion, if Head of the Congregation for Divine Worship, Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera has his way. According to Llovera, kneeling and receiving on the tongue are the recommended ways of taking Holy Communion. The cardinal’s remarks came in response to a question about whether Catholics should Read more

“New” Our Father now “old” Our Father

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

At the May meeting of the Bishops’ Conference the NZ bishops received the “recognitio” (approval)  for the English text of the Missal. The ICET text of the Our Father (what people refer to as the “new” Our Father) was not among the texts given recognition for the Missal. This means that all English-speaking countries will Read more

Benedict’s quiet revolution

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

A funny thing has happened as the story of a recent Vatican crackdown on a legendary monastery in Rome has made its way into the English-language press. I mean that literally — the story has been turned into a joke, thereby obscuring its real significance. For those with eyes to see, the suppression of the Read more

A palace revolution at the Vatican, which says a lot about the pontificate

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The profound changes, historical, are not always the most spectacular. What just happened this week in Rome is like a palace revolution unimportant but it is highly significant. Because it confirms the direction taken by the papacy of Benedict XVI and the entire Catholic Church. In a word, Rome has “taken over” a whole sector Read more

Rome pressures Bishops to offer Tridentine Mass

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

The Vatican has instructed bishops to be generous in offering the faithful Tridentine Mass if they request it. The instruction, issued by the Ecclesia Dei Commission and approved by Pope Benedict on May 13, says Tridentine Masses should be made available to even small groups of people. However these “traditional catholics” are not permitted to Read more

First ever interactive Facebook church service

Friday, May 6th, 2011

St Pixels, an online 3D church is hosting the first interactive church service on Facebook. “Love it or hate it, Facebook is where people are in 2011,” said St Pixels pioneer Mark Howe in a statement. “If the Gospel is for today’s connected culture, it has to find a distinctive but culturally-appropriate place within social Read more