The new Roman Missal has arrived in the Auckland Diocese and is being distributed to parishes this week , with additional copies available from the bishop’s office. In his Clergy Newsletter for March Bishop Dunn says “The present (blue) CPC edition of Prayers of the Mass expires 31 March. It will not be replaced immediately, so Read more
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No sign of new Roman Missal in New Zealand
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
As the English-speaking world began using the new translation of the Mass, there is still no sign of when New Zealand will have its re-printed Roman Missals. As reported in CathNews on November 11, a technical flaw in the printing process means the missal’s introduction to New Zealand is delayed. The Bishops’ November 9 letter Read more
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Fiji prepare for the new translation of Missal
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Recently, the church in Fiji has carried out awareness programmes within their communities about the new translation of the Roman Missal which is expected to come into effect on November 29 this year. The current English translation has been in use since 1973. “The translation we know well is changing to reflect the latest Latin edition which Read more
Dunedin’s Bishop asks the people about new Mass text
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Dunedin’s Bishop, Colin Campbell has sought people’s opinion about the new Mass text. He said his questionnaire was not “too scientific”; he just asked the people to consider three points: What they liked about the changes, What reservations they had about them What their thoughts were on the musical offerings Of all the comments, 17 per cent were positive and 83 Read more
Roman Missal Approved
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
In a letter to Parish Priests and Lay Pastoral Leaders published this week, Archbishop Dew on behalf of the Bishops Conference of New Zealand invites and encourages Catholics to treat the new Missal as a taonga (treasure). The texts of the third edition of the Roman Missal were first approved by the Bishop’s Conference in Read more
New Roman Missal: Archaic, elitist, obscure, awkward and sexist
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Archaic, elitist, obscure, awkward and sexist are just some of the words used by clergy to describe the English translation of the new Roman Missal. Priests in Australia, Ireland, the United States and New Zealand have also criticized the new translation, which is being partially used in New Zealand and will be used by the Read more