Receiving the New Roman Missal
We have begun to use the new translation of the Roman Missal
We have begun our preparation to receive the new translation of the Roman Missal with a series of instructions on understanding the Eucharist.
In the first of our instructions, we focused on the Presence of Christ within the Eucharist, as set out in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy from Vatican II:
- Christ present in the Community gathered
- Christ present in the Word proclaimed
- Christ present in the Body and Blood Consecrated
- Christ present in the Priest presiding
Please CLICK HERE to view our handout and reflection papers for this Instruction.
In our second week, we examined the fact that, as Catholics, we are part of a tradition that has been handed down from the ages. The Eucharist is our participation in the death and Resurrection of Christ. It is a communal celebration of the Cross and Resurrection that we are called to and so the focus when we come to Mass is on the Communal experience, not on personal prayer or devotion.
Please CLICK HERE to see the handout on the evolution of the Eucharist (please be aware that it is a selective time-line and not an exhaustive expose of the development of the Eucharist)
In our third week our focus was on the interplay of speech, silence and gesture in the Liturgy and the recovering of the rhythm that this intertpaly bring to the Eucharist.
Please click to see the HOMILY NOTES and the HANDOUT FROM ICEL.
To follow up what we have started on our formation, please CLICK our Good Oil Insert
INSERT 1: Praying with Body, Mind and Voice
INSERT 2: Scripture and the Mass
INSERT 3: Liturgy and Life (Modified)
All inserts are taken from the US Catholic Bishops website www.usccb.org/romanmissal