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The language of the liturgy
Late last night I was reading some thoughts about the new English translation of the Missal, and one point in specific made me think about my own introduction to the mysteries of the liturgy. The poll...
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Looking back at the year: 2012 in review
It’s been quite the year for the Church in the world, in the Netherlands and here on the blog. In this post, I want to look back briefly on what has transpired. What happened before will, in many...
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The bishop in the Eucharistic Prayer – a first step?
The bishops today sent out a memorandum with the adaptations to the Eucharistic Prayers during the sede vacante. Also included are prayers for the success of the conclave and the new Pope. And in the...
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The fallout of the cardinal’s sanctions, or how a priest seriously fails to...
Yesterday, I wrote about Cardinal Wim Eijk sanctioning a Dominican priest for celebrating a Maundy Thursday Mass that was invalid because of the liberal approach to liturgy. Whereas the Archdiocese of...
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The General Report for the Ad Limina – The portfolios
Continuing with our translation of the general report that the Dutch bishops will be handing to Pope Francis in the first week of December, we arrive at the second part, in which the various portfolios...
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When suddenly… a new Missal translation
And so, on an August afternoon last week, the Dutch bishops announced the first fruits of a 2001 request from Rome to realise a new, more accurate translation of the Roman Missal. The process has long...
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Changes in ‘s Hertogenbosch – past, future and some guesses
With the announced retirement of Bishop Hurkmans it is a good time to look back an ahead. In his letter announcing his retirement, the bishop already indicated that a new period was beginning, a time...
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Clean feet -a more inclusive Easter liturgy?
So the Holy Father went and had the Congregation for Divine Worship decree a change in the liturgy. For most parishes, at least here in Western Europe, the change will be unnoticeable, as most have...
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Ready for launch – a new translation of the Lord’s Prayer
The Dutch and Flemish bishops announced today that the new translation of the Lord’s Prayer, drafted over the past couple of years as a first step to come to a completely new translation of the Roman...
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For Saint Paul VI, a date and texts
Although he was canonised last October, the liturgical texts for the memorial of Pope Saint Paul VI were published only today. The official decree clarifies a few things related to the annual feast...
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