In addition, since the 1960s there have been numerous changes to the Church\u2019s liturgical calendar.\u00a0 For example, Padre Pio was canonized in 2002, and the prayers of the Mass for his feastday, September 23, will be included in the new Missal.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0Some changes will be barely noticeable; others will require the faithful in the pews to be patient as we re-learn familiar responses.\u00a0 But please, be patient!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0In December 1963, Pope Paul VI promulgated the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, \u201cSacrosanctum Concilium.\u201d\u00a0 It was the first fruit of the Council, convened by Pope John XXIII to update the Church.\u00a0 This document on the sacred liturgy was a source of great hope for the life and renewal of the Church.\u00a0 The reform of the Liturgy was part of the grand plan of the Council Fathers \u201cto impart an ever increasing vigour to the Christian life of the faithful; to adapt more suitably to the needs of our own times those institutions that are subject to change; to foster whatever can promote union among all who believe in Christ; to strengthen whatever can help to call the whole of humanity into the household of the Church.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0Twenty-five years later, Pope John Paul II wrote in his apostolic letter \u201cVicesimus Quintus Annus\u201d:\u00a0 \u201cThe Liturgy of the Church goes beyond the liturgical reform. We are not in the same situation as in 1963: a generation of priests and of faithful which has not known the liturgical books prior to the reform now acts with responsibility in the Church and society. One cannot therefore continue to speak of the change as it was spoken of [in the past]; but rather one has to speak of an ever deeper grasp of the Liturgy of the Church, celebrated according to the current books and above all as reality in the spiritual order.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0Our beloved John Paul the Great knew, as some today seem to have forgotten, that the Liturgy is not static; it remains always relevant, always leading the faithful in every generation toward greater union with Christ.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Baby boomers and\u00a0older Americans\u00a0will remember some of the phrases.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n- At the Creed, we will return to saying \u201cI believe\u201d rather than \u201cwe believe\u201d\u2014taking personal responsibility for our own statement of faith.\u00a0 I sense that this will bear fruit in our hearts, reminding us that our profession of faith must be at once shared, and deeply personal.<\/li>\n
- Responding to the priest, we will no longer say \u201cAnd also with you.\u201d\u00a0 Instead, we\u2019ll use the more accurate (and older) translation: \u201cAnd with your spirit.\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0Coming soon to your local diocese, there will be workshops, presentations, study guides to help you in your adjustment to the new Roman Missal.\u00a0 Take advantage of these learning opportunities, and be prepared to welcome the next generation of \u201cimprovements\u201d our bishops have served up for us.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Change Happens.\u00a0 Ready or not! \u00a0So it\u2019s a good idea to get ready.\u00a0 On Sunday, November 27, 2011\u2014the First Sunday of Advent\u2014the Catholic Church will implement changes to the Roman Missal, the book containing the prayers of the Mass.\u00a0 \u00a0Several times in the past few years, it has been my privilege to report from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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Change Happens.\u00a0 Ready or not!<\/p>\n