Reflection on the Collects for Sunday Mass
This Advent, we
began using the new translation of the Roman Missal. In an attempt
to more fully draw out the richness of this new translation, each
week we will offer a
brief on-line recording reflecting on the Collect, or Opening Prayer at Mass.
Here are the recordings
for Advent:
The Collect, or Opening Prayer, is the prayer that concludes the Introductory Rites (when Father says
“Let us pray…”) and prepares us to listen to God’s Word in the Liturgy of the Word. Perhaps here more than any
other place in the Mass, the changes in the new translation stand out, and provide us with a treasure of our
spiritual heritage. Moreover, the Biblical allusions in the new translation come alive.
For more information on
the changes to the Mass celebration, please follow these helpful
links:
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Video on the "why" of
the changes. In this video Fr. John Muir confronts the misconceptions about the changes
with truth and clarity. Fr. John helps parents understand the recent history
behind the newest 3rd Edition of the Roman Missal and how it grows from the 1st and 2nd editions.
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Pew Card - this pew
card is a copy of what we have been using in both the Church and
Chapel to practice the changes to words used during the Mass.
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Chants -
listen to some of the new music for the Mass.
