As I write, at 9:00AM this Saturday morning, Mountain Standard Time for us in the US on the last day of the Church year, Advent has already begun for our friends in New Zealand. And this is no ordinary First Sunday of Advent for them.New Zealand has already implemented the new translation of the Roman Missal.
I am told by a priest friend and fellow summer student at the Liturgical Institute who is a pastor in Christchurch that the new translation of the Order of Mass only is being implemented. The rest of the texts remain in the 1973 translation. A missalette has been produced that contains all of the new texts which are used by people and priest alike.
I hope to get a full report on how things went to share on the Chant Café. So far there are no reports of riots or any other apocalyptic occurrences. In solidarity with our brothers and sisters in New Zealand let us rejoice in this beginning of a new era of liturgical renewal in the English speaking world! Print this post
