New Roman Missal, Intro Part I

The Revised Roman Missal – Advent 2011, Part I

 This Advent the whole English language Church will be adopting the new revised Roman Missal.  For the month of October and November the Liturgy Corner will be introducing and reflecting on some of the changes in the text of the mass.

 It is important to remember that in its Liturgy, the Church always attempts to follow the holy Fathers. This effort requires not only the preservation of what our immediate forebears have handed on to us, but also an understanding and a more profound pondering of the Church’s entire past. This broader view allows us to see how the Holy Spirit endows the People of God with a marvelous fidelity in preserving the unalterable deposit of faith, even though there is a very great variety of prayers and rites.

 

The Liturgy must, therefore, always celebrate and make present the Paschal Sacrifice of Christ—his saving Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension. However, over time, it may become necessary to make certain changes, such as adding prayers for recently canonized saints and adding texts

That reflect the needs that the People of God wish to bring to God in prayer. The third edition of the Roman Missal makes such additions and provides a fresh translation of the Latin texts of the existing content of the Missal.