Two documents, both episcopal but both quite different, have captured my attention these last few weeks. The first was the motu proprio of Pope Francis, Magnum principium, devolving primary responsibility for the liturgical translations to bishops’ conferences. It has already been dealt with on […]
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The Motu Proprio – where it will bite
On social media there are clergy and others who are worried, as I am, about the extra burden of expense new missals would bring to parishes, and many an individual, already struggling to make ends meet. However, it would be a brave anglophone bishops’ […]
Motu proprio-gate: the upside
Let’s compare the old and the newly-decreed forms of canon 838. The old: Can. 838 – §1 The ordering and guidance of the sacred liturgy depends solely upon the authority of the Church, namely, that of the Apostolic See and, as provided by law, that of the diocesan Bishop. §2. It is the prerogative of the Apostolic See to regulate the sacred liturgy of the universal Church, to publish liturgical books and review their vernacular translations, and to […]
Magnum Principium: Why the Fuss?
Not unreasonably, some people in social media are at a loss as to why there is such a fuss about the change to canon law, and so liturgical law, in the pope’s just-released motu proprio, Magnum Principium. After all, it is just a change […]
Motu proprio “Magnum Principium”—a translation
Herewith my hasty and rough translation of the pope’s new motu proprio, Magnum Principium. Comments to follow in due course. The great principle, confirmed by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, according to which liturgical prayer, as adapted to their comprehension, should be understood by […]
Moto proprio “Magnum Principium”
It has dropped. Not in L”Osservatore Romano as expected, but on the Vatican website. As yet it is only in Latin and Italian, so it will take some time for those slow in those languages (like me) to read it properly. Attached herewith is […]
Farewell Canon 838, and a new great principle — updated
There is quite some buzz afoot about an impending liturgical change. Fr Z outed the issue last night. UPDATE: See the developments, the ominous here, and the positive here. It seems that the change will not be to liturgical law but to canon law. […]
