Roman Missal Thursday

You have heard me talk about the new translation of the Sacramentary at Mass over the past 2 months.  The last 2 years the annual Priests' Seminar which is held in the Fall, has been addressing this Translation and its history, purpose, etc... Today the priests and Pastoral workers within the western region of the Archdiocese gathered at Queen of Apostles renewal centre in South Mississauga for a session of this New Roman Missal.  The first challenge was getting to the meeting! There was traffic chaos because of a fatal accident on the QEW very near to where the renewal centre is located.  After making a driving detour (or two) I finally got there, and met up with others who had seen way too many side streets!

We had a good session looking at the changes that are coming up, and getting a clearer understanding about some of the practical considerations leading up to the first Sunday in Advent. We walked through - or should I say sang through the preface dialogue and a few different prefaces, and realized we could sing these new translations!  We also got some clarity about the actual book that we can use (Canadian) vs. the US missal producers. 
One of the scary things we all realized is that the CCCB is promising a "Ship Date" of November 10th.  (Just 2 weeks before we are expected to implement the translation!)  Fortunately we received the "Text" of the Mass today, as well as many resources thatb we can use to help with the communication plan for our parishes.
Peace