1st Sunday with the New Roman Missal

Well I think that went well!  Fr. Sherwin and I are mighty relieved.  We both felt that our own reading of the Mass parts beforehand (I had even taken a misselette sized resource with me on holidays!) had been helpful, and I think our parish was as prepared as any!  Good job on you all! Be generous with each other.  There will be a learning curve!
We will need to support each other and encourage each other to use the cards, especially at those 5 places where the changes are significant:

1. "And with your spirit." - This happens 5 times in the mass - including: Opening Greeting, before the Gospel, at the Preface, before the sign of peace, before the final blessing.
2. The entire Nicene Creed! We will pray this creed until the beginning of Lent in February 2012.
3. At the Preparation of the gifts: "May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy church."
4. Preface Dialogue: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God - then "It is right and just."
5. Before Communion: "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed."

We also need to remember to Bow after the person in front of us in the communion procession moves to the side.


Even though the words are new - the important thing to remember is that the Mass is unchanged!  Christ is truely present among us when we gather, in the priest that Presides, in the Word proclaimed, and in the Bread and wine - the Body and Blood of Christ broken and poured out for our salvation.
It will be interesting to watch the evening news - and to see how different newscasts try to report this change in the church's language of prayer in English!


Peace
Fr. Larry