The New Translation – Why do we need one?

Until the early 1960s, Mass was celebrated in Latin throughout the world. At the Second Vatican Council it was agreed that Mass could be celebrated in our own language, and in 1970 Pope Paul VI agreed the official Latin text that would be used for the Mass, which was then translated into different languages to be used throughout the world. It proved to be a huge task which was completed in a...
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The New Translation – When and how will it be introduced?

Although we have already received the official approval from Rome, it will still be some time before the new translation is being used in our parishes. In Scotland it is planned we will be able to celebrate various parts of the new translation from September onwards. This gives us plenty of time, over the next few months, to learn something about the changes, about how they will affect us and our...
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The New Translation – Whose idea was it anyway?

Until the early 1960s, Mass was celebrated in Latin throughout the world. Wherever you happened to be on Sunday the Mass would be celebrated in the language you were used to. At the Second Vatican Council, in the early 1960’s, it was agreed that Mass could be said in the language of the country in which it was being celebrated. There would be no fundamental change to the Mass itself, just the...
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The New Translation – What New Translation?

Did you know that the translation of the Mass which we currently use is going to change? The texts we have now have been in use since 1970 and in September we will gradually begin to use a new translation. Over the coming weeks/months there will be short articles in this web site which will help us to understand what these changes are and why they have come about. There will also be plenty of...
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