New Translation Resources

With the new English translation of the Roman Missal being promulgated for usage in little more than a year, resources for learning and using the translation are starting to pop up on the Internet, as well as pamphlets, brochures, and books. The USCCB has had an excellent resource site for some time which includes sample texts for the people’s parts and priest’s parts. If you’ve never taken the time to look at the new translation, I highly encourage spending time looking at the USCCB Roman Missal site.

Another site that I’ve recently become aware of is A New Translation for a New Roman Missal. Video interviews talk about the theology and process behind the translation, as well as the Scriptural basis to the texts of the Mass. Other videos show Msgr. Moroney, Executive Secretary of the Vox Clara Committee, reciting the four primary Eucharistic Prayers. All the videos are available on a DVD for offline viewing as part of parish adult education classes, but can be viewed via YouTube.

If you have any interest in the new translation, especially if you’ve never looked at the new texts, these two sites are worth spending a couple hours perusing.