Vatican Formalises Process for Approving Liturgical Translations
By Cindy Wooden – Four years after Pope Francis modified canon law to emphasise the responsibility of bishops’ conferences for judging the accuracy and suitability of liturgical...
Category: Liturgy
Was Christ’s Blood Shed for All or Many?
The English words of the consecration at Mass have been changed from “shed for you and for all” to “poured out for you and for many”. Why?-...
Pope encourages people to rediscover importance of Sunday liturgy
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis encouraged new courses of action for parishes to help people understand the importance of Sunday Mass and parish ministries, a top Vatican...
Bishop Edward Risi on “Traditionis Custodes”
By Bishop Edward Risi – You may recall that last year, at the same time as the April lock-down, there was an enquiry addressed to us in...
Catholic Trivia Quiz
How well do you know your Church? Test your knowledge in every issue of the Southern Cross magazine – 1.Whose Gospel opens with the words: “In the...
Pope to Altar Servers: Be Signs of Faith to Your Parishes
Being an altar server should be a “profession of faith” to the entire parish community, Pope Francis told young men and women participating in Portugal’s annual altar...
Bell at the Consecration During Mass?
By Fr Kenneth Doyle Question: I was in a liturgy committee meeting at my parish, and I suggested that we have the altar server ring the bell...
God’s Gender in Liturgy, Prayers and Hymns
Question: I would very much like to know the church’s official position on whether God should be referred to as “Father” (that is, in masculine terms) or...
Foot-Washing Rite at Holy Thursday Mass
The foot-washing ceremony on Holy Thursday is perhaps one of the most meaningful of the Sacred Triduum’s liturgical moments. It has been made even more significant now....
Difference between Solemnities, Feasts and Memorials
EWTN (Zenit) – Answered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Question: We as Catholics commonly use the word “feast” to cover...
May the Congregation Raise their Hands To Pray?
By Fr Thomas Plastow SJ. Question: Why is the congregation forbidden to use the “orans posture” during the Lord’s Prayer? Does the Lord really care what we...
English Bishops Adjust Liturgical Translation Of A Part Of Mass
The English and Welsh bishops’ conference has decreed that in the translation of the conclusion of collects in the Roman Missal, “one” is to be omitted before...
