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The Final Countdown to the Roman Missal

By | November 7, 2011

Well there is a countdown going on today and it has nothing to do with 80’s rock bands, but everything to do with the third edition of the Roman Missal. We are only 19 days away from this new translation of the current Sacramentary we use at Mass. So here’s the question … are you ready?! I hope the answer is: “Yes!” If you are worried that you may have forgotten something, let’s start with the obvious.

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Video: Helping Our Catholic Teens Understand Liturgical Change – Fr. Richard Hilgartner

By | September 16, 2011

Fr. Richard Hilgartner, Executive Director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), shares some of the changes behind the new translation of the Roman Missal. He particularly talks about the challenges and opportunities about sharing these changes in the context of youth ministry. Video is taken from the 2010 Life Teen Liturgy and Music Conference.

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“Word for Word” Videos Available for Purchase and Download

By | September 14, 2011

We’re proud to announce that the videos that come with the Word for Word New Roman Missal resource by Life Teen are now available for download. We’ve listened to many churches about the need to safely and honestly download the videos with the Word for Word resource.

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[Video] Word for Word – High School

By | September 14, 2011

Mark Hart helps high school teens understand HOW and WHY the words of the Mass are changing. Mark compares the “dynamic equivalent” and the “formal equivalent” of how we translate words from Latin to English, and then explains the elaborate process used to create the new Roman Missal. Finally, Mark challenges teenagers to rediscover the meaning behind the words we pray at Mass each week. For more information go to IsMassChanging.org. For an overview all the videos you can download go here

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[Video] Word for Word – Middle School

By | September 14, 2011

This video helps middle school youth understand WHY and HOW the words of the Catholic Mass are changing. The video gives a casual history of the words we use at Mass, and then gives specific examples of what to expect at Mass later this year. For more information go to IsMassChanging.org. For an overview all the videos you can download go here on CatholicYouthMinistry.com [add_to_cart item="2011-09-03"]

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[Video] Word for Word – Youth Ministers

By | September 14, 2011

Why are the words of the Catholic Mass changing? Fr. John Muir confronts the misconceptions about the changes with truth and clarity. Fr. John helps Catholic Youth Ministers understand the recent history behind the newest 3rd Edition of the Roman Missal and how it grows from the 1st and 2nd editions. He encourages us to rediscover the meaning behind the words and we use at Mass and how we can help lead teens through this transition. For more information go to IsMassChanging.org. For an overview

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Is the Catholic Church changing what songs are sung at Mass?

By | September 14, 2011

Although I’ve only been alive a short period of time compared to how long the Church has existed, it is clear to me through studying history that the debate over what music is suitable for Liturgy has been going on for a long, long time. In recent years this musical debate has taken to a new highway, the Internet.

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‘And With Your Spirit’: Preparing for the New Roman Missal

By | September 9, 2011

Change can be difficult, especially change to the celebration of Mass. Changes to the Mass we are accustomed to can be unsettling, but it is also an amazing opportunity to pray Mass with new eyes and ears. instead of just automatically responding without thinking, these changes to the Roman Missal challenge us to really listen and think about the words we say in Mass. The question is, will we take this opportunity to dive into the beauty and mystery of the holy Mass, or just see the changes to the Roman Missal as an inconvenience, or worse, a detriment to prayer?

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An Opportunity to Go Deeper: The New Roman Missal

By | August 29, 2011

I recently met to plan music for a funeral with a family who has been away from the Church for a long time. Unfortunately, they view the Church as a dictatorship full of rules and regulations they do not understand. Their Mother passed away and she was the only member of the family who remained Catholic. I do have to say that it was noble of them to honor her wishes and celebrate a funeral for her in her own Church and faith tradition since she had held close to her heart. We did not celebrate

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Bishops Approve a Gradual Introduction of New Mass Settings

By | June 28, 2011

This past week on June 17, 2011, the president of the USCCB authorized the gradual implementation of the new Mass settings and left the final decision up to the Bishop of each Diocese. This however does not mean we can implement any other changes in September, just the sung Mass settings. This is good news as it will allow us all to teach these new settings as we normally would and not have to worry about teaching new responses at the same time.