Installment #5 • “Serious Problems with the Lectionary Translation”
Executive Director (emeritus) of ICEL weighs in on our series.
Abbey Psalms and Canticles
PDF Comparison Chart • “Serious Problems with the Lectionary Translation”
The responsorial psalms used in American Masses are—broadly speaking—pirated from the hard work of others.
Regarding “Pay-To-Pray” + Lectionary Errors
Many decisions, even those with monumental consequences, were made in secret.
The New Lectionary & “Voice of God” Hymns
The sale of indulgenced prayers is immoral. Someday they’ll have to make restitution for this.
Abbey Psalms & Canticles • Copyright?
Confusion, Controversy, and Contradiction rules the day.
Confirmed! • Bp. Woost Elected Chairman of “Committee on Divine Divine Worship”
For sixty years, Catholics have demanded to know what is gained by the ceaseless tinkering with liturgical translations.
Re: Copyright Status of “Abbey Psalms & Canticles” (PDF Chart)
There’s been considerable online discussion about this. Our readers have a right to know what’s at issue.
Leaked Document! • Comparison Chart—New Responsorial Psalms (“Abbey Psalms & Canticles”)
The NAB tried to use “overly casual” language—and the results are often an abomination.
“Something Quite Odd” • Today’s Responsorial Psalm
Including a special comparison chart which shows the NAB translation vs. the “Abbey Psalms and Canticles” translation.
New Lectionary for the USA • Coming in 2028?
“Work hasn’t even begun on the next Lectionary, and there’s nothing definite about 2028 as a date.” — Father Andrew V. Menke, director of the USCCB liturgical committee