I received SO MANY excellent questions from folks during the Roman Missal Webinars I hosted last week. Here is the 3rd installment!
Catechists in Action
Catechists in Action #4 – Dan Ward Explains Roman Missal Changes
In this segment of Catechists in Action, we see 7th grade catechist Dan Ward talking to his class about Advent and the introduction of the Roman Missal changes. Watch for the following as Dan… directs the young people to open their text books and look at the liturgical calendar talks about Advent as the beginning of the Church’s new year asks the young people about their experience of the changes in the Mass invites a […]
Catechetical Issues & Topics
The New Roman Missal Translation in Under 10 Minutes
Thanks to my friend and colleague Santiago Cortés-Sjöberg for sharing this video link with me. It is a very helpful short video to help teens and middle school youth to understand the changes in the Roman Missal. Word for Word [Teens] from Life Teen on Vimeo. Print Friendly
Liturgy and Sacraments
My Copy of the New Roman Missal Has Arrived!
Here it is, folks! After months and months of talking about it, my personal copy of the new Roman Missal arrived today! It’s like Christmas in November for a liturgical/catechetical dork like me! 🙂 Hopefully, you and your parish have been preparing for the implementation of the new translation of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal. Here are some resources that will be of help to you if you’re looking to do some last-minute […]
I have only discovered this treasure trove that you call a blog today, but have been engrossed in reading it. Thank you for what you are offering to those of that are called to protect and defend our beautiful faith. I just finished watching your webinar on New Translation of the Roman Missal, and am wondering where I can find the pdf file you spoke of? Thanks, again, for all you do and share!
Thanks so much Jennifer. Here’s the link to the post with the pdf you asked about.
https://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2011/02/14/roman-missal-changes-updated-resource-list/
Hey Joe,
I’m doing a Lent project and I have some questions. Like…. Why do we have a season of Lent?
Hi Aspen, good question. Lent began in the early church as the final intense preparation period for catechumens before baptism at the Easter Vigil. It made sense for the rest of the Christian community to walk this journey with the catechumens and renew their baptism at Easter as well. Thus, Lent has come down to us as a period during which we focus on what it takes to follow Christ and to practice the 3 disciplines that help us to live out our baptism: prayer, fasting, and giving alms. Suffice to say, Lent has no meaning apart from baptism!