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MSGR. DANIEL TARRANT
VOL. 2 NO. 42
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1964
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Liturgy Instruction Effects Mass Changes
BY FR. FREDERICK McMANUS
(N. C. W, C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY—The strik
ing new changes in the Mass
made by the instruction of the
Vatican Liturgy Commission
aim at stressing the Com
munity nature of Christian wor
ship and taking full advantage
of the liturgy’s educational or
formative possibilities.
The new changes, which go
into effect March 7, 1965,
the first Sunday of Lent, must
be regarded as a preliminary
step in the overall liturgical re
form decreed last December by
the Second Vatican Council.
IN THE Constitution on the
Liturgy the council gave broad
mandates for reforms to be
worked out in detail by a com
mission drawn from all over
the world. Early this year, Pope
Paul VI set up the commission
with the major task of revising
the official missal, ritual, bre
viary and so forth. Although
complete reform is expected
to take several years, the Vati
can Liturgy Commission has
prepared an interim instruc
tion concerning the Mass and
other services. It was made
public (Oct. 16) by the Congre
gation of Rites, the Vatican
agency which has dealt with lit
urgical matters since the 16th
c^ ntury.
Unlike the changes of liturgi
cal texts into various langua
ges, which are questions en
trusted by the council to the
bi6hops of each country, the
new instruction is obligatory
throughout the Latin rites of the
Church by the expressed direc
tion of Pope Paul.
THE instruction has simpli
fied the beginning and the end
of Mass. Pslam 42 in the
preparatory prayers as said
by the priest and the server
w*ll be dropped. The Mass will
end at the blessing, with the
last Gospel and prayers after
Mass entirely eliminated.
These omissions will not
shorten the Mass very much,
nor is this the intention of the
change. The time saved is need
ed for 4 the preaching insisted
upon by the council as an in
tegral part of Mass and also
for the new " Prayer of the
People.’* The latter brief ser
ies of invocations or petitions
is to be said or sung at the
completion of the Service of
God’s Word (readings, homily
creed) just after the priest
says; "Let us pray." The act
ual text of the prayer of the
faithful, however, has been left
to the decision of national con
ferences of bishops.
ONE contradiction in the rite
of the Mass has been par
tially corrected. Three of the
most solemn and public prayers
n. cited quietly by the priest
up to the present will be sung
or said aloud for all to hear
and to respond to. They are;
1.) The prayer over the of
ferings, called the secret pray-
MASS SCHEDULE
The following is the Mass schedule for the Conference on Wor
ship which begins today and continues through Sunday, Oct. 25.
THURSDAY, 6:30 p.m„ in the Cathedral. Homily-
celebrant. Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan. Lector,
Henry Newman. Commentator, Herbert Farnsworth.
FRIDAY, 11:15 a.m„ St. Joseph High School, (for
high school students). Homily-celebrant, Father
Vincent P. Brennan.'
FRIDAY, 6:30 p.m, in the Cathedral. Homily-celebrant,
Father Leonard F. X. Mayhew. Lector, Gerard
E, Sherry. Commentator, James Garden.
SATURDAY, noon, in the Cathedral. Homily-celebrant,
Father John F, McDonough, Lector, Ferdinand
Buckley. Commentator, Leon Allain.-
SUNDAY, 4:30 p.m, in the Cathedral (English sung
Mass). Homily-celebrant, Father John D, Staple-
ton, Lector, Dr. Charles Goosby. Commentator,
Louis Erbs,
er, which completes the pre
paration of bread and wine.
2. ) The concluding doxology
of canon or Eucharistic prayer.
3. ) The prayer for deliver
ance from evil and for peace
which is added to the Lord’s
Prayer.
OF THE '’public" prayers of
the Mass which the whole con
gregation should read and fol
low, only the body of the can
on, which still awaits revis
ion, will be said quietly.
Broader changes are also in
dicated. On principle, the cele
brating priest will no longer re
cite privately or quietly any
text of a prayer or reading
that is said or sung by oth
ers, whether by the people, or
by the choir in case of chants
and hymns, or by the lector in
case of readings. This elimin
ates a curious duplication. In
the past the rule prevailed that
the priest should recite the Glo
ria, for example, even though
the hymn was sung by the people.
THIS change, making speci
fic a decision of the council,
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VJUIN 1 UNUC.U UIN rAuC O
Lay Officers Of Masses-Lectors, Commentators
Program Of Events
THURSDAY, OCT. 22 - GOD, WORSHIP AND YOU
6:30 p.m. -
7:30 - 7:55 p.m.
8:00 p.m. —
8:45 pjn.
Dialogue Mass - fully participated, Cathedral
Break for food or refreshments, Cafeteria
General Assembly: Address, "The Spirit of
Public Worship", Mr. John Mannion
Address: "Perspective for Renewal", Mrs.
Mary Perkins Ryan
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 - TEACHING THE LITURGY
9:30 a.m. ——
11:15 a.m. —
6:30 p.m. —
7:30 - 7:55 p.m.
8:00 p.m. — ■
Youth Assembly, St. Joseph’s High School
Dialogue Mass for Youth, St. Joseph High School
Dialogue Mass, fully participated, Cathedral
Break for food or refreshment, Cafeteria
General Assembly: Address, "Teaching the
Liturgy", Msgr. D. Tarrant
Workshops - Cathedral Center and School
Topics: Teaching Liturgy in the Home
Teaching Liturgy in the School
Ecumenical Spirit of the Liturgy
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 - CONST rTUT ION ON THE SACRED LITURGY
9:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m. -
12:00 noon ——-
1:00 p.m. - 1:40
1:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Conference for Nuns, Cathedral Center-Father Sloyan
Dialogue Mass - fully participated, Cathedral
Break for food or refreshments, Cafeteria
General Assembly: Address, Chapters 1 and 2
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Msgr. Tarrant
Workshops, Cathedral Center and School
Topics: The Mass—A Sacrifice
"Roles’* in the Liturgy
A. C. C. M. Banquet, Dinkier Plaza Hotel
Address: Mrs. Mary Perkins Ryan
SUNDAY, OCT. 25 - CONSTITUTION ON THE SACRED LITURGY
2:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:30 pjn.
General Assembly: Address, Chapters 3 and 5
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Father Sloyan
Workshops - Cathedral Center and School
Topics: The Parish, A Living Community
Adoption through Baptism
Christian Life in the Sacraments
Sung Mass - fully participated, Cathedral
GERARD E. SHERRY
(Lector)
JAMES GARDEN
(Commentator)
FERDINAND BUCKLEY
(Lector)
LEON ALLAIN
(Commentator)
LOUIS ERBS
(Commentator)
The Archdiocesan Worship
Conference opens today and will
continue through Sunday, the
feast of Christ the King. Na
tionally prominent liturgical
experts will speak during the
conference, which is under the
auspices of the Archdiocesan
Council of Catholic Men.
The major speakers will be
Mary Perkins Ryan, whose re
cent book, "Are Parochial
Schools the Answer?* has
caused national controversy in
educational circles; Father
Gerard S. Sloyan, head of the
Religious Education Depart
ment of Catholic University oi
America; Msgr. Daniel Tai>
rant, noted American liturgist;
and Joseph B. Mannion, execu
tive secretary of the Liturgical
Conference, Washington, D.C.
UNDER the General Chair*
manshlp of Louis Erbs, the
Liturgical Week is the Men's
Council's major project for
1964. Herb Farnsworth, of
Christ the King Parish, will
direct the committee for panel
formation, recruiting men from
various parishes to form panels
during the Conference. The
panels will discuss various as
pects of liturgical life and will
provide an opportunity for ques-
REGIONAL DELEGATES to ATTEND
Conference On Worship
Opens In Atlanta Today
ARCHBISHOP HALLINAN
tions from those attending the
conference.
Father Leonard F.X.Mayhew,
chairman of the Archdiocesan
Commission on Sacred Liturgy
and pastor of Holy Cross
Parish, will act as consul
tant to the committee preparing
for the‘week’s activities. Paul
Smith, SS. Peter and Paul parish
will direct arrangements, and
Bill Reese, Our Lady of the
Assumption, is in charge of
publicizing the purpose and pro
gram of the Conference.
ARRANGEMENTS for the
Council’s business meeting and
banquet fro be held on Satur
day evening, October 24) are
being handled by Ferdinand
Buckley of St. Jude's-Peslatu
The aim of the Liturgical
Week is to stimulate aware
ness throughout the Arch
diocese of the liturgical re
newal now taking place in the
Church. It will be a major
step in preparation for the in
troduction of English into the
Mass on the First Sunday of
Advent. The Masses celebrat
ed during the Conference will
use the English texts approved
by the American heirarchy,
Mary Perkins Ryan (Mrs.
John Julian Ryan) is a member
of the Board of Directors of
the North American Litur
gical Conference and of the
Liturgical Commission of the
Diocese of Manchester, N. H.
She is also National Chairman
of the Spiritual Development
Committee of the NCCW. She is
the author of a number of books
and pamphlets and has trans
lated or edited numerous re
ligious works. Her latest book,
DR, CHARLES GOOSBY
(Lector)
Speakers
Celebrants
JOHN B. MANNON
HENRY NEWMAN
(Lector)
HERBERT FARNSWORTH
(Commentator)
MARY PERKINS RYAN
FR. GERARD S. SLOYAN
"Are Parochial Schools the
Answer?" has been the basis
of much debate in religious and
educational circles.
Monisgnor Daniel Tarrant is
Chairman of the Archdiocesan
Liturgical Commission of the
Archdiocese of Dubuque, lows*
He is a well-known expert in
the United States liturgical
movement, and is also Dio
cesan coordinator of the Ctu>
sillo movement.
Father Gerard S. Sloyan is
head of the Religious Education
Department of Catholic Univer
sity of America, from which he
received the degrees of Ph. D.
and S. T. D. He is the im
mediate past president of the
Liturgical Conference and is
currently on its Advisory Coun
cil.
John B. Mannion, executive
secretary of the Liturgical
Conference, began his career as
a professional entertainer,
later studied at the Catholic
University of America. In 1954
he joined the staff of the Nab-
lonal Council of Catholic. As
assistant director of the Coun
cil’s Radio-TV department he
produced the Catholic Hour and
other NCCM programs.
fr. john f. McDonough
FR. LEONARD MAYHEW
FR. JOHN D. STAPLETON
FR. VINCENT P. BRENNAN
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