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i t MSGR. DANIEL TARRANT VOL. 2 NO. 42 ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1964 $5.00 PER YEAR diocese of Atlanta SERVING GEORGIA'S 71 NORTHERN COUNTIES VATICAN COMMISSION 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, CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 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 HELP YOUR UNITED APPEAL