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POPE PAUL DECREE Liturgy Motu Proprio Text CONTINUED FROM PAGE I days and holy days. IV. In the same way, we also put into immediate effect the norms contained in Article 71, which permits administration of the sacrament of Confirmation during holy Mass when conven ient. V. Concerning Article 78, we admonish all concerned that the sacrament of Matrimony must normally be celebrated during holy Mass, after the reading of the Gospel and the sermon. lar on behalf of the territorial authority. X. Since in accord with Arti cle 22, paragraph 2, the direc tion of the liturgy within geo graphical limits comes within the competence of the legiti mately constituted territorial episcopal "territorial" be un derstood as meaning national. IN ADDITION to residential bishops, all who are mentioned in Canon 292 of the Code of Canon Law may participate in these national conferences, with the right to vote. A PHOTO FIRST? Many think so. Photographers awaiting the arrival of Pope Paul VI in St. Peter’s Basilica snapped this picture cf Bishop Charles P. Greco of Alexandria, La., addressing the council. Several bishops remarked that this was the first time a Council Father had ever been photographed addressing a general congregation of Vatican Coun cil II. START WITH LENT If Matrimony is administer ed outside the Mass, we order that the following rules be ob served until a new ritual is es tablished: At the beginning of this sacred rite (constitution. Article 35, paragraph 3), after a brief exhortation, the Gospel and Epistle of the Nuptial Mass must be read; and then let spouses receive the blessing which is contained in the Roman Ritual in Section 8, Chapter III. VI. Although the Divine Of fice has not yet been revised and renewed according to the norms of article 89, we never theless grant immediately the following permission to all who obliged to recite the Divine Of fice. From Feb. 16, in recita tion of our office outside of choir, they may omit the hour of Prime and choose from among the three other little hours one that best suits the time of day, always without prejudice to the dispositions of Articles 95 and 96 of the constitution. We make this concession with strong confidence this will not detract in any way from the piety of the clergy, but rather that in diligently carrying out the duties of their priestly of fice for the love of God, they may feel more closely united to God throughout the day. VII. Still regarding the Di vine Office, we ordain that bis hops may for just and well-con sidered reasons dispense their own subjects wholly or in part from the obligation of reciting it, or substituting another pious practice for it. (constitution. Article 97). VIU. Still regarding the Di vine Office, we desire that those members of institutes of per fection who, according to their constitutions, recite some part of the Divine Office, or some "little office," provided this is drawn up on the pattern of the Divine Office and regularly ap proved are to be considered as taking part in the public pray er of the Church, (constitution, Article 98). IX. Since according to Arti cle 101 of the constitution those who are obliged to recite the Di vine Office rriay in various ways be permitted to use the vernacu lar instead of Latin, we deem it proper to specify that the var ious versions proposed by the competent territorial bishops' conference must always be re viewed and approved by the Holy See. We order that this practice always be observed whenever a liturgical Latin text is translated into the vernacu Affect Entire Rite In addition, coadjutor and au xiliary bishops may also be called to these conferences. In these conferences, legitimate approval of decrees requires a two-thirds majority, with the voting secret. XI. Finally we wish to em phasize that—beyond what we in this apostolic letter on lit urgical matters have either changed or have ordered car ried out at the established time —regulation of the liturgy comes solely within the autho rity of the Church: that is, of thi s Apostolic See and, in ac cordance with the law, of the bishop. Consequently, abso lutely no one else, not even a priest, can on his own initia tive add or subtract or change anything in liturgical matters, (constitution, Article 22, para graphs 1 and 3). We ordain that all we have es tablished with this motu proprio should remain valid, and in force, everything to the con trary notwithstanding. Given in Rome, at St. Peter’s, Jan. 25, 1964, the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, in the first year of our pontificate. Revisions VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A series of historic revisions in the Mass affecting the entire Latin Rite of the Roman Catho lic Church — was announced by the Sacred Congregation of Rites, with March 7, 1965, the first Sunday of Lent, designat ed as the date when they will be come effective. APPROVED by Pope Paul VI, the changes were disclosed in an instruction distributed to the prelates attending the Second Vatican Council. They repre sent a preliminary step in an over-all reform decreed in the Constitution on the Liturgy ap proved by the Council last De cember. One of the changes — work ed out by a special 40-mem ber Council commission that included Joseph Cardinal Rit ter, Archbishop of St. Louis, Mo., and Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan of Atlanta, Ga„ pro vided that priests hereafter celebrate the Mass while fac ing the congregation. Actually the instruction mere ly permits Mass to be celebrat ed in this fashion to help pop ular participation in the Sacri fice, but this is not a rigid requirement. It is preferred, however. Miss may be cele brated with the priest facing the people even if there is a small tabernacle on the altar. The tabernacle may even be on the main altar or another altar so as not to be an obstacle to say ing Mass while facing the peo ple. SOME of the other changes approved were: Omission of the Last Gospel and the prayers after Mass.The time saved will provide more time forpreaching which the Vatican Council insisted is an integral part of the Mass, and also for the new Prayer for the People. In reading the Gospel, the priest must face the people. Three of the most solemn prayers which until now have been recited silently by the priest must be sung or said aloud. These are: the pray ers over the offerings, call ed the Secret; the concluding doxology or Eucharistic pray er; and the prayer for deliv erance from evil and for peace which is added to the Lord's Prayer. At Low Mass, it is prefer able that the lector, whether priest orlaymm. read the Epis tle while the celebrant listens. The same lector may read the chants which follow the Epistle unless they are sung or recit ed by others. THE FAITHFUL who receive Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil Mass or at Christmas Midnight Mass iruy also receive the Sacrament again at Masson Easter Sunday morning or Christmas Day. It has already been announ ced that the vernacular, or lo cal languages, will be intn. duced in parts of the Mass — as well as in the administration of certain Sacraments — on varying dates in different coun tries. In the United States, this will begin on Nov. 29, the first Sunday in Advent. MEMBERS of the Archdiocesan Commission on Sacred Liturgy are shown here. Seated and left to right. Fr. Ellis DePriest, S.M., Mrs. Paul Traina, Dr. Joseph Wilber, Mrs. Thomas Bock- man, Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan. Standing, left to right: Fr. Leonard F. X. Mayhew, Mr. G. T. Deckbar, Mr. Louis Erba, Fr. Alan Dillman, Fr. William Hoffman, Fr. Jarleth Burke, Fr. Dale Freeman.