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Uh, oh. New Zealand's Conference of Catholic Bishops is at it again. Déjà vu. They're issuing a new edition of the Lectionary. Re-inventing the wheel. Fiddling while Rome burns, said a reader of this blog. Arsonists lighting fires more like it, said another.
And it does look like with their new lectionary the Bishops are going for Woke, being "faithful to the evolving nuances of the English language and contemporary biblical scholarship". More change, more 'experts'. Smacks of the condemned heresy of Modernism. Beware, Bishops: go woke, go broke.
It's not as if the Bishops have a lot of money to throw around. They've parted with NZ$16.8 million for survivors of sex abuse. The Vatican's revenues also have sharply declined, as Novus Ordo Massgoers, fed up with the Antipope's heresies and ambiguities, either pass on Peter's Pence or take themselves and their money to a Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) parish. Which could be the reason for the Bergoglian sect's diehard campaign to suppress the TLM.
If the current lectionaries are shabby, why not reprint them electronically? That would be more in keeping with the "poor Church" Francis said he wanted, when he was illicitly elected. (Be careful what you wish for, Francis.) But the new Lectionary hardly looks like value for money. Liturgy geeks mention "flat-out mistakes in the notes". The Revised New Jerusalem Bible "needs a soft reboot". Its notes "sometimes betray a certain embarrassment with either the text itself, or traditional Catholic interpretations of certain passages". (What was that about woke Modernism again?)
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The bishops’ conferences of Australia, Ireland and New Zealand are pooling their expertise and resources in a joint Lectionary project.
For over 50 years, parishes and communities across the island of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have listened to the scripture readings proclaimed in church from the same translations which are given in the Lectionary for Mass.
Many of these books are now in a poor state and in need of replacing. The bishops have recognised that this is an opportunity for a new edition of the Lectionary, taking advantage of a revised translation of the readings, which is both accessible and faithful to the evolving nuances of the English language and contemporary biblical scholarship.
After consultation with experts in both scripture and liturgy, and also amongst the faithful, the Revised New Jerusalem Bible was chosen as the text for the Lectionary.
This translation recognises the need for the text to be proclaimed in the liturgy, to be faithful to the original biblical texts and it is sensitive to inclusivity.
For the psalms in the Lectionary, the Abbey Psalms and Canticles will be used. This is a sympathetic revision of the familiar Grail Psalter and the revised text has already been adopted in several English-speaking countries.
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The editorial leadership for the project will be provided by Martin Foster, an experienced editor who previously oversaw the preparation of the Lectionary for England and Wales.
Mr Foster will work with experts from all three conferences to ensure the quality and liturgical appropriateness of the final text.
The first draft texts, the Sundays of Advent and Christmas, will be sent to bishops for review early in 2025, with the rest of the Lectionary following over the next couple of years.
The project is a major collaboration and it is hoped that it will enrich (a Modernist euphemism for 'change' - ed) the celebration of the Eucharist in parishes and communities into the future across Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/three-bishops-conferences-join-forces-to-revise-lectionary/
Parishioners respond to the dismantling of the faith by lack of fiscal support for the massive disrespect the modernists have shown.
ReplyDeleteThe modernists don't care about fiscal support or the people in the pews. What counts for them is getting the Church to accept their modernist ideology, however much it contradicts the teachings of Jesus Christ. You notice the words our bishops use like "faithful to the evolving nuances of the English language and contemporary biblical scholarship". This means true Catholics be worried.
DeleteThen they say "faithful to the original biblical texts and it is sensitive to inclusivity". There's a contradiction for you. Again, true Catholics be worried.
Remember the inclusive version of the sign of the cross?
ReplyDelete"In the name of the Creator, and of the Redeemer, and of the Sanctifier".
When used in a baptism it invalidated the sacrament.
https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20080201_validity-baptism_en.html