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Thomas Peters had a "heads up" earlier today, but now confirms his story on the approval of the new English translation for the Order of Mass . The story has also been confirmed by The New Liturgical Movement . Both blogs reveal some of the changes in the "first section." The full Ordo has not been released as yet apparently. Meanwhile, the full text is awaited in anticipation by Fr. Finigan .

New Catholic has an interesting post concerning the possible replacement of Cardinal Bishop Arinze with Cardinal CAÑIZARES LLOVERA as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments . This would not take place until November after Cardinal Arinze has celebrated his 50th Jubilee. Other motives are also ascribed but they seem a bit too far-fetched in my estimation.

Gregor Kollmorgen of The New Liturgical Movement has some "insider" information from Father Sean Finnegan of Heralds of the Gospel as to why the Papal Liturgies have changed so noticeably. Read his take on this here . Father John Zuhlsdorf of WDTPRS has posts (a) updating info on the Holy Father's new pastoral staff , (b) a marvelous article on Cardinal Arinze, Prefect of CDWDS, and his take on inculturation , and (c) a " quaeritur " concerning whether failing to put water in the chalice with the wine makes the consecration invalid .

The incomparable Fr. Z. gives a long summation of three long interviews published on Zenit with His Eminence Francis Card. Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments . Here is just a single long commentary: 5. Did Vatican II discourage Latin? Some people think, or have the perception, that the Second Vatican Council discouraged the use of Latin in the liturgy. This is not the case. Just before he opened the Council, Bl. Pope John XXIII in 1962 issued an Apostolic Constitution to insist on the use of Latin in the Church. [Again, Card. Arinze has brought us back to this important and purposely ignored document.] The Second Vatican Council, although it admitted some introduction of the vernacular, insisted on the place of Latin: "Particular law remaining in force, the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites" (SC, n. 36). The Council also required that seminarians "should acquire a command of Lati...

Shawn Tribe has posted a story on the New Liturgical Movement that first appeared on Zenit . The story concerns the progress of the translation of the Roman Missal. Here is some of the story: As a new English translation of the Roman Missal nears completion, translation experts and Vatican officials expressed their satisfaction with the achievement. In a press release from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, the progress of the Vox Clara Committee was explained. The committee, formed in 2001, is a panel of bishops who provide advice to the Holy See concerning English-language liturgical books. The committee's 15th meeting ended last month, and focused extensively on the Green Book draft translations of several Masses from the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). ICEL sends its proposed translation to bishops and experts for study and comment (Green Book). After the comments are incorporated, the texts are proposed for canonical vote by th...