New English Roman Missal from 1st Sunday of Advent

(November 26, 2011) From the first Sunday of Advent, the third edition of the Roman Missal is coming into effect, in all the 164 dioceses in India. The text, to be introduced across the English speaking world, has been in the making for many years and is the fruit of diligent efforts, said Father Savio Rodrigues, secretary of the Commission of Liturgy of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CBCI). A specially bound copy of the English translation of the Roman Missal according to the third typical edition was presented Thursday to His Excellency, the Most Rev Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to New Delhi. This text had received the approval from Rome in 2010 and Salesian Archbishop Dominic Jala had been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing the Missal for India. He is the Indian Latin rite bishops representative to the ICEL, International Commission on English in the Liturgy. The Missal was printed at Bosco Society for Printing and Graphic Training in Delhi. The Missal will be used in liturgical celebrations across this country from today and it is hoped that the implementation of these new texts will serve as an opportunity for a deeper catechesis on the liturgy and an occasion for all of us to commit ourselves to a more prayerful, faithful and vibrant celebration of the sacred mysteries.