On the first Sunday of Advent, 2011, the dioceses of the United States will begin to use the third edition of the Roman Missal. While the Order of the Mass will not change, we will experience new English translations of some of our current texts. Here are some helpful links as we prepare for the new translation:

Bread for the Journey

To assist with catechesis for the upcoming revision of the Roman Missal, members of the Archdiocesan Worship Commission  prepared informational paragraphs for use in parish bulletins entitled, “Bread for the Journey”.  The focus of the paragraphs is the Roman Missal and the Liturgy of the Word. The paragraphs give background information on the revision and renew and deepen the understanding of the Mass.

Revisions in the people’s parts of the Mass:  Click Here

Learning the New ICEL Chants

The Archdiocese of Dubuque will permit the gradual implementation of various musical settings of the Order of Mass from the Roman Missal, Third Edition, effective September 2011. This permission applies only to the Glory to God, the Holy, Holy, Holy, and acclamations at the Mystery of Faith(Memorial Acclamations) which are contained in most musical settings. Below is a tutorial page of the new ICEL chants.
http://www.chantcafe.com/2010/09/tutorial-videos-on-new-missal-chants.html

Learning the new OCP Mass Settings

The Archdiocese of Dubuque is recommending the following Masses from OCP which will be in the new Breaking Bread. Below are links to the assembly parts and musical excerpts:

Mass of Christ the Savior (Schutte) – Assembly Parts Music Excerpts

Mass of Resurrection (DeBryun) – Assembly Parts Music Excerpts

For more information on the new translation of the Roman Missal, visit the USCCB website.