{"id":1432,"date":"2011-09-10T16:55:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T23:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2012-12-13T17:57:50","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T01:57:50","slug":"the-new-translation-part-4-the-penitential-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-new-translation-part-4-the-penitential-act\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Translation Part 4: The Penitential Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>his is the fourth installment in a series of short articles<\/a> I wrote\/adapted\/edited for my parish bulletin. I will publish the others as they they appear.<\/p>\n

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The new Mass translation is coming in Advent! Back in 2000, Blessed Pope John Paul II issued the third edition of the Roman Missal<\/em>. After more than ten years of consultation and work, the new English translation is finally ready.<\/p>\n

The Confiteor is one of those prayers that every Catholic knows. Its name is taken from the first word of the prayer in Latin, Confiteor<\/em>, which means \u201cI confess\u201d. Through the Confiteor we offer contrition to God for our sins and prepare for our participation in the Divine Mystery of the Eucharist.<\/p>\n

The new translation will sound familiar to many older Catholics:<\/p>\n

I confess to almighty God
\nand to you, my brothers and sisters,
\nthat I have greatly<\/strong> sinned
\nin my thoughts and in my words,
\nin what I have done
\nand in what I have failed to do,
\n And, striking their breast, they say:<\/em><\/span>
\nthrough my fault, through my fault,<\/strong>
\n through my most grievous fault;<\/strong>
\n then they continue:<\/em><\/span>
\ntherefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
\nall the Angels and Saints,
\nand you, my brothers and sisters,
\nto pray for me to the Lord our God.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>The new translation restores the prayer\u2019s phrases and the gesture of striking the breast to the original order as given in the Latin. The two key modifications are highlighted in bold. The first replaces our current wording of \u201cI have sinned through my own fault\u201d with \u201cI have greatly sinned.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second change is more significant. The words removed from the first section, \u201cthrough my own fault,\u201d are returned to their correct place in their full wording. \u201cThrough my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault\u201d is a direct translation of the Latin phrase mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This language calls to mind our fallen human nature. It is good for us to acknowledge our sinfulness here, just as we do at sacramental Confession. In the Confiteor, we express our remorse and sorrow for not loving God and neighbour as we should.<\/p>\n

Next time: the Gloria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Based on Roman Missal Formational Materials provided by the Secretariat for the Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2010, and materials provided by the Bishop Helmsing Institute)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the fourth installment in a series of short articles I wrote\/adapted\/edited for my parish bulletin. I will publish the others as they they appear. The new Mass translation is coming in Advent! Back in 2000, Blessed Pope John Paul II issued the third edition of the Roman Missal. 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