Life Teen parishes to make changes to Mass

Published: 2004-08-23

ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- Much like a precious jewel that sometimes needs polishing, Life Teen is making some changes to the way its teen Mass is celebrated. That's the analogy Msgr. James Moroney, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Liturgy, used in a recent video sent to 952 Life Teen parishes around the country regarding the changes. The changes in the Life Teen model of liturgy are in accord with the most recent version of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, which Pope John Paul II released in 2000. Two of the most noticeable changes with the Life Teen Mass are the cessation of a period during the Mass when teens would normally enter the sanctuary and gather around the altar during the eucharistic prayer. Life Teen also is asking its participating parishes to stop the practice of saying, "The Mass never ends. It must be lived," at the conclusion of the liturgy.

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