New draft translation of Mass prayers distributed to bishops

Published: 2005-10-06

ROME (CNS) -- A new draft translation of the main Mass prayers in English has been distributed to bishops and was auctioned off Oct. 5 on eBay, the Internet auction site. The draft of the "Ordo Missae," or Order of the Mass, was compiled by the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, which works for 11 bishops' conferences and drafts translations of original Latin prayers. The online bidder paid $61 for the 44-page document. An earlier draft was approved by ICEL's episcopal board in 2004 and was distributed to English-speaking bishops for comment. The Order of the Mass includes the prayers that are used at every Mass, such as the Gloria, the Nicene Creed and the eucharistic prayers. It does not include all of the prayers that change each week during the liturgical year. Catholic News Service in Rome was given a copy of the latest draft Oct. 6.

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