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Love at first sight, and it was while she was sleeping
Australia’s Bishops and liturgists are preparing the way for the introduction of the new prayers of the Mass, expected to be in use by Easter 2011. They are also seeking to circumvent potential problems.
The new English translation of the Roman Missal is seen at its presentation to Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on 28 April. The new English edition is a translation of the Latin edition promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 2002. The new translation, which adheres more exactly to the Latin, took eight years to produce. PHOTO: CNS/ARCHBISHOP TERRENCE PRENDERGAST
BY ANTHONY BARICH
Sleeping beauty: Perth woman Jeanette Della-Bona was asleep on a bus in Croatia in 2009 during a 12 month holiday abroad when Ante Zubac, a Croatian-born architect living and working in New York who was visiting his parents in their village, caught sight of her. That was pretty much it for him. The couple married in St Anne’s Croatian Community Church in North Fremantle last Saturday, 19 June before a delighted congregation of relatives and friends. After the wedding ceremony Mr and Mrs Zubac knelt in front of a statue of Our Lady to consecrate their marriage to her special intercession before departing for the reception. PHOTO: PETER ROSENGREN The Record is inviting you to send in your Catholic wedding photos. Send to office@therecord.com.au together with brief details: names of the couple (including maiden name), name of Church, name of celebrant and date of Marriage.
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ustralia’s Bishops could be on the verge of recommending a three to five-month “roll-out” period of the new prayers of the Mass for parishes and communities to implement the newly translated Missal, expected to be introduced by Easter 2011. Australian Catholic University Theology senior lecturer Dr Clare Johnson will present the Australian Bishops’ National Liturgical Council later this month with seven possible models with which to implement the new Missal translation due out by Easter next year. Addressing liturgists in Perth and Bunbury last week, the Bishops’ liturgy office executive secretary addressed key misunderstandings about the Mass among clergy and laity and outlined how an Australian-produced catechetical resource will attempt to mend these.
Cardinal Pell makes history
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ydney Cardinal George Pell ordained six men to the priesthood on 11 June at St Mary’s Cathedral - the largest group of ordinands in Sydney since 1983. The newly ordained priests - Fr Nen Dang, 56, Fr Robert Doohan, 47, Fr Joseph Gedeon, 37, Fr Kim Ha, 36, Fr Andrew James, 36 and Fr Joseph Guinea, 31, will all serve the Church in the Archdiocese of Sydney. Page 6
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