The International Commission on
English in the Liturgy, while working on a new translation
of the Roman Missal,
assembled a small group of expert musicians to
prepare musical settings of the texts that are set
to music in the 2002 Latin edition of the Missal.
They were directed to follow as closely as practical
the Gregorian melodies given with the Latin text.
The Music Committee has worked closely with the translators.
The Commission has now approved
settings for those parts of the Order of Mass that
received recognitio from the Holy See in
June 2008, in accord with Cardinal Arinze’s
expressed wish that the publication of these texts
‘facilitate the devising of musical settings’.
The Commission is now making these settings available
on a secure website, accessible by a password, which
has been communicated to the Chairmen of the Liturgy
Commissions in each of ICEL’s Member and Associate-member
Conferences. They will distribute the password as
they see fit.
The Introduction,
giving a rationale for the choices made, is accessible
to all.
A new updated version of the Introduction (21 August)is now available.
For access to the music discussed
in this report, please click here
and enter the username and password provided by your
national liturgical office
Work continues on music for the
remainder of the Missal. This will be made available
when the final texts are known.
