ESV-CE Translation

ESV-CE Translation

Fr Jamie McMorrin introduces the English Standard Version Catholic Edition (ESV-CE) translation which will be used at liturgy in Scotland and England and Wales from the First Sunday of Advent 2024.  This first video is a brief introduction to the sort of questions...
Desiderio desideravi

Desiderio desideravi

Fr Andrew Cameron-Mowat sj introduces the apostolic letter of Pope Francis, Desiderio desideravi, on the liturgical formation of the People of God. This article was first published in the Society of St Gregory’s journal, Music & Liturgy, in June 2023.
Clifton Podcasts

Clifton Podcasts

The Clifton Diocese has produced a series of short podcasts in which Christopher Walker and Richard Jeffrey-Gray talk about  ways to introduce singing of the parts of the Mass from the simplest Alleluia to more accomplished settings.  There also links to recommended musical settings.  The topics of the podcasts . . .

New Lectionary

New Lectionary

Fr Paul Denney speaks about the process of preparing the new Lectionary, to be introduced across England & Wales and Scotland from First Sunday of Advent 2024.  Fr Denney was closely involved in the preparation of the new Lectionary on behalf of the Bishops’...
The pattern of scripture

The pattern of scripture

Ordinary Time – Week 29 “The Word of God unceasingly calls to mind and extends the plan of salvation, which achieves its fullest expression in the liturgy.  The liturgical celebration becomes therefore the continuing, complete, and effective presentation...
New lectionary

New lectionary

Bishop Hugh Gilbert, President of the Scottish Bishops’ Conference and a member of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, speaks on the new translation of the scriptures, the English Standard Version (Catholic Edition 2017), which will be used in the new Lectionary. ...