ROMBOC Part 4

Last week we addressed changes in the Nicene Creed, which is prayed as a profession of our beliefs. The next few changes occur at the beginning of the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

The first change of just one small word spoken by the priest. Can you find it?

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

for the praise and glory of his name,

for our good

and the good of all his holy Church.

(If you said it aloud, I bet you recognized that the word holy has been added to the last line.)

Then comes the Preface Dialogue. Here you will remember a change we discussed at the beginning of the Mass.

Priest: The Lord by with you.

People And with your spirit.

Priest: Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right and just.

Note that last response has been modified, as well.

Finally today, I wanted to share the changes that you will notice in the Sanctus, or "Holy, Holy, Holy." This one will certainly be of concern for all the music ministers out there as it is often sung during the Mass.

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

Hope your finding this training process helpful. Again, change is never easy. However it does become remarkably more bearable when we open ourselves to accepting it.