The Cardinal's Column
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
L.A. in L.A.:
Liturgiam Authenticam in Los Angeles
Cardinal George's Schedule
- June 25: 2 p.m., Mass, Catechist Certification Ceremony, Old St. Mary’s Tuesday, June 27: 2 p.m., Installation Mass, Bishop J. Peter Sartain, St. Raymond Cathedral, Joliet
- June 29: Presentation, Diocese of St. George’s, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
- July 1 - 8: Vacation
Cardinal's Appointments
His Eminence, Francis Cardinal George announces the following appointments:
Pastor
JRev. James Barrett, from pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Evanston, to be the pastor of St Margaret Mary, West Chase, effective July 1.
Rev. Britto M. Berchmans, from associate pastor of St. Anne Parish, Barrington, to be the pastor of St. Nicholas Parish, Evanston, effective July 1.
Rev. James Blazek, from sabbatical to be the pastor of St. Maria Goretti Parish, Schiller Park, effective July 1.
Rev. Robert Clark, from associate pastor of St. Michael Parish, Orland Park, to be the pastor of St. Cletus Parish, LaGrange, effective July 1.
Rev. Daniel Costello, from associate pastor of St. John Fisher, South Washtenaw, to be the pastor of St. Thomas of Canterbury, effective July 1.
Rev. Michael Doyle, OSM, to be the pastor of Assumption Parish, West Illinois Street, effective July 1.
Rev. Neil Fackler, from associate pastor of St. Paul of the Cross, Park Ridge, to be the pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine, North Austin, effective July 1.
Rev. Dominic Grassi, from administrator of St. Margaret Mary, West Chase, to be the pastor of St. Gertude Parish, West Granville, effective July 1.
Rev. Patrick V. Harrity, CM, to be the pastor of St. Vincent De Paul Parish, West Webster, effective July 1.
Rev. Robert Heidenreich, from sabbatical to be the pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Winnetka, effective July 1.
Rev. Michael J. Kallock, CSP, to the be the pastor of Old St. Mary Parish, South Michigan, effective June 21.
Rev. James Kehoe, from administrator of St. Ferdinand Parish, West Barry, to be pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Evanston, effective July 1.
Rev. George Koeune, from associate pastor of Queen of All Saints Basilica, North Sauganash, to be the pastor of St. Eugene Parish, West Foster, effective July 1.
Rev. Christopher Krymski, OSM, from associate pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, West Jackson Blvd., to be the pastor of the same, effective July 1.
Rev. Andrew Luczak, from pastor of St. Lambert Parish, Skokie, to be the pastor of St. Isaac Jogues, Niles, effective July 1.
Rev. Robert Miller, from sabbatical, to be the pastor of St. Dorothy Parish, East 78th Street, effective July 1.
Rev. David Pavlik, from pastor of St. Roman Parish, South Washtenaw, to be the pastor of St. Ita Parish, West Catalpa, effective July 1.
Rev. Anthony Pizzo, OSA, from resident of St. John Stone Friary, East 54th Place, to be the pastor of St. Rita of Cascia Parish, South Fairfield, effective immediately.
Rev. Elmer Romero, from associate pastor of St. Matthias Parish, West Ainslie, to be the pastor of St. Mark Parish, North Campbell, effective July 1.
Rev. David Ryan, from associate director of Maryville Academy, Des Plaines, to be the pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Lake Zurich, effective July 1.
Rev. Thomas Rzepiela, from associate pastor of Holy Name Cathedral, to be the pastor of St. Thomas of Villanova Parish, Palatine, effective July 1.
Rev. Richard Simon, from pastor of St. Thomas of Canterbury, North Kenmore, to be the pastor of St. Lambert Parish, Skokie, effective July 1.
Associate pastor
Rev. Pedro Campos, from associate pastor of Good Shepherd Parish, South Kolin, to be the associate pastor of St. Maurice Parish, South Hoyne, effective July 1.
Rev. Jackson Colomb, from associate pastor of Santa Maria Del Popolo Parish, Mundelein, to be the associate pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Melrose Park, effective July 1.
Rev. Erwin Friedl, from associate pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Melrose Park, to be the associate pastor of St. Edward Parish, West Sunnyside, effective July 1.
Rev. Daniel Jarosewic, from associate pastor of St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish, to be the associate pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Homewood, effective July 1.
Rev. Henry Kricek, from associate pastor of St. Edward Parish, West Sunnyside, to be the associate pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Wilmette, effective July 1.
Rev. Michael Novick, from associate pastor of St. George Parish, Tinley Park, to be the associate pastor of Holy Name Cathedral, North Wabash, effective July 1.
Rev. Noel Reyes, from associate pastor of St. William Parish, North Sayre, to be the associate pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, North Troy, effective, July 1.
Rev. Robert Schultz, from associate pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Wilmette, to be the associate pastor of St. Paul of the Cross, Park Ridge, effective July 1.
Rev. Mariusz Stefanowski, from associate pastor of St. Fabian Parish, Bridgeview, to be the associate pastor of St. Ferdinand Parish, West Barry, effective July 1.
Rev. William Zimmer, from associate pastor of Epiphany, South Keeler, to be the associate pastor of St. Bruno, South Harding, effective July 1.
Sabbatical
Rev. George Schopp, to be on sabbatical from July 1 to Oct. 1.
The spring meeting of the United States Bishops’ Conference took place last week in Los Angeles. As is the case with most meetings, the bishops spent most of their time in a hotel, but we went one evening to celebrate Mass in the new Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, a unique ensemble of buildings designed to place the Church and her ministry squarely at the center of Los Angeles’ life.
At the center of the bishops’ concerns during our meeting was the approval of a partial translation of the latest edition of the Roman Missal. The Roman Missal was revised after the Council and published under the authority of Pope Paul VI. That first edition of the Pauline Missal was translated into English and is still being used. Since the late 1960s, however, the Holy See has published a second edition of the post-Vatican II Missal and then, a couple of years ago, a third edition. The third edition has several more canons and prefaces and a number of new feast days to mark the celebrations of saints recently canonized. Because there is a new edition of the Missal in Latin, there has to be a new translation in the vernacular languages of the Catholic world. Some people have asked why we are bothering with new translations of the Mass. The reason is because we’re still using the first edition of the revised Roman Missal when we should be using the third edition.
Among the vernacular languages, English has a particular importance, although many more Catholics speak Spanish rather than English around the world. But English is the predominant global language today, and the English-speaking countries have had, since the Council, a single translation for the whole English-speaking world. Eleven English-speaking bishops’ conferences created the International Commission for English in the Liturgy (ICEL) after the Council to help the bishops oversee the translation of the Roman Missal from Latin into English.
ICEL has been working on translating the third edition of the Pauline Roman Missal for several years and has recently asked the various conferences to approve the translation of the Missal’s central section, the Order of Mass. This section contains the prayers we say at each Mass, as distinguished from the proper parts of the Mass for particular feasts. Australia, England and Wales and Scotland had already approved the new translations before the U.S. bishops took up the question last week. In fact, it was the third time we had discussed the texts. Twice before, we had sent in suggestions for changes to ICEL, some of which were incorporated in the texts and some not. We continued the process of revising parts of the text before we voted on it and approved it last week.
The history of liturgical translations has been stormy in the last seven or eight years. Part of the controversy has centered on the rules for translating. The Holy See, which determines how the Roman rite of the Catholic Church is to be celebrated around the world, issued a document called Liturgiam Authenticam several years ago in order to help translators create texts both faithful to the original Latin and satisfactory for worship in the vernacular. A good translation is faithful not only to the meaning of the original language but also to the form. There are, for example, different ways to instruct someone to turn on a light. I could say, “Turn on the light,” or I could say “Would you turn on the light?” The information is the same in both sentences, but the form is different. Liturgiam Authenticam instructs the translator to pay attention to both the content and the form of the original language.
The translation of the new Missal will consequently be somewhat more polite, more courteous in form than the texts we now use. The new translations will also restore parts of prayers currently not translated and pay special attention to the biblical context of many of the prayers of the Roman rite. A case in point is the much-discussed translation of “et cum spiritu tuo” as “and with your spirit” rather than the current “and also with you.” Our current translation might seem more personal and friendly, but that’s the problem. The spirit referred to in the Latin is the spirit of Christ that comes to a priest when he is ordained, as St. Paul explained to St. Timothy. In other words, the people are saying in their response that Christ as head of the Church is the head of the liturgical assembly, no matter who the particular priest celebrant might be. That is a statement of faith, a statement distorted by transforming it into an exchange of personal greetings.
The texts of the Order of Mass approved by the U.S. bishops last week are both beautiful and interesting. It will take some time and personal investment to pray them well. The full Missal will not be in use for two or three years, and this will give us time to become more instructed in the matter. In the meantime, we will continue at Mass to worship God in spirit and truth, praying for one another, the Church and the world. God bless you.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Francis Cardinal George, OMI
Archbishop of Chicago
