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Salle de lecture t'ii·umber 164 Reading Room Volume 34 Spring 2001 rhe Rite of Penance: rrying It Again for thee Very First lime ,2-564 national bulletin o"Litur .JIIIa The .Rite of Penance: Trying It Again for the Very First Time National Bulletin on Liturgy is published by CCCB PUBLICATIONS, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. It appears in spring, summer, fall and winter. This bulletin is primarily pas· toral in scope. It is prepared for members of parish liturgy To Order Subscriptions committees. readers. musi· Subscriptions to the National Bulletin on Liturgy cians. singers. catechists. teachers. religious. seminari· are managed and distributed by NOVALIS. Please ans, clergy, diocesan liturgical copy this coupon and send it with your payment to: commissions. and for all who are involved in preparing, Novalis celebrating, and improving the C.P. 990, Ville Mont-Royal, Quebec H3P 3M8 community's life of worship and prayer. 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Volume 34 • Number 164 • Spring 2001 on The Rite of Penance: Trying It Again for the Very First Time - Acknowledgements The English translation of Chapters I to III of ili~· Rtte of Pena~e <~fi974, Illtemationa1- Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. JULY 1, 2001 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time This year Canada Day falls on a Sunday. Though optional texts for masses celebrated on Canada Day are provided in the sacramentary, their use is not permitted on Sunday. The appropriate texts for July 1, 2001 are listed on page 190 of the Liturgical Calendar 2000-2001 ("Ordo"). It is appropriate to include prayers for our nation in the general intercessions at masses on this day. Parish bulletins may include prayers for family use and might suggest serious thoughts on Christian citizenship for prayer and meditation. 2 • National Bulletin on Liturgy Contents Page Acknowledgements.................................................................................. 2 About This Issue ..................................... ............. ....... .... ............. ............. 4 The Rite of Penance: Trying It Again for the Very First lime Introduction Text............................................................................................. 5 Commentary .............. ...... ................... .............. .......... ... ... ... .... 12 Discussion Questions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. 18 Rite for Reconciliation of Individual Penitents Text.............................................................................................. 19 Commentary ....... ...... ...... ......... ............ ........ ... ........ .. ... .............. 23 Discussion Questions .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Rite for Reconciliation of Several Penitents with Individual Confession and Absolution Text.............................................................................................. 28 Commentary .......................................................... Albert LeGatt 37 Discussion Questions .... ....................... ....... .... ............... ... ....... 45 Rite for Reconciliation of Several Penitents with General Confession and Absolution Text.............................................................................................. 46 Penitential Celebrations Text.............................................................................................. 50 Commentary ...................................................... Gerry Copeman 51 Discussion Questions . ... .. 53. Index to Volume 33 (2000l.......................... ........................................ ..... 54 YourTurn.................................................................................................. 61 Announcements Ontario Liturgical Conference <Niagara Fallsl........................ .... 60 Summer Institute for Pastoral Liturgy <Ottawal............ .............. 62 Summer School in Liturgical Studies <Edmontonl........ .......... .... 63 Rensselaer Program in Church Music and Liturgy <Rensselaer, IN)...................................................................... 64 Pastoral Liturgy Conference <Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy, Notre Dame, IN>.......................................... 64 Volume 34 • Number 164 • 3 --· About This Issue his issue and its sequel, both of and anyone interested in deepening their which deal with the Rite of Penance, understanding of the "new" (December, T have been a long time coming. It's 1973) rite. (We have allowed the writers difficult to find someone who does not the license to call the rite new because, have strong feelings about some aspect of though twenty-seven years old, it is still to the topic; surely this is an indication that a great extent untried.) Bulletin # 165 will we need to take a careful look at the way serve as a pastoral resource drawing on the we celebrate reconciliation. But only the wisdom and experience of several people brave do so in print; for this reason we are who have struggled long and hard to cele truly grateful to our authors who agreed so brate reconciliation in their local situation readily to do so. according to the vision of the Vatican II Council Fathers. (Readers will immedi In Bulletin #164 we have included the ately notice that no commentary is pro ICEL texts of the Introduction and vided for the "Rite of Reconciliation of Chapters I to III of the Rite of Penance. Several Penitents with General They have been re-sequenced so that Confession and Absolution." We have paragraphs 15-37 (those portions dealing chosen to deal with this topic in a differ with a single form of the celebration) ent manner and in the next issue, Bulletin appear together with the rirual texts to #165.) which they apply. The texts are immedi ately followed by a commentary and Because this is the first issue of Volume discussion questions for parish liturgy com 34, readers will find here the index of mittees, clergy study groups, seminarians, Volume 33. IIJ 4 • National Bulletin on Liturgy ~·- The Rite of Penance: Trying It Again for the Very First Time Rite of Penance Introduction I. The Mystery of repentance, which had often been Reconciliation in the sounded by the prophets, prepared the the History of Salvation hearts of men for the coming of Kingdom of God through the voice of 1. The Father has shown forth his mercy John the Baptist who came "preaching a by reconciling the world to himself in baptism of repentance for the forgiveness Christ and by making peace for all things of sins" (Mark 1:4). the blood of on earth and in heaven by Jesus, however, not only exhorted men to 1 Christ on the cross. The Son of God repentance so that they should abandon made man lived among men in order to their sins and tum wholeheartedly to the 2 free them from the slavery of sin and to Lord,4 but he also welcomed sinners and call them out of darkness into his wonder reconciled them with the Father.5 More ful light. 3 He therefore began his work on over, by healing the sick he signified his earth by preaching repentance and saying: power to forgive sin.6 Finally, he himself "Tum away from sin and believe the good died for our sins and rose again for our jus news" (Mark 1:15). This invitation to tification/ Therefore, on the night he was betrayed and began his saving pas sion,8 he instituted the sacrifice of the new covenant in his blood for the forgiveness of sins. 9 After his resurrection he sent the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, empowering them to forgive or retain sins10 and sending them forth to all peoples