Rome, Italy, Nov 26, 2020 / 08:40 am
As the Church in Italy prepares to introduce its new translation of the Roman Missal on Sunday, the bishop in charge of its creation hopes the changes will help Catholics rediscover the beauty of the Mass.
After Italy experienced the temporary suspension of public Masses due to the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, Bishop Claudio Maniago said "it has become more evident that the celebration of the Eucharist is truly the culmination and source of all the life and mission of the Christian communities, which are called to live and transmit the message of hope and peace of the Gospel from generation to generation."
In a Nov. 26 interview with ACI Stampa, CNA's Italian-language partner agency, Maniago said "the hope, therefore, is that, by welcoming the new edition of the missal, the desire to take this opportunity to rediscover the beauty and fruitfulness of the celebration of the Eucharist, in which she experiences and announces to everyone that Christ is alive, may arise in the Italian Church."
Maniago is the bishop of Castellaneta and president of the Italian bishops' conference's liturgy commission, which was responsible for putting together the third edition of the Roman Missal.