Fr. Nic today went over the changes in the parts of the people in the
Order of Mass in the Roman Missal, Third Edition. I like the changes to the Gloria in particular. They seem more appropriate to giving glory to God. In fact, the part "We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, Heavenly King, O God, almighty Father." reminds me of the way the charismatic Catholics pray. I can just picture them praying, standing up with arms raised, praying these words and elevating the prayer to "
speaking in tongues."
Doesn't "...on earth peace to people of good will." remind you of the angels heralding Jesus' birth?
And "Only Begotten Son,...Son of the Father..." show the relationship between Father and Son more closely?
And "with the Holy Spirit," which isn't a change, but adds a connection to our Trinitarian God that just nails it for me.
Change is good.
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