Roman Missal Workshop praised by attendees

Monsignor James Patrick Moroney explains why a revised translation of the Roman Missal is needed.

BLOOMFIELD, CT (06-04-2011) - "A New Translation for a New Missal" workshop held June 4th at the Archdiocesan Center garnered praise from many of the over 100 participants from across the Archdiocese. Msgr. James Patrick Moroney of the Diocese of Worchester explored the theological, spiritual and practical dimensions of the new translation of the Roman Missal in a lively presentation for laity, deacons and seminarians. The workshop was sponsored by the Archdiocesan Office of Divine Worship. Materials from the presentation are available on Monsignor Moroney's blog.

From left, Reverend David J. Baranowski, Director of the Office for Divine Worship; Miss Lucy L. Zocco, Associate Director of the Office for Divine Worship; and Monsignor James Patrick Moroney.

Monsignor Moroney has been a priest of the Diocese of Worcester (Massachusetts) for the past 30 years and most recently served as the rector of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. He is a member of the faculty of Saint John Seminary in Boston and serves as the Executive Secretary of the Vox Clara Committee. Monsignor Moroney is also adjunct faculty to the Liturgical Institute in Chicago and the International Consultation on Theological Education in Rome. A past chairman of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, Monsignor Moroney was Executive Director of the Secretariat for Liturgy for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1996 – 2007. Pope John Paul II appointed him as a consultor to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in 1999, a position to which he was recently reappointed by Pope Benedict XVI.