Blessed Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist to all! The gospel according to Mark, acknowledged by the consensus of Scripture scholars today to have been the first to be written chronologically of the four canonical gospels, is my personal favorite of the four, for its breathless, action-packed excitement mixed with a matter-of-factness that to me … Continue reading →

The new translation of the Psalms and Canticles that will be incorporated into the Liturgy of the Hours Second Edition, called the “Abbey Psalms & Canticles” (formerly the Revised Grail), was first published upon its approval for optional liturgical use in early 2020 by USCCB Publications in an attractive hardcover format. Unfortunately, with USCCB shuttering … Continue reading →

I have written before about the new collaborative product of ICEL, the USCCB, and GIA Publications: The Divine Office Hymnal, published in 2023 and containing all the new translations of the Liturgia Horarum second typical edition’s Latin hymns — in accurate, clear, crisp, poetic, modern English — that will be included in the upcoming Liturgy … Continue reading →

Great news! The new collaborative publication between GIA, the USCCB and ICEL, titled “The Divine Office Hymnal,” is now available for orders on GIA’s website. This is the fruit of many years’ work by ICEL in leading the translation into fresh, accurate, metrically matching, contemporary but poetic English of all 294 Office Hymns in the … Continue reading →