The U.S. bishops’ conference will vote this week to approve a new liturgical Bible, paving the way for a new lectionary to be used at Mass, and for the eventual publication of a new translation of the Church’s Liturgy of the Hours.
The USCCB official who oversaw the process told The Pillar that the approval would a major step in several liturgical projects for the U.S. Church, and that the Church will now
“The liturgical Bible that the bishops will be voting on has three components: the 2010 Old Testament, the Abbey Psalms and Canticles, both of which have been confirmed for liturgical use by the Holy See already, and then this new New Testament, which the administrative committee approved in September, and the bishops will vote on in Baltimore,” explained Mary Sperry, associate director of the USCCB’s Office for the Biblical Apostolate.
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