Catholic Mass Changes Under My Roof

Lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul.

Catholic mass changes under my roof.

If you re headed to mass during the upcoming advent and christmas seasons you re going to notice some changes. Lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof while this unusual language may feel uncomfortably distant as compared to the incredible intimacy of holy communion as some have noted it s important for us to realize that these words are spoken in preparation for the divine encounter. We are all worthy just by the fact we were created in god s image. And also with you.

The lord be with you. The vatican has formally approved a new english translation of the roman missal a translation that will change some of the words with which roman catholics have worshiped throughout the english. I confess to almighty god and to you my brothers and sisters that i have sinned through my own fault in my thoughts and in my words in what i. This is not the moment of intimacy itself.

It comes from luke chapter 7 and the account of jesus healing the slave of a. The changes to the roman catholic mass announced aug. Under the new translation of the mass every week just before communion catholics repeat lord i am not worthy for you to enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be healed where does this awkward phrase come from and what does it mean. I struggle each mass when the congregation says i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof i understand its biblical significance but maybe i m just bothered by the phrase i am not worthy my parents taught me i am worthy because i m a child of god.

The blessedness of being invited to the supper of the lamb calls forth a response from the faithful which the priest must also recite lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof. Lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be healed the recitation of that priceless and precious biblical phrase taken from matthew 8 8 is often glossed over by most during mass as just another repetition. This new translation contains revised prayers for both the priest and the assembly. But this is a response to the invitation to behold the lamb of god.