|
1546-1563 |
Council of Trent (Sessions 13, 21 & 22
deal with the Holy Eucharist) |
|
1570 |
Missal of Pius V (Tridentine Mass) |
|
1948-1960 |
Commission on Liturgical Reform –
scholars report to Pope Pius XII |
|
1951 |
Easter Vigil restored to Saturday Evening
(Decree
Dominicae Resurrectionis) |
|
1955 |
Holy Week reforms (Decree Maxima
redemptionis nostrae mysteria) |
|
1960 |
Cardinal Amleto Gaetano Cicognani
(Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, former prefect of the Sacred
Congregation of Rites) and Rev. Annibale Bugnini, C.M. (Professor of
Sacred Liturgy at the Lateran University and a Consultor to the Sacred
Congregation of Rites) head preparatory Committee on the Liturgy as
President and Secretary respectively. |
|
10-1963 |
Meeting of bishops representing 10
English-speaking bishops’ conferences, under the chairmanship of
Archbishop Francis Grimshaw of England, form the International
Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) |
|
12-4-63 |
Sacrosanctum Concilium,
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (CSL) approved, Second Vatican
Council, issued by Pope Paul VI |
|
1964 |
Consilium (Council) established by Pope
Paul VI for the implementation of the
Constitution on the Liturgy
— Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro,
president Rev. Annibale Bugnini, C.M., secretary. |
|
9-26-64 |
Inter Oecumenici, Instruction on the
orderly carrying out of the Constitution on the Liturgy, issued by the
Concilium by mandate of Pope Paul VI |
|
1-25-69 |
“Comme
le Prévoit: On the
Translation of Liturgical Texts for Celebrations with a Congregation”
promulgated by the Consilium and the Congregation for Divine Worship |
|
4-3-69 |
Apostolic Constitution,
Missale Romanum,
promulgating the reform Order of Mass and its general norms.
Implementation, First Sunday of Advent 11-30-69. |
|
3-26-70 |
(Holy Thursday) first typical edition
(i.e., the text to be used for translation) of the Missale Romanum/Roman
Missal (RM) and Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani (IGMR)/ General
Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), published |
|
1975 |
Second typical edition of the RM and GIRM
promulgated |
|
3-1-85 |
Revisions to the RM and GIRM to reflect
revised Code of Canon Law |
|
12-4-88 |
Vicesimus Quintus Annus,
Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II (on the 25th anniversary of the
CSL) urges Bishops’ Conferences to evaluate the translations of
liturgical books and the commissions established to facilitate the
translations of the texts. |
|
1993 – 1996 |
ICEL submits to Bishops’ Conferences the
translation of the second typical edition of the RM in eight segments
for consultation and vote |
|
1997 |
USA Catholic Bishops approve final
segment of RM translation at its June Conference meeting. The entire
approved text is sent to the Holy See for confirmation. |
|
4-20-00 |
Pope John Paul promulgates a revised GIRM,
becomes effective with publication of new Missal |
|
3-28-01 |
Congregation for Divine Worship and the
Discipline of the Sacraments (CDWDS, formerly CDW) publishes “Liturgiam
Authenticam: On the Use of Vernacular Languages in the
Publication of the Books of the Roman Liturgy.” |
|
11-14-01 |
United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB) approves adaptations to the GIRM for the dioceses of USA
(CDWDS confirms 4-17-02) |
|
3-16-02 |
CDWDS
letter to United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
formally rejecting the English translation of the 1975 RM (submitted to
the Holy See for confirmation in 1997) |
|
3-18-02 |
Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia
published in Rome, contains slightly revised IGMR |
|
4-25-02 |
USA Adaptations to GIRM become particular
law for USA |
|
11-13-02 |
Latin Rite members of USCCB approve
English translation of GIRM |
|
3-17-03 |
USA translation of GIRM confirmed by CDWDS |
|
11-05 |
Panel discussion on proposed ICEL
translation (Green Book) |
|
5-31-06 |
Amendments to the ICEL translation
submitted by bishops of the USA through the USCCB Committee on the
Liturgy (BCL) |
|
6-15-06 |
Latin Rite bishops of USCCB amend/approve
ICEL translation of the Order of Mass and adaptations to the Order of
Mass. Both await confirmation by the Holy See. |
