Masses with Children

A number of questions have come our way about the Eucharistic Prayers and Lectionary for Masses with Children. A decision was made not to include the Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children in the new Roman Missal.

At the National Meeting of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions we heard a report from the Bishops' Committee on Divine Worship. They shared the following:

Permission to print the Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children has been granted by the Holy See. This permission was received earlier this summer. They will be published as a supplement to the Roman Missal and the expectation is that they will be available by Advent this year.

Also in this supplement will be the Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A few made their way into the Missal but the majority of them will be in this supplement.

We also learned that the Lectionary for Masses with Children was sent to the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome several years ago and we are awaiting word on their approval. In the meantime, you can continue to use the present translation of the Lectionary for Children with the newly translated Eucharistic Prayers when they come out.