English-speaking Roman Catholics -- who have been attending Mass for years -- found themselves in an unfamiliar position Sunday (November 27, 2011), as they needed printed cards or sheets of paper to follow along with the ritual, according to the Associated Press website.
The Mass itself -- the central ritual of the Catholic faith -- hasn't changed, but the English translation has.
A years-long process of revision and negotiation led to an updated version of the Roman Missal -- the text of prayers and instructions for celebrating Mass -- which originally was written in Latin.
The new translation began across the English-speaking Catholic world on Sunday, after several months of preparation.
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