And With Your Spirit Appreciating the New Words of the Holy Mass

About the Book

“Catholics of the English-speaking world have had to relearn the responses at Mass and retune their ears to the prayers the priest says on their behalf. The results have been frustrating, fascinating, and rewarding. “But how do we make new words our words? The former translation, in use for decades, had become a part of us. Is there anything else we can do besides wait for the new words to take root? “Yes. You can read Virgilio T. J. Suerte Felipe’s book, Appreciating the New Words of the Holy Mass in the Year of Faith. “Virgilio takes the reader through the principal changes to the words that stay the same from week to week, the structure known as the Order of Mass. His in-depth commentary never leaves the reader behind. He sheds light on new phrases, enthusiastically uncovering the riches of the Catholic liturgy. “Readers will come away with a greater appreciation for the richness of their Catholic heritage, the community they form when they worship, and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, which transcends every language.” ― Paul Turner, author of Understanding the Revised Mass Texts and At the Supper of the Lamb: A Pastoral and Theological Commentary on the Mass

About the Author

Virgilio T.J. Suerte Felipe taught theology at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, from 1980 through 2004. He acquired his master's degree in Higher Religious Studies, major in Liturgy, summa cum laude, at the Graduate School of the same university where he also pursued his doctorate degree in Theology. While working on his dissertation under Father Anscar Chupungco, O.S.B., he took all the units for master's degree in Liturgy at the San Beda College Graduate School of Liturgy. He was Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Liturgical Affairs of the Archdiocese of Manila from 1984 through 1994 concurrently serving as Secretary of the Regional Committee for Tagalog in the Liturgy of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. He served as Faculty Secretary of the three Ecclesiastical Faculties of Theology, Canon Law, and Philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas from 2001 through 2004. Presently, he is Director of the Center for Faith Formation of the Holy Family Parish in Artesia, California. where he resides with his family.