Music: New directives concerning liturgical music

(Updated for incorrect information regarding dates.)

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, in union with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and at the behest of the Holy Father, issued an instruction to Bishops' Conferences at the end of June. Just a few days ago, Bishop Serratelli (Paterson, NJ), the chairman of the US Bishops' Committee on Divine Worship, sent the US bishops s a letter (PDF) regarding the instruction's ramifications and implementation; the PDF also contains the instruction itself.

Liturgy: USCCB to prepare catechetical materials for new English Mass translation

The Most Reverend Bishop of Paterson, Arthur J. Serratelli, chairman for the Bishops' Committee on Divine Worship (BCDW), has written a letter to the Catholic faithful of the United States about the new English translation. As time goes on, the BCDW will provide catechetical information on this translation.

[H/T to the New Liturgical Movement]

Liturgy: From BCL to CDW

[Via The New Liturgical Movement, via Amy Welborn.]

The former "Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy" is now the "Committee on Divine Worship". Deo gratias!