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The General Instruction of
the Roman Missal of 2002 (GIRM 2002)

General Instruction on the Roman Missal. Including adaptations for the dioceses of the United States of America. Approved and confirmed translation.

This text is confirmed for use in the Dioceses of the United States of America. Persons from other nations should consult the local Episcopal Conference regarding the appropriate text for their nation. Copyright © 2003, United States Catholic Conference, Inc., Washington, D.C. All rights reserved.

USCCB. "The Roman Missal 2000."

"Publication of the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia," BCL Newsletter (March/April 2002).

Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani 2000. In Latin. The version of the GIRM that was to become effective upon the publication of the 3rd edition of the Missale Romanum on 22 March 2002. However, the text of the Institutio Generalis has changed between publication of the two documents.

Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani Part 1 (in Latin) (in .PDF format for printing)
Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani Part 2 (in Latin) (in .PDF format for printing)

A Summary of the Institutio Generalis 2000 in English and Spanish.

Roman Missal Formational Materials (USCCB, 2002)

Based upon Roman Missal Formational Materials provided by the Secretariat for the Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2002. "You may feel free to download and reproduce these materials in any form which you find meets the needs of your diocese or parish, provided that the materials are not sold in any form."

Commentaries and reactions

"It was published on 22 March 2002. But the decree of promulgation is dated 20 April 2000, saying it should be used for solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ for 2000. Historical questions emerge: Did the Pope approve the changes made since 2000? What was the process for the revision? When does the 2002 Roman Missal become law? What explanations and education is [sic] being done?" Roman Missal 2000 discussion thread (4 April 2002-).

1997

Schafer, Pamela. "To prevent a liturgical law tug of war, bishop urges, 'teach, teach, teach,'" National Catholic Reporter, (August 1, 1997) .
Stecher, Reinhold, Bishop of Innsbruck. "Thoughts on the Decree on Lay Ministers."

2000

Allen, John L. "New Rules focus on priests," National Catholic Reporter, (August 25, 2000).
Filteau, Jerry. "New Roman Missal instruction brings changes to Mass," Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2000.
Jones, Arthur. "High Anxiety, (July 28 release of an English-language 'study translation')" National Catholic Reporter, (October 20, 2000).
National Catholic Reporter. Editorial: "Mixed signals worsen liturgy divisions," (October 20, 2000).

2001

Congregation for Divine Worship. Instruction: Liturgiam authenticam (7 May 2001) and other documents.

2002

Committee on the Liturgy. "Confirmation of USCCB Adaptations to the Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani" (BCL Newsletter, May 2002).
----. "The Theological Vision of Sacrosanctum Concilium and the Roman Missal" (Washington, DC: USCCB, 22 May 2002).
Congregation for Divine Worship. Jorge A. Card. Medina Estevez, [Letter concerning translations of the Missale Romanum, ter. ed.] Prot. n. 429/02/L, Rome, 16 March 2002.
----. Presentazione del Nuovo Messale Romano, Intervento del Cardinale Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, Lundi, 18 March 2002.
----. "Observations on the English-language Translation of the Roman Missal," Prot. n. 429/02/L. [spring 2002].
Lilburne, John. "2002 General Instruction different to 2000," (Romanrite.com).
"Liturgical Renewal: Keeping the Virtue of Hope," Origins 32:15 (15 Sept. 2002)

"Persevere, keep up your courage and be voices of hope," Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie, Pa., said in an address July 30 to the National Association of Pastoral Musicians' Region 1 convention, held in Rochester, N.Y. The convention's theme was "Voices of Hope," and Trautman spoke at some length about the meaning of hope and its importance. "Christian hope," he said, "is the art of perseverance, the courage to be in the circumstances where we find ourselves." He said also, "I am convinced that the most needed virtue for a disciple today is courage." Trautman described several specific signs of "an orchestrated applying of the brakes to liturgical renewal" and said that "many liturgical ministers have become disillusioned, dejected, disheartened" because of this. But he told the pastoral musicians that "these liturgical skirmishes must never be center stage. The spotlight must always be on one basic question: Has the renewed liturgy renewed us?" (© Origins, 2002).