One of the favorite punching bags of those who don't like post-conciliar liturgy is the music. Most recent is this throwaway from Michael Sean Winters on America's blog: Much of the music written for the post-conciliar liturgy is unbeautiful and pedestrian in the extreme. Seriously? Can we dismiss the efforts of our sisters and brothers so flippanty?

A new blog and Facebook campaign is asking the bishops to slow down on implementing the new English translations of the Mass, planned for 2010. It's based on an America essay by the pastor of the Seattle cathedral.

Tracy and Dan are now married on Facebook. In what I'm sure Bryan will say is the worst liturgical abuse since dancing up the aisle, a couple paused before "kiss the bride" to update their status on Facebook and Twitter. Check out the video here. Hat tip to Deacon Greg Kandra on Beliefnet.

Andrew Sullivan at the Daily Dish has more comment on the overture of Rome to Anglicans, today quoting from Chris Dierkes, who claims that most of the Anglo-Catholic priests who would want to cross the Tiber are gay.

The back-to-Latin English translations of the parts of the Mass now have their own website. Launched by the U.S. bishops in anticipation of their expected approval in 2010, the faithful can now read what they'll be saying on Sunday, beginning with their response to "The Lord be with you": "And with your spirit." And that means?

In what can only be described as a surprise, the U.S. bishops failed to pass the most recent revisions to the English translation of the liturgy. The proposed texts, meant to replace the English translation used since 1970, has been criticized for sounding foreign to modern ears, though its champions argue that more sacral language will "elevate" the liturgy to new heights.