Several months ago, I distributed to parish leaders a pamphlet which describes some of the forthcoming changes in the translation of the Mass. The implementation of these changes is still over a year away. It is good, however, to have some advance notice of what will be coming and why it is coming.

Shortly after our ordination in May of 1964, the late Bishop Floyd Begin called my classmates Fr. Jim Schexnayder and Fr. Bill Macchi, and me into his office which was then located on West Grand Avenue in Oakland. He gave us various instructions on what we were to do as priests. I'm sure he told us to say our prayers and obey our pastors and do our work well. But the only thing I remember is that he told us to "be faithful to your day off."