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Diocese of Jefferson City

Jeff City bishop walks back Mass hymn policy, opens synodal consultation

"I am eager to hear from everyone, in a synodal process of deep listening, as we embark on this process together," the bishop said.

Michelle La Rosa
Nov 07, 2024
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After new policies for liturgical music made a splash last week, Bishop Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City softened them Tuesday, announcing a year-long consultation on liturgical music in his Missouri diocese. 

Credit: Brandon J. Hale / Shutterstock.

The bishop announced Nov. 5 that he would begin a “synodal process of consultation and discernment regardin…

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