What you need to know: Mass prayers to change, and a synod in Germany

The Tuesday Pillar Post

Hey everybody:

Happy Tuesday. Here’s what we’ve been working on at The Pillar:

On Ash Wednesday, the words of the “collect” prayer, part of the introductory rites of the Mass, will change. Or, well, just one word will change. Here’s why.

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Since 2019, the Vatican and the German bishops’ conference have been at odds over the German “synodal path,” a multi-se…