Word: missals
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Other liturgical reforms may well come in time. The Pope's own preface to the new "order of Mass" encourages "legitimate variations and adaptations," and throughout the instructions there is a notable emphasis on adapting the liturgy to local customs and needs. "The spirit of the new missal," concludes Jesuit C. J. McNaspy, "is releasing rather than restrictive." While the Pope clearly intends the new Mass to be a working model, McNaspy and others are confident that the way is still open for the Mass to develop further...