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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The new English translation of the Roman Missal might not be in U.S. parishes for as long as two years, but Father Rick Hilgartner hopes Catholics are talking about it now.

Mention of the upcoming changes in the prayers at Mass might come in the occasional bulletin insert, in adult religious education classes or Bible study groups or in a homily at Mass, said the associate director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat of Divine Worship in Washington.

"Anything to heighten people's awareness," Father Hilgartner added in a Feb. 2 interview with Catholic News Service.

Click here to see the rest of the article. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has created a great website that will give you some really good background on the new edition and even a sneak peak at some of the updated language. Click here to see it.