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I: ON THE CHOICE OF VERNACULAR LANGUAGES
TO BE INTRODUCED INTO LITURGICAL USE

II: ON THE TRANSLATION OF LITURGICAL TEXTS
INTO VERNACULAR LANGUAGES

1. General principles applicable to all translation
2. Other norms pertaining to the translation of the Sacred Scriptures and the preparation of Lectionaries
3. Norms concerning the translation of other liturgical texts
   1. Vocabulary
   2. Syntax, style and literary genre
4. Norms pertaining to special types of texts
   1. The Eucharistic Prayers
   2. The Creed or Profession of Faith
   3. The "Praenotanda" and the texts of a rubrical or juridical nature

III: ON THE PREPARATION OF TRANSLATIONS
AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSIONS

1. The manner of preparing a translation
2. The approbation of the translation and the petition for the recognitio of the Apostolic See
3. On the translation and approbation of sacramental formulae
4. On a unified version of the liturgical texts
5. On "mixed" commissions
6. The composition of new liturgical texts in a vernacular language

IV: THE PUBLICATION OF LITURGICAL BOOKS

V: THE TRANSLATION OF PROPER LITURGICAL TEXTS

1. Diocesan propers
2. Propers of religious families

CONCLUSION

The text of Liturgiam authenticam is available at the following:
[Latin | English | French ]

The press release, which includes a summary of the text, is available at the following:
[ English | Italian | Spanish ]

See Also: [ Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | CREDO ]