Tas firm wins sacred text rights for web

Sydney
7 July 2002

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Tas firm wins sacred text rights for web

A small Tasmanian internet company has won the right to publish sacred Catholic texts, including the Latin text of the Mass, online.

LiturgyHelp, in partnership with US publisher GIA, will be the first to publish official Catholic documents and texts electronically for worship on the internet.

Fr Michael Tate, a former Australian senator and federal minister who was instrumental in setting up LiturgyHelp, gained the blessing of the Vatican for his project as it fitted in with the Pope’s vision of utilising the internet to spread the gospel.

Until now, the fixed sacred texts have been available only in print and in many separate editions.

Many of them are out of print in Australia.

Permission has been secured from Church organisations in Australia, New Zealand, the US, England, Scotland and Ireland to publish daily scripture readings and prayers and other texts for worship.

The LiturgyHelp’s computer program can publish any official text in a variety of languages.

As well there will be scholarly commentaries, art, children’s materials, prayers for people in need and music suggestions.

The subscriber-based service, which will provide material for Catholic parishes, schools and other organisations, “is designed for the busy parish priest and all the key people who keep the modern Catholic parish and school running”, Fr Tate said.

The web address is www.LiturgyHelp.com