Completion of translation of the Roman Missal from Latin to Urdu

Members of the final “corps” of translators - Fr Jamshed Albert OP socius/General Councillor of the Dominican Master General, Fr Robert McCulloch SSC, Fr Gulshan Barkat OMI doctoral student in Church history  - Photo: Fr Robert McCullochMembers of the final “corps” of translators - Fr Jamshed Albert OP socius/General Councillor of the Dominican Master General, Fr Robert McCulloch SSC, Fr Gulshan Barkat OMI doctoral student in Church history  - Photo: Fr Robert McCulloch

Satisfaction and contentment at the completion on 30 November 2025 of the translation of the Roman Missal (edition typica tertia) from Latin to Urdu.  The work began in September 2015 and includes approximately 1250 pages of Latin text that have been translated. 

Members of the final “corps” of translators are Fr Jamshed Albert OP socius/General Councillor of the Dominican Master General, Fr Robert McCulloch SSC, Fr Gulshan Barkat OMI doctoral student in Church history and Fr Raphael Mengha OP Director of the Pastoral Institute Multan, Pakistan (zoom).

Members of the final “corps” of translators are Fr Jamshed Albert OP socius/General Councillor of the Dominican Master General, Fr Robert McCulloch SSC, Fr Gulshan Barkat OMI doctoral student in Church history and Fr Raphael Mengha OP Director of the Pastoral Institute Multan, Pakistan (zoom). - Photo: Fr Robert McCullochMembers of the final “corps” of translators are Fr Jamshed Albert OP socius/General Councillor of the Dominican Master General, Fr Robert McCulloch SSC, Fr Gulshan Barkat OMI doctoral student in Church history and Fr Raphael Mengha OP Director of the Pastoral Institute Multan, Pakistan (zoom). - Photo: Fr Robert McCulloch

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