Katie's prayer: New Roman Missal Service Music

When we eat this bread

and drink this cup

We proclaim your death O Lord

Until You come again.

Today begins week three with the New Roman Missal. Things are going pretty well. I have yet to make it through a Mass without making at least one mistake, but I'm sure that'll get better as time goes along. The one thing I've really realized is how often I'm mindlessly participating in the Mass (and thus, not really participating at all). All of the mistakes that I've made have happened when I wasn't paying attention. And my immediate realization that I messed up reminds me to pay attention. So I guess, all in all, these changes are a good thing for my spiritual life.

There is one change though, I'm still not so sure about and it has to do with the above service music. I can't remember what resource I saw it in (I'm thinking it was lifeteen's video for edge), but they made reference to the change in the Eucharistic prayers from "cup" to "chalice." "Cup" can refer to anything - the cup you used at breakfast this morning, etc. But "chalice" refers to a specific cup. Ok, I get that, I'm fine with it. But if we made the change in the Eucharistic prayer - why didn't we make the change in the service music? Why did that one stay as "cup"?