Our Bishop suspended the physical contact part of the sign of peace two years ago when the swine flu swept through. We didn’t do it from about November to February. Well, you should have seen the mass (pun intended!) confusion Christmas Eve! We should witness the same phenomenon this Christmas with all of the wording changes.
Just read your comments and I remember a few years back, when Catholics in my diocese only was allowed to recieve Jesus in the eucherest only, no wine from the chalice.
In regards to the old words still being use at Christmas, when those Catholics who only come a few times a year, will be very, very interesting in regards to the new English words.