The Estuary of Theology 27 Blessed are Those Called to the Supper of the Lamb In the Catholic Church in Japan, people recite the Confession of Faith immediately before the communion*1 that is taken from the confession of Peter the Apostle. On the other hand, the words of the Confession of Faith in the typical edition of the Roman Missal are taken from the words of confession of the centurion,*2 and I heard that people in most countries outside Japan recite them. In this situation, some have suggested that the words of the Confession of Faith as used in Japan should be adapted to the typical edition of the Roman Missal. I heard that in Japan, after the Second Vatican Council, when the liturgical texts were translated into Japanese, some consideration was needed on this point. It seemed that the authorities worried that if after the priest said, “Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb,” the congregation were required to respond with the centurion's confession of faith, ...