Which was the first Roman Catholic hymnal to include Martin Luther's "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"?
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Recently I learned that modern Roman Catholic hymnals include Martin Luther's well-known hymn, *[A Mighty Fortress Is Our God](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mighty_Fortress_Is_Our_God)* . Investigating further on [hymnary.org](http://www.hymnary.og) , however, I find that the song is not found in apparently popular Roman Catholic hymnals from (http://www.hymnary.org/hymnal/CHBC1851) and (http://www.hymnary.org/hymnal/ACH1913) .
I am speculating that the inclusion of the song only became possible after [counter-reformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Reformation) bad blood between Roman Catholics and Martin Luther waned. Thus, I'd like to know which was the first popular/official* Roman Catholic hymnal to include the hymn. Bonus points for an answer that takes into account non-English hymnals, but an English-only answer is fine too.
*Note that I do not know how much oversight the Roman Catholic church exercises over its hymnals. I'm looking for a hymnal popular or official enough that it indicates at least broad acceptance of the hymn.
Asked by Nathaniel is protesting
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Jul 2, 2015, 01:57 PM
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