Documents
Special prayers for peace in the Holy Land
Monday, March 21 2011
The Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is proposing to the Bishops of Canada that celebrations of the Way of the Cross on Good Friday include special prayers for peace in the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East. Suggestions for Good Friday 2011 have been prepared in English and French. The texts are provided in Word (to make any possible adaptations…
Prayer for China by Pope Benedict XVI
Wednesday, July 09 2008
Virgin Most Holy, Mother of the Incarnate Word and our Mother, venerated in the Shrine of Sheshan under the title “Help of Christians”, the entire Church in China looks to you with devout affection. We come before you today to implore your protection. Look upon the People of God and, with a mother’s care, guide them along the paths of truth and love, so that…
The Eucharist and Silence
Thursday, May 01 2008
Laurence Freeman OSB Excerpts from Lecture at The School of Prayer Archdiocese of Melbourne 20th April 2005 A group of rabbinical students were once arguing about the meaning of a biblical text. They appealed to their teacher who told them to show him the page. “What do you see here?” he asked. “The words we are discussing,” they replied. “These black marks on the page,”…
Sunday Celebration of the Word and Hours: Its Genesis and its Principles
Thursday, December 06 2007
This document is available for dowloading in pdf format. History From the very beginning Christians gathered on Sunday. All four Gospels (Mt 28.1; Mk 16.2; Lk 24.1; Jn 20.6) and the Acts of the Apostles (20.6‑12) describe the life and practice of the first Christians. They insist on the importance to them of the first day of the week, the day the Risen Lord bas…
2007 Survey of Liturgical Music
Tuesday, January 16 2007
2007 Survey of Liturgical Music (PDF Format) Deadline for responses: March 30, 2007 Send by mail: National Liturgy Office 2500 Don Reid Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1H 2J2 Canada Send by E-mail: liturgy@cccb.ca. Send by Fax: (613) 241-9048
Prayers for the Canadian Forces
Wednesday, January 10 2007
Prayers for Canadian Forces is offered as a resource for possible use by communities and individuals when there is occasion to pray publicly for those who serve our nation, especially in security and peace keeping missions. It provides: (1) Scripture Readings on the Imperative for Peace, for use in Prayer Services; (2) Prayers of the Faithful or General Intercessions, which may be used at Mass…
Our Year of Prayer
Wednesday, October 04 2006
This document is available for dowloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and and distribution. Praise and prayer: Jesus Christ, our risen Lord and our brother, is our high priest. He offers praise and glory to the Father, and prays for all creation. Throughout the year, we join Christ in offering our praise and prayer to God. Days and seasons help us…
Sunday is the Lord’s Day
Wednesday, October 04 2006
This document is available for dowloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and and distribution. Story of Sunday A day for the Lord. The Jewish people kept the seventh and final day of the week-the Sabbath, our Saturday-as a holy day. It was a day to rest from work and to worship God. Jesus and the apostles. The gospels emphasize that Jesus…
Music for the Sunday Assembly – Year C
Wednesday, October 04 2006
Music for the Sunday Assembly - Year C
Music for the Sunday Assembly – Year B
Wednesday, October 04 2006
Music for the Sunday Assembly - Year B
Music for the Sunday Assembly – Year A
Wednesday, October 04 2006
Music for the Sunday Assembly - Year A
Moments of Silence
Wednesday, October 04 2006
This document is available for dowloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and and distribution. Silence Noise: In our modern life, noise is all around us: radio, TV, earphones, piped in music, wrap around sound. Too much noise is a form of pollution that can damage our hearing in some cases; worse still, constant noise can keep us too busy at a…
Helping the Sick and Dying
Wednesday, October 04 2006
This document is available for dowloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and and distribution. Our Tradition Jesus is the Son of God and became one of us to save us. He is like us in all things but sin; he understands our weakness, sickness and pain. Jesus is our brother in the flesh. During his life on earth, he taught us…
Celebrating Reconciliation: Resources for Going to Confession
Wednesday, October 04 2006
This document is available for downloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and distribution. CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENT When ready to celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession), these steps are involved. Beforehand Examination of conscience. We pray to the Holy Spirit for light and strength, examine our conscience in the light of the Scriptures and the Commandments, since our last Confession, and become…
Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Wednesday, October 04 2006
This document is available for downloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and distribution. Sin in Our Lives Our experience of sin is very real. Each of us can honestly say, “I have sinned: I am a sinner.” We see sin in our own life, in the lives of our family and friends. We don’t want to sin, and yet we do.…
Full Participation in the Liturgy Needs Mystagogical Reflection
Tuesday, October 03 2006
Zita Maier, Humboldt, Sask. Full participation, the intended outcome of liturgical renewal The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of Vatican II called for the full, conscious, and active participation of the faithful to be considered above all else in the renewal and promotion of the liturgy. At the same time, the document also called for the “necessary instruction” to achieve that full participation (no. 14).…
Meal Prayers
Tuesday, October 03 2006
This document is available for dowloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and and distribution. Meals Have Meaning Jesus ate and drank with others: The gospels often describe meals that Jesus shared with other people: Sinners. When he was accused of eating with sinners and outcasts, he replied that he came to save sinners. Feeding large crowds. Jesus multiplied loaves and fishes…
Mary, Mother of our Lord
Monday, October 02 2006
This document is available for dowloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and and distribution. Mary in the Scriptures Mary is described in the gospels as the mother of Jesus and as a model for all who follow him: Chosen and blessed. The angel announces that Mary has been chosen to be the mother of the saviour, whose name will be Jesus.…
Music at your Wedding
Monday, October 02 2006
This document is available for dowloading in pdf format as a leaflet for easy printing and and distribution. Music for Worship As for any worship service, wedding music is chosen with care according to sound liturgical principles. A wedding is first of all a worship service. It is worship of God. At weddings this is all too easily forgotten, for we are more influenced by…
Liturgical Calendar for 2010 and 2011
Monday, October 02 2006
Along the liturgical seasons, the Lord speaks to his people. The pdf files below provide information on daily celebrations and readings at mass, which are taken from the liturgical Calendar (Ordo). 2009-2010 Liturgical Calendar - Year C 2010-2011 Liturgical Calendar - Year A