Bishop Philip Boyce of Raphoe to address conference on the priest as intercessor.
Completely restored organ blessed and dedicated at Sunday vespers.
Initiative marks Year of Faith 2012 – 2013.
'Faith of Our Fathers' conference organised by Catholic Voice for Kilkenny.
Church must look critically at both the novus ordo form of the Mass and the extraordinary form.
Resources include prayer for blessing St Brigid's Crosses, intercessions and hymns. Watch video on how to make a St Brigid's Cross.
Susan Gately provides a clear and simple version of the Christmas story, ideal for a nativity play for young children in school or youth groups.
Cyprian Love OSB traces developments in the Church’s understanding of the role of liturgy in the life of the faithful.
Julie Kavanagh explores the foundational principles of ritual and liturgy in a workshop at IEC2012.
Fr Liam Lawton discusses his new Irish Mass setting for the revised missal called Aifreann Muire na nGael which will be published by Veritas in November 2012.
The Cloyne Commission for Liturgical Formation has produced a book with words and musical settings to aid the liturgical assembly sing the Gospel Acclamations.
This book follows the movement of the Mass - assembly, word, Eucharist and mission - exploring the biblical sources of the Eucharist. Editors: V. Boland OP and T. McCarthy OP
Rema Devereaux's book reminds us that night time is an opportunity to take stock of the day: to celebrate the best, to learn from the worst, to surrender everything to God before going to bed.
Fr Thomas O'Loughlin's book is most useful for those preparing for Sunday liturgies throughout the year of Mark.
Bernadette Sweetman publishes a comprehensive collection of ready-to-go Liturgies of the Word for every Sunday of Cycle B, as well as the major feast days.
John Littleton's book provides readers with an overview of the Gospel of Matthew, (Sundays, Year A) It would be useful for priests preparing a homily for the Sunday Mass.
233 pp. Veritas Publications. To purchase this book online, go to www.veritas.ie
THE BOOKThis is a comprehensive collection of ready-to-go Liturgies of the Word for every Sunday of Cycle A, as well as the major feast days. Whether setting [...]
112 pp. Veritas Publications. to purchase this book online, go to www.veritas.ie
CONTENTS
Setting the Scene: The Real Nature of Things To Bethlehem: Caesar and his Census ‘We have come to worship’: The Visit of the Wise Men Disturbing the Tyrant: The Anger of King Herod Good News of Great Joy: The [...]
Pope Benedict’s concern for a genuine reform of the liturgy was the theme of an international liturgical conference held at the Sheraton Fota Island Golf Resort and Spa last week-end. The report is by Patrick Duffy.
A new edition of the Roman Missal with a new translation is being prepared at present. It is expected thaqt the work will be completed towards the end of next year. A new translation means that many of the current texts are changed and therefore new music settings are required.
While [...]
ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVENT
Vincent Ryan OSB
When the feast of the nativity of the Lord was introduced to Rome in the early years of the fourth century, it was celebrated as a simple memorial and was not preceded by a period of preparation. It was not until about the [...]
An interview with Liam Lawton, composer and performer of sacred and liturgical music, about music as a part of the symbolic language of worship.
Anne Thurston explores the season of Advent using the themes of waiting and longing, hope and expectation. Pregnancy is the potent symbol here, along with stories of annunciations and visitations.
The recent Synod of Bishops in Rome on the Word of God (October 2008) highlighted ways of more effective proclaiming the Word of God in today’s world and having it inspire the lives of Christians. In anticipation of this, the Cloyne Commission for Liturgical Formation last year produced two beautiful [...]
This is an extract from “Those Three Days: A resource for the celebration of the Easter Triduum”, by John McCann and Pat O’Donoghue. It highlights some suggestions for the fifty days between Easter and Pentecost.
To launch the Dublin Diocesan Prayer Initiative, million selling Catholic composer John Michael Talbot led prayer through music events for over 2,000 people in Drumcondra, Bray and UCD in early November. Here he talks to Link-up about his background, his ‘search for the Church’ and the source of his music.
John McCann and Pat O’Donoghue are priests involved in organising the liturgy at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. They have put together a practical collection of “dos and don’ts” to help celebrate the Easter Triduum with devotion.
Holy Saturday is a day of absence and anticipation. Click below.
Pat Seavers book gives some background into suicide itself, its effect on families and the local Christian community, general historical viewpoints, and the unique characteristics of funeral liturgies developed for such occasions.
Epiphany is a solemnity or major feast celebrated on 6th January, though – since the reform of the liturgical calendar – it is now marked by many Catholic churches on the Sunday between the 2nd and 8th January, where 6th January is not a holy day of obligation. Patrick Duffy [...]
