Useful Liturgy Texts

World Day for Consecrated Life

Programme for Tonight’s Service World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life 2021 Introduction St. John Paul II established the World Day for Consecrated Life in 1997 to be celebrated in conjunction with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day, which celebrates Jesus as the light of the world through(…)

Liturgies in the absence of Priest

Liturgies in the absence of Priest

Liturgies in absence of a priest   Fr. John Columba McCann O.S.B. suggests some possibilities for those who must organise weekday liturgies in the absence of a priest, and recommends other options besides Communion Services   While daily Mass is a feature of parish life everywhere in Ireland, it is becoming increasingly common to find(…)

Weekday Celebrations for the Christian Community

Weekday Celebrations for the Christian Community

Weekday Celebrations for the Christian Community   In the world of ideas today we often hear people encouraging us to ‘think outside the box’. In other words to take a blank canvas and to create something new free from the inhibitions of a closed way of approaching issues and tasks. I propose that we do(…)