IF THERE ISN’T ONE IN PLACE ALREADY 1. CO-OPERATION BETWEEN PRIESTS AND PEOPLE Co-operation between priests and people is vital. Liturgy and especially the celebration of the Mass is influenced very much by the priest who is presider. In order to get a liturgy group off the ground the priests especially must: See the need(…)
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Confirmation Ceremony Check List
Confirmation Ceremony Check-list 1. Sacristy 1.1 Vestments (red) prepared for the Archbishop and concelebrants. 1.2 When using incense please make sure there are no issues with smoke alarms in the church. Are smoke detectors disabled? 2. Order of Procession 2.1 Thurifer and boatbearer; Cross-bearer, candle-bearers, book-bearer, Deacon (or priest) with Book of the Gospels, concelebrants,(…)
Posture in the Liturgy
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Resources for Day of Prayer for Ministers of the Word
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It’s My Church Too
It’s My Church Too. Including People with Disabilities in the life of the church. The Healthcare Committee, a subcommittee of the Dublin Diocesan Jubilee Committee have completed a project to help us all to be aware of people with disabilities. They have produced a booklet entitled “It’s My Church Too”. The purpose of this booklet is(…)
Guidance for Churches on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Swine Flu)
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Links
www.dublindiocese.ie – the website of the Archdiocese of Dublin www.procathedral.ie – news and events from St. Mary’s, Pro-Cathedral Dublin. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/index.htm – The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. www.liturgy-ireland.ie – The National Liturgy Centre, Maynooth. http://www.osb.org/liturgy/ – a vast treasury of links to liturgy websites and online resources, in various languages and for various(…)
Advent Service Ideas
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Daily Reflections for Advent
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What has Happened
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