On Tuesday, Fr Edward McNamara, regular liturgy contributor for the Catholic news site Zenit, published his usual "Q & A" style liturgy column for the week. This week's article responded to the submitted question of whether a song, perhaps relating to the second reading or the gospel, could be used in place of the responsorial … Continue reading Substituting the Psalm
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Each week, the Liturgy Links article you see in Carmel is also posted here. Recently, a person asked for my opinion about the reception of communion: I hear that in past times it [communion] was only received by the tongue upon kneeling, but in even more ancient times it may also have been received by … Continue reading 5/7/09 – The Real Presence
You may have noticed last weekend that some of our common practices at Mass changed. Unlike last year, these changes are only temporary, and are not prompted by rewritten liturgical documents. Rather, they have been brought about by the current spread of H1N1 influenza (also known as swine flu). Given that there are reported cases … Continue reading 21/6/09 – Swine Flu Measures
You may have read last weekend in Carmel that we are looking to refine some of our procedures at Mass for those who are taking communion to the sick. Communion of the Sick is one of a number of rituals that form the Church liturgical document Pastoral Care of the Sick. It also includes the … Continue reading 14/6/09 – Communion of the Sick
Last Saturday, a number of our parishioners began their period preparation to minister in the parish as Altar Servers. You may remember last year that we announced the restoration of this ministry to the parish. For many years we have gone without acolytes or altar servers. What, then, has prompted us to restore altar service? … Continue reading 15/3/09 – Why Altar Servers?
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