Last weekend, liturgy representatives from virtually every diocese in Australia met in Perth for their biennial conference. Both Judy Kendall (Liturgy Committee member) and I were fortunate to be able to attend as members of our Diocesan Liturgical Commission. The focus of this conference, and the topic preoccupying the mind of most delegates, was the … Continue reading 14/2/10 – National Liturgical Conference
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You may have read recently that the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments released a directive on using the name of God in the liturgy. Essentially, we have been asked to discontinue any use of the Hebrew name that translates to "YHWH", which we may know to be "Yahweh" or … Continue reading 26/10/08 – The Name of God in Liturgy
With this being the celebration of the Ascension of Jesus, we look forward to next weekend’s celebration of Pentecost. Over these two weeks we remember Jesus’ returning to the Father, and the fulfilment of the promise made in last Sunday’s Gospel. That is, the promise to send another Advocate, the Holy Spirit, to be with … Continue reading 4/5/08 – A Week to Go
Hopefully by now you’re aware of the two small changes that will affect the liturgical assembly in the celebration of Mass. The bow of reverence when coming to receive Communion comes into effect from Pentecost Sunday. The standing immediately after the priest’s invitation to prayer after preparing the gifts comes into effect as well. The … Continue reading 27/4/08 – A Clearer Definition
As we approach Pentecost Sunday, and the implementation of a new edition of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, we have been looking at the some the small changes this new General Instruction will make to the celebration of Mass. The first change for the assembly we explored last week; namely the assembly’s standing … Continue reading 20/4/08 – Take a Bow
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