Liturgy

Celebrating Mass, Feast Days, Liturgical Environment, Liturgical Seasons, Our Lady of Mount Carmel

26/8/12 – Liturgy Committee Report

The Liturgy Committee met this week. The first matter the committee considered was last month’s celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. There were many positive aspects to the celebration of the Parish Feast Day. We wish to continue with the practice of welcoming new parishioners on this special occasion, with improvements … Continue reading 26/8/12 – Liturgy Committee Report

Church Renovation Process, Liturgical Space

12/8/12 – Church Renewal Committee Report

The Church Renewal Committee has met twice in recent weeks. For the first of these meetings, we invited an architect to join us for an initial conversation. The architect was recommended to us by Fr Stephen Hackett MSC, our liturgical consultant for the renewal process. A very productive and fruitful discussion was had at this … Continue reading 12/8/12 – Church Renewal Committee Report

Celebrating Mass, Liturgical Symbols

5/8/12 – Fifty Years Since Vatican II – The Work of Christ and His Church

During this Year of Grace, we have been invited to revisit the constitutions of the Second Vatican Council, which began fifty years ago this year. The first of these constitutions was on the liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. In the opening paragraphs of the constitution, the Church sought to make clear some foundational principles. Firstly, the liturgy … Continue reading 5/8/12 – Fifty Years Since Vatican II – The Work of Christ and His Church

Liturgical Renewal

15/7/12 – Fifty Years Since Vatican II: “Back to the Future”

During this Year of Grace, we have been invited to revisit the constitutions of the Second Vatican Council, which began fifty years ago this year. The first of these constitutions was on the liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. While the liturgical changes that occurred after Vatican II appeared to be a significant departure from how the liturgy … Continue reading 15/7/12 – Fifty Years Since Vatican II: “Back to the Future”

Liturgical Renewal

8/7/12 – Fifty Years Since Vatican II: A Gradual Process of Renewal

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, remembered by many as a time of great change within the Church. The liturgical changes the occurred in the Church at this time were the result of a long, ongoing process of renewal within the Church. Some of what bishops decreed at the Second … Continue reading 8/7/12 – Fifty Years Since Vatican II: A Gradual Process of Renewal