Q: We have been revising our worship aids for Exposition and Benediction according to the new edition of “Holy Communion and the Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside of Mass” and noticed that the dialogue “You have given them bread from heaven…”, normally said immediately before the prayer preceding Benediction, has been omitted.  Should we […]

Q: I’m struggling with how to use your precept, “Do what the rubric says; don’t do what it doesn’t say” as a guide for leading Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction, especially as the liturgy concludes. I don’t want to cause useless trouble.  If I applied “Reposition” as written in Rubric # 100, I would bless the […]

Q: I know that the USCCB asked that the dialogue “You have given them bread from heaven / Having all sweetness within it” be included in the new HCWEMOM, but such permission was not given. At the same time, what is listed in that chapter of HCWEMOM is more outline than a strictly prescribed liturgy. […]

Q: Thank you for your continued wisdom and knowledge. I have a question regarding the prayers after the Tantum Ergo. We do a simple adoration in union with our Vespers on Sunday Night, as there is not always clergy present. We want to respect the fact that clergy is not present, but we would like […]