Paul Turner

Q: What color vestments should you wear for a Quincenera? Since it is not a sacrament, do you wear the […]

Q: We know sanctuary is the holy place where the priest offers mass, Do you think is worthy when the

Q: Good morning Father Paul, I am grateful for your blog and continued guidance in serving the liturgy of the

Q: At our parish for all masses, Sunday and daily, the sacristans wear an alb. I don’t understand why. Lectors

Q: Do you know when the new Lectionary For Mass will appear? Be mandatory? Will only the Abbey Psalter be

Q: In our OCIA we are engaging children of all ages, but my main question concern several families who fall

Q: We hope to have a relic of a martyr for a new altar in our church. Would attaching the

Q: I would value your insights on how laity, priests, deacons, and religious communities should handle obtaining the new translation

Q: Is there a guideline on what fabrics are necessary for purificators and where the cross should be on them?

I’m following up with more information on your response to my question about the Votive Mass for saints. It is rubric #4, which

Q: Two questions: 1: Some of our candidates got younger families, some they live some 30 or 40km from the

Q: I recently watched your FDLC session on the Lectionary. You reminded us that we are to use the saint

Q: Praised be Jesus Christ! I enjoy your liturgy blog and consult it often. I read your explanation for using

Q: I was wondering why this revised English translation of the General Instruction (2003) was not the one chosen to

Q: GIRM 49 states that “when they reach the sanctuary, the priest, the deacon, and the ministers reverence the altar

Q: When a parish chooses to read from the bible directly, rather than a lectionary or Book of Gospels, should

Q: For Extraordinary Ministers of Communion taking Jesus to the sick, instead of a corporal, can a purificator be used

Q: I understand that there are thirteen Eucharistic Prayers: the four principal Eucharistic Prayers (I–IV), the two Eucharistic Prayers for

Q: Dear Father, Thank you for all your numerous books as well as your response to questions. They certainly have

Q: Hi Fr. Turner,  For masses in which priests and/or deacons are present (but without a liturgical role, and not

Q:  Dear Fr. Paul,A parishioner stumped me with a question about the proper title of her parish church: “Is it

Q:  Dear Good and Holy, Fr. Paul We recently joined a few parishes together in a pastorate. One of the

Q:  I listened online to your Workshop Sessions ARS Celebrandi held in New Zealand. In the last session you talked

Q:  Are we required to use a corporal when visiting Hospital rooms and the hospital chapel when praying a brief

Q: Hello Father. As a Deacon, I have a vigil/rosary I will be doing. In looking at the latest rite

Q:  Is it liturgically correct for the congregation to clap at the end of the recessional hymn? Father has walked

Q:  I would like to ask for  clarification.  1. It is true that there are three degrees of the sacrament

Q: Your recent post https://paulturner.org/genuflecting-to-the-tabernacle/ referred to the 2019 post https://paulturner.org/deacon-genuflects/ about the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. It has: “Look

Q:  Thank-you for your presentations to us priests. I especially appreciated the clear hermeneutic of interpretation, even though I still

Q:  Given that this is the Year of St. Francis, marking the 800th anniversary of his death, and October 4th

I was reading your interesting posts regarding people signing themselves when receiving the priest’s blessing at the end of Mass, and I

Q: I am aware of the following plan: two funeral Masses in the presence of the body, each preceded by

Q:  Fr. Paul, Our pastor would like to start lay-led Adoration in the context of Morning Prayer (without Benediction) on

It was pointed out to me that there is also no rubric to make the Sign of the Cross at the end

Q: In regard to the final blessing, you might make note of the Introduction to the Order of Mass #146, final

Q:  Hope you find time to help us. Sorry if you have already answered this question and I am not

Q: How late on a Saturday can a wedding Mass take place? == A: Here’s a previous post: https://paulturner.org/weddings-on-saturday/ View All

Q: GIRM 43 calls for “uniformity in gestures and bodily postures.” GIRM 42 and 96 also encourage this. By doing

Q:  Assumption falls on a Saturday this year.  Obligation to attend mass is abrogated. I got a memo from the

Q: Do you know of a list somewhere that shows the latest version of ritual/liturgical books? == A: This is

Q: Reading your new commentary and the anointing of the sick, To Free, Save and Raise Up. As always, outstanding. Question: 

Q: We had a young lady who came up to receive communion with a dog at our Life Teen Mass

Q: Hello Good and Holy Father Paul, I see lot’s of Deacons and Priests genuflecting to the Tabernacle during the

Q: I recently attended a parish Sunday liturgy where the deacon serving the liturgy wore only his diaconal stole [no

Q: Can a parish choose a ‘name’ to refer to their OCIA process? I think the intent is that in

Q: I read your response in one of your blogs but can’t find your response. Please refresh and thank you

Q: We are having a special mass on the morning of July 4 for the 250 anniversary. Are flags appropriate

Q: When removing ciboria from Tabernacle to assist at Holy Communion should the tabernacle and curtain be left open until

Q: In a previous post you wrote: The preconciliar rubric called for ringing the bell three times. That was removed

Q: Can a Votive Mass be said for a saint apart from that saint’s day if nothing on the calendar

Q: In https://paulturner.org/posture-at-confirmation/ you wrote: “OConf 24 says that the bishop stands for the laying on of hands, and no change of

Q: Hi Fr. Paul,  We had a scenario come up in conversation within our OCIA team recently, and it was

Q: Dear Fr. Paul, I love your blog and went to your workshop in our diocese two or three years

Q:  I have a question about the ringing of the bells at the consecration. Recently we shifted from ringing the

Q:  I think the edition of the Liturgy of the Hours and a new lectionary using the CAB translation headed

Q: Recently I have been viewing on Youtube a number of priesthood ordinations throughout the county. There seems to be

Q: As you know, in 2026, the 13th of June presents us with two obligatory memorials…Immaculate Heart and St. Anthony…

Q: As a priest for almost twenty years, I am embarrassed to ask this. But here goes. When receiving a

Q: Should the people stand to be incensed at Mass? GIRM 146 describes them standing after this: “The people rise

Q: I recently submitted a question on this, and you answered that the way you understand the rubrics, all should

Q: Dear Father Turner Thank you again for handling so many questions, including the ones I have put to you.

Q: A parishioner in a funeral pre-planning meeting has requested that the Kyrie be sung at their funeral Mass. I

Q: A quick question. A bishop sent his advance directives for confirmation next weekend. It says he prefers to be

Q: According to the Roman Missal, GIRM 294: “The Priest Celebrant, the Deacon, and the other ministers have places in

Q: In the entrance procession there are people between those carrying cross and candles and the person carrying the Book

In 2021 you were asked about an organ postlude at a funeral and responded: “The Widor Toccata makes a fine

Q: In the Collection of Masses of the BVM, there are 50 Prefaces. #1-46 coincide with the 46 Mass Propers

Q: I am a deacon and can no longer kneel during the Consecration. What have been doing is bowing at

Q: Kindly explain to us the proper use of the stole. I know that it is used under the chasuble

Q: Hello Fr Paul, just looking for some guidance with what the proper protocol is for replacing a broken paschal

Q: In a July 2021 post you stated: A chasuble is only worn for Mass and for the Passion on

Q: The General Instruction for the Roman Missal indicates that the Book of the Gospels is carried up and placed

Q: During mass, when gift bearers, bring the bread, wine and the offering, I see many different forms of bowing

Q: Excuse me if you have already answered this question in the past, but I can’t find it. I am

Q: Normally we do a Eucharistic Procession on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ after

Q: After Communion during our school Mass this morning, I was at the altar. As the deacon assisting today, I

Regarding the Mass in Time of Pandemic, we asked if this and the Mass for the New Evangelisation should be included

Q: I will be participating in the local portion of the National Eucharistic Procession soon after having a melanoma excised

1. Am I correct that the texts for the Mass in Time of Pandemic were published for use during the

There is an option for the Alleluia on St. Joseph and the Annunciation because it is possible that these Solemnities could take

Q: Thank you for all you do!  Recently, I’ve noticed a priest explain almost every special ritual before we do

Q: This post reminded me of something that I had wanted to ask you re the Hanc igitur in Eucharistic Prayer

Q: When the priest ends the Mass with “Go in peace….” or some other isn’t he supposed to end it

I have read and heard about the practical or spiritual traditions of the alb covering the entire clothing of the

Q: I know that the GIRM is silent about these. That is why I am asking. 1. Is it still

I appreciated your comments on the Dalmatic. It has always been my understanding that the dalmatic is a Eucharistic garment, worn

Q: On page 47 of your book, Eucharistic Reservation: Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass, you

Q: Dear Father Paul, In paragragh 147 of the Order of Christian Funerals (during the Final Commendation and Farewell) it

Q: I was surprised to see Easter Weekdays listed so low in the Table of Liturgical Days, especially since the

Q: You wrote in “Choir Dress for Deacons” of 22 August 2022: “Like you, I have witnessed priests in cassock

Q: I am currently considering purchasing a custom-made impermeable altar cloth (novino brand) from a Catholic supply store to use

Q: Father Paul, I have noticed an increasing trend initiated by both Bishops and priests during mass especially at distribution of

Q: When we use incense, the thurifer kneels in front of the altar at the end of the Holy, Holy.

Q: Dear Fr Paul, Could you please settle a bet? My lector coordinator claims that the lector book gives an option

Q: Attended an Easter vigil at a different parish this year. A couple of observation… For the initial readings …the

Q: Can deacons act as altar servers? == A: Deacons should vest as deacons, act as deacons, and they may

Q: Is it permitted on Sundays to use any of the Eucharistic Prayers found in the Sacramentary, such as Reconciliation

Q: For both liturgical and theological reasons, I avoid combining the baptism of adults with receiving baptized adults into the

Q: Could you expand on your response at https://paulturner.org/altar-of-repose-2/ .  The Roman Missal refers to a “place of repose” rather than an

Q: The 1984 Ceremonial of Bishops explains what “hands joined” means in detail in footnote 80, where it quotes the