Paul Turner

Q: A bishop I know mentioned that when a group is traveling on pilgrimage together, or a presbyterate is on retreat, […]

Q: Two items of minute diaconal interest: 1.  Should the Gospel Book be stood upright on the altar or laid

Q: Greetings Fr. Paul: Thank you for your most informative blog. A question has arisen in the vesture for the

Q: I read your answer to the question about what should go on the altar. I’m deacon and at Sunday

 Q: Regarding your 6 September post “Objects on the altar” you wrote that there is no mention of a microphone.

 Q: I was formed in the seminary in the 1980s, and I am sometimes unsure whether things I take for

Q: I love the collects that were prepared for the 1989 Sacramentary.     They sync with the three year cycle of

Q: I do not know whether to begin with gratitude or with apology for all the questions I send your

Q: One more clarification about Christmas Masses… When you say, “take advantage of the freedom in the lectionary and use

Q: Looking at your two posts on the question, and at other sources, I am confused. As you well know,

Q: Does your new book, Words Without Alloy, include the weekday Lectionary or just the Sunday etc lectionary ? == A: It

Q: I very much appreciate reading your blog. Thank you for all of your guidance. I have a followup question

Q: Regarding a Marian procession at the end of a Sunday Mass, what am I permitted or not permitted to

Q: I am developing a presentation on preaching Christmas and Easter for the priests of our diocese. Just to check:

Q: I used your blog’s search function to try to find an answer to this question and failed, so I

Q: What is the rule on who carries the Blessed Sacrament in an outdoor procession? Can a deacon carry the

Q: One of my parishes greatly desires to do a Marian Procession in October. Do I need the bishop’s permission

Q: With all of the translation work going on, is there any hope that the Roman Martyrology will be translated

Q: Greetings! In the Baptismal Liturgy of the Easter Vigil, clearly, the prayer for the blessing of baptismal water is

Q: What do we know about the upcoming revision of the “Liturgy of the Hours?” Thanks! == A: It’s in

Q: Aloha Father,During the Sunday Liturgy does the verse for the Gospel Acclamation come from the Lectionary only for that

Q: As you know, it is a common practice to mention the “Mass intention” – not only in the parish

Q: You’ve just written a book on the lectionary readings, Words Without Alloy. Can you explain why we had the first reading

Q: May the readings from the Common of the Dedication of a Church be used for a liturgy celebrating the

Q: In my retirement home, I was at the same table with other priests and the question came up about

Q: We are in a downtown church with no property, not even a parking lot, just the church.  In the

Q: I have another question regarding the Church calendar.  Why is the Baptism of the Lord celebrated on Monday, January

Q: Thank you for all your responses and sharing them with all of us! I am visiting my family and

Q: We’re preparing a funeral program. The bishop is going to participate in choir dress, but the retired pastor is

Q: Is there a study guide or leader guide for the now Order of Christian Initiation of Adults?  Or is

Q: I have an odd situation with an upcoming funeral.  The question is whether or not there is any prohibition

Q As a Canadian, I intended to follow Pope Francis’ “pilgrimage of penance”. The question I have is about the

Q: If the committal is going to be delayed (cremated remains will be interred later, the body is donated to

Q: The General Instruction of the Roman Missal has:  “284. When Communion is distributed under both kinds: a) the chalice

Q: The text of Option A for blessing baptismal water in The Order of the Baptism of Children seems to

Q: I was preparing for a graveside service for a parishioner. There will be no funeral Mass or any other

Q: Got a call (she left a message) from the mom of a groom asking me to bless the rings for

Q: One of our Parishes has a smaller chapel where daily Mass is celebrated. Since the parish was built (about

Q: Regarding your answer  https://paulturner.org/exposition-adoration/, (see below) that was my reading, as well, of HCWEOM—that the incensation at the end was part

Q: In the Order of Mass, just before communion, why does the priest say those are blessed who are invited

Q: I am currently planning a few evening prayer services at my parish in August, and have been reading in

Q: The Roman Missal’s Order of Mass, n. 137 has: “When the distribution of Communion is over, the Priest or

Q: I have another pastoral question.  Someone requested a funeral song at sunday mass as their (abroad) relative died. They

Q: May the priest omit the homily on Fridays? == A: GIRM 66 says, “On Sundays and Holydays of Obligation

Q: Our deacon group has been discussing whether a deacon should lead the Confiteor as part of the Penitential Rite.

A: I pray this message finds you well! I heard a rumor that we have a new lectionary translation coming

Q: Within the Roman Canon the conclusion “Through Christ our Lord. Amen” appears in parentheses. If the celebrant includes these

Q: What are your thoughts about the use of an iPad with iBreviary by the celebrant during Mass–especially for sight-impaired

Q: I have just viewed today’s Australian Plenary Council Mass celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney. During the Universal Prayer,

Q: If using multiple chalices, is a water drop placed into each chalice or just that being used by the

Q: A parishioner wants to develop a deeper understanding and love for the Eucharist. Any suggestions on books – yours

Q: Thank you in advance for your help with our question. We truly appreciate your writing and your blog! Here’s our

Q: I have a liturgical question and I’m sure you know the answer. Can there be words in the Gospel

Q: I’ve asked questions in the past, often related to the worship space and what is appropriate to the art

Q: You have had a couple of recent questions (Masses celebrated in memory and Masses celebrated in memory – Updated)

Q: I’m sure you have noticed that many of our churches (served by younger clergy in general) have put a crucifix on

Q: If a eucharistic procession follows Mass, is it appropriate for a concelebrant to remove his chausable after Mass and

Q: I was just reading and catching up on emails and I saw the email regarding the $10,000 donation for

Q: Is it required that concelebrants kiss the altar before or after Mass? == A: GIRM 211 says that upon arriving

Q: I have been following your blog since you came to the UK and am very grateful for your generous

Q: Regarding your post about UNLYC 58 https://paulturner.org/moving-a-solemnity/, it says “such celebrations may be used at all the celebrations of Mass

Q: I hope this email finds you well. I’ve got a funeral for a miscarried child in a few days. Your

Q: Recently, our parish received a $10,000 check (made out to the parish) for Masses to be celebrated in memory

 Q: We have a funeral with 6 con-celebrants this Saturday. The pastor & I are wondering if he as main presider

Q: I have been asked in preparing a couple for their upcoming wedding if it would be allowed that they

Q: I hope you are well and appreciate your continued help. Could I move the Solemnity of the Nativity of

Q: I find conflicting answers when I look up information and instructions concerning the placement of First Communicants in the

Q: I’ve asked variations on this before and seen your reply and others. It has to do with the Saturday

Q: Is it proper to wear a Beretta while celebrating mass, and while preaching from the ambo? Our pastor/administrator has

Q: I have questions regarding the use of the choir dress:  I have seen bishops present at a priests Mass

Q: If someone wants as their confirmation Saint “Virgen de Guadalupe ” what would you tell them? Have them change

Q: My brother and his fiancée are slated to be married on April 15, 2023. That day is liturgically the Saturday within

Q: Our Parish is Our Lady of the Assumption, and our feast day would be on Monday the 15th,  but

Q: I have been hearing that some priests are re-installing communion rails, and distributing the Eucharist as if before Vatican

Q: A question please? What is the bare minimum in terms of administering the Sacrament of the Anointing of the

Q: As always, your posts I get on email are a huge service and I learn from your skillfully worded

Q: We have only one priest, and with Monday as his day off it is also the only day the

Q: I have a wedding on Saturday evening of Pentecost weekend. Do I wear red vestments or white? == A:

Q: We celebrate infant baptisms both during and outside of Mass. The baptisms outside of Mass take place immediately following

Q: I received a call inquiring about a catechumen who will have 38 weeks of RCIA instead of the normal

Q: If the auxiliary bishop carries the pastoral staff, is there any difference in the direction of the crozier for

Q: I get these questions and usually don’t have the answer. I have an idea for the second question, but

We have been using the Sprinkling Rite during the Easter Season in place of the Penitential Act. I realize the

Q: Can you help us clarify some of the protocols around auxiliary bishops?  My sense is that only the bishop

Q : A question has been raised at our parish about how to properly store consecrated wine overnight. The situation

Q: Our Bishop will come to celebrate the mass of Confirmation and First Communion for our children. I just realized

Q: If a Silver Jubilee is on a Saturday of the year, would Vespers be of the Jubilee or that

Q: In our Church, the Altar and the Ambo are situated at a higher level than the pews, as is

Q: At the seminary I attend we have one hour of Eucharistic Adoration every day. Most days Benediction and Reposition

Q: Do you have anything that we can share with parents who balk at their unbaptized 7 y/o receiving all

Q: In the missal’s blessing of baptismal water, the priest says God willed that “even souls should be cleansed.” Is

Do you agree that replying to a lay minister “And with your spirit” is not permitted for Communion of the

Q: We have two churches in our parish with three Sunday masses, two at one Church and the other at

Q: In your blog post of 28 April about posture in the Liturgy of the Hours you wrote: “There are

Q: My pastoral assistant wants the first Holy Communion children to be involved in the Mass and has suggested they

Q: Parish Patronal day (usually occurring on a weekday)…Feast or Solemnity?…I would presume that the answer would indicate whether the

Q: Forgive me if you’ve answered this previously. How should I send the children to their liturgy in the hall?

Q: I know this is a bit late for this season, so we will file it under “for future reference.”

Q: Are there any instructions pertaining to posture in the Liturgy of the Hours? == A: Only when recited in

Q: Could you point me in the direction of solid reasoning and scholarship behind such things as special priest chalices,