Paul Turner

Q: I was told to lead a Holy Hour service this week. I was given the 1976 “Holy Communion and […]

Q: Once again thank you for sharing your great liturgical knowledge with us, especially here in Australia. Just a comment

To keep the topic short, please comment on the situation where a lay missionary comes to make an appeal for

Q. The recent post about the validity of using Holy Ghost in place of Holy Spirit when celebrating a baptism

Q: Both the Order of Celebrating Matrimony (221) and the Book of Blessings (198) state that the Blessing of an

Q: Someone wants to replace the first reading for Sunday Mass with a non-biblical reading (words of the founder of

Q: Is a priest allowed to concelebrate in a language he does not know? == A: Go here:  https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_2004042_redemptionis-sacramentum_en.html and scroll

Q: Can one mix languages in the Eucharistic Prayer, e.g. Spanish and English? == A: Go here https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/frequently-asked-questions/guidelines-for-a-multilingual-celebration-of-mass, and scroll to

Q: Regarding your post on soap in the sacrarium https://paulturner.org/17332-2/, I recall hearing at some point in my training that soap can

Q: Is there any indication on which draft translations ICEL is currently working on? == A: The commission spent most

Q: HI there, Fr. Paul, I hope that you are well today.  I was asked an interesting question this morning,

Q: Your prior comment on the forthcoming translation of Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist made me do a

Q: Thank you for this blog! My Pastor “required” me to subscribe to your blog when I started working for

Q: I just started as pastor of a parish. In checking out the sacristy, I discovered in a back cabinet

Q: When my dad died back in 2016, we had an evening Visitation with the Vigil Service, then the Mass

Q: Is it acceptable to wash the communion vessels in the sacrarium sink and therefore allow soapy water to go

Q: I’m puzzled by what appears to be a new regulation about how one places the Book of the Gospels

Q: There seems to be some confusion regarding the proper terminology regarding the  emHC distributing the precious blood. They were

Q:  Hi, Father Paul! Thanks for all that you do. I’ve noticed in my parish that Extraordinary Ministers who visit

Q:  Father, thank you for helping us all knit together the liturgical books. You are a valuable resource. I am

Q: When my professor introduced us to the Jerusalem Bible in the early sixties,  he said it was good enough

Q:  Regarding this post on lay-led communion services, https://paulturner.org/lay-communion-service/,  I presume that a deacon would use “Sunday Celebrations in the

Q:  We have a Funeral Outside of Mass at our parish this week and are unclear about whether the candles

Q:  A dear friend of my wife and mine passed the other day and we were invited to a “celebration

Q:  What is the proper vesture for a priest celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation?  I can’t find anything written in

Q:  Is the RCIA optional as a pathway for baptism of adults? == A:  No, the RCIA is the pathway

Q:  We know that the Oil of Catechumens is used immediately prior to Infant Baptism (a vestigial catechumenate?), and that

Q:  Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of liturgical expertise. It’s a great blessing to have you as

Q:  The parish where I’m newly assigned as pastor has lay communion services while I’m away and typically on my

Q:  Fr. Paul, is there any rubric that you are aware of that maintains that only a priest or deacon

Q:  I have a question about something you address in your book, When Other Christians Become Catholic: On page 141,

Q:  We recently received a lovely wooden, movable altar; it had been in storage with a community for some time,

Q:  Fr. Paul, I’m looking for the liturgical guidelines, and any rites that are available, for the dismissal during Mass

Q:  I have someone who would like to join the Catholic Church.  She received Baptism and Confirmation in the Syrian

 https://paulturner.org/cardinals-concelebrating/ It’s an interesting conversation, and there really isn’t consistent practice in its regard – some cardinals will concelebrate, vested

Q:  Regarding your post on the revised lectionary, https://paulturner.org/new-translation-of-the-lectionary/, that applies to the US. The conference of bishops of England

Q:  It was great to hear you speak during your visit to the UK! I presume when I see “emcee”

Q:  It has been suggested by our Worship Committee that the Presider or Cantor deliver the weekly announcements after the

Q:  As an addendum to your post https://paulturner.org/deacon-wearing-a-stole/, Ceremonial of Bishops §36 says “Within a celebration a master of ceremonies

Q: I write concerning the practice of when a bishop or cardinal will preside at a Mass when a celebrant

Q: My pastor is pushing for our parish to purchase new hymnals.  My parish has traditionally purchased hymnals with the

Q:  I am wondering about when lay people should or can wear an alb? It seems to be different in

Q:  Thanks for your expertise on all things liturgical.  Can you explain the provenance of the propers for July 4th?

Q:  Hello Fr. Paul and thank you for your ministries. Should the collection be placed directly in front of the

Q:  Is there any reason for a Deacon to wear a stole when wearing a cassock and surplice? == A:

Q:  I was told that our deacon is not allowed to take a paten or cup from the altar and

Q:  Do all the cups and patens that will be used to distribute communion have to be placed on the

Q:  Thank you for everything you do. I’ve noticed at Masses with the pope and some parishes, the priest will

Q:  We were just given a coadjutor bishop, and I found myself offering Mass unexpectedly at the Cathedral on the

Q:  I write seeking helpful guidelines for proceeding in accord with scheduled Sunday and Weekday Celebrations of Mass in the

Q:  The patronal feast of one of our parishes in the archdiocese is the Solemnity of the Assumption. Per the

Q:  I read with interest your recent blog post on the posture for receiving the Eucharist during communion https://paulturner.org/kneeling-for-communion-2/. I

Q:  In your book Let Us Pray you discuss the procession of gifts.  GIFTS 424. Bread, wine, and money or

Q:  Father Paul – Thank you for all the work you do! I’ve done some research on this question, but

Q:  You have noted elsewhere that “The RBC was one of the very first rituals out of the starting blocks

Q:  The Roman Missal has for 25 March, The Annunciation of the Lord (2010 Catholic Truth Society edition, page 881): 

Q:  What do you think of the practice of including a ‘generic’ intention in the Prayers at Mass.  Here is

Q:  In our diocese there’s a trend for mostly-younger priests to either instruct their ushers to bring portable kneelers forward

Q:  Quick question for you about the use of Latin during the Communion Rite:  is it permitted for the minister

Q:  Kindly confirm the significance of adding a small fragment of the consecrated host to the precious blood in the

Q:  Regarding to your post on proper solemnity, is the day that honours the titular Saint of a school also

Q:  Is there any “update” on at least the acceptability of using white liturgical vestments as a substitute for other

Q:  In my experience, when deacons are vested for a Mass and sitting together as a body, e.g., at the

Q:  I am confused by the Table of Liturgical Days, nn. 4, 8, and 11. For example, would the feast

Q:  Do priests concelebrating a confirmation Mass with the bishop extend their hands during the prayer of confirmation? == A:

Q:  Is it sufficient for the presider at Mass to intinct his host, or must he drink from the chalice? 

Q:  The General Instruction of the Roman Missal has: “193. After the celebration of Mass, the acolyte and other ministers

Q:  At an ordination, when the bishop says, “May God, who has begun the good work in you,” does he

The original blog post is:  https://paulturner.org/alleluia-3/ == Q. The Graduale Simplex continues the tradition of adding alleluia(s) to the processional

Q:  I tried putting this on your blog questions site, but have been continually rejected; anti-English bias?  Do you have

Q:  A Deacon friend was recently asked to give, and gave, a spontaneous blessing with the sign of the cross

Q:  Entrance and Communion Antiphons during Easter Time all conclude with the word “Alleluia.” If a priest were to offer

Q:  On the Sundays of Easter there is normally a sprinkling rite.  When Ascension replaces the 7th Sunday of Easter,

Q:  Good day Fr. Paul, I thank you very much for helping to clarify issues bothering on the liturgy. I

Q:  In the Order of Mass, during the consecration, the rubrics twice say that the priest genuflects “in adoration,” once

Q:  Do we use incense processing out after Mass at all Masses when incense is used? A priest told me

Q:  I’ve heard that you have one of the servers extinguish the paschal candle at the end of each Pentecost

Q:  My parish has a small chapel (where adoration takes place after the 7am Mass until 5pm) adjacent (attached and

Q:  I have been asked, can the Paschal Candle being processed as part of the Opening Procession at Mass have

Q:  Do you incense the paschal candle every Sunday? Or every time the incense is used at Mass? I can

Q:  How about Christmas — occurring on Monday this year.  Sunday is the 4th Sunday of Advent, but the evening

Q:  The beautiful hospital chapel where I minister has an ornate, carved wood, upholstered presider’s chair.  The seating for the

Q:  In the Mass after the first and the second reading we say “this is the Word of the Lord”

Q: Are fixed altars located in chapels outside of the main parish church to be dedicated (anointed) or blessed? On

Q:  I have a wedding early in the afternoon of Saturday June 24, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. 

Q:  After distributing communion, a priest I know goes to the altar, puts all the hosts in one ciborium, raises

Q: I have been told that we genuflect outside of Mass and bow during Mass, e.g., for the reception of

Q:  What is the proper way for a bishop to give the blessing with the monstrance at the end of

Q:  In the UK, at a priest’s funeral, are there words indicated when the chalice and stole are placed on

Q:  You addressed the norm for receiving Communion: https://paulturner.org/receiving-communion-5/ In that post, you cited GIRM, 160, which states: “The norm

Q:  Lectors say: “The Word of the Lord” at reading conclusion. Others say: “The Word of  God”. Please clarify the

Q:  I’ve just had another Parish given to me and they have a procedure where after the prayer of the

Q:  What are the limitations on Mass prayers and readings when the wedding Mass is on Pentecost afternoon, not at

Q:  A parishioner is leaving the Roman Catholic Church because of the 2nd Vatican Council omitting from 1st Corinthians (11:23-29). 

Q: Greetings from Germany. I have just discovered your excellent blog and appreciate your very good answers to questions. I

Q: My pastor wanted me to contact you in regards to a Mass for the Anointing of the Sick. He

Q: We are working to firm up some guidelines for Mass Intentions here at the parish.  Our current policy is

Q: Immaculate Conception falls on a Sunday in 2024. Will the Holy Day be celebrated on Monday, December 9th? I’m trying

Q: Thank you so much for this excellent resource. Ours is an English parish in the UK. I am putting

Q: A mother, baptized Episcopalian, would like to make her Profession of Faith, Confirmed, and receive First Communion at the