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

Q: If multiple couples are getting married in one ceremony (in this case, multiple convalidations), what would the presider do?

Q: Regarding the answer to this post, that’s very interesting.  I didn’t know that ONLY the presider wears a chasuble on

Q: In past years, our Veneration of the Cross used a cross with Corpus — a full crucifix.  This year,

Q: Does the Assembly stand for the prayers that follow the responsorial psalms which follow each of the readings during

Q: This year, we are not going to have baptisms at the Easter Vigil and, checking in the Missal, the

Q: Though we are ending the Lenten season, I am sure it is not late to ask this question. Are

Q: After Palm Sunday, can palm arrangements remain in sanctuary until Good Friday? == A: I suppose you could, but

Q: Can you tell me the words that the bishops and priests use to reverence the processional cross at the

Q: Is it advisable, appropriate, permissible to break up the celebration of the Rite of Baptism for Children so that

Q: Let me ask… about reading the Gospel. What do you think about splitting up a Gospel for two readers

Q: The recent question https://paulturner.org/confession-during-mass/ prompted me to some research. Misericordia Dei #2 and the document from the Congregation for the Clergy

Q: Greetings father Paul, I’ve been working at this Parish for about a year and a half in music ministry

Q: More and more I see priest celebrants even bishops encensing the statues of the Patron Saint of the Parish

Q: Our Latin Rite liturgical books appear to have two rites for blessing oils for healing. The first is the

Q: Hi Father, I understand both Acolyte and EMHC are extraordinary and not ordinary ministers, with Acolytes being EMHC by

Q: We have recently received the ashes of a deceased priest of our Institute who had donated his body to

Regarding your recent post on Feasts of the Lord, I think all anniversaries of church dedications are Feasts of the Lord,

Q: During an ordination here in Africa, I witnessed a very emotional moment. After the ordination, the hands of the

Q: Greetings, Our diocesan liturgist mentioned that in anointing of the sick venial and grave sins are forgiven.  However, our

Q: Hi! Can a child have his two aunts as his godparents? Or can’t two godparents be of the same

Q: The General Introduction to the Lectionary n. 12 says: “In the celebration of Mass the biblical readings with their

Q: Is there any ‘concelebration’ for Good Friday?  == A: Additional priests may assist wearing either alb and stole or

Q: Should we include the Penitential Act for a “Memorial Mass?” (Mass for the Dead, no body.) Should we have

Q: We have a teen who is baptized Catholic, never received any further sacraments of initiation. They are having a

Q: I have a question regarding the Easter Vigil liturgy. A member of the congregation mentioned that, in the past,

Q: What is the posture of the Assembly during the Litany of Saints before the Blessing of Water and Baptismal

Q: Greetings Fr. Paul and thank you for all you do. Our parish is experiencing an increase in the number

Q: For the last several years at this parish, the candles held by the faithful during the Lucernarium at the

Q: During the Seven Last Words Service on Good Friday, is it Ok to bring the candles that are normally

Q: When the pastor and I were discussing the Psalmody for the Easter Vigil, we discovered that we had different

Q: When an abbot presides at Mass, and there is no deacon, and a concelebrating priest is to proclaim the

Q: Hi Father. Hope your Lent is going well. I have a scheduled communion service on Holy Thursday morning. My

Q: We have our “Altar of Repose” at a side altar where the Mass of the Lord’s Supper is celebrated.

Q: Is there  provision for a priest/deacon ( bishop) to contribute to a homily which the ordained commence and finish (thus

Q: There seems to be some confusion as to who is actually dismissed when we dismiss the Catechumens after the

Q: Good evening, Fr.  Turner.  We have two priests and two deacons at our parish.  Should we decide the washing

Q: Whenever I bless a deacon before he proclaims the gospel, I hold my hands over his head before making