Q:  On Easter Sunday morning neither the Presider nor Deacon included the ALLELUIA for the Final Blessing, nor did the

Q:  Where can we find the rubric that the blessing and sprinkling may take the place of the Penitential Rite?

Q:  We have enjoyed many of your liturgical publications and I was wonder if you might have any suggestions for

Q:  In the New Rite of Matrimony, is the Gloria only proscribed for Nuptial Masses? If it is a wedding

Q:  Why is the Gloria said/sung at all wedding Masses even at Lent, when previously it was omitted during Lent

Q:  I wish to ask some questions with regards to the rite of sprinkling and blessing with Holy Water on Easter

Q:  I had in my personal notes that a collection for the Holy Land is supposed to be taken sometime

Q:  Should a large fixed crucifix behind the altar be covered on Good Friday (it was not covered on the

Q:  For the dismissal on Easter Vigil and Sunday, before the sung “alleluia” dismissal, would the priest still begin with

Q:  Is it allowed to have a Funeral Mass on Good Friday?  Someone told me they do it in in another

Q:  For the Liturgy of the Word at the Easter Vigil, do the readings end with “The Word of the

Q:  It was my understanding that a crucufix must be shown for Mass. Our church has everything covered in purple(already)

Q:  My question relates to #42 of the Missal. I understand this to mean that no baptisms means no litany.

Q:  We have a Blessed Sacrament chapel with 24-hour adoration. What do we do during the Triduum? A:  The USCCB

Q:  We have a person in RCIA who was baptized a Catholic but confirmed in the Lutheran Church. Do we

Q:  My daughter recently got married. I wanted the priest to process in just like a Sunday mass. The wedding

Q:  I am currently completing RCIA at my parish but will be out of the country over Easter. Is there

Q: I’m not sure if this has been asked but I was wondering for the Passion Gospels on Palm Sunday and

Q:  A couple getting married in another State are hoping to have a “renewal of their promises” in here later

Q:  I have a woman who just moved here with her son from Mexico. As you know, in Mexico they

Q:  On the evening of Good Friday, my parish performs a “Live Stations of the Cross.” However, instead of ending

Q:  Have a very quick and presumably easy question, if the Presentation of the Lord’s Prayer is outside of Mass,

Q:  The Vatican’s Circular Letter on Holy Week states that the monstrance cannot be used for reposition after the mass

Q:  Why does the lectionary offer shorter and longer versions of the Sunday readings? This question especially has come up

Q:  Is the time given in the diocesan bulletin for the beginning of the Easter Vigil correct:  8pm?  Sunset is

Q:  I was thinking about the sprinkling and how our sacristans have helped with the sprinkling. I know you said

Q:  A couple questions regarding weddings… Creed or no Creed? Rubrics are confusing. Lazo… goes after the Lord’s prayer and

Q:  Does the priest say “the Lord be with you” before the Gospel on Palm Sunday? Normally, we have lay

Q:  As far as sprinkling—I tried finding what you mentioned (about the sprinkling taking place before the procession) in the

Q:  A question keeps coming up as to where the Creed fits in when doing the Scrutinies.  The Rite starts

Q:  I know that you have talked  about the new Rite of Marriage and I am wondering when the other

Q:  Are there any rubrics for altar servers to bow to the priest, for example at the washing of hands

Q:  When the sprinkling rite is used during a Mass, we have had a sacristan help the presider sprinkle the

Q:  Is it permitted to celebrate the Anointing of the Sick during a Sunday Mass in Lent, if the readings

Q:  Is it required that Catechumens – Adult or child – sign the Book of the Elect within a Liturgical

Q:  I recently had a conversation with someone about communion in the hand versus communion on the tongue. The person

Q:  Can we celebrate a funeral on a Sunday in Lent? A:  Yes, but not a funeral mass. A funeral

Q:  Our diocese just celebrated the right of election and many people complained that the bishop did not sign the

A:  May an altar server incense the priest and the people when a deacon is assisting at mass? Or is

Q:  If we have confirmation during Lent, do we omit the Gloria? A:  It depends on what day it is.

Q:  My Rites class has enjoyed your Let Us Pray immensely. Thank you.  A question came up about infant baptism today. Are

Q:  At the end of the funeral Mass, does the presider (bishop or priest) return to the altar to venerate

Q:  We have a situation here in which we were told about a person who is of another Christian tradition

Q:  Preaching is another concern. There are two schools of thought: 1) Deacons should preach regularly and often. 2) The

Q:  I have questions concerning Viaticum. Can a deacon or extraordinary minister of Holy Communion give Viaticum? If so, can

Q:  Do baptized Catholics come to the “Call to Continuing Conversion”?  We do the combined Rite of Election/Call to Continuing

Q:  Just another question on purifying sacred vessels. When I was in diaconate formation, we were told that when we

Q:  I have a couple marrying on June 23 – a Friday and the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Q:  Just wondering if there needs to be a “sponsor” or “witness for the reception of a minor child?  I

Q:  At evening prayer, if the altar is to be incensed, is only a priest allowed to do it? A:

Q:  If we are celebrating Vigils from the Liturgy of the Hours, and if a priest or deacon is present,

Q:  I have been wanting to make our Lenten Universal Prayer at Mass a little more “focused” during Lent.  I

Q:  What is the difference between a sponsor and a godparent in the RCIA. I know the Latin translates to

Q:  I am trying to make sense of Rubrics 49 – 53 in the Easter Vigil.  The rubrics use the

Q:  Quick question re Confirmation:  Is there any canonical or liturgical prohibition on candidates taking a Confirmation name of the opposite

Q:  If you could be so kind, I would like to know what the difference is between two of your

Q:  I have a question regarding the use of several children splitting up the reading at mass.  Somewhere I thought

Q:  I have been researching different rites of the church during the liturgy as described in the GIRM. I am

Q:  Can an unbaptized person have a Catholic funeral? A:  If that person is a catechumen, then yes. Otherwise, there’s

Q:  We create worship aids for funerals, and on the front we have put “Mass of Christian Burial.” Was that

Q:  I saw a comment on PBS Newshour this evening stating “in 1903 Pope Pius X banned the saxophone from

Q:  I have a question regarding blessing children and non-Catholics during Communion. Is this allowed? It has been a practice

Q:  Where could we find the story of St. Anne and Joachim? A:  Joachim and Ann are in the Protoevangelium

Q:  I need to begin soon once a week a weekday Communion Service with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Where can

Q:  My Niece asked me to Baptize her newborn son. But due to their relatives coming in town with short

Q:  In the recent editions of the GIA Hymnbooks, the psalms are the new Grail translations. Are these translations permitted

Q:  What sacrament celebrations can / cannot / should not take place during Advent and Lent.  Couldn’t find the exact

Q:  Please describe the difference between the Liturgical and Proper calendars available from USCCB site. A:  The proper calendar indicates

Q:  May the Dedication of a Church take place on the patronal feast day of that same community? A:  The

Q:  After a person has been received into the Catholic Church, can they receive communion or do they have to

Q:  If a person has been received into the Catholic Church, do they continue to be dismissed with catechumens? A:

Q:  Can a person in an invalid marriage receive communion after going to confession if they are waiting on their

Q:  Can a validly baptized non-Catholic receive communion at the Catholic mass if she sings in the parish choir every

Q:  What can you tell me about the origins of the hispanic/filipino marriage customs of the arras and lazo, now

Q:  Have you heard of any theological objections to the song Sing A New Church? A:  None that I consider

Q:  Our church space is rather “small”. Placement of an Advent wreath is challenging. Our Narthex is almost non-existent, not

May the”Common of the Dedication of a Church on the Anniversary of the Dedication” be prayed at parish Masses if

Q:  Is it permissible for the Paschal Candle to be lit on the Commemoration of all the Faithfully Departed, with

Q:  Which Greek is used in the original bible scrolls, and where can I learn it? Also, I know there

Q:  What is “Catholic apologetics”? A:  That is generally understood to be a defense of Catholic teaching against those who

Q:  We have a new pastor who prefers purifying the vessels after communion at the altar.  While I understand that

Q:  I have a question about the altar cloth. Our parish’s practice has been to have the wooden altar bare

Q. In the marriage rite, the revised translation still has the couple say “I take you” but the word in

Q:  In the election of the candidates in the ordination rite, what is the Latin word that is translated as

Q:  I have a question: the new psalm translations.  I take it they will be coming out soon.  I hope

Q:  At the Easter Vigil, since now all the lights in the church are turned on at the close of

Q:  For readers approaching the sanctuary in order to go to the ambo:  They have already given either a profound

Q:  Recently we hosted a funeral celebrated by a priest from another diocese.  Our music director volunteered to provide the

Q:  What do you recommend re: concelebrants at weddings? I would say that the presider does all… but, analogous to

Q:  At a recent meeting of people involved in the music ministry in our parish, the issue of singing the

Q:  A few weeks ago our teachers asked me to review the various liturgical roles the students have during the

Q:  At a recent meeting of people involved in the music ministry in our parish, the issue of singing the

Q:  At a recent meeting of people involved in the music ministry in our parish, the issue of singing the

  Q: In the baptism of an infant, at the time of doing the sign of the Cross on the

Q:  In our baptismal record, a number of entries mention baptism of children above the age of reason with a

  Q:  Should altar candles be lighted for other liturgical services besides mass? A:  Probably. GIRM 307 says: “The candlesticks

Q:  Our diocese will be moving toward Restored Order within the next three years. That means that our children will

Q. Is it obligatory to light six candles for a Sunday mass? A. No, but the sense of the law

Q: I see several references to the 2014 CARA study regarding RCIA. I however cannot find a copy of it on

Q:  I’ve been reading your excellent book, One Love, on the Order of Celebrating Matrimony. As always balanced, nuanced and