Q: At all our Masses this weekend the pastor said we were skipping the 1st reading, psalm w/response, 2nd reading […]

Q: Hi Father, sorry to bother you on such a busy week. But, as a deacon, I have a communion

Q: I recently moved to a new diocese and a new Catholic parish. On Holy Thursday they are having a

Q: May someone whose a baptized Catholic and needs only confirmation to complete their sacraments of initiation be confirmed during

Q: Fr. Paul—I know you have a lot on your plate right now (it’s not like you have your own

Q: At a large episcopal celebration, a priest wearing a cassock & surplice, functions as the master of ceremonies. After

Q: My question has to do with OCIA and Sunday Scrutinies in a multi campus parish, where the Elect will go

Q: My bishop is in the process of allowing sacristans and extra-ordinary Minister of Holy Communion who are trained by

Q: I am aware that the Passion Narrative is proclaimed at both the Mass on Palm Sunday (from the Gospel

Q: I remember reading somewhere (GIRM?) that the priest is to share part of the host he has consecrated. Am I

Two (minor) questions regarding Holy Thursday have come up: == 1. Yeah, that’s not the CDWDS’s clearest instruction. However, I

Q: I searched your blog archive and found nothing that answered this question, but I apologize if I missed something.

Q: What should be done if a 12 year old elect was unable to make it to the first scrutiny?

Q: Hello Fr. Turner, thank you for the reliable assistance in staying faithful to the Roman Missal.  Your books and

Q: Is it correct to conclude the prayer of the faithful with the “Hail Mary”? == A: It is not

Q: Sometimes our bishop asks the deacon to introduce and conclude the prayer of the faithful. Is this practice correct

Q: What would be your reaction when, as master of ceremonies, the bishop instructs before the Mass that the Book

Q: At the bilingual Easter Vigil, the pastor would like to do only once the Renunciation of Sin and/or the

Q: Can you remind me again the teaching/expectation of OCIA 575 regarding “deacons” baptism?  This action of a “deacon” is

Q: I would like to help us in clarifying something about the reverence to the altar when the tabernacle is

Q: I have a question about the instruction in HCWEMOM to wear a white stole/cope during Exposition and Benediction, given

Q: I need some guidance concerning the role of the Deacon. Ash Wednesday, Word Liturgy with distribution of ashes. Lectors

Q: We have a large Hispanic population and several Quinceañeras each year. Due to the unavailability of Spanish speaking priests,

Q: I have a situation where a Confirmation Candidate has not received 1st Holy Communion.  What would you suggest as

Q: We are going have the Scrutinies soon.  We have only 1 unbaptized elect and about 10 candidates. A gentleman

Q: Regarding Ash Wednesday Mass w/distribution of ashes, I only know of the 2 rites for distribution – 1) In

Q: Do you have any news on when the new Office books will be out? == A: Last I’ve heard

Q: A Priest is going to the ambo to proclaim the Gospel in a Roman Rite Mass. There is no

Q: At my parish, the Pastor and parochial vicar have recently had an acolyte turning pages of the Roman Missal

Q: Say the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales wanted a lectionary as recommended in the 1981 Introduction to

Q: I noted with interest the question regarding the anointing of chalices with chrism when blessing them, especially how the

Q: Hello Fr. Paul – I was searching the Book of Blessings for a blessing of a Public Park. I

Q: At what point are OCIA candidates able to go to confession and make their first confession? We had an

Q: If during the Rite of Confirmation the celebrant (in this case a priest) forgets to use chrism, is the

Q: What does the order of baptism say about the priest’s or deacon’s hands for blessing the water at baptism?

Q: We have somebody who will be received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. They were baptised into the

Q: What are your thoughts on whether music ought to be playing while the bishop is confirming?  Typically, with the

Q: I always enjoy and appreciate your publications.  There is one correction I’d like to suggest, which shows I read the

Q: During the Penitential Rite (Scrutiny) for Baptized but Uncatechized Adults, the rubrics (464) for the Greeting and Introduction make

Q: Hello Fr. Paul, this may be a thorny issue, but I think it is important to at least offer

Q: Ceremonial of Bishops n. 1174 has instructions about celebrating an hour of the Liturgy of the Hours at a

Q: As we pray for Pope Francis and his recovery of health, I want to be prepared for when a

Q: Good Day Fr. Paul.  Thank you for your ministry to all of us, which helps us trend toward right

Q: For Vespers with exposition and benediction should the altar and people also be incensed during the Magnificat? == A:

Several times recently people have asked me why there are two versions of the Our Father.    I gave what I

Q: How do a priest and a bishop divide their roles and responsibilities in the celebration when a Missa Coram

Q: On Friday mornings after mass, we have a 30min period of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction. Our

Q: When a deacon greets the people before proclaiming the gospel, he does it with hands joined. When there is

Q: Thank you for your work! Why do we not consecrate chalices with chrism anymore but instead bless them?  ==

Q: We have a First Communion Candidate (2nd grade) who cannot do any gluten, including low-gluten, so we are offering

Q: Thank you for your untiring effort to help us to celebrate the liturgy well. Speaking of intinction, I know

Q: At what side of the altar the book of the gospels is supposed to be placed when entering in

Greetings from Down Under. Q 1 I witnessed two priests conferring the Sacrament of Anointing on a community today. They

Q: I got a question about intinction.  I think it is ok for a priest or deacon to administer Communion

Q: Might you know the provenance of the formula “May the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ” (93 in the

Q: Thanks for your previous answers to our questions about Exposition after Mass at our convent over the years.  I

Q: I was at a church recently where the priest distributes the Body and Blood to everyone but not from

Q: This Friday’s first reading is long, and the teachers have asked for an alternative. I noticed it’s the Feast

Q: A question for you: Does it matter if the responsorial psalm is sung from the Ambo or a second

Q: After Mass on Monday a woman asked to borrow the St. Blaise candles so she could bless her dying

Q: First Communion has become a ‘family event’ where children sit with their families, rather than with a ‘class.’ Is

Q: If there is a Teenager who is in the second year of Faith Formation yet has never been Baptized.

Q: When the deacon presents the Book of the Gospels to the bishop, should this book be closed or open

Q: We will be celebrating the Rite of Election (and Calling to Continuing Conversion) within Mass. When I look up

My question has to do with Penance services, and the Act of Contrition/personal prayer of sorrow.In circumstances where there is

Q: We have a new ordinary and there is some uncertainty about when and where the new ordinary uses the

Q: A bishop is celebrating his episcopal ordination anniversary on a Tuesday in Ordinary Time. He wants to celebrate a

Q: Focusing on the Vigil, does GIRM (Sacramentary) contain anything about receiving baptized candidates into full communion at the Easter

Q: We have a funeral on Saturday where a visiting archbishop will be the celebrant. Should I put 7 candles

Q: If we plan to use the Solemn Entrance on February 2 (thus, we will be entirely inside), what are

Q: Recently a conflict came up about the American flag being in the sanctuary behind the priest. There are some

Q: Fr. Paul, the Roman Missal indicates that after the arriving at the altar (during the Entrance Chant), the priest

Q: I have had a few inquiries about Catholic spouses who wish to have a Funeral Mass for a non-Catholic

Q: I am a follower of yours, especially when you are talking about the liturgy.  In the preview of your

Q: One of the churches that I serve has a peculiar calendar situation: two solemnities on adjoining days. The church

Q: For the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2, is there an appropriate time for the

Q: I am trying to spread out the minor rites so that we have approximately one a month until the

Q: My question regards the placement of the nativity scene in the church. We are a small parish where space

Q: When is the Christmas Crib supposed to be removed from the Church? == A: There’s no legislation on this,

Q: Thank you for your hard work!  While reading through some rubrics for Bapistms, I noticed the Church gives the

Q: I believe this point has been covered before, but I would appreciate a “memory refresh!” As you probably know,

Q: I just joined a new parish, and the sign of peace seems rather brief. In my previous parishes the

Q: May we use oil candles on the Altar in place of beeswax? They are colored according to the liturgical

Q: After reading “Sacred Times” can I conclude this about the ritual masses that are forbidden in certain occasions. When

Q: What’s done has been done, but I’m aware of a parish church that very recently renovated its sanctuary to

Q: Throughout Advent, we have had two Advent Wreaths within the Nave of the Church. One was hanging above the

Question 1:#28 of the most recent publication of this ritual omits “Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.”

Q: A recent published article discussed what blessings of couples in irregular situations are not more than what they are. The

Q: In your response on intinction, the questioner asked: “Why is intinction at Holy Communion not permitted for the whole

Q:  Why is intinction at Holy Communion not permitted for the whole congregation? It seems inconsistent that concelebrating priests may

Q: I know that the USCCB asked that the dialogue “You have given them bread from heaven / Having all

Q: At my parish in Australia, I have been asked to justify having a night Mass on Christmas Eve (9.30

Q: In the new missal, at the penitential at, Option C –  is it permissible to use other tropes besides

Q: Is the reading of the Passion “in parts” on Palm Sunday and Good Friday unique to the US and/or

Q: Hello father have a question: during the offertory, what side should the wine be taken to the alter.==A: There’s

Q: May a Funeral Mass be celebrated for a Christian who is not Catholic? This situation is not listed among

Q: Thank you Fr. Paul for your help.  Is there any way that we can use 2 readings for this

Q: Are there any guidelines for the lighting of the consecration candles in a Church.  We light ours on the

Q: We are praying Vespers during a Holy Hour on the Sunday evenings of Advent. 1)  would we wear a

Q: I am happy to note that you are again taking an online module of our Taking Liturgy Seriously course.