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.

Q: Every Thursday at my  parish I have Mass in the morning and then Adoration goes all day long until

Q: Are Advent wreath candles to be lit for liturgies only (as are altar candles), or do they belong to

Q: We are putting together another Confirmation retreat. A question popped up regarding Adoration and Benediction from one of our Confirmation

Q: I am working at a parish that celebrated the dedication of its new church this year on April 6.

Q: Hello Father. Perhaps you have already addressed this question, but I cannot find it in my saved files. But

Q: I pray you are well. I read your article in the “Priest” blog regarding “Ringing the Bells”. I am

Q: I am enquiring whether the new Edition of Funeral Rites For Roman Pontiff 2024. which was recently released  and approved

Q: Is permission of the bishop required for initiation outside the Easter Vigil. We have a 13 year old with

Q: I’ve wondered recently what a parish can do to enhance Assembly participation at weddings and funerals. I realize that,

Q: Father, this has been a topic at our parish Worship committee meetings. Should consecrated hosts that were not distributed

Q: A couple times a year we have been in the habit of celebrating the Sacrament of the Anointing of

Q: I’ve wondered recently what a parish can do to enhance Assembly participation at weddings and funerals. I realize that,

Q: I’m emailing with a liturgical/pastoral question. I’m on pastoral year as a seminarian this year and have been tasked

Q: As an extraordinary minister of holy communion, may I administer viaticum to the dying? And if I do it,

Q: Like many of us, I am so appreciative of everything that you do to educate and enlighten us. At

Q: It is my understanding that there isn’t a prescribed order for lighting Advent candles.  If so, if we place

Q: I am touching base about the OCIA with a question regarding the reception of validly baptized candidates for full

Q: With all due respect to GIRM 85, I suspect it is fairly common practice in the United States to

Q: Our parish is growing rapidly, and we do not have enough room in the church proper for everyone. So

Q: I just stumbled on to your blog and have a question.  I’ve noticed a strong trend lately that when a

In my time as a deacon, I have worked with quite a few priests.  As is normal, they each have

Q: Thank you for your continued readiness to help and enlighten us with all things liturgical. Can you tell us

Q: We are expecting our new organ to be finished by mid-October 2025, and I was hoping to attach the

Q: Can a couple celebrate their wedding at a parish Mass on Saturday afternoon next August? == A: Yes. Look

Q: Thank you again for all of the guidance you give on all matters liturgical.  I appreciate not only your

Q: I recently read in a catholic book titled “The Mass” copyrighted in 1925 with an Imprimatur…. and I quote

The OCF gives two dismissals for the end of the funeral Mass: OCF #176 and, in the Cremation Appendix, #437.

Q: One more question. Late at night, I’ll watch random YouTube searches of Masses throughout the country. I was watching

Q: Is the Alleluia sung or said with the antiphon in the Liturgy of the Hours throughout the year except

Q: Dear Fr. Paul, when brief announcements are given after the Prayer after Communion is concluded, I have seen many

Q: We’re trying to finalize our parish Christmas cards this year, but I can’t seem to find an authoritative answer

Q: The Order of Dedication of a Church and Altar refers to the relic being placed under the altar. Your book, Our Church,

Q: Hello, Father. I am continuing to read your book, “Eucharistic Reservation“, with great interest and much enjoyment. A question

Q: Our pastor skips the Kyrie at daily Mass. He only says the “I confess.” I asked him why, and

Q: Since the recent promulgation of “Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass,” is its rite for

Q: When will we see the English translation of the Ceremonial of Bishops?  Really would like to get one. ==

Q: As a deacon is it licit for me to preside over a communion service by using the lectionary and

Q: I am using your book “Ars Celebrandi” with a group of permanent deacons and noticed on page 35 that

Q: A bishop may venerate, and then bless with, the Book of the Gospels after the gospel has been proclaimed.

Q: Do you know of any authority that says that a communicant must receive communion in two hands?  In other

Q: I have a gentleman in the parish who is previously baptized as a protestant and is ready to become

Q: A quick question regarding a small change from the old text to the new in HCWEMOM: In no. 6 of

Q:  What are your thoughts on the Gospel Procession? A friend of mine mentioned that in their parish, the procession

Q: Before reading the Gospel during the Mass, the deacon or a concelebrant makes a profound bow and asks for

Q: When we have new folks that want to come into OCIA, we should be asking certain questions right? Do

Q: Should angels be mentioned in the Eucharistic Prayers on their memorial days or feasts? I mean, should they be

Q: I am reading your book, “Eucharistic Reservation.” Thank you for the book. The background (history) that you provide is

Q: Dear Fr Paul, greetings (once again!) from the UK!  A priest colleague has just moved, and has now begun

Q: I enjoy reading your liturgical works. I am planning and MCing for an Ordination to the Priesthood, which takes

I’ve been browsing your blog and found lots of useful info on this, but still have some specific questions.  One

Q: With the Missal not saying a peep about a Closing Hymn I can still see some practical value in

Q: I know the rules for urns with ashes can be present for a celebration of a funeral Mass but

Q: I hope this email finds you well.  I have a question.  I know that white vestments are used during

Q: Thanks so much for all your posts. They are very helpful in ministry. The question I have is as

Q: Is there anything liturgically amiss about an urn with cremated remains being placed in a casket for the celebration

Q: In Eucharisticum Mysterium, 9, speaks about “the principal ways in which the Lord is present to His Church in

Q: Father Turner – Thank you so much for your new book Eucharistic Reservation! It is very helpful in understanding

Q: Good evening! I am a longtime reader of your blog and books and thought I would submit my first

Q: Thank you, Fr. Paul, for everything you do! If a priest is to wear a Roman (fiddle back) chasuble,

Q: Greetings Fr Paul Regarding this blog entry: https://paulturner.org/eucharistic-prayer-iv-3/ The current Missale Romanum is available in the Verbum (and Logos)

Q: In the absence of a deacon, and when one or more priests are present to concelebrate, a concelebrant is

Q: Thank you for your time and attention to the many questions you are asked.  Personally, I value your work

Q: I had a mom ask me a question for her child. Her child has ongoing, chronic pain and migraines

Q: Hello Fr. Paul. I’m a layperson trying to get more acquainted with our Eucharistic Prayer IV. I would like

Q: When I was young in my religious community there was an older priest who made a point of speaking

Q: We have a number of parishes named “St. Mary” – but not further specified. May the parish simply choose

Q: Thanks for your helpful blog!  I was speaking with a fellow Deacon and the topic of the prayer that

Q: We have been revising our worship aids for Exposition and Benediction according to the new edition of “Holy Communion

Q: In our convent, there was a beautiful stone altar that was removed from its base some years ago and

Q: I just wish to share my surprise, being a foreigner. I am wondering why at numbers 51, 88, 276,

Q: I have a question.  Can you recommend a good resource, book or articles, for the theology and practice that

Q: If our parish is having an evening, daily Mass on August 14, do we need to celebrate the Vigil

Q: We have been discussing the ministry of Anointing the Sick, especially what the Church teaches or gives as guidelines for

Q: I just received my copy of Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass, the 2024 edition.

Q: We are being told that the 2015 revision to the Roman Missal changed the wording of the Solemn Intercessions

Q: Regarding the recently released edition of Holy Communion and Worship of The Eucharistic Mystery Outside of Mass. The rubrics

Q: I’m coming to you with a question which I feel certain you can help me with. A discussion has

Q: I lead a choir. My concern is body posture in a visible choir loft on the side of the sanctuary.

Q: Longtime(ish) reader and writing from Canada as someone who has often been helped by your work.  I recently became

I hope you’re well this summer. I have a liturgical question which I’d like to get your opinions.  In the

Q: Trusting you are well…and finding American politics as compelling as me?! If there is no body present at a

Q: Quick weary: a certain religious community in the area wants to revert from using white at funerals (pall/ vestments)

Q: My question deals with two (relatively common – I believe) practices viz. weekend preaching. One is that each presider

Q: You have addressed the posture of a deacon at Mass when it comes to kneeling and standing in a

Q: I’m planning on using patens for the distribution of Holy Communion. The altar server would place the paten below

Q: Thank you again, Fr. Turner, for sharing your expertise so generously. I was reading about the timing of the

Q: I recently discovered that a member of our staff has been reconfiguring the first and second readings of our

Q: We will celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption this year as a Holy Day of Obligation.  I do not

Q: As we know from the Bible, Deacons were called into service for the fair distribution of food to the

Q: Fr. Paul, in a recent post titled “Mass to Adoration” https://paulturner.org/mass-to-adoration/ you clarified some things regarding omitting the blessing and dismissal