Q. When the Rite of Acceptance is celebrated at Mass, what happens to the collect? A. I think it’s just something that the framers of the RCIA didn’t think through. The Rite of Acceptance was surely designed to be celebrated apart from the mass. For example, the priest or deacon may wear a cope (48), but not a chasuble or dalmatic. However, at the end of the rite, the option for continuing with the liturgy of the eucharist is plainly appended (68). In the Roman Missal, the various masses for Christian initiation begin with the Rite of Election, not with …
Mayan Calendar, Catholic Liturgical Calendar
Mayan Calendar, Catholic Liturgical Calendar by Paul Turner
Bells During the Eucharistic Prayer
Bells During the Eucharistic Prayer by Paul Turner
Prayers Said Quietly & In a Low Voice
Prayers Said Quietly and In a Low Voice by Paul Turner
He Suffered Death
He Suffered Death by Paul Turner
Part-Time Catechumenate Director
Part-Time Catechumenate Director by Paul Turner
Catholic Weddings in Lent
Catholic Weddings in Lent by Paul Turner
Preface for Anointing the Sick
Click the below link or image to access Paul Turner’s video “Preface for Anointing the Sick” Preface for Anointing the Sick
Feast of the Presentation
Q: Have you written somewhere about a pastoral approach to the liturgy for Feast of the Presentation? As a celebration that comes around on Sunday only once every seven years or so there’s no institutional memory of effective celebrations in the Catholic parishes I have served. == A: Here’s a bulletin insert I wrote on the theme. This will be republished by LTP sometime in 2020, but until then, please use it if you find it helpful. Presentation of the Lord The Presentation of the Lord pulls many favorite mementos from the Catholic cupboard: candles, blessings, Christmas and church. The …