Q: Two women (one who will be getting married and the other someone who wants to become active again in the Catholic Church) came to us with very similar stories. The first was baptized and received Eucharist in the Catholic Church; was never confirmed. The second was baptized, confirmed and received Eucharist in the Catholic Church. At some point in their adult lives, they explored the Lutheran Church and were confirmed in the Lutheran Church. The question is “now what?” My read on this is that through the confirmation ritual in the Lutheran Church, they became members of the Lutheran …
Use of the 1614 Roman Ritual
Q: Is use of the 1614 Roman Ritual of Pius V permitted? Didn’t Benedict’s moto proprio only permit the use of the Roman Missal of 1962 for the sacrifice of the Mass? We have a seminarian saying the local bishop can give permission to use the older Roman Ritual. This does not seem to fall into Summorum Pontificum. A: I understand that the 1614 Roman Ritual may also be used. This has raised questions for confirmation, for example, for which the very formula of the sacrament has been changed. But my understanding is that a bishop can authorize and use …
Gloria at weddings
Q: Is the Gloria required to be sung at weddings? Does the rubric assume that the Mass to be celebrated will satisfy the Sunday obligation and serves as a vigil, thus the Gloria is sung? A: The third edition of the roman missal added the Gloria to sacramental celebrations such as weddings and confirmations. Even a wedding on a weekday in Lent will now have a Gloria, much as the Solemnity of St. Joseph or the Annunciation does. Any Saturday evening mass fulfills the canonical obligation to participate in mass on Sunday. It doesn’t matter which readings or prayers are said, or if …
Receiving a person in danger of death
Q: We have a little “debate” going on — friendly — about whether a deacon can receive a person into the Church in danger of death. I don’t see this possibility mentioned anywhere in the ritual books. I also consulted your book,Celebrating Initiation: A Guide for Priests. Granted it is a guide for priests, but you don’t mention deacons — and you don’t have a chapter regarding the reception of a person in danger of death. I think that canon 844 would take care of this — if a priest were present. I don’t see a deacon having this faculty …
Can a deacon baptize at the vigil?
Q: One of our pastors has been very ill, in the hospital, for the past month or so. He is just now recovering, and is planning to celebrate the Easter Vigil for his parish community. He would like to know if it would be allowed for one of his deacons to baptize the elect, and then HE (the pastor) will confirm those folks immediately at the same liturgy. It is an issue of conserving his energy, I believe. Is this allowed? I confess I’m very unsure, but I am assuming it is NOT. Your assistance is much appreciated. A: The …
Easter Vigil Question on 49 and 55
Q: I have an Easter Vigil question, on nos. 49 & 55. We have a father & son (sophomore in our school) receiving the Sacraments of Initiation. I know two people isn’t a large number but how can we do the renunciation/promises once or combine these 2 parts, to avoid quasi-redundancy? Can we do this? And if so how? I ask since the abbot & I have early Masses on Sunday, I’m mindful of the hour! Yes it’s the Easter Vigil, but… And after the assembly is sprinkled, the Confirmation occurs, followed by the prayer of the faithful? I’ve reviewed the rubrics …
Living together without marriage requesting sacraments
Q. “We have a woman in RCIA with her daughter (who is 18 and not baptized). The daughter decided to become catholic and so the mother is supporting her by coming to classes with her. The mother is a baptized catholic but was never confirmed. She lives with the man with whom she has 4 children including the daughter who decided to become catholic. They were never married. Now the mother wants to come back to the catholic church with her daughter at Easter vigil. My question is can I confirm her at Easter? Can she be confirmed by the …
Workshops
Title Where and When Bread and Wine Taking Liturgy Seriously – Society of St. Gregory, June 15, 2023. CLICK HERE for Part 1 slides. CLICK HERE for Part 2 slides. The Preparation of the Gifts,The Eucharistic Prayer Encountering Divine Love – Diocese of El Paso, Tepeyac Institute, June 13, 2023. CLICK HERE to download the slides for this workshop. Participating at Mass asa Priestly People Encountering Divine Love – Diocese of El Paso, Tepeyac Institute, June 12, 2023. CLICK HERE to download the slides for this workshop. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Training session, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Office …
Music & Video No Longer Available
Arranged Alphabetically The published DVDs and CDs shown below are currently out of print and not available. Credence “Traditional Catholic Hymns Vol II” – The Pontifical Choir of Kansas City accompanied by Paul Turner Item AA2183 “Traditional Catholic Hymns Vol III” – The Pontifical Choir of Kansas City accompanied by Paul Turner Item AA2334 “Traditional Catholic Hymns Vol IV” – The Pontifical Choir of Kansas City accompanied by Paul Turner Item AA2602 “Chants for Parishes and Convents” – Featuring Paul Turner on the organ 1992 Item AA2553 “Chants of the Christmas Season” – Featuring Paul Turner on the …