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~ Bishop Donald Trautman

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 On this page your will find useful liturgical material you can view and download.
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 Links to daily scripture readings, reflections and meditations are found here: Daily Readings

 this page was updated on January 15, 2012

 

 

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Liturgical Calendar


    
The following Liturgical Calendar is in pdf format.

       YEAR B - December 2011 - November 2012:  

     2011-12 Liturgical Calendar


Liturgical Calendar - courtesy of:
National Liturgy Office
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)

 

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Updated Instructions for Ministers of the Word
 



First Reading

As Mass begins...

  1. gather with the procession at the back of the church about 10 minutes before mass.

  2. hold the lectionary high as you process.

  3. when you get the front, proceed immediately to the ambo and place the lectionary there.

  4. open it to the correct page

  5. go to your seat.

  6. come up to the ambo after Father says the opening prayer (it begins... let us pray...)

  7. speak loudly, slowly and clearly.

At the End of Mass...

  1. after the first verse of the closing hymn, Father and the altar servers will prepare to leave the sanctuary.

  2. you should go up and get the lectionary.

  3. join the procession between the altar servers and the priest.
     



Second Reading

As Mass begins...

  1. gather with the procession at the back of the church about 10 minutes before mass.

  2. you will walk up beside the first reader holding the Book of the Gospels (this is the larger book).

  3. when you get the front, proceed immediately to the altar and place the Book of the Gospels in the centre.

  4. return to the front of the first pew and wait till the rest of the procession goes up.

  5. then return to your seat.
     

  6. come up to the ambo immediately following the psalm.

  7. speak loudly, slowly and clearly.

At the End of Mass...

  1. after the first verse of the closing hymn, Father and the altar servers will prepare to leave the sanctuary.

  2. go up and get the Book of the Gospels (it is now in the ambo).
     

  3. you should join the procession between the altar servers and the priest beside the first reader.

To print the above instructions click and download the pdf file HERE

 Learning About Mary - a Seasonal Feature of American Catholic website  - opens in a new window



A Glossary of Common Church Terms
link to the Archdiocese of Toronto Website

Celebrating Sunday Mass - an article from the Canadian Bishops Website or

download as a pdf. document

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