The IL describes the Synod as a liturgical assembly in part to minimize the sense that it’s “a parliamentary structure with its dynamics of majority building” (#48).
To my mind, the most striking image from the Instrumentum Laboris happens to be the most traditional.
In a new apostolic letter, "Desiderio Desideravi", Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of a better understanding of Vatican II's liturgical reform.
Deacon Pedro continues his series of Catholic basics trivia with a look at liturgy. How many of these things do you know off the top of your head?
Liturgy, scriptures, creeds, prayers, art, and literature are important sources of Christology which answer in different ways the question: “Who is Jesus?”
Is this season of the Church year a bit like driving from Winnipeg to Calgary? Deacon Pedro discusses the challenges and graces of Ordinary Time.
In part 3 of Deacon-structing the Funeral, Deacon Pedro walks us through the Funeral Rite itself.
Deacon Pedro wraps up this series on the Mass by taking a brief look at how all these parts came together to become the Mass that we know today.
The entrance of the Mass is followed by the Penitential Act, the Gloria, and the Collect. Learn the meaning of these by reading the 3rd part of this series.
Last week we learned that it is our right to fully, actively, and consciously participate in the Mass. How can we do that if we don’t know what everything means? Over the next couple of weeks I hope that we can explain every part of the Mass in order to help you enter more deeply […]