Greetings to all from Liturgy Brisbane.
The Church in Australia will celebrate Word of God Sunday on February 6 this year.
Pope Francis, in instituting this event, set it down for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time which is close to the celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in other parts of the world. In Australia, however, a date falling at the end of January risked being lost in the Summer holidays and preparations for the return to school.
Consequently, the Australian bishops have set down the first Sunday in February as Word of God Sunday.
This edition of LITed presents a range of articles and practical resources to assist parishes in celebrating this special Sunday.
With very best wishes from all of us at Liturgy Brisbane.
The Church in Australia will celebrate Word of God Sunday on February 6 this year.
Pope Francis, in instituting this event, set it down for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time which is close to the celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in other parts of the world. In Australia, however, a date falling at the end of January risked being lost in the Summer holidays and preparations for the return to school.
Consequently, the Australian bishops have set down the first Sunday in February as Word of God Sunday.
This edition of LITed presents a range of articles and practical resources to assist parishes in celebrating this special Sunday.
With very best wishes from all of us at Liturgy Brisbane.
Articles
Angelus Address of Pope Francis -
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Reflection for Word of God SundayIn this article, Fr Tom Elich highlights practical strategies for celebrating Word of God Sunday taken from Aperuit Illis, the document which inaugurated this day.
Setting Our Hearts on the Word
Rosemary Canavan reflects on the importance of outreach of the word to those who are unable to come to weekend liturgies due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic.
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Commentaries on Mass Readings for Lent
Fr Adrian Graffy, parish priest in England and member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, has recently released
a series of commentaries for Lenten readings.
These can be freely accessed on the homepage of www.whatgoodnews.org .
a series of commentaries for Lenten readings.
These can be freely accessed on the homepage of www.whatgoodnews.org .
Liturgical Resources
Word of God Sunday - 6 February 2022
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Lay-Led Sunday Celebration of the Word and Communion
Around the country, there have been instances of priests contracting COVID or needing to isolate, and becoming unavailable to preside at Sunday Mass at short notice. Have you thought about what to do if this were to happen in your parish? What could you do if there were no relief priests available? Lay leaders of liturgy can guide the community in a Sunday celebration of the Word and Communion. This A4 size tri-fold plasticised card for lay leaders of liturgy shows a basic Sunday Order of Service with the texts from the Roman Missal. With this convenient card, leaders have an easy-to-use format for Sunday worship, to be used in conjunction with the Missal (for the Collect), the Lectionary (for the Readings) and a hymnbook (for singing). Keep a copy of the card available and prepare your lay leaders. Click here to order now. |
Praying Together With Young People
A daily prayer resource designed to help teachers, parents and catechists to lead prayer with a class or family. Also includes an electronic flip-book version of the book for easy display on screens.
The structure of the prayer for each weekday is the same so that prayer time becomes a familiar routine, leading children into a liturgical pattern of responses. Responses to the gospel reading for each day include intercessions, songs, guided meditations, short video clips or silent prayer. Hyperlinks in the electronic version of the resource provide easy access to online reflections.
Sample pages are available to view on the Liturgy Brisbane website.
Click here to order the 2022 edition of Praying Together with Young People
Break Open the Word
Break Open the Word, the Book for Readers, gives the readings and psalms for each Sunday with a commentary designed to provide not only background to the text but assistance on how to proclaim it.
The 2022 edition of Break Open the Word includes completely new commentary material for Year C and a new section entitled 'The Ministry of Reader'.
The popular pronunciation guide is also included.
Click here to order the 2022 edition of Break Open the Word.
The 2022 edition of Break Open the Word includes completely new commentary material for Year C and a new section entitled 'The Ministry of Reader'.
The popular pronunciation guide is also included.
Click here to order the 2022 edition of Break Open the Word.
ORDO
The official Ordo for Australia and New Zealand is an indispensable reference for liturgy planning and is a requirement in every sacristy and church office.
Parishes around Australia are in for a surprise when they receive this year’s ORDO. It will be significantly bigger (B5).
At the request of the National Liturgical Commission, it will now include not only the Scripture references for the daily readings, but also the tagline to each reading. These phrases, provided in red at the beginning of each reading in the Lectionary, are a guide to the content of each reading. In addition the Ordo will include the psalm reference and psalm response, along with the Gospel acclamation for each day.
This will make the Ordo a more useful resource for musicians, readers and others who prepare the liturgy. The special days of commemoration assigned by the Holy See or the bishops conference, previously included in a list at the end of the book, will now also be included in the body of the text.
To maintain its ease of use, however, features of the ORDO which have become familiar over the last thirty years will be retained. As far as possible the design will maintain a week-to-an-opening. The general structure, layout and spiral binding will also be kept.
Click here to order the Ordo 2022.
Click here to order the digital version of the Ordo 2022.
Parishes around Australia are in for a surprise when they receive this year’s ORDO. It will be significantly bigger (B5).
At the request of the National Liturgical Commission, it will now include not only the Scripture references for the daily readings, but also the tagline to each reading. These phrases, provided in red at the beginning of each reading in the Lectionary, are a guide to the content of each reading. In addition the Ordo will include the psalm reference and psalm response, along with the Gospel acclamation for each day.
This will make the Ordo a more useful resource for musicians, readers and others who prepare the liturgy. The special days of commemoration assigned by the Holy See or the bishops conference, previously included in a list at the end of the book, will now also be included in the body of the text.
To maintain its ease of use, however, features of the ORDO which have become familiar over the last thirty years will be retained. As far as possible the design will maintain a week-to-an-opening. The general structure, layout and spiral binding will also be kept.
Click here to order the Ordo 2022.
Click here to order the digital version of the Ordo 2022.
Daily Mass Book
The Daily Mass Book runs from Advent to Advent. Compact and economical, its 600 pages are printed in two colours throughout and its layout is very easy to follow. It contains all the texts for Sunday and weekday Mass.
Click here to order the Daily Mass Book 2022.
Click here to order the Daily Mass Book 2022.
Liturgy Planning Calendar
This indispensable resource for liturgy planning throughout the Church year runs from Advent to Advent.
The 2022 calendar also includes helpful formation ideas for Parish Liturgy Teams.
Click here to order the Liturgy Planning Calendar 2022.
The 2022 calendar also includes helpful formation ideas for Parish Liturgy Teams.
Click here to order the Liturgy Planning Calendar 2022.
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Liturgy News now freely available to all!
Click here to download the latest issue. Liturgy News is a seasonal periodical from Liturgy Brisbane. Each issue features commentary and insight from Australia's leading liturgists. Written for parishes, schools, experts and novices. Liturgy News is an essential tool for anyone working in liturgy! Now freely available at the end of each quarter on the Liturgy Brisbane website. Contact us if you would like us to email you the PDF of each new issue as it is released. Past editions of Liturgy News are also available for PDF download from March 2001 (Vol 31 No 1). The complete index is searchable on the Liturgy Brisbane website. |
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Online Training Modules : AVAILABLE NOW !!
* Ministers of the Word (Readers)
* Lay Ministers of Holy Communion
Lay liturgical ministers can now access quality online training and learn at their own pace, in their own homes, at times that suit them.
• No more face-to-face workshops with low attendance
• New volunteers can begin training immediately
• Consistent, quality formation and training for all ministers
• Certificate confirms participant’s completion of the course
Each fully online course contains short videos, readings, quizzes and course notes.
Content includes an introduction to liturgical ministry and an overview of ministries and the Mass, followed by specific training for each ministry.
Courses can be completed over multiple sessions – participants stop at any time and pick up where they left off.
The short video below provides more information.
INITIAL COURSES
- Ministers of the Word (Readers) Course (180 mins) $18.00
- Ministers of Holy Communion Course (150 mins) $18.00
- Combined Course: Readers & Communion Ministers (240 mins) $25.00
20% discounted pre-paid bulk vouchers are available for parishes. Purchase a voucher bundle and distribute to ministers for course access.
- 25 Voucher Bundle (for Readers OR Communion Ministers Courses) $360.00
- 15 Voucher Bundle (for Combined Readers & Communion Ministers Course) $300.00
Visit the Liturgy Brisbane site to view and purchase courses.
• No more face-to-face workshops with low attendance
• New volunteers can begin training immediately
• Consistent, quality formation and training for all ministers
• Certificate confirms participant’s completion of the course
Each fully online course contains short videos, readings, quizzes and course notes.
Content includes an introduction to liturgical ministry and an overview of ministries and the Mass, followed by specific training for each ministry.
Courses can be completed over multiple sessions – participants stop at any time and pick up where they left off.
The short video below provides more information.
INITIAL COURSES
- Ministers of the Word (Readers) Course (180 mins) $18.00
- Ministers of Holy Communion Course (150 mins) $18.00
- Combined Course: Readers & Communion Ministers (240 mins) $25.00
20% discounted pre-paid bulk vouchers are available for parishes. Purchase a voucher bundle and distribute to ministers for course access.
- 25 Voucher Bundle (for Readers OR Communion Ministers Courses) $360.00
- 15 Voucher Bundle (for Combined Readers & Communion Ministers Course) $300.00
Visit the Liturgy Brisbane site to view and purchase courses.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION RESOURCES
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Sunday Readings and Praying With Children resources are available by subscription.
Resources are available to parishes, schools and to individual subscribers.
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The Sunday Readings resource is delivered by email each week. It contains a link to the current week's web page and an accompanying PDF which includes the Sunday readings and associated commentaries. Subscribing parishes may share these resources with their parishioners. |
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The Praying with Children resource has been expanded to include music (audio, sheet music and PowerPoint).
It also includes the features you have become familiar with, including a gospel reading, reflection, video, discussion topic and group activity. This resource has been designed for use: 1) at Children’s Liturgy of the Word during Sunday Mass 2) by teachers in primary school classrooms 3) by parents and children in the home. Subscribers receive an email each week which contains the link to the current week's web page, as well as an accompanying PDF. Parishes who subscribe may forward this email on to parishioners, or they may decide just to send the PDF. |
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The Wedding by LITURGIA has been designed for couples who are preparing their wedding liturgy. This electronic resource contains all the readings and prayers from the new revised Order of Celebrating Matrimony as well as music suggestions and lyrics of hymns. It runs on all Internet enabled devices: PCs, Macs, Tablets and Phones. Choose from the full range of prayers and readings and prepare the liturgy from start to finish. No need to type in any texts! View music suggestions for each part of the liturgy and insert your chosen hymns, with lyrics, into your liturgy plan. Type in the names of the bride and groom, and the names appear correctly throughout all of the ritual texts. Export your liturgy to Word or PDF and print a booklet, or create a PowerPoint presentation for use on display screens. It also comes with a companion hard-copy book (pictured) which contains all the prayers and texts of the Catholic marriage rite along with other helpful information. Click here to order. |
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The Funeral by LITURGIA is an electronic resource which has been designed for families who are preparing the funeral of a loved one, or for those who may wish to prepare their own funeral.
This electronic resource contains all the readings and prayers from the Order of Christian Funerals as well as music suggestions and lyrics of hymns. It runs on all Internet enabled devices: PCs, Macs, Tablets and Phones. Choose from the full range of prayers and readings and prepare the liturgy from start to finish with no need to type in any texts! Type in the name of the deceased and this name appears correctly throughout all of the ritual texts. Export your liturgy to Word or PDF and print a booklet, or create a PowerPoint presentation for use on display screens. This resource also comes with a companion hard-copy book (pictured) which contains all the prayers and texts of the Catholic funeral rite along with other helpful information. Click here to order |
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