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The
Office for Divine Worship
3525
Chicago
,
Phone: 312-534-5153
Fax: 312-534-5158
Christian
Initiation Overnight 2010
Friday, August 13 - Saturday, August 14, 2010
RCIA: The Golden Nugget in the Mine of Your Parish
Paragraph
75 of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is often
pointed to as the “job description” for anyone who ministers in a
parish’s process of initiation. The four key components listed in this
paragraph specify for us our “Commission.” On a completely different
level, these components of Paragraph 75 can also be said to be the basis for
how the Christian life is to be lived in any parish.
This year’s RCIA Overnight will explore the four points of Paragraph
75, mining them for what they tell us of how our processes of initiation
should be. We will do so, however, with an eye toward also recognizing that
these “golden nuggets” of the Christian Life are already present in our
parishes.
Presenters: Victoria Tufano (Pastoral Associate, Ascension Parish) and Todd Williamson (Office for Divine Worship)
Site: the Conference Center at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois 60060.
For more information, call ODW at 312-534-5153.
Papal Recognitio for Revised Roman Missal
Granted
on April 30, 2010
Today Recognitio – or Approval – has been
given by Rome for the English translation of the Third Edition of the Roman
Missal. This approval comes from the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, and the
Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments. In a statement
made this week to Vox Clara, an advisory body of bishops, priests and lay people for
the English Translation of the Missal, Pope Benedict thanked them for their
dedicated work, noting that “through these sacred texts and the actions that
accompany them, Christ will be made present and active in the midst of his
people.”
In light of the Recognitio, the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops will now determine a date on which parishes
across the country will begin using the English translation. Between now and
then publishers will begin the process of producing the Roman Missal for
publication. This process will take up to one year, so the date parishes will
begin using the English translation of Mass in the United States will be set for
after that time.
The Pope said to the Vox Clara members: “A
new task will then present itself, one which falls outside the direct competence
of Vox Clara, but which in one way or another will involve all of you – the
task of preparing for the reception of the new translation by clergy and lay
faithful. Many will find it hard to adjust to unfamiliar texts after nearly
forty years of continuous use of the previous translation. The change will need
to be introduced with due sensitivity, and the opportunity for catechesis that
it presents will need to be firmly grasped. I pray that in this way any risk of
confusion or bewilderment will be averted, and the change will serve instead as
a springboard for a renewal and a deepening of Eucharistic devotion all over the
English-speaking world.”
In the Archdiocese of Chicago we have already begun work on
preparing informational and formational gatherings for priests, deacons, parish
staffs, liturgy and music directors, catechists/teachers, principals and
directors of religious education. These gatherings will be to assist the pastors
and parish leaders in the process of implementing the English translation of the
Roman Missal. They will be offered around the Archdiocese beginning in late 2010
with the bulk of them offered between January and June, 2011.
In the meantime, the Office for Divine Worship encourages
you to explore any of the resources listed above and below. You will find some
very solid information on the Third Edition of the Roman Missal, as well as
resources that even now may assist you as you begin to prepare your parish for
the English translation of the Mass.
If ODW can be of any assistance, please call us at 312-534-5153.
Additional Resources:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Explore this website to learn historical information about
the Roman Missal, as well as to obtain downloadable versions of the new texts
for the “Order of Mass.” http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/
Liturgy Training Publications
LTP has just launched a new
website, http://revisedromanmissal.org/,
which as the name implies, deals with catechesis for the new Missal.
National Association of Pastoral Musicians
Follow this link on the NPM website to order a copy of
their webinar, Preparing for the New Roman Missal, with Fr. Paul Turner: http://www.npm.org/assets/WebinarOrderForm.pdf.
Notre Dame Center for Liturgy
Go to http://liturgy.nd.edu/;
then click on “Web Catechesis” to view videos and transcripts regarding the
third edition of the Roman Missal. Hear
from liturgical experts Msgr. Bruce Harbert, Fr. Doug Martis, Fr. Anthony Ruff,
and Sr, Joyce Ann Zimmerman, among others.
W
Don’t miss Gotta Sing, Gotta Pray, the blog of
WLP’s Associate Publisher Jerry Galipeau.
He devotes his Tuesday and Thursday entries to the new translation of the
Missal because we Gotta Sing, Gotta Pray!
http://gottasinggottapray.blogspot.com/
GIA Publications
Go to GIA’s website to read about “Text Revisions in
the Order of Mass,” and “Four GIA Hymnals that are Slated to Coincide with
the Implementation of the Revised Order of Mass.” http://www.giamusic.com
Oregon Catholic Press
On OCP’s website, there is a list and description of their new and revised Mass settings. Click on “New Roman Missal” for more information. http://www.ocp.org OCP’s magazine, Today’s Liturgy, includes articles about specific parts of the new Order of Mass. To explore the changes in the Gloria, Sanctus, and Memorial Acclamation, go to http://content.ocp.org/shared/pdf/general/Advent2010.pdf. For information about the changes in the Creed, go to http://content.ocp.org/shared/pdf/general/TL102-NewRomanMissal-TheCreed.pdf .
NUESTROS PROGRAMAS
Aquí nos tienen de nuevo enviando les un saludo cordial. Anexo encontraran una compilación de nuestros volantes que dan a conocer los programas y eventos que ofreceremos
en 2009:Si usted necesita o está interesado en ofrecer algún entrenamiento para sus ministros, comuníquese con nosotros para ver los diversos programas que podemos ofrecer en su parroquia. Si tiene alguna pregunta o comentario, comuníquese con José al (312) 534-8010 o jcastillo@odw.org o Jackie Moyeno (312) 534-8012 o jmoyeno@archchicago.org.
Preparación y Formación Litúrgica (2 años)
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Si usted necesita o esta
interesado en ofrecer algún entrenamiento para sus ministros, comuníquese con
nosotros para ver los diversos programas que podemos ofrecer en su parroquia.
Si tiene alguna pregunta
o comentario, comuniquese con José al (312)
The Third Edition of the Roman Missal:
An Opportunity to Offer General Liturgical Catechesis
in All Parishes
Catechesis Should Begin Soon. The March Newsletter from the USCCB’s Committee on Divine Worship made the following claim: “Now is the Time for Catechesis on the Roman Missal.” The whole first page was devoted to this. The Committee noted that at this fall’s gathering of the Conference of Bishops in November, the Bishops will be voting on the final sections of the new translation of the third edition of the Roman Missal. This means that the only thing that remains to be done is for Rome to grant the Recognitio to the submitted texts. This took place on April 30, 2010.
Remote Preparation: The Committee on Divine Worship is stressing, “that now is the time to begin the formation of priests and the faithful to receive the forthcoming Missal. A distinction has been made between remote and proximate preparation for implementing the new translation…Remote preparation provides the opportunity for general liturgical catechesis…” The staff of the Office for Divine Worship thinks this is a point worth highlighting.
With the revision of the English translation of the texts
of the Mass, we have a unique opportunity to reflect on and to deepen our
understanding of and appreciation for the celebration of the Eucharist. Rather
than simply being a time to prepare “to make changes,” this can be a time
when all Catholics can renew for themselves the sense that the Mass is the very
source and summit – the very heart – of our Christian lives. This can be a
time when parish leadership can lead the faithful in deepening their
understanding of the Eucharist; a time when parish leadership can offer some
continued catechesis on the Mass.
Consult Previously Published Resources. The March Newsletter further notes that “parishes have used various resources in the past to do catechesis on the Eucharist.” For example, in 2003 when the General Instruction on the Roman Missal was revised, the Archdiocese developed a series of bulletin inserts that parishes used for catechesis on the various parts of the Mass. “Now is the time,” the Newsletter encourages, “to revisit those resources and have a review of the material. For example, many pastors write comments or columns for their Sunday bulletins. Perhaps…occasional columns on various aspects associated with the Eucharist in general…can be used. The point is to be strongly emphasized: now is the time for catechesis…”
To this end, ODW is once again making available previously
issued materials and resources that parishes can use for a general catechesis on
the liturgy, in preparation for the new English translation of the third edition
of the Roman Missal. Please see the links below to the following
materials:
Bulletin Insert Series on the Mass: In 2003,
in preparation for the revised GIRM, ODW issued a series of eight Inserts
that can be downloaded and printed in the parish bulletin. Although it was in
preparation for the Revised GIRM these inserts are still pertinent for
general liturgical catechesis. They can be used as is, or they can be modified
as long as the copyright credit is printed as it appears in the inserts. These
eight inserts are:
Insert
1: Sunday Eucharist
Insert
2: Ministries and Roles
Insert
3: Posture and Gestures
Insert
4: Hearing the Word of God
Insert
5: Eucharistic Prayer
Insert
6: The Reception of Holy Communion
Insert
7: Music in the Liturgy:
Let
All God's People Sing
Insert
8: Baptism, Penance, Eucharist: Sacraments
of New
Life, Repentance, & Communion
You can download these inserts in English, Spanish, and Polish by clicking on: on:
on: BULLETIN INSERTS.
Study
Guide for the Papal Encyclical, Dies Domini: On the feast
of Pentecost 1998 Pope John Paul II published the Apostolic Letter Dies Domini – “Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy.” In the
introduction to this wonderful treatment of The Lord’s Day, the pope
expressed, among other things, his hope that the age old tradition and teaching
of the Church be renewed: that Christian believers should come together to hear
God’s word and share in the Eucharist.
If Sunday is the “very heart of Christian life,” then
the celebration of the Eucharist is the very heart of Sunday. The Eucharist is
the celebration of the living presence of the Risen Lord in the midst of his own
people. The Eucharist is the “fountainhead” of the Church; it feeds and
forms the Church.
This study guide is offered to parishes and other ecclesial
communities for use with staffs, small faith sharing groups or ministerial
gatherings. If you are interested in using the Study Guide for Small-Groups
in order to study the document, Dies Domini, Keeping the Lord's Day Holy, please
click on:
STUDY GUIDE.
These are just a few resources that the Office for Divine Worship can offer in regard to this general liturgical catechesis being called for in preparation for the Roman Missal.
Throughout the next two years, we plan to post other
resources, here on our website, that parishes can use in this effort.
Check our Newsletter: The
Collect. In addition, future editions of the quarterly Newsletter of
the Office for Worship, The Collect, will also feature information and
resources to help in this general catechesis. (To receive a copy of The
Collect, please send your request to Sr. Rene Simonelic, here at ODW –
rsimonelic@odw.org.)
In the latest edition of The Collect we have a list of resources that parishes and institutions may find helpful in preparing their people to use the prayers in the Revised Roman Missal. If you do not already subscribe to The Collect, you can do so by sending your request to Sr. Rene Simonelic rsimonelic@odw.org.
If the staff of ODW can be of any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our phone number is 312-534-5153
Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions
The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) is a national organization composed primarily of members of diocesan liturgical commissions, worship offices and/or the equivalent diocesan liturgical structure. These liturgical personnel, appointed by their bishops, have responsibility for the promotion of the liturgical life of their dioceses. The FDLC serves as an official collaborating agent between the local churches through diocesan worship offices and liturgical commissions and the USCCB Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy.
The FDLC publishes quality materials to assist parishes in developing a healthy, spiritually nourishing approach to celebrating the liturgy. E.g. Currently on their website www.fdlc.org
You will also find various Liturgical Resources and Publications on their website as well as information about their annual meeting and various conferences that take place throughout the year. We encourage you to check their website to sample the quality resource materials that are available. Please click on their address: www.fdlc.org.
ODW Parish Liturgy Program
What
is the PLP?
The Parish Liturgy Program (PLP)
is offered by the Office for Divine Worship as a two-year program designed to
provide both an academic and practical based understanding of the tradition,
theology and pastoral praxis of the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. The
overall program will build on the experience and wisdom of the participants and
explore the documents, rituals and traditions that give shape and meaning to the
liturgical life of the Church.
The primary goal of the program is to offer a broad but substantive introduction to a wide range of topics that relate to the liturgical life of the parish.
The PLP consists of 4 semesters over a two-year schedule. Each semester is comprised of units of study that are arranged around various topics: Liturgy and Spirituality, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), The Sacraments, The Liturgical Year, Liturgy and Culture, Environment and Art, Liturgical Catechesis, Liturgical Music, Liturgical Planning, and Popular Devotions. Each semester consists of approximately 40 hours or 15 weeks of in-class time and an overnight retreat.
When do classes meet? Classes meet one night per week (Tuesdays, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM at the Office for Divine Worship) and each semester includes an overnight retreat. The PLP strives to accommodate the needs of people coping with the demands of full-time jobs, family obligations, and other events in our busy lives.
Who can participate? The PLP is open to anyone who wants to enhance their understanding and knowledge of the liturgical life of the Church. Past graduates of the PLP have included persons who are full and part-time ministers, volunteers as well as paid staff and clergy. Graduates function as liturgy directors, liturgy team members, coordinators of RCIA, members of parish staffs, youth and campus ministers, DRE's, parish catechists, parish music directors, environment and art coordinators, Catholic teachers, and diocesan staff members, as well as many others who are involved in and/or responsible for any aspect of liturgical and catechetical resources in their parish.
How do I apply?
Applicants should be working in some area of liturgy and must have at least one year of experience.
Applicants must have beginning level knowledge of liturgy gained from reading, workshops, and practical experience.
Applicants must contact ODW to request an application form.
Applicants need to submit a completed application form with the required letter of recommendation.
When do sessions begin?
Orientation takes place at ODW in September. Please contact the Director of ODW, Todd Williamson, at 312-534-5153 or E-Mail: twilliam@odw.org.Ministers of Care Training Programs
Please contact
Sr. René Simonelic, O.S.F., at the Office for Divine Worship by calling (312) 534-5153 or E-Mailing the information to odwchi@odw.org. or rsimonelic@odw.org.. regarding local minister of care training programs for your parish, deanery, or vicariate. We will be happy to advertise them on our ODW Website under the button: MOC Training.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the major Solemnities and Feasts celebrated
during the Liturgical Year or the Year of Grace, 2010?
major
Solemnities and Festive days in the
calendar. It includes pastoral notes regarding
days of
obligation, funeral Masses on those days,
and
other
specifics for which we often receive phone calls
at the
Office
for Divine Worship. We hope that it proves
helpful
as you
plan the liturgical celebrations that mark the year
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Under
the button on your left,
Liturgical
Year,
is a list of the