In the last column we gave a quick overview of how to initiate the regular celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours (LH) in your parish. Some people use the daily “app” on an electronic device (tablet or phone) to pray the LH. Many parishes offer books or a hymnal/music resource that have the LH […]

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Pastoral Liturgy · January / February 2020
How to Pray the Liturgy of Hours
How do we make the Liturgy of the Hours a vital part of our parish prayer live? A previous series of columns (in 2012) detailed the important aspects of each piece of the Liturgy of the Hours (LH), the Church’s public daily prayer. While it is important to know the structure, this series will dig […]
Pastoral Liturgy · November / December 2019
Final Comments on Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass
The Catholic Church cherishes the relationship between the Eucharistic celebration and worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. We reviewed Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Outside Mass (HCWEOM) in our column this year. One particular reason I developed this commentary was that I never did it before in the 20 years of writing […]
Pastoral Liturgy · September / October 2019
Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass, Part V
The Catholic Church cherishes the relationship between the Eucharistic celebration and worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. In our review of Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass (HCWEOM) we are finishing Chapter Three with a look at Eucharistic processions and Eucharistic congresses. (Please note that when I quote from the document, […]
Pastoral Liturgy · July / August 2019
Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass, Part IV
The Catholic Church cherishes the relationship between the Eucharistic celebration and worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. In our review of Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Outside Mass (HCWEOM), we are now in Chapter 3: “Form of Worship of the Holy Eucharist.” Exposition of the Holy Eucharist is 20 paragraphs of instruction. […]
Pastoral Liturgy · May / June 2019
Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass, Part III
The Catholic Church cherishes the relationship between the Eucharistic celebration and worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. We continue a review of Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass (HCWEOM). Liturgical Press offers, in a stand-alone publication, the ritual for administration of Communion to people who are ill or homebound. However, the […]
Pastoral Liturgy · March / April 2019
Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass, Part II
The Catholic Church cherishes the relationship between the Eucharistic celebration and worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. We continue our review of Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Outside Mass (HCWEOM) by looking at the last part of Chapter One. We frequently hear of special devotions where people expose the Blessed Sacrament with […]
Pastoral Liturgy · January / February 2019
Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass, Part I
The Catholic Church cherishes the relationship between the Eucharistic celebration and worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. I have had the pleasure of writing and speaking about the landmark document Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Outside Mass (HCWEOM) for decades. You may remember an Emmanuel column last year marking the 45th anniversary […]
Pastoral Liturgy · November / December 2018
Sacrosanctum Concilium at 55
The first document considered at Vatican II was the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, underscoring the centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the Church. This year, this column took a fresh look at hallmark liturgical documents. We end the year with Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC). For present-day liturgists, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy […]
Pastoral Liturgy · September / October 2018
Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass at 45
One of the fruits of the Second Vatican Council is a heightened awareness of the connection between the Eucharistic celebration and prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. As the well-known saying goes, “Life begins at forty.” Well, perhaps these days, 45 is the new 40. And the Roman Catholic Church is proud to […]