The Office for Divine Worship has compiled guidelines for the celebration of the liturgy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Guidelines
Simbang Gabi
The Office for Divine Worship has prepared the following guidelines for the Simbang Gabi, Misa de Gallo (Rooster’... READ MORE »
Music
The Office for Worship has prepared the following guidelines for Music Guidelines for Eucharistic Celebrations. The... READ MORE »
Video Projection in Liturgical Celebration
Introduction One of the cornerstones of the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council was the desire “tha... READ MORE »
RCIA
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a journey through different spiritual phases of increasing mat... READ MORE »
Sacristan
For liturgy to be engaging and to call forth full, conscious and active participation from the assembly, careful pr... READ MORE »
Infant Baptism
IMPORTANCE OF BAPTIZING CHILDREN Documentation: From the earliest times, the Church, to which the mission of preach... READ MORE »
Hospitality
The message of the Gospel and the kingdom of heaven is for everyone. God’s love is for all people, whatever t... READ MORE »
Altar Servers
Altar Servers are part of a very ancient tradition in the liturgical life of the church. Within the Archdiocese of ... READ MORE »
Funeral
The Order of Christian Funerals, 1989 edition (OCF), is the only canonically approved liturgical rite in English. I... READ MORE »
Extraordinary Ministers Of Holy Communion
The Office for Worship has prepared the following guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion serving ... READ MORE »
Confirmation Rite
“The following guidelines include the rite of Confirmation with instructions for celebration in the Archdiocese o... READ MORE »
Lectors
The Office for Worship has prepared the following guidelines for Lectors. These guidelines apply to those ministeri... READ MORE »