Liturgical Guidelines

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The Office for Divine Worship has compiled guidelines for the celebration of the liturgy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

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Simbang Gabi

The Office for Divine Worship has prepared the following guidelines for the Simbang Gabi, Misa de Gallo (Rooster’... READ MORE »

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Music

The Office for Worship has prepared the following guidelines for Music Guidelines for Eucharistic Celebrations. The... READ MORE »

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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 »

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RCIA

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a journey through different spiritual phases of increasing mat... READ MORE »

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Sacristan

For liturgy to be engaging and to call forth full, conscious and active participation from the assembly, careful pr... READ MORE »

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Infant Baptism

IMPORTANCE OF BAPTIZING CHILDREN Documentation: From the earliest times, the Church, to which the mission of preach... READ MORE »

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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 »

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Altar Servers

Altar Servers are part of a very ancient tradition in the liturgical life of the church. Within the Archdiocese of ... READ MORE »

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Funeral

The Order of Christian Funerals, 1989 edition (OCF), is the only canonically approved liturgical rite in English. I... READ MORE »

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Extraordinary Ministers Of Holy Communion

The Office for Worship has prepared the following guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion serving ... READ MORE »

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Confirmation Rite

“The following guidelines include the rite of Confirmation with instructions for celebration in the Archdiocese o... READ MORE »

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Lectors

The Office for Worship has prepared the following guidelines for Lectors. These guidelines apply to those ministeri... READ MORE »

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