Liturgical Guidelines
The Office for Divine Worship has compiled guidelines for the celebration of the liturgy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Guidelines
Masses Celebrated Outside a Church or Chapel
The Office for Worship has prepared the following guidelines for the celebration of Masses outside a Roman Catholic... READ MORE »
Parish Liturgical Committee
In recognizing the importance of the sacred liturgy in our life of faith, it is necessary that parishes give though... READ MORE »
Catholic School Mass
The Office for Divine Worship in collaboration with the Department of Catholic Schools have prepared the following ... READ MORE »
Visit of Sacred Images & Relics
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles affirms the spiritual value of parish visitations of sacred images and relics and is... READ MORE »
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 »
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 Divine Worship has prepared the following guidelines for Lectors. These guidelines apply to those m... READ MORE »
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