Guidelines

Please see below some relevant guidelines related to a proper and dignified celebration of the liturgy.

General and Fundamental Resources

– Catechism of the Catholic Church
– General Instruction of the Roman Missal

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Celebration of the Mass

On the Sign of Peace within Mass
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2014)
Homiletic Directory
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, (2015)
On the bread and wine to be used for the Eucharist
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2017)
Changes to the Collects in the Roman Missal
Bishops Commission for Liturgy (2020)

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Holy Communion

Communion: Bread and Wine
Episcopal Liturgical Commission (1986, revised 2008)
Guidelines on Reverent Reception of Holy Communion
Bishops Commission for Liturgy (2018)
Holy Communion from the Altar
National Office for Liturgy (2019)
Guidelines on Ministry of Holy Communion for Those Living with Coeliac Disease or Gluten Intolerance
Bishops Commission for Liturgy (2020)
Guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion in the Archdiocese of Sydney
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (2023)

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Funerals

Speaking in Remembrance of the Dead
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (2003)
Guideline on Burials and Conserving Ashes in the Case of Cremation
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2016)

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Approved Music for the Liturgy

Catholic Worship Book II - contents
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2016)
Other approved hymns
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2009)
Non-English sources hymns
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2009)
Contemporary Hymn and Song Exemplars
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2021)

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Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of the Priest

Directives for Dioceses in Australia
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2016)

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Architecture

Brief guideline and checklist
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (2023)

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Other

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (2019)
Use of Catholic Chapels for Non-Catholic Christian Prayer
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (2022)

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Architecture

Application form for new chapels, oratories, and for the renovations of the existing sacred buildings (Coming Soon)

Courses offered by the Liturgy Office

Lay ministry training/formation

St Charles Borromeo, Ryde

Acolytes / Senior Altar Servers

Monday, Wednesday

27th May, 29th May, 5th June

6:00 pm

–

9:00 pm

St Luke, Revesby

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Wednesday

1st, 8th and 15th May 2024

6:00 pm

–

9:00 pm

St Luke’s, Revesby

Readers - registrations closed, capacity reached

Saturday

27th April and 4th May

9:00 am

–

12:00 pm

Guidelines

Please see below some relevant guidelines related to a proper and dignified celebration of the liturgy.

General and Fundamental Resources

Register now for our upcoming courses & training

Celebration of the Mass

Holy Communion

Funerals

Approved Music for the Liturgy

Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of the Priest

Architecture

Other

Architecture

Courses offered by the Liturgy Office

Lay ministry training/formation

Acolytes / Senior Altar Servers

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Readers - registrations closed, capacity reached

The Liturgy Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney

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Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney