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)
Advice on the location of funeral liturgies
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (2025)
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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Architecture

Brief guideline and checklist
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (2023)

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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (2025)

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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

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