OCTOBER 2024

• Prayer Intention for Pope Francis may be added in the Prayers of the Faithful
  • For our Holy Father, Pope Francis, that he may always find the strength and courage to persevere as he shepherds the Church. We pray to the Lord. 
  • Te pedimos por nuestro Santo Padre, Papa Francisco, para que tenga siempre la fuerza y sabiduría necesaria para guiar a toda nuestra Iglesia, roguemos al Señor.
    
• Blessing of Animals may take place.
  • See Book of Blessings, Ch. 25
• Suggested Hymns
  • Prayer of St. Francis (OCP)/ Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (GIA), Sebastian Temple
  • Canticle of the Sun (Marty Haugen)

• Vestments: Red
• Gloria is sung or said.
• No Creed.
• Solemn Blessing for Apostles #17 may be used.  
• In honor of St. Luke, the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick may be offered during the Mass. 
• On this day or the Sunday before a special blessing may be given to those working in the medical field. 
• Pastoral Suggestion: Parishes may invite healthcare workers to their weekday Mass and offer them a special blessing. See below.
  
• Suggested Prayer: 
  • Almighty God, whose beloved Son Jesus Christ, went about doing good, and healing all manner of illness and disease: continue, we beseech you, your gracious work among us. Grant to physicians, nurses and all health care professionals wisdom, skill, sympathy and patience; keep them safe and preserve them from all contagion. Cheer, heal and sanctify the sick, and send your blessing on all who care for them, Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
    

• Vestments: Red

• Collect for St. John Paul II, Pope: O God, who are rich in mercy and who willed that Saint John Paul the Second should preside as Pope over your universal Church, grant we pray, that instructed b his teaching, we may open our hearts to the saving grace of Christ, the sole Redeemer of mankind. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. 

• Vestments: RED
• Gloria is said or sung.
• No Creed.
• Solemn Blessing for Apostles #17 may be used.  

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November 2024

• An Anticipated Mass for the Solemnity may be celebrated starting Thursday Evening, October 31, 2024, after 4:00pm onward. The faithful who attend this evening Mass fulfills the holy day of obligation.
• All Masses on Friday, November 1, is the Mass for the Solemnity of All Saints. 
• Vestments: White
• Gloria is recited or sung. 
• Creed is said.
• Solemn Blessing #18 may be used. 
• Ritual Masses (i.e. Order of Matrimony) are not permitted today.  
• If the parish has any relics of saints, they can be carried in the opening procession and placed in an area where parishioners can venerate them after Mass. 
• Consider chanting the Litany of Saints for the opening procession. You can add the patron saint and saints that adorn the church or featured in the windows or different saints from the various ethnic groups of the parish. For a detailed resource on the structure of the Litany of the Saints, click here. 
• If you have any questions about how to prepare your Litany of Saints, please call Victor Wheeler at (213) 637-7054.
• Religious articles and sacramentals may be blessed. (See Book of Blessings, Chapters 44, 45, & 46).
  

• All Masses on Saturday, November 2, before 4:00PM is the Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.
• All Masses on Saturday Evening, November 2, after 4:00PM is the Mass for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. 
  
• Vestments: White, Black, or Violet/Purple may be used.
• Gloria is not said or sung. 
• Creed is not said. 
• Ritual Masses (i.e. Order of Matrimony) are not permitted today.  
• Funeral Masses or Masses for the Dead are permitted. 
• Any of the 5 prefaces for the Dead may be used. 
• Solemn Blessing #20 Celebrations for the Dead may be used. 
• See Book of Blessings, Chapter 57 "Order for Visiting a Cemetery on All Souls' Day, Memorial Day, or on the Anniversary of Death or Burial."
• Parishes may display a Book of the Names of the Dead, in which parishioners may write the names of their loved ones. 

• That God may welcome into the light of his face all who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection, let us pray to the Lord.
  
• Para que Cristo, que con su muerte destruyó la muerte y con su gloriosa resurrección dio la vida al mundo entero, conceda el lugar de la luz y la felicidad eternas a nuestros hermanos difuntos, roguemos al Señor.  

• Vocations Resources
  • USCCB
  • LA Vocations

• Vestments: White
• Gloria is said or sung.
• Creed is omitted.
• Sprinkling Rite may be used today.
• Solemn Blessing #19 for the Dedication of a Church may be used.
• Reflect on the following:
  
  • Is your parish dedicated?
  • Do you know the date of your parish's dedication?
  • Has your parish celebrated its dedication before or preparing to celebrate it?

• Click Here for Pope Francis' Message for the 8th World Day of the Poor 11-17-2024.
• Nov. 20, 2016 - Pope Francis Apostolic Letter, Misericordia et Misera, designated the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, as "World Day of the Poor."

• Vestments: White
• Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water may be used.
• Gloria is sung.
• Creed is prayed.
• Solemn Blessing #11 may be used.
• Ritual Masses (i.e. Order of Matrimony) are not permitted today.  

• The Missal for the United States provides a set of prayers, including a preface, at the end of the PS. 
• Consider using the collect from MPVN/48.1 as the concluding prayer for the UP.
• Any readings from LM #943-947 may be used.
  
• The Gloria and Creed are not sung or said.
• For the “Blessing of Food on Thanksgiving Day,” see Book of Blessings Ch. 38.
  • Individuals or families may bring food to Mass to be blessed for their Thanksgiving dinner, or to be distributed to the poor. The blessing may take place outside Mass.

• Vestments: Red
• Prayers are found in the Proper of the Saints. 
• Gloria is sung or said.  
• Creed is omitted.

NEW RITUAL BOOK

Holy Communion and Worship of the 

Eucharist outside Mass

1. Holy Communion Outside of Mass
2. Administration of Communion and Viaticum to the Sick by an Extraordinary Minister
3. Various Forms of Worship of the Most Holy Eucharist (Exposition and Eucharistic Adoration)

• Liturgy Training Publications (Chicago, IL)
  • Ritual Book - English
    
• Liturgical Press (Collegeville, MN)  
  •  Ritual Book - English
• Catholic Book Publishing (Totowa, NJ)
  • Ritual Book - English
• Magnificat (Yonkers, NY)
  • Ritual Book - English
• Midwest Theological Forum (Downers Grove, IL)
  • Ritual Book - English

Workshops and Ritual Guidelines on this new rite Coming Soon...

• Be on the lookout for workshops and guidelines coming in the Fall & Winter. 
  
• Orders SHIP OUT DATE: November 1, 2024. 
• FIRST USE DATE: December 1, 2024, 1st Sunday of Advent
• MANDATORY USE DATE: March 5, 2025, Ash Wednesday
  • Liturgy Training Publications (Chicago, IL) 
    • Ritual Book - English (OCIA)
    • Study Edition - English (OCIA)
    • Ritual Book - Español (RICA)
    • Study Edition - Español (RICA)
    • Ritual Book - (OCIA/RICA) Bilingual
  • Liturgical Press (Collegeville, MN)
    • Ritual Book - English
    • Study Edition - English
    • Study Edition - Español
  • Catholic Book Publishing (Totowa, NJ)  
    • Ritual Book - English
    • Ritual Book - Bilingual
  • Magnificat (Yonkers, NY)
    • Ritual Book 
  • Midwest Theological Forum (Downers Grove, IL)
    • Ritual Book
    • Ritual Book - Bilingual

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