Liturgical Planning

• Daily Readings

Universal Prayer

• Feasts and Solemnities
• Other Intercessions
  • For Missions – Intercessions in English and in Spanish
  • For an End to Racism
  • For persecuted Christians and other religious minorities, particularly in Syria and Iraq
  • Respect Life
  • Vocations
    • • Petitions for the Prayer of the Faithful for More Numerous Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood

Preparation for the Season of Lent and for the Sacred Paschal Triduum

• Pastoral Guidance for New Rubric for Holy Thursday Washing of Feet
• The Sacred Paschal Triduum and the new Roman Missal
  • Worship handout
  • Music handout
  • Additional Intercession (XI) for Good Friday
    
  • Additional Intercession sung (XI) for Good Friday
• Fast and abstinence and other acts of penance during Lent
• The Veiling of Images and Crosses
• The Roman Missal and the Easter Vigil
•  The Roman Missal and the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
•  The Roman Missal and the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday
• Congregation for Divine Worship affirms Confession during Triduum
• Paschale Solemnitatis
  • Circular Letter Concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts
• Care of the Holy Oils
• Reception of Holy Oils Blessed at the Chrism Mass

Holy Days of Obligation

• Holy Days of Obligation 2024-2025
• Holy Days of Obligation 2023-2024
• Liturgical Planning Guide for a Day of Penance and Prayer on the Occasion of the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade–January 22

Liturgical Plan for a May Procession

Circular letter to Bishops
on the bread and wine for the Eucharist

• Letter from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Motu Proprio, Traditionis custodes

• Archbishop Pérez’s Letter to Clergy (03-04-2022) with Pastoral Norms

Resources for Deacons – Singing the Mass

• Session 1 recording
• Session 2 recording
  MORE RESOURCES
• Texts Sung or Said in the Order of Mass
• Chants from the Order of Mass – recordings
• Other Chants
• Deacons – Solemn Blessing notation
• Dismissal Chants – recording
• Dismissals Chants – notation
  RESOURCES FOR SINGING IN SPANISH
• Musical Resources for Singing the Mass
• Musical Notation for Clergy

Installation of a New Pastor

For the installation of a new pastor in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, either the form found in the Book of Blessings or the appropriate form below may be used.  Please contact the Office for Divine Worship directly if the Archbishop is installing the new pastor.

• Installation of a Pastor by Auxiliary Bishop
• Installation of a Pastor by Archbishop