OFFICE FOR DIVINE WORSHIP

JUNE 2014

NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS

FOR THE OFFICE FOR DIVINE WORSHIP

Website:	www.odwphiladelphia.org

Contact information for the Office for Divine Worship

Phone:	215-587-3537

Email:	Worship@adphila.org

Reverend Gerald Dennis Gill, Director

fr.dgill@archphila.org

Contact information for the Office for Liturgical Music

Phone:	215-587-3696

Email:	jromeri@archphila.org

Dr. John A. Romeri, Director of Liturgical Music

Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson, Program Coordinator and Secretary

majohnson@archphila.org

LITURGICAL CALENDAR ITEMS

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

Sunday, June 15, 2014

The American observance of Father’s Day should in no way detract from this Sunday’s celebration of the Most Holy Trinity. A petition in the Prayer of the Faithful and the possible use of the Prayer over the People found in the Book of Blessings, nos. 1729-1733, provides for a suitable liturgical inclusion of Father’s Day.

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

Sunday, June 22, 2014

A more solemn celebration of Mass on this Sunday is a most fitting way to observe this Solemnity. Liturgical exposition and a procession with the Most Blessed Sacrament follow the norms found in the ritual book, Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass. It is also possible to have exposition and a procession with the Most Blessed Sacrament on a day near to the Solemnity, in anticipation or to recall its observance.

The Sequence is optional on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

LOOKING AHEAD AT LITURGICAL CALENDAR ITEMS IN 2014

SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS

Saturday, November 1, 2014

All Saints Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

Weddings can be celebrated during Mass on the Solemnity of All Saints. The liturgical music, Mass formula and Lectionary texts are those of the Solemnity of All Saints. The Rite of Marriage is celebrated as usual following the homily. The Nuptial Blessing takes place as usual. The Solemn Blessing from the Rite of Marriage may be used instead of the Solemn Blessing for the Solemnity of All Saints.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

The Office for Divine Worship has the responsibility for direction, guidance and support of pastors and those who collaborate with them in the formation of adults for Christian Initiation. Additional information on Christian Initiation for adults can be found on the website for the Office for Divine Worship, under the heading Christian Initiation.

CONFIRMATION FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC ADULTS

The ordinary minister of the Sacrament of Confirmation for baptized Roman Catholics is the Bishop. Typically, this occurs during the pastoral visit of the Bishop to the parish. Every effort should be made to prepare Catholic Adults for Confirmation to participate in the parish celebration with the Bishop.

Additionally, Archbishop Chaput will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2014 during the 6:30 PM Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. The candidates for this sacramental celebration are baptized Roman Catholics who have been properly catechized for Confirmation (and if needed, for the reception of First Communion). Information about this celebration for pastors and those who assist with the formation and reception of the Sacraments of Initiation has been distributed by e-mail, to all parish Liturgy Contacts, parish Christian Initiation Coordinators, and DRE’s, and can also be found on the website of the Office for Divine Worship.

If for some serious reason, a school age baptized Roman Catholic is unable to be confirmed by the Bishop during his pastoral visit to the parish, then this candidate, with the permission of the pastor, may be presented for the Sacrament of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday. The pastor’s permission is to be included with the registration forms to be sent to the Office for Divine Worship.

A pastor who foresees the genuine pastoral need to confirm an adult baptized Roman Catholic can do so only with the specific delegation of the Bishop (see Canon 882 and National Statutes for the Catechumenate, nos. 28-29). Archbishop Chaput gives this faculty to all priests of the Archdiocese to confirm Roman Catholic Adults on any occasion from Palm Sunday through Pentecost Sunday. This delegation is required for the validity of the Sacrament in the case of a Roman Catholic candidate. If you have any questions about this faculty, please contact the Office for Divine Worship. There is no need for an additional letter requesting this faculty during the period specified by the Archbishop.

WORKSHOPS FOREXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

OF HOLY COMMUNION

All Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are to have an appointment letter from the Archbishop.

Pastors and chaplains are encouraged to send new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the archdiocesan formation sessions. Current Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are also welcome to these sessions.

Pastors and chaplains are reminded to inform the Office for Divine Worship if they conduct their own formation and to send to this office their request for new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.

Request forms can be found on the Office for Divine Worship website. Letters of Appointment from the Archbishop will then follow.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are appointed for a three-year term and for the place where they are commissioned. Terms may be renewed if agreeable to both the pastor/chaplain and the minister.

Pastors are reminded to conduct the commissioning of new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion according to the rite found in the Book of Blessings, Chapter 63.

The schedule of Archdiocesan Workshops for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

will be posted on the website of the Office for Divine Worship by July 1, 2014

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL HOLY OILS

If during the year, additional Holy Oils are needed for sacramental use, please contact the Rector at the Cathedral, 215-561-1313.

OTHER POINTS

Important Reminders on Weddings in Chapels

1.	Only those Catholic colleges and universities that have requested and have been granted permission may celebrate weddings on a regular basis. To date four colleges/universities have been given this special permission: LaSalle University, Saint Joseph University, Roesemont College, and Cabrini College. (Villanova University’s Church, which serves as both the university chapel and parish church continues also to be a site for weddings on a regular basis.)

2.	Pastors may give individual permission for a wedding in a chapel within the parish only on a “case by case” basis. Pastors cannot grant a blanket permission for a chapel to be used as the site of weddings. Those in charge of chapels cannot presume this permission and should not, therefore, advertise the chapel as being available for weddings.

3.	Whenever a pastor gives an individual permission for a wedding in a chapel within his parish, the pastor remains responsible to see to it that any necessary delegation is granted and that all of the documentation and other pastoral, canonical, and liturgical preparations for the marriage are completed. Requests to the chancery for dispensations/permissions must be submitted by the parish - not the chapel. The wedding is recorded in the parish sacramental register.