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The 2nd edition of The Liturgy of the Hours has been approved for publication. This has been a monumental undertaking (about 15 years’ worth of work) and 50 years since the first edition was promulgated. Two publishing houses were selected for this work: Ascension Press and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Both publishers provide beautifully bound volumes, with Ascension offering multiple types of covers/bindings that vary in price.
Important things musicians need to know include:
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The Psalms and Canticles now use The Abbey Psalms and Canticles translation, with scripture readings from the forthcoming Catholic American Bible.
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The major canticles – Benedictus, Magnificat, and Nunc Dimittis - now include their Latin texts alongside the English translation.
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The antiphons are now aligned with the three-year Lectionary, alongside revised psalm antiphons.
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Nearly 300 Latin hymns are newly translated into English, with corresponding hymn tunes available in the Divine Office Hymnal.
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The intercessions and orations have been revised for accuracy and consistency.
If you personally pray the daily office, or your parish celebrates the Liturgy of the Hours, be sure to order your copies soon. You can find all the details, including a timeline of the coming years here.
Soli Deo Gloria
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2027 Annual Resources Now Available Online at Discount Prices!
2027 Annual Liturgical Resources (e.g. Workbook for Lectors, Year of Grace calendars, Living Liturgy, etc.) are available NOW!
As a reminder, these are available at a discount and tax-free when you add your tax ID number to your account. |
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Liturgical Calendars
The liturgical calendars for 2027 and 2028 in the dioceses of the United States are available online. You can also find details about August 15 and November 1, 2026 on the ODWS website. |
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Online Training and Formation for Liturgical Ministers
The Essentials of Catholic Liturgy is an engaging, interactive online course that combines expert presentations on the history and theology of liturgy with a chance to engage in mystagogical reflections with others in the course. Track One begins again in September, Monday evenings. |
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Archdiocesan Policies on Worship & Sacraments
Please remember that all policies, guidelines, and norms issued by Archbishop Casey regarding worship and sacraments are available online, including those on renovating or reconfiguring a church building, Sunday Mass schedules, ad orientem worship, celebrations of Mass according to the 1962 missal, custody and care of sacred oils, Mass outside of a sacred space, and more. With questions or concerns, please contact the ODWS. |
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iVoteCatholic
This digital resource to help form consciences for faithful citizenship, organized around the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching, including resources for liturgical ministers (music and preaching suggestions, etc.) and catechists, is updated for 2026.
If you’re looking for the best and easiest ways to utilize the multiple resources from iVoteCatholic in your Family of Parishes, check out the Playbook for Parish Leaders. You'll find an example of a weekly plan that can be replicated for each of the seven weeks, regardless of the order you choose is best for your Family of Parishes. |
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Q. At what points during Mass should there be silence? Is this required?
A. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal envisions that periods of silence be observed at specific points during each Mass. GIRM 45 states that the nature of silence “depends on the moment when it occurs in the different parts of the celebration. For in the Penitential Act and again after the invitation ‘Let us pray’, individuals recollect themselves; whereas after a reading or after the Homily, all meditate briefly on what they have heard; then after Communion, they praise God in their hearts and pray to him.” And, of course, before Mass begins, silence in the church is helpful as people prepare for the liturgy. We should not simply move from one ritual to the next with no opportunity for silence in between; use the GIRM as the guide for incorporating silence into the Mass. As you consider how the liturgy is celebrated in your parish or school, make sure that silence is observed at the appropriate times to allow God to speak to our hearts! |
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"The liturgical assembly offers the Sacrifice 'not only through the hands of the priest, but also with him.' From this perspective, the Eucharist is the form of the spiritual sacrifice of Christians, as the path to union with God and with one another. By participating in it, they learn 'to offer themselves; through Christ the Mediator, they should be drawn day by day into ever more perfect union with God and with each other.'” |
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— CATECHESIS IN WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE JUNE 24
Pope Leo XIV
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