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Worship Downloads
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Forms
- Confirmation Liturgy Planning Form (Word file)
- Confirmation Liturgy Planning Form (PDF)
- Liturgy Planning Form (Word file)
- Liturgy Planning Form (PDF)
- EMHC and Reader Testimonial Form (PDF)
Liturgical Ministries
- Guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
- Frequently Asked Questions about Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Liturgical Documents
- Mass Formula for Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
- Blessing and Dismissal of Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
- Liturgical Guidelines for Lent, Easter and the Sacred Triduum 2020
- Plenty Good Room: The Spirit and Truth of African American Catholic Worship
- Gluten Free and Low Gluten Hosts
- Seven Questions on Holy Communion under Both Kinds
- The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
Homily Bulletin Inserts
- What is a Homily - insert 1
- How to Listen to a Homily - insert 2
- Getting the Most out of a Homily - insert 3
Funerals
- Guidelines Words of Remembrance and Cremation
- Liturgy Planning Form for Priest's Funerals
- Liturgy Planning Form for Deacon's Funeral
- Readings for Funerals
Weddings
Liturgical Considerations
All Saints Day and All Souls Day, 2025
Please see attached Liturgical Considerations for All Saints Day and All Souls Day, 2025, which includes information regarding Masses, Liturgy of the Hours, weddings, obligations to attend Mass and Funerals.
Please note that When All Souls Day is celebrated on a Sunday, the Mass is to include the Creed but the Glory to God is to be omitted.Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, 2025
Monday, December 8, 2025 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As the Patronal Feast of the United States, December 8 is always a Holy Day of Obligation. However, because Sundays in Advent take precedence over Solemnities, all Masses celebrated on Sunday, December 7, 2025 are to use the Mass formula and readings of the Second Sunday of Advent. Masses celebrated on Monday, December 8 are to be for the obligatory celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Although anticipated/vigil Masses for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception are not permitted this year, it should be noted that the Code of Canon Law 1248 §1 states: “A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.” Therefore, participation in a Sunday evening Mass on December 7 satisfies the obligation attached to either the 2nd Sunday of Advent or the Immaculate Conception, but both obligations cannot be satisfied with a single Mass.