Presider’s Page for 18 September (Ordinary Time 25)
SONGS FOR TODAY’S MASS Sing a New Song; The Lord hears the Cry of the Poor; Be Not Afraid; Praise my Soul the King of Heaven. Opening Comment We gather…
Liturgy
The Presider’s Page for Sundays. Suggested introduction to the Mass; prayers of the Faithful. Also, Resources for Weekdays and Sundays (the Readings plus homily ideas).
Presider’s Page for 11 September (Ordinary Time 24)
SONGS FOR TODAY’S MASS God of Mercy and Compassion; Grant to Us, O Lord; Be Not Afraid; Lord of all Hopefulness Opening Comment Our God seeks out sinners to forgive…
Presider’s Page for 4 September (Ordinary Time 23)
SONGS FOR TODAY’S MASS Praise My Soul the King of Heaven; Ag Críost an Síol; Take and Eat: City of God. Opening Comment We gather to listen to God’s challenging…
Liturgy: Handing on a Living flame or worshipping Ashes
Pádraig McCarthy keeps us advised of the plans of the bishops’ conference to continue with “new translations” of the lectionary and Rites of the Sacraments.
And all of this without any type of proper review of the train wreck that was the so called ‘new translation’ of the Roman Missal.
Presider’s Page for 31 July (Ordinary Time 18)
God’s Word calls us to recognise the transience of life, to keep our eyes on what is lasting: we gather in that spirit today.
No Need to Face East: Cardinal Sarah corrected by Pope Francis
Praytellblog and http://aleteia.org are reporting that Pope Francis summoned Cardinal Sarah to a meeting last Saturday following the latter’s call for priests to face east while celebrating Mass from next Advent.
A statement was issued by Press Office of the Holy See, 11/07/2016.
“There are not, therefore, any new liturgical directives beginning next Advent” and “it is best to avoid using the expression ‘reform of the reform’, referring to the liturgy, as sometimes it has been a source of misunderstanding “
Presider’s Page for 19 June (Ordinary Time 12)
As Christians called to follow Christ in good times as well as bad, we gather to praise our God who sustains us on that journey. (Today is celebrated as Father’s Day, so in the Mass we remember and pray for our fathers.)
Presider’s Page for 12 June (Ordinary Time 11)
God’s forgiveness sweeps away all that holds us back. God, who forgave King David and who through the ages took away the sins of everyone who asked, invites us to expererience that same healing power today.
Mary Magdalene, Apostle
Pådraig McCarthy alerts us to the new feast day for Mary Magdalen.
The announcement has been met with mixed reactions; some welcoming it and others saying it is just another gesture, not real change.
Presider’s Page for 5 June (Ordinary Time 10)
God’s power is absolute: God is not defeated by death. Jesus shows divine power in today’s Gospel, raising the widow’s son from the dead. We celebrate his compassion and pray for the grace to imitate it.
Presider’s Page for 1 May (Sixth Sunday of Easter)
Opening Comment The Ascension of Jesus will be celebrated next Sunday. As the Easter Season moves towards its second climax at Pentecost, we take heed of the Lord’s final words…
Presider’s Page for 20 March (Palm Sunday)
Opening Comment (for Mass without Procession – otherwise as in Missal) A week from now we will be celebrating Easter. But before we reach that feast, we must recall the…
Presider’s Page for 17 March (Lá ‘le Pádraig)
Opening Comment As we journey through the fifth week of Lent, we pause to keep the feast of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. We mark the day by praising…
Foot dragging about foot washing!
Thomas O Laughlin writes about the tardiness of Cardinal Sarah in changing a simple rubric despite being requested to do so by Pope Francis. Thomas has written about the Holy Thursday washing of feet in The Pastoral Review.
Presider’s Page for 13 March (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
Opening Comment We gather to worship our compassionate God, who heals our sinfulness and challenges us to leave sinfulness behind. Penitential Rite: To prepare ourselves for this celebration, let us…
Presider’s Page for 6 March (Fourth Sunday of Lent)
Opening Comment We have reached the midway point of the season of Lent. The joy of Easter is within our reach and the parent of the prodigal son encourages us…
Presider’s Page for 28 February (Lent 3)
Opening Comment Today, as we gather to listen to the Lenten call to repentance, we worship our God of kindness who, like a patient gardener, always gives people a second…
Presider’s Page for 21 February (Lent 2)
Opening Comment In today’s Liturgy, we praise the Lord of glory, who leads us through the darkness of Lent to the light of Easter. Penitential Rite To prepare ourselves for…
Presider’s Page for 14 February (Lent 1)
Opening Comment The 40-day pilgrimage to Easter that began on Ash Wednesday is just a few days old. We pray that God, who sustained Jesus in his 40 days of…
Live Liturgy
Padraig McCarthy suggests that we could share ideas for celebrating Lent and Holy Week and the Easter Season and Pentecost. Padraig shares two examples of liturgies that he found to be significant.
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