Pope Francis has invited all the Bishops of the world and their local Churches to participate in an Act of Consecration on March 25 to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. “…I intend to carry out a solemn Act of Consecration of humanity, and Russia and Ukraine in particular, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. SinceContinue reading “Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary: March 25, 2022”
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Prayer & Liturgical Resources for Peace
Prayer for Peace by Pope Francis, Suggested Mass Texts, Sample Intercessions, and Music Suggestions
Liturgical Preparation Aid: Lent, Triduum, and Easter 2022
The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions is pleased, once again, to provide resources to aid in your preparations for Lent, the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and the Easter Season.
Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week Celebrates 60 Years
Congratulations to our friends and colleagues in Regions Ten and Thirteen who have just completed their 60th Annual Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week! The Church of the United States has been blessed by their six decades of tireless dedication to liturgical formation.
Sunday of the Word of God 2022 Free Resources
On September 30, 2019, on the liturgical memorial of St. Jerome, Pope Francis announced that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time would be celebrated as the Sunday of the Word of God. This year it will fall on Sunday, January 23, 2022.
2021 Advent and Christmas preparation aid now available
Our free, seasonal booklet to help prepare liturgies during the Advent and Christmas seasons is now available in English and Spanish. Feel free to share it among your parishes and schools.
Decree clarifies role of Bishops’ conferences in liturgical translations
A new decree from the Congregation for Divine Worship aims at highlighting the responsibilities of bishops’ conferences in the “great task” of completing the complex project of translating the Latin liturgical texts into vernacular languages.
Synodal Process Resources
On October 11, the Church celebrated the memorial of Saint John XXIII, Pope. This date was chosen since it is the day on which he opened the Second Vatican Council in 1962. Nearly sixty years hence and not unlike Saint John XXIII, Pope Francis is calling forth the voices of the Church.
Free Resource: A Novena in Time of Covid
The FDLC has prepared a simple novena which may be used in communal or private prayer.
New liturgical texts for Blessed Michael McGivney
On August 5, Archbishop Leonard Blair, chair of the BCDW, distributed new liturgical texts for Blessed Michael McGivney to the Bishops of the United States.