Member Resources: Sacraments

Confirmation

Best Practices for the Celebration of Confirmation

The United States Bishops have promulgated a revised translation of the Order of Confirmation. This 2016 edition is a retranslation of the 1971 Rite of Confirmation; it follows the guidelines of Liturgiam Authenticam (2001) and the revisions to the Roman Missal, third edition (2011). While substantive changes are few, the publication of the new translation offers an opportunity to review and assess diocesan celebrations of the Sacrament of Confirmation. The pastoral recommendations in the document below are based on current liturgical texts and are designed to assist dioceses and parishes in the authentic celebration of the sacrament.


Eucharistic Worship

Guidelines for Adoration and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Diocese of Lansing)

These guidelines provide some insight into the Church’s teaching and liturgical norms regarding adoration and exposition


Funerals

Outline of the Order of Christian Funerals

The following link provides the order for the celebration of Christian Funerals: the Vigil and Related Rites, the Funeral Liturgy and the Rite of Committal.


Matrimony

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