ASF COVID-19 Directoves & Information Click here
MASS SCHEDULES & COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES Click here
COVID-19 INFORMATION Click here
210311 2021 Liturgical Directives for Holy Week & EasterTriduum More>
210112 USCCB's Committee on Divine Worship: Distribution of Ashes in Time of Pandemic More>
2021 Guidance for Lent & RCIA Rites (revised February 12, 2021)
2021 Lent & Easter Guide Rites
A Prayer Service for the RCIA Team
Change to Conclusion of Doxology FDLC
Change to Translation of Collect Prayers (GIRM no. 54, English)
Change to Translation of Collect Prayers (GIRM no. 54, Spanish)
Chart of Rites
Letter - Change to Translation of Collect Prayers (GIRM no. 54)
Planning Sheet Celebration of the Word (bilingual)
Rites of Christian Initiation FAQ
Ritual Notes and Guidance for the Rite of Election Celebration 2021
Secular COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Archbishop Wester's Letters & Prayers
Cartas, Videos y Recursos del Arzobispo John C. Wester
Enjoy this virtual concert consisting of some of our music directors and choir members throughout our archdiocese..
Make Us Instruments of Your Peace/Hasnos Instrumentos de Tu Paz
A trilingual virtual concert to pray for peace, healing and justice in our world
Click here to watch.
Online Resources for Preparing for Mass Including General Intercessions and Music. Please go to http://liturgy.slu.edu/ and select the following link to access the information https://liturgy.slu.edu/index_post.html
Keeping the Lord's Day Holy When We Cannot Gather for Mass
How to Celebrate the Liturgy Fully, Consciously, and Actively—Even When There Is No Mass
Prayer Service for Healing
Prayer Service for Protection of Illness
Station of the Cruz from American Bible Society
One License is offering this free copyright license to help Cope with COVID - 19 challenges.
Please click here.
From the National Association of Catholic Chaplains
Questions and Answers regarding sacramental practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This document was prepared in partnership with CHA and covers a variety of questions on sacramental practices. It was reviewed by both Bishop Hying, NACC Episcopal Liaison, and the USCCB Office of Divine Worship. We will continue to add to it as needed, it was last updated 3/31/20. Click here.
Reminder of the Fundamentals for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
This document provides basic information on the Sacrament of Anointing from Canon Law and the Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum, as well as the March 20, 2020 Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary on Plenary Indulgences. This document was reviewed by the USCCB Office of Divine Worship. Click here.
Commendation of the Dying
The entire National V Encuentro Team holds you and your communities in prayer during this time of uncertainty. To assist your ministries during this difficult time, we have compiled a list of resources provided by our partners and Catholic Organizations that are meant to assist Hispanic/Latino pastoral ministers, parents and Catholics
It is available in English and Spanish
Recursos en Español y Bilingües
Sections include:
We are continuously adding content as we receive it. Please send us any resource or links that may benefit our Hispanic/Latino Catholic Community (English and Spanish) and the Catholic community at large.
RCIA Scrutinies and Presentations
As we slowly come back to church and the scrutinies may have been delayed, this 15-minute video by Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal of TeamRCIA may still be helpful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiEYtQxrsag
The Scrutinies and Presentations are an important part of the formation and catechesis of the Elect. Therefore, I hope you find this video helpful.
Let us pray for one another.
Damaris Thillet, Director, Office for Worship
Contact Office of Worship with questions 505.831.8128
Coronavirus-related Resources: Guidelines samples from other Diocesan Offices of Worship
Diocese of Honolulu
Diocese of Davenport
Archdiocese of Detroit (The article contains links to prayer resources.)
Deaf/ Hard of Hearing COVID-19 Resources. Gathered by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Link to resource.
We Wear Masks: A Social Story by Mr. Mike. Link to resource.
Stay in Contact with Each Other, Deaf Hearing Communication Center. Link to resource.
Stories of Jesus and the saints performed by Deaf actors. NCOD, and the Deaf Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. "In ASL with captions and voiced in English, the videos are great learning tools for young and old. Share with families with Deaf children--and hearing children as well." Link to resource.
National Catholic Office for the Deaf. List of Livestream ASL Masses and more. Link to resource.
Daily Vlog, Deaf Catholic Philly. Link to resource.
Talking to kids about Coronavirus: ADL and English Resources, American Society for Deaf Children. Here are some resources from trusted sources, both in English and ASL, to help you get the information you need to have open, informative, and comforting conversations with your child. Link to resource.
Updates regarding the Coronavirus in ASL, The Daily Moth. Link to resource.