Kneeling - Lent 2023
GIRM 43
“In the dioceses of the United States of America, they should kneel beginning after the singing or recitation of the Sanctus until after the Amen of the Eucharistic Prayer...The faithful kneel after the Agnus Dei unless the diocesan Bishop determines otherwise."
Introduction of Purificators - July 2021
"First, the altar, the Lord’s table, which is the center of the whole Liturgy of the Eucharist, is prepared by placing on it the corporal, purificator, Missal, and chalice." - GIRM 190
Returning to the Prescribed Words to be Used at Mass. - July 2021
Vatican II, Sacrosanctum Concilium 22
“The faithful have a true right to participate in the liturgical celebrations as the Church wills and not according to the personal likes of a particular minister, nor according to unapproved and unusual rites…Therefore no other person, even if he be a priest, may add, remove, or change anything in the liturgy on his own authority.”
Bringing a Spirit of Noble Sobriety to the Mass - April 2022
Worship, however, cannot be born from our imagination; it would be a cry in the darkness or a mere affirmation of the self. The true Liturgy presupposes that God responds and shows us how we may adore him. "The Church is able to celebrate and adore the mystery of Christ present in the Eucharist precisely because Christ first gave himself to her in the sacrifice of the Cross" (Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, n. 14). The Church lives on this presence and her raison d'être is to disseminate this presence throughout the world. - Pope Benedict XVI
Using Sacred Art at Stations of the Cross - March 2026
Directory for the Pastoral Ministry of Bishops, 157
The practice of displaying in churches sacred images and artistic representations of the Christian mysteries should be faithfully maintained because it constitutes an indispensable aid to devotion and catechesis for the faithful. To this end... ostentatious novelty, however artistic it may seem, is to be avoided, since it risks provoking wonder or astonishment instead of nourishing the devotion of the faithful
Tabernacle of the Precious Body Brought to the Center of the Church
February 2025GIRM 314
“The Most Blessed Sacrament should be reserved in a tabernacle in a part of the church that is truly noble, prominent, readily visible, beautifully decorated, and suitable for prayer.”
A Wednesday 5:30PM Mass of Reverence - September 2021
This Mass is celebrated according to the vision of Vatican II as described in its documents and primary sources.
“Every liturgical celebration, because it is an action of Christ the priest and of His Body which is the Church, is a sacred action surpassing all others.” — Vatican II - Sacrosanctum Concilium 7
Returning to the Prescribed Words to be Used at Mass. - July 2021
Vatican II, Sacrosanctum Concilium 22
“The faithful have a true right to participate in the liturgical celebrations as the Church wills and not according to the personal likes of a particular minister, nor according to unapproved and unusual rites…Therefore no other person, even if he be a priest, may add, remove, or change anything in the liturgy on his own authority.”