Liturgy Frequently Asked Questions

Questions on Specific Topics as Answered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Devotions and Eucharistic Adoration
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/devotions/stats.shtml

Perpetual Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/devotions/perpetualexposition.shtml

Composition of Candles
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/environment/oil.shtml

The Use of Candles in Liturgy
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/environment/candles.shtml

Environment and Art in Catholic Worship
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/environment/environment.shtml

Flags
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/flag.shtml

A New Baptismal Font
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/environment/fish.shtml

Music Settings of the Lord's Prayer
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/father.shtml

Stole and Chasuble
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/stole.shtml

Eucharistic Prayer for Masses with Children
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/child.shtml

Proclaiming the Passion
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/triduum.shtml

Orans
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/orans.shtml

Changing Approved Liturgical Texts
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/addword.shtml

Non-Catholics and Holy Communion
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/communion.shtml

Non-Catholic Readers at Mass
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/ncrd.shtml

Posture During the Eucharistic Prayer
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/posture.shtml

Reservation of the Precious Blood
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/precious.shtml

Bread for the Mass
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/bread.shtml

Holy Communion from the Tabernacle
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/tabernacle.shtml

Altar Servers
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/altar.shtml

Eucharistic Prayer for Various Needs and Occasions
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/eucharistic.shtml

Music at Funerals
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/music.shtml

Multicultural Liturgical
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/multi.shtml

Baptismal Water and Pathogens
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/multi.shtml

Cremation and Corporeal Burial
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/crem.shtml

Lay Vesture at the Liturgy of the Hours
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/layv.shtml

Proclamation of the Gospel by the Laity
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/layg.shtml

New Texts for the Liturgy of the Hours
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/texts.shtml

Titular Solemnities
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/titular.shtml

Deacons at Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/chair.shtml

Holy Thursday Mandatum (Washing of Feet)
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/feet.shtml

Weekday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/weekday.shtml

Including Saints or the Blessed in Diocesan Calendars
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/diocesancalendar.shtml

Liturgical Calendar and Special Celebrations
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/liturgycalendar.shtml

Holy Days of Obligation
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/obligation.shtml

Preparation of Chalices for Holy Communion Under Both Kinds
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/chalice.shtml

The Authority of the Diocesan Bishop
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/rsbishop.shtml

H1N1 (Swine Flu) and the Liturgy
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/swineflu.shtml

Liturgical Books in the English Speaking World
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/page1.shtml

Third Edition of the Roman Missal
http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/faqs.shtml


Making Mass a Real Celebration: Tips on Planning
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/YU/ay0601.asp

14 Questions on the paschal Triduum
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/14_Questions_on_the_Paschal_Triduum.pdf

Mission of a Parish
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/Missionofparish-hjh.pdf 

Parts of the Order of Mass
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/Parts_of_the_Order_of_Mass.pdf