Online Edition:
March 2013
Vol. XIX, No. 1
Basic Resources on Liturgy
Sacrosanctum Concilium – Vatican II Constitution on the liturgy
Catechism of the Catholic Church
1. Pt II, Sec 2, Ch 1, Article 3 – The Sacrament of the Eucharist (§§1322-1419) basic summary: vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a3.htm
2. Pt III, Sec 2, Ch 1, Article 3 – The Sabbath Day (§§2168-2195) on Sunday and the Eucharist: vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c1a3.htm
Redemptionis Sacramentum – on matters to be observed or avoided regarding the Most Holy Eucharist (2004)
Ecclesia de Eucharistia – Pope John Paul II’s 2003 encyclical
General Instruction of the Roman Missal – usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal/
Other Church documents related to liturgy: see Church Documents
Recommended reading: Pope Benedict XVI/Cdl. Ratzinger – Spirit of the Liturgy (Ignatius Press)
Mystical Body: Mystical Voice by Fr. Douglas Martis and Christopher Carstens (Liturgy Training Publications) book/DVD — Good explanation of the new Missal texts
US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ statements on liturgy (for background on Church music and architecture — ordering information at USCCB.org)
Sing to the Lord (on music) (revised 2012)
Built of Living Stones (on church architecture)
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