Attached, please find a liturgical preparation aid for the seasons of Advent and Christmas.  It contains:

• A full presider’s text for The Order of Reconciling Several Penitents with Individual Confession and Absolution  (drawn from the revised Order of Penance, effective April 16, 2023)
• Readings
• A list of alternate readings
• Sample Penances
• Music Suggestions
• A Liturgical Year Calendar Advisory for Year B
• The Lectionary for Mass – citations for the readings for the Sundays and Solemnities of these seasons
• Proclamation of the Birth of Christ  (to be sung before the Mass during the Night)
• Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts  (to be sung on Epiphany)

• O Antiphons

Registration and more details will be available in the near future. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Fr. Tom at trafferty@archgh.org.

January 22 - January 26
Holy Name Retreat Center
Director: Bishop Oscar Cantu

January 29 - February 2
Holy Name Retreat Center
Director: Rev. John Cicero, SJ
 

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The 2024 Convocation of Priests will take place May 20 - May 23, 2024, at Moody Gardens Hotel and Conference Center, Galveston, Texas. We begin that Monday evening of May 20th and conclude following lunch on Thursday, May 23rd after celebrating the 75th birthday of His Eminence, Cardinal DiNardo. The theme of the Convocation will be centered around the Lectionary and Preaching the Word of God with our keynote speaker being Dr.John Bergsman, Ph.D.

John Bergsma is Professor of Theology at Franciscan University,^[1] in Steubenville, Ohio. He holds a Master of Theology degree from Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. His specialized study is that of the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He grew up as a Calvinist Protestant and served as a Protestant pastor for four years before converting to Catholicism in 2001.
Click HERE for Dr. Bergsma's complete CV.

To download the  YEAR OF GRACE 2022 document, click HERE.

The Office of Worship has published a Quick Guide to Wedding Masses on Fridays and Saturdays.  The hope is that whoever is responsible for helping the couples select the time and date for their wedding can be aware that the selection of an evening Mass time/ particular day is impacted by the rubrics.   Here is a quick reference guide as to whether the nuptial prayers and readings can be used.