Sacred Liturgy

Saint Thomas à Becket
Roman Catholic Church

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Reston, Virginia 20190

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General Instruction of the Roman Missal

A four-part series from The Arlington Catholic Herald
by

Fr. Paul de Ladurantaye, Director of Sacred Liturgy for the Dioces of Arlington

Part I
Theological Vision
of Revised Roman Missal

Part II
The Worshipping Assembly at Mass

Part III
Signs and Symbols
at Mass

Part IV
Ministries and Roles
within the Mass

(Original Documents)

Translated GIRM (English)

(Large PDF File)

Articles Concerning Things Liturgical

Liturgical Reform

"In the years following the post-Conciliar liturgical reform, as a result of a misguided sense of creativity and adaptation, there have been a number of abuses which have been a source of suffering for many... I consider it my duty, therefore to appeal urgently that the liturgical norms for the celebration of the Eucharist be observed with great fidelity."

Pope John Paul II

Article from the Catholic Resource Center,
"End Liturgical Abuse Now"

Click the link below for the original document

The Sacrament of Redemption
(Redemptionis Sacramentum)

Understanding Liturgical Music

by
D. H. Doxzen, Jr., Minister of Music

Mass Manners

An article written by Elizabeth Foss, from the Arlington Catholic Herald which every parent should read.

Article from the Arlington Catholic Herald

Common Gestures at Mass

by D. H. Doxzen, Jr.

Anyone attending Mass in the United States today will be able to see a confusing variation of gestures. Someone may bow from the waist at a point in the recitation of the Nicene Creed, another may genuflect just before they receive communion. It would appear to be "do whatever you want, whenever you want to do it" at Mass. When do I kneel? When do I stand? When am I supposed to bow and how should I bow? These are merely a few of the questions we are hearing catholics ask. Here then, is a crash course on common gestures for Mass here at St. Thomas à.Becket.

Gestures During Mass

Lectio Divina

The Monastic Art of Scripture Meditation

A VERY ANCIENT art, practiced at one time by all Christians, is the technique known as lectio divina - a slow, contemplative praying of the Scriptures which enables the Bible, the Word of God, to become a means of union with God. Join us on the first and third Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. every month right here at Saint Thomas à Becket.