Executive Secretary: Dr Paul Taylor
PO Box 146
East Melbourne VIC 8002
T: (03) 9926 5753
F: (03) 9926 5767
E: liturgy@catholic.org.au
Chairman
Bishop Patrick O'Regan
Members
Bishop Paul Bird CSsR
Bishop Ken Howell
Secretariat
Secretariat for Liturgy
Advised by
National Liturgical Architecture and Art Council
National Liturgical Council
National Liturgical Music Council
Supervising
National Office for Liturgy
Cooperating with
Australian Consultation on Liturgy
International Commission on English in the Liturgy
International Commission for the Preparation of an English Language Lectionary
Recent Liturgical Documents From The Vatican
- Apostolic Penitentiary
- Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
- Dicastery for Communications of the Holy see
National Liturgical Documents For Australia
- Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
- Statement of Principles: Language and the Liturgy (2001)
- Directions for Preaching by Lay Persons (2003)
- Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest (2004)
- Liturgical Texts of Mass & Liturgy of the Hours for St Mary of the Cross MacKillop (8 August) (2010)
- “And When Churches are to Be Built . . .” : Preparation, Planning and Construction of Places of Worship (Brisbane: Liturgy Brisbane, 2014). Copies are available from www.liturgybrisbane.net.au/.
- Fit for Sacred Use: Stewardship and Renewal of Places of Worship (Brisbane: Liturgy Brisbane, 2018). Copies are available from www.liturgybrisbane.net.au/.
- Liturgy and Prayer Resources for Use at Home During Coronavirus Pandemic (2020)
- National liturgical advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) (2020)
- UPDATED Bishops Conference Liturgical and Facilities Advice on COVID-19 (May 2020)
- Australian Consultation On Liturgy (ACOL)
- Bishops Commission For Liturgy
- Communion Under the Form of Bread and Wine (1986, rev. 2008)
- Some Changes in the Celebration of Mass (May 2008) [Posture of Standing at “May the Lord accept the sacrifice . . .” and Gesture of Bowing Before Communion]
- A Sacred Action Surpassing All Others: 50th Anniversary of SC (1963) (4 Dec. 2013)
- BCL Guidelines on Reverent Reception of Holy Communion (July 2018)
- Brochure of BCL Guidelines on Reverent Reception of Holy Communion (July 2018)
- National Liturgical Council
- Roman Curia And Australian Catholic Bishops
LITURGICAL COMMENTARIES
Weekly Liturgical Celebrations
- Sunday Mass (PDF)
- Eucharist (PDF)
Annual Liturgical Celebrations
- Advent – Christmas (PDF)
- Lent – Holy Week – Easter (PDF)
Diocesan Liturgical Commissions
Various Liturgical Commentaries
The Good We Rarely Tell Anyone
- There are 1,321 parishes in Australia, including 29 belonging to Eastern Catholic Churches, serving 5.2 million Catholics of which 624,000 worship every Sunday (c. 12%), which means we could fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) seven times every Sunday with Mass going Catholics! Of this group, 94,150 of these Mass-goers are aged between 13 and 18.
- Worldwide numbers are booming
Source: Fr Richard Leonard SJ, Director of the Australian Catholic Office for Film & Broadcasting
Useful Links
Catholic Liturgy Websites in Australia (March 2017) (PDF)
The attached document contains a listing of liturgical resources on various Catholic liturgy websites around Australia.
Local Liturgical Council, Commissions and Offices
- Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference
National Liturgical Council
- Adelaide
Office for Worship - Brisbane
Liturgy Brisbane
- Canberra & Goulburn
Liturgical Commission
- Hobart
Office of Liturgy
- Melbourne
Archbishop's Office for Evangelisation – Liturgy
- Perth
Centre for Liturgy
- Sydney
Liturgy Office
International Liturgical Bodies and Offices
- Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, Rome
- International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL)
- Canada
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, National Liturgy Office - England and Wales
Liturgy Office - Ireland
National Centre for Liturgy - New Zealand
National Liturgy Office
- United States of America
USCCB Committee on Divine Worship
Liturgy & Copyright Information
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ANZAC DAY
Mass for the Fallen
by Christopher Willcock SJ