Q&A
by Smolarski, Dennis C.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-11-01
Publisher(s): Liturgy Training Pubns
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Summary
Can we celebrate weddings in Lent? What are the requirements to be a godparent? Should candidates choose a confirmation name other than the name they were given at baptism? Who should be in the wedding procession? Can a deacon assisting at a wedding Mass witness the vows? These and more questions -- 40 in all -- that priests, liturgists, music directors, liturgy committees, ministry coordinators and diocesan liturgy offices frequently ask about the seasons of the church year, the celebrating of the sacraments, praying devotions and using sacramentals -- are answered here with legal expertise and pastoral sensitivity by Reverend Dennis Smolarski, SJ. The answer to each question takes into account the 2002 edition of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, as well as other official documents. And at the same time, each answer is informed with a common sense and the pastoral sensitivity of an author who has spent much of his life on both sides of the altar -- as presider and member of the assembly. Why should the body be cremated after the funeral liturgy? Where does the tabernacle go? Does the national flag belong in church? Look inside and find the answers to these and other questions! Book jacket.
Author Biography
Jesuit priest Dennis C. Smolarski is an associate professor of mathematics and computer science at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California
Table of Contents
| The Seasons | |
| Can we celebrate weddings and baptisms in Advent and Lent? | p. 1 |
| What's the best way to bless the Advent wreath and Christmas creche? | p. 5 |
| What readings do we use at the early Christmas Eve Mass? | p. 8 |
| Can we add names to the litany of the saints? | p. 11 |
| Should we place ashes on infants on Ash Wednesday? | p. 15 |
| Is it a good idea to veil the statues for Lent? | p. 19 |
| How should we celebrate Holy Thursday morning in school? | p. 23 |
| Baptism and Confirmation | |
| Who may be a sponsor/godparent? | p. 27 |
| Should the minister enter the font with the candidate? | p. 30 |
| Should a minister wipe off the chrism after confirmation? | p. 33 |
| Should candidates choose confirmation names? | p. 35 |
| Marriage | |
| Should a wedding be celebrated at Mass or outside of Mass? | p. 38 |
| Who should be in the wedding procession? | p. 41 |
| Where do the bride and groom stand? | p. 43 |
| Is it a good idea for the couple to serve as communion ministers? | p. 46 |
| Can a deacon witness the vows? | p. 49 |
| What about celebrating weddings at Sunday Mass? | p. 51 |
| Penance | |
| Is it a good idea to use scripture in rite 1? | p. 54 |
| Do I have to vest when hearing confessions? | p. 57 |
| Do individual confessions occur during or after rite 2? | p. 59 |
| Anointing of the Sick | |
| Who may be anointed? | p. 62 |
| What kind of oil do we use? | p. 66 |
| How might we schedule celebrations throughout the year? | p. 68 |
| Funerals | |
| Why should we celebrate the funeral Mass before cremation? | p. 71 |
| What if the family wants a rosary instead of a vigil? | p. 75 |
| Should I wear vestments at the rite of committal? | p. 78 |
| Is a eulogy permitted? | p. 81 |
| Blessings | |
| Can lay people give blessings? | p. 84 |
| Should I use holy water to bless objects? | p. 87 |
| What about when someone wants a quick blessing after Mass? | p. 90 |
| Is there a blessing for a symbolic gravestone? | p. 93 |
| Devotions | |
| What's the proper way to celebrate benediction? | p. 95 |
| Should we integrate devotions into daily Mass? | p. 100 |
| What should we do with Divine Mercy Sunday? | p. 104 |
| Architecture and Furnishings | |
| Do we have to put the tabernacle back? | p. 107 |
| What do we do with last year's holy oils? | p. 111 |
| How much oil should be in the ambry? | p. 113 |
| Do we bless a paschal candle if there is no Easter Vigil? | p. 117 |
| Does a church have to have the stations of the cross? | p. 120 |
| Does the national flag belong in church? | p. 123 |
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