Liturgy/Sacramental Resources
Liturgy/Sacramental Resources
The Church, "universal sacrament of salvation", born of the Holy Spirit, transmits Revelation through evangelization; she announces the Good News of the salvific plan of the Father and in the sacraments, communicates his Divine gifts. (General Directory for Catechsis, 45)
Marriage:
For Your Marriage: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops marriage website that provides information, skills, inspiration and resources to help your marriage grow.
Por Tu Matrimonio: Un espacio para inspirar, ayudar y exhortar a las parejas de habla hispana a vivir más plenamente su relación de pareja.
Couple Prayer: A program to help married or engaged couples learn how to pray together safely, closely, comfortably and consistently.
Institute for Marital Healing: Strengthens Catholic marriages and families by educating spouses, marital therapists and clergy about common causes of conflicts in marital self-giving and effective approaches to alleviating such conflicts
Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan (abridged version) – in November 2009 the U.S. Catholic Bishops approved this pastoral letter which brings together the Church’s key teachings on marriage as both a natural gift and a sacrament. The letter discusses several contemporary challenges to marriage and how the Church addresses those challenges. The full version is here.
Reconciliation:
Let the Children Come: The Sacrament of Reconciliation and Children: using this resource, teach your children the practice of Examination of Conscience.
How to Go to Confession: resource from the USCCB.
General:
An assortment of resources on the sacraments from the Catholic News Agency.
Loyola Press offers these resources on the sacraments.
Liturgical Calendar from Catholic News Service.
Information on and catechetical resources for the third edition of the Roman Missal are available from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Web Catechesis for the Implementation of the Revised Roman Missal: videos and transcripts are presented as background catechesis for the implementation of the new translation of the third edition of the Roman Missal.
Changes in the Parts of the People in the Revised Order of the Mass: presents the changes in the people's responses in a format that shows what they are now and what they will become after the changes.
Return to Sunday Mass: a resource from the National Catholic Register on how and why people should reconsider Sunday mass.
Questions/Answers on the Triduum: information on the Paschal Triduum from the USCCB.
