Liturgical Year
Diocesan Intercession for Good Friday 2013
Bishop Patrick McGrath asks that the following intercession be added to the General Intercessions for the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, March 29, 2013. This intercession has been formatted to match the pattern (either sung or spoken) of the intercessions that are found in the Roman Missal. Read more...
Posted in Intercessions, Liturgical Year, and Triduum on March 15, 2013 by macalintal
When does the Christmas season really end? Part 2 – Making it Count
Apparently some people were still not convinced by my argument that the last day of the Roman Catholic Church’s Christmas season is the Baptism of the Lord. Read more...
Posted in Christmas, Liturgical Year, and Social Justice on January 13, 2013 by macalintal
January 1 in the Diocese of San Jose
In the United States, January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, is one of the holy days of obligation in the liturgical calendar (except when it falls on a Saturday or a Monday). In 2013, January 1st falls on a Tuesday. Bishop Patrick J. McGrath, however, has dispensed the obligation to participate in Mass for that day for those in the Diocese of San Jose. Read more...
Posted in Liturgical Year on December 7, 2012 by macalintal
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea - May 22
From: Most Reverend J. Kevin Boland
Bishop Promoter of the Apostleship of the Sea Read more...
Posted in Liturgical Year, and Prayers and Blessings on May 8, 2012 by macalintal
Is the Solemnity of the Ascension moved to the Seventh Sunday of Easter?
For the Diocese of San Jose, the answer is yes...(and it will always be yes until the bishops of our ecclesiastical province determine otherwise). Read more...
Posted in Easter, and Liturgical Year on May 1, 2012 by macalintal
God bless America: When calendars collide
This post by Diana Macalintal originally appeared at PrayTell, on June 8, 2010.
What’s a liturgist to do when calendars collide? Read more...
Posted in Liturgical Year on June 24, 2010 by macalintal
Flower and Song: How We Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Diocese of San Jose
This article by Diana Macalintal originally appeared in AIM Liturgy Resources, Winter, 2006. Read more...
Posted in Advent, Diocesan Liturgies, and Liturgical Year on December 2, 2009 by macalintal
What Advent really means...
It began with worship...it begins with worship. Rediscover the meaning of Advent and the joy of Christmas. Here's an awesome video one of my Facebook friends shared with me. What would happen if this Advent we worship fully, spend less, and give more?
Posted in Liturgical Year, and Social Justice on November 30, 2009 by macalintal
The Liturgy Files: Is January 1, 2010, a holy day of obligation?
Q: Is January 1, 2010, a holy day of obligation? Has our Bishop dispensed the obligation to participate in Mass? Read more...
Posted in Liturgical Year on November 23, 2009 by macalintal
What's the connection between Halloween and All Saints Day?
Busted Halo put together a great little video with Fr. James Martin, SJ, the author of My Life with the Saints. Find out if there's a connection between Halloween and All Saints Day, how you become a saint, what is a patron saint, and do Catholics worship the saints?
Take a look see. Thanks to Busted Halo, and h/t to Loyola Press. Read more...
Posted in Liturgical Year on October 30, 2009 by macalintal
