Salford Office for Liturgy
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Articles and Reference
Over time this page will gather various articles and documents that do not fit anywhere else!
An article exploring some of the theological and liturgical questions surrounding the Seasons of Advent and Christmas:
Advent: Remembered Hope and Hopeful Remembrance
An article by Martin Barry, Musical Director of Salford Cathedral, on music in the liturgy - going beyond "hymns" to discuss the nature of singing as an integral part of the liturgical action:
The following is a set of homilies delivered by Fr James Manock in the Easter Season, based on the Scriptures of Cycle A, which seek to explain and encourage liturgical participation:
Summorum Pontificum
In the Liturgical news at the moment is the recent Motu Proprio 'Summorum Pontificum' issued by the Holy Father, establishing new norms and regulations for the celebration of the Roman Liturgy according to the 1962 Missal of Pope John XXIII. The text of the Motu Proprio is available here. It will also be in English as soon as an authorised translation becomes available.
The Diocese is currently considering how to implement the new regulations in
The Motu Proprio itself, and the accompanying letter to bishops, emphasise that the celebration of the Liturgy according to the Missal of Paul VI (our current and familiar liturgical practice) remains the forma ordinaria of the Liturgy, and calls us all, bishops, priests and faithful, to continue to deepen our formation, participation and celebration of the Liturgy.
