As we continue our awareness on the recently approved Guidelines and Directives for Lent, Holy Week and Easter Season here in our Diocese, this week will conclude the awareness on Lent and will address the Sacred Triduum next week. MUSIC In order that we preserve the penitential character of the Lenten Season, the playing of
Last week we shared the portion of the guidelines that addressed Fasting, Abstinence, the Sacrament of Penance and Funerals as it relates to the Season of Lent. This week we will continue with the following: MARRIAGES DURING THE SEASON OF LENT AND THE TRIDUUM Marriages during the season of Lent are not encouraged. However, if
Next to Advent and Christmas, LENT is one of the most celebrated and revered seasons in the year of the Catholic Church. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is always held 46 days (40 fasting days and 6 Sundays) before Easter. We also know that it is a time in which people routinely “give up”
Last week, LITURGY in our Diocese shared an overview of the contents of the Diocesan Guidelines on Music in the Liturgy. This week, we focus our attention on how music plays an integral part in the Eucharistic Celebration. In the book Sacrosantum Concillium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy), the sacrament of the Eucharist is the
LITURGY in our Diocese by Margaret C. DelaCruz Diocesan Guidelines on Music in the Liturgy for the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa – Music in the Eucharistic Celebration Last week, LITURGY in our Diocese shared an overview of the contents of the Diocesan Guidelines on Music in the Liturgy. This week, we focus our attention on
If we recalled back on November 24, 2019, Bishop Ryan Jimenez approved two guidelines for the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa – Guidelines for the Celebration of Matrimony and the Diocesan Guidelines on Music in the Liturgy for our Diocese. For the last three weeks, we focused on the highlights of the Matrimony Guidelines. This week,
For the past two weeks, we have shared the overview and the changes of the recently approved Liturgical Guidelines for the Celebration of Matrimony here in our Diocese. This week, we will focus on the special circumstances and additional considerations as it relates to (1) Music at the Wedding Liturgy; (2) Decorations; (3) Photographs; and
Last week, we shared the overview of the recently approved Guidelines for the Celebration of Matrimony here in our Diocese. This week we will focus on the major changes in the celebration of Matrimony in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa. Again, we must be reminded that these liturgical guidelines are intended to serve as a
Happy New Year to everyone and may this Year 2020 bring all of us LOVE, PEACE and JOY! On November 24, 2019, Bishop Ryan Jimenez, Bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa approved two documents from the Commission on Worship – the Liturgical Guidelines for the Celebration of Matrimony and the Diocesan Guidelines on Music
One of the most common questions that music coordinators ponder as they plan their song line up for a mass is whether Marian songs are appropriate and if they are which part of the liturgy can it be sung. Our focus this week is to provide a simple guideline on determining whether Marian Hymns can
