Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2024
Description
Those who prepare the liturgy are entrusted with a very important task—helping our assemblies to encounter the real presence of Christ and to be transformed and strengthened for discipleship. Life-giving celebrations of the liturgy help foster and nourish the faith of our parishioners. Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays is a trusted annual publication providing insightful, concise, and detailed suggestions for preparing the Mass each day of the liturgical year. With its focus on celebrating the liturgy well, this resource will guide parish teams in making “the liturgical prayers of the Christian community more alive” (On Sacred Music, 31). It includes:
- Preaching points
- Additional Scripture insights for the Proper of Saints
- Music preparation guidance and song suggestions
- Ways to connect the liturgy to the Christian life
- Original Mass texts for Sundays, solemnities, and feasts of the Lord
- Seasonal worship committee agendas
- Ideas for celebrating other rites and customs
- An online supplement for preparing the sacramental rites
- Seasonal introductions
- Daily calendar preparation guides
- Dated entries with liturgical titles, lectionary citations, and vestment colors
- Scripture insights
- Brief biographies of the saints and blesseds
- Guidance for choosing among the options provided in the ritual texts
Book Details
- Product Code: SSS24
- ISBN: 978-1-61671-707-0
- Size: 8 3/8 x 10 7/8
- Pages: 416
- Author: Various authors, including Jessie Bazan, Kim R. Harris, and Kate Williams
- Binding: Paperback
- Language: English
- Copyright: 2023
Serving the Catholic Community for Over 50 Years
Established by the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1964, LTP promotes the liturgical formation of the faithful called for by the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council. Liturgy Training Publications is a premier publisher of liturgical and pastoral materials in English and Spanish. Dedicated to developing resources for the assembly, clergy, liturgical ministers, and all who study the liturgy, LTP produces books, videos, workshops, and other training materials so all the faithful may “become thoroughly imbued with the spirit and power of the liturgy” (SC, 14).