Liturgy is the divine worship of the Church and includes the celebration of Mass, the celebration of the Sacraments, and the Divine Office or Daily Prayer of the Church. The celebration of the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of our faith, and so all other liturgies flow from and to the celebration of Mass.
“From this it follows that every liturgical celebration, because it is an action of Christ the priest and of His Body which is the Church, is a sacred action surpassing all others; no other action of the Church can equal its efficacy by the same title and to the same degree.”
The word Liturgy means “work of the people”. Within the Catholic Church, it is used to describe all the public acts of worship that take place, as it draws the people into the work of God.
Liturgy is in many ways the public face or shop front of the Church, it is through the liturgy that people engage with the faith and deepen their relationship with God.
The Pastoral Ministries Office provides parish and school communities with liturgical formation and resourcing.
The Diocese can assist parishes and schools with liturgical formation and workshop presentations:
Contact the pastoral office at pastoral@sale.catholic.org.au to discuss your next formation event.
Living Liturgy is a seasonal publication produced by the Catholic Diocese of Sale. It comprises articles, resource pages and a comprehensive liturgy planner for every Sunday of the Liturgical Year plus Christmas and the Easter Triduum.
We publish 7 issues annually - all of which are spread out across Lent, Easter Triduum, Easter-Pentecost, Advent-Christmas and Ordinary Time throughout the year.
This publication is distributed free of charge to parishes, schools and individual users within the Catholic Diocese of Sale. Subscriptions are available to readers outside of the Diocese of Sale.
Rates: Personal use (1 copy only) $AUD 50 p/a
Parish Use (multiple copies within one parish only) $AUD 80
Click here to download a subscription form. A sample edition can also be viewed here.
Contact Pastoral office at pastoral@sale.catholic.org.au for any enquiries regarding Living Liturgy or Liturgical Formation.