OFFICE OF WORSHIP

Rev. John M. Sauer, Director
General Questions / Inquiries:  507-858-1254
Parish Contact for Fr. Sauer: 507-451-1588

"In the restoration and promotion of the Sacred Liturgy, 

full and active participation by all the people

is the aim to be considered before all else;

for it is the primary and indispensable source

from which the faithful are to derive the true Christian spirit."

-- Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 14

Liturgy Resources

• LTP 2013-2014 Order Form
• Liturgical Calendar dates for next 40 years
• Copyright laws regarding Church music and materials
• Sunday Celebrations in the absence of a priest
• Weekday Mass, Liturgy of the Word, or Liturgy of Hours
• Liturgical Music and Ministries
• Liturgy of Word with Communion, lay presiders
• Renovation and Building Guidelines, Diocese of Winona
• Liturgical Year Calendar
• Recursos en Espanol para la liturgia
• Study Liturgy with these resources
• Materials for the revised texts of the liturgy Roman Missal - English
  USCCB resources      FDLC Resources
• Materiales del Misal Romano - Espanol

RESOURCES FOR LITURGICAL MINISTERS

MINISTER OF HOLY COMMUNION

Training and Commissioning extraordinary Ministers of Communion in the Diocese of Winona -booklet with norms for distribution, cleansing of vessels and more.

• Norms for Distribution, Cleansing of Vessels and other documents on the Eucharist.
• Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at Mass by the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy.
• The Reception of Holy Communion at Mass by the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy
• Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds in the Dioceses of the United States of America by the USCCB, April 7, 2002
• Encyclical "On Keeping the Lord's Day Holy" (Dies Domini) by Pope John Paul II, July 5, 1988
• Encyclical "On the Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church" (Ecclesia de Eucharistia) by Pope John Paul II, April 17, 2003
• Ten Questions on Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion by the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy

LECTOR

• Lectionary for Mass,
• Pronouncing Biblical Names,
• Background and notes about the readings of the day
• further resources in English and Espanol
• The Reader at Mass by the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy
• Hearing the Word of God by the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy
• Excerpts from the General Instruction of the Roman Missal concerning the reader
• Lectionary for Mass, Introduction, by the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship, January 21, 1981 
• Reflections on the liturgical ministry of reader from the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy

LITURGICAL MUSICIAN

• Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship
• General Instruction on the Roman Missal
• Music for Weddings -- Guidelines for music selection

SERVER

• Guidelines for Altar Servers by the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy
• Pope John Paul II's address to altar servers
• Pope Benedict XVI's address to altar servers

MISA EN ESPANOL - MASS IN SPANISH

Cindy Theis serves as secretary for the office. E-mail: ctheis@dow.org or 507-858-1263