Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2024: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy

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. Good 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, and more!