Welcome
In the period following the Council, of course, the Constitution on the Liturgy was understood, no longer on the basis of this fundamental primacy of adoration, but quite simply as a recipe book concerned with what we can do with the liturgy. In the meantime many liturgical experts, rushing into considerations about how we can shape the liturgy in a more attractive way, to communicate better, so as to get more and more people actively involved, have apparently quite lost sight of the fact that the liturgy is actually "done" for God and not for ourselves. The more we do it for ourselves, however, the less it attracts people, because everyone can clearly sense that what is essential is increasingly eluding us.
~Pope Benedict XVI, Pilgrim Fellowship of Faith
The goals of the Office of Worship are:
- to implement the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and all follow-up liturgical documents of the Church through education
- to model good liturgy, in practical ways through the planning and coordination of diocesan celebrations
- to develop liturgical spirituality among clergy and faithful
- to act as liturgical advisor to the Bishop in his role as diocesan liturgist
- preparation of Special Ministers of the Eucharist
- planning and executing diocese-wide workshops and special liturgical celebrations
- training liturgical ministers when necessary
- acting as a resource on liturgy and ritual for parish liturgical coordinators, committees, ministers and diocesan offices
