Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

Here the bishops contextualise the need in some places in Australia for Sunday celebrations where the Eucharist cannot be celebrated for lack of an available priest.  This can take the form of a Sunday Celebration of the Word, Sunday Celebration of the Word and Communion, or Sunday Celebration of the Hours. The practice is circumscribed, given the normative Sunday celebration is the Mass.

This document strongly encourages communion under both kinds, noting ancient tradition and the power of the two signs of bread and wine. Circumstances when communion under both kinds is permitted and not permitted are listed. Practical guidance is provided for preparation and distribution.

Here the contents of Australia’s national hymnal Catholic Worship Book II are provided for ease of reference for music ministers responsible for selecting music for liturgical celebrations.

This list of hymns, songs, and ritual music serves as a resource for those choosing music for liturgy. It is not meant to be exhaustive; the music listed can serve as models of appropriate liturgical music.

This appendix to the list of hymns approved by the ACBC sets out the hymns whose titles were originally in Latin or another language other than English, and provides their location across five main hymnals.

This list was prepared by the National Liturgical Music Council in 2021. It provides ten exemplars of newly composed contemporary liturgical songs and ten exemplars of contemporary arrangements of classic hymns or hymn texts. For each song, liturgical, musical, and pastoral assessments are provided.

This resource explores the parameters and opportunities for lay preaching within the liturgical life of the Church.

This document published by the Australian Episcopal Conference of the Roman Catholic Church in 2015 is printed in Catholic Worship Book II. It sets out important principles for the use of music at Mass, and clearly identifies liturgical and musical priorities for each part of the Mass.