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The Liturgy Office serves the work of the Department for Christian Life and Worship of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales providing resources, information and advice.

St Matthew

Ordinary Time

Grant that your faithful, O Lord,
whom you nourish and endow with life
through the food of your Word and heavenly Sacrament,
may so benefit from your beloved Son's great gifts
that we may merit an eternal share in his life.

Roman Missal, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Besides the times of year that have their own distinctive character, there remains in the yearly cycle thirty-three or thirty-four weeks in which no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ is celebrated,but rather the mystery of Christ itself is honoured in its fullness, especially on Sundays. This period is known as Ordinary Time.

Universal Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar, 42

Beginning with the Third Sunday, there is a semicontinuous reading of the Synoptic Gospels. This reading is arranged in such a way that as the Lord's life and preaching unfold the teaching proper to each of these Gospels is presented.

Lectionary: Introduction 105

The God who Speaks

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Ordinary Time: Winter

Peace on Earth
especially on the Day of Prayer for Peace (2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time) and on Racial Justice day (3 Sundays before the 1st Sunday of Lent)
Christian Unity
especially during the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity (18–25 January
Victims of Human Trafficking
especially on St Josephine Bakhita (8 February)
The Sick and those who care for them
especially on World Day for the Sick (11 February)
The Unemployed
especially on the Day of Prayer for the Unemployed (1 Sunday before the 1st Sunday of Lent)

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has an ongoing project in collaboration with the Bible Society on the Bible and ‘The God Who Speaks’.

  • Further details about The God who Speaks.
  • Resources for: Liturgy and Scripture

Confirmation & Marriage

New translations of the Order of Confirmation and the Order of Celebrating Matrimony was published in January 2016 for use from Easter 2016.

  • Press Release
  • Order of Confirmation — Information & Resources
  • Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Information & Resources

Roman Missal

Formation material for and texts from the Roman Missal have been re-incorporated back inothe Liturgy Office website.

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Contact Details

Director Liturgy Office
& Department Assistant Secretary
Mr Martin Foster
Department Secretary
Fr Paul Gunter OSB
Liturgy Office
39 Eccleston Square
London SW1V 1PL
020 7901 4850
020 7901 4821 fax
Liturgy.Office@cbcew.org.uk
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