DIOCESE OF ALTOONA-JOHNSTOWN SEASONAL INFORMATION

Liturgical Inserts - Lent and Triduum 2013 

UNIVERSAL CHURCH & CHURCH FATHERS' DOCUMENTS

Catechism of the Catholic Church
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html

Code of Canon Law
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_INDEX.HTM

Documents of Vatican II

     - Constitutions

             * Dei Verbum - Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation

             * Lumen Gentium - Dogmatic Constitution on the Church

             * Sacrosanctum Concilium - The Sacred Liturgy

             * Gaudium et Spes - The Church in the Modern World

     - Declarations

             * Gravissi Mum Educationis - Christian Education

             * Nostra Aetate - The Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions 

             * Dignitatis Humanae - Religious Freedom

     - Decrees

             * Ad Gentes - The Mission Activity of the Church

             * Presbyterorum Ordinis - The Ministry and Life of Priests

             * Apostolicam Actuositatem - The Apostolate of the Laity

             * Optatam Totius - Priestly Training

             * Perfectae Caritatis - The Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life

             * Christus Dominus - The Pastoral Office of Bishop

             * Unitatis Redintegratio - On Ecumenism

             * Orientalium Ecclesiarium - The Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite

             * Inter Mirifica - The Media of Social Communication

http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/index.htm

The Vatican on the Liturgical Year
http://www.vatican.va/liturgical_year/liturgico_en/liturgico_en.html

The Papal Archive - The Teachings and Writings of our Holy Fathers
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/index.htm

Works of the Roman Curia
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/index.htm

Conciliar and Papal Documents Compiled by Spring Hill College (Jesuit)http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/docs.htm

Church Documents Compiled by the Catholic Information Network
http://www.cin.org/ftp.html

Church Documents Compiled by Adoremus
http://www.adoremus.org/ChurchDocs.html

Searchable Documents of Vatican II
http://www.stjosef.at/council/index.htm

Fathers of the Church
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/

Writings of the Early Church Fathers
http://www.ccel.org/fathers.html

EWTN's Searchable Document Library
http://www.ewtn.com/vlibrary/search.asp

The three encyclicals of Pope Benedict XVI
Deus Caritas Est
Spe Salvi
Caritas in Veritate

UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS DOCUMENTS

USCCB 2011 Liturgical Calendar
http://www.ajdiocese.org/sites/default/files/USCCB%20Calander%202011l.pdf

USCCB 2010 Liturgical Calendar
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/USCCB_2010_Liturgical_Calendar.pdf

Proclamation of the Birth of Christ
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/Proclamation_of_the_Birth_of_Christ.pdf

Proclamation of the Date of Easter on Epiphany
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/Proclamation_of_the_Date_of_Easter_on_Epiphany_for_2009.pdf

How are Bishops Appointed?
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/How_Are_Bishops_Appointed.pdf

Documents of the USCCB
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/current/index.shtml

Order of Mass Translations
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/missalformation/index.shtml

General Instruction of the Roman Missal
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/girm/index.shtml

Resources on the Eucharist
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/girm/index.shtml

Resources for the Liturgical Year
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/lityearresources.shtml

Questions and Answers on Liturgy
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/index.shtml

USCCB Committee on Divine Worship - What's New?
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/

USCCB Committee on Divine Worship - Newsletters (use left-hand tab)http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/

A Guide to USCCB Publications
http://gocatholic.web.officelive.com/books.aspx

EWTN's Searchable Document Library
http://www.ewtn.com/vlibrary/search.asp

Proclaiming the Name of God
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/Proclaiming_the_Name_Of_God.pdf

Purification of Vessels
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Purification_of_Vessels.pdf

SACRED MUSIC

Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/SingToTheLord.pdf

Corrected Song Texts for Proclaiming the Name of God (Replacing Yahweh)http://www.ocp.org/directive08

Music for the English Language Roman Missal
http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//Liturgy/Music_for_the_English_Language_Roman_Missal.pdf

Exultet - The Easter Proclamation
http://moleski.net/exultet/index.htm

OTHER LITURGICAL REFERENCES

Liturgical Resources Compiled by the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions http://www.fdlc.org/Liturgy.htm

The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University
http://liturgy.slu.edu/

Georgetown Center for Liturgy
http://centerforliturgy.georgetown.edu/

Institute for Liturgical Ministry in Dayton, OH
http://ilmdayton.org/

Notre Dame Center for Liturgy
http://liturgy.nd.edu/