Archdiocesan Liturgical Calendar & Guidelines

 Liturgical Memos

• Memorandum Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.pdf
• Memorandum Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.docx
• Memorandum Communion Chalice.pdf
• Memorandum Communion chalice.doc

Calendar 

• Worship Liturgical Calendar 2022.pdf 
• Worship Liturgical Calendar 2022.doc
• Worship LIturgical Calendar MEMO 2023.pdf
• Worship LIturgical Calendar MEMO 2023.doc
• Worship LIturgical Calendar 2023.pdf
• Worshop Liturgical Calendar 2023.doc

Archdiocesan Guidelines

• Archdiocesan Guidelines for Mass outside of a church, chapel, or oratory.pdf

Parish Ministers 

• Extraordinary Minister Guidelines & Commissioning Forms.pdf
• Lector & Reader Guidelines.pdf
• Commissioning of Ministers in the Parish General.doc
• Commissioning of Minsters in the Parish General.pdf
• Commission Service for Ministers or other groups in Parish.pdf

Music 

• Catholic Hymnody USCCB Document.pdf

Rites & Sacraments 

    Funerals 

• Cardinal Rigali Center Funeral Planning Guide.pdf
• Cremation and the Catholic Church.pdf
• Remarks of Remembrance Guidelines.pdf

    Weddings 

• The Catholic Wedding.pdf
• Policy on the Place of Marriage.pdf

Guidelines & Resources from Other Dioceses & Resources

Below are respected resources which are worthy of your consideration.  There many good resources from other dioceses and below are just a few guidelines that might be useful for your ministry in addition to our specific Archdiocese of St. Louis Guidelines above.  

• Sacramental Guidelines from Diocese of Hartford.pdf   
• Archdiocese of Portland Liturgical Guidelines Handbook.pdf

    Music 

• Portland Sacred Music Sing a New Song.pdf
• New York Marriage Guidelines.pdf
• Archdiocese of New York Funeral Music Guidelines.pdf