Liturgy:  Source and Summit

The celebration of the liturgy is central to the life of our community.  It is “the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the fount from which all the Church’s power flows” (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 1963). We are strengthened for service to our community and our world by prayer and especially by the celebration of the Eucharist. Our ministry in the name of Jesus draws us ever more fully to prayer and praise.

Albums
Liturgy Photo Album
2007 Liturgy Photo Album
Choir Camp 2007
2006 Liturgy Photo Album
Album: Holy Week 2006 April 9-16, 2006
Pilgrimage to Rome 2006 March 14-23, 2006
2005 Liturgy Photo Album
Pope John Paul II Album
Album: Holy Week 2005
2004 Liturgy Photo Album

SPECIAL FEATURES
Celebrating the Year of St. Paul June 28, 2008-June 29, 2009
Learn more about our Patron, James the Greater
Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to the U.S. April, 2008
Celebrating Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise' March 1, 2008
Lent 2008 at St. James Cathedral February 6, 2008
Three-Year Centennial Observance Nov. 13, 2004-Dec. 23, 2007
The Centennial Gazette 2007
Explore the Liturgies of Holy Week April 1-8, 2007
A Christmas Novena December, 2006
Ave Maria! How to Pray the Rosary
October, 2006
This House of Prayer July-August, 2006
Our Cathedral Vision June-July, 2006
Mystery of Faith Eastertide 2006
Pardon and Peace: The Sacrament of Reconciliation April 2006
The Second Vatican Council: 40 Years Later November-December, 2005
Exploring the Mass Summer, 2005

On the Liturgy Page
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Liturgy Day 2006 November 4, 2006
Meet the Cathedral's Altar Servers
Liturgy Notes: The Newsletter from the Liturgy Office
A Homily by Father Ryan: "Why Liturgy Matters"

Response
Prayer for the Victims of the Virginia Tech Shootings April 16, 2006
9/11: Five Years Later September 11, 2006
Prayer for the Jewish Community of Seattle July 28, 2006
Interfaith Prayer for Peace in the Middle East July 26, 2006
Prayer for the City on the Eve of the SuperBowl February 3, 2006
Prayer for Christian Unity January 2006
Respect Life Month October 2005
The Year of the Eucharist 2004-2005
Prayer for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina August 30, 2005
Prayer in Memory of Brother Roger of Taizé
August 19, 2005
Prayer for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks in London July 7, 2005
The Election of Benedict XVI April, 2005
In Memoriam: Pope John Paul II April, 2005

Off-site
Listen to today's readings at the USCCB Website
Watch a "video daily reflection" on the readings of the day
Explore the readings of the day, courtesy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Visit the Taizé community in France, listen to chants, or post prayer intentions
Visit the Vatican website. Click on the "Holy Father" link to read the latest messages and documents from Pope Benedict XVI or to access an archive of writings by all the Popes of the past 100 years.
Access an online version of the Catechism, the Documents of the Second Vatican Council, and the Code of Canon Law.

Link to the website of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where the relics of our patron James have been venerated for more than 1000 years. (In Spanish)


LITURGY OFFICE

COORDINATORS OF THE LITURGICAL MINISTRIES AT ST. JAMES


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