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.

Celebrate the ongoing liturgical life of St. James Cathedral with the Liturgy Photo Album.

NEW!  Visit Year of Grace, our new liturgy blog!  Updated weekly

Albums
2010 Liturgy Photo Album
2009 Liturgy Photo Album
2008 Liturgy Photo Album
2007 Liturgy Photo Album
2006 Liturgy Photo Album
2005 Liturgy Photo Album
2004 Liturgy Photo Album

SPECIAL FEATURES
Novena in Honor of St. James July 16-25, 2010
Explore the Pilgrim Way of St. James July, 2010
A New Pentecost: A Novena of Prayer for the Church May 14-22, 2010
Believe, Celebrate, Live: The Eucharist Eastertide, 2010

Beautiful new Stations of the Cross by Joan Brand-Landkamer Lent 2010
Celebrating the Epiphany of the Lord January 2-3, 2010
Year for Priests August, 2009-August 2010
Praying for the Parishes of the Archdiocese of Seattle in 2010
Celebrating the Dedication of St. John Lateran November 9, 2008
The Lord's Day: A Series in the Parish Bulletin September, 2008
Celebrating the Year of St. Paul

NEW!
Visit our Liturgy Blog for information on the feasts and seasons of the Liturgical Year.
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
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
Pilgrimage to Rome 2006 March 14-23, 2006
The Second Vatican Council: 40 Years Later November-December, 2005
Exploring the Mass Summer, 2005
Liturgy Notes: The Newsletter from the Liturgy Office
A Homily by Father Ryan: "Why Liturgy Matters"

Response
Prayer for the Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti January 13, 2010
October is Respect Life Month October, 2009
Prayer for the Victims of Disaster in Asia & the Pacific Oct. 2, 2009
Prayers during the Financial Crisis February 7, 2009
Prayer for the United States on Inauguration Day January, 2009
Archbishop Carroll's Prayer for Government November 5, 2008
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
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

more liturgy resources online
Explore the readings of the day, courtesy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Listen to today's readings at the USCCB Website
Watch a "video daily reflection" on the readings of the day
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)


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COORDINATORS OF THE LITURGICAL MINISTRIES AT ST. JAMES


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