On November 21st, 2015 the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton class met at Incarnation Parish, in Glendale. Our next class will on December 5th at Alemany High School, Mission Hills.
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The majority of today’s class was spent discussion the General Instructions of the Roman Missal or, as it is referred to, the GIRM.
Most people have never looked at the document and would surmise by the title that it contains the “rubrics” or the rules of what should be done during Mass. While it is true that the GIRM contains rubrics, it contains much more. It contains the theology and the history of our Church. So, not just the how, but the what and the why.
If you love liturgy and wand to find out more about it, the GIRM is the document for you.
Our brief encounter with this document today helped us to understand its structure and layout so that we could utilize it in the future to answer questions that we or others may have on different aspects of the liturgy and the how, what and why behind each answer.
We would like to send our richest blessings during this time of Thanksgiving, and pray that as we enter into the rich and inspiring time of Advent that our Heavenly Father continues to bless you and keep you in the warm embrace of his compassion and unconditional love.
If you have any questions about what we have experienced in the diaconate (aka “that deacon thing”), please ask us or send us an e-mail to gbmom_01_02@yahoo.com.
If you are interested in becoming a Deacon or a Deacon Couple for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, please contact:
Diaconate Formation Office
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
3424 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2241
213-637-7383
Candy & Jay Krueger,
Diaconate Formation, Year IV,
Holy Family Church, South Pasadena, CA