The Office for Liturgy and Sacramental Life is to resource and guide pastors and parishes in the areas of liturgical formation, liturgical preparation, celebration, and evaluation, liturgical spirituality, and sacramental life, in order to deepen awareness of our Catholic sacramental identity, and promote ways in which this identity may find expression in daily life.
In addition, the Office for Liturgy and Sacramental Life serves as a liturgical consultant to Archbishop Naumann, and coordinates and directs the preparation, celebration and evaluation of the liturgical celebrations of the Archbishop for the Archdiocesan Church.
“The Church, therefore, earnestly desires that Christ’s faithful, when present at this mystery of faith, should not be there as strangers or silent spectators; on the contrary, through a good understanding of the rites and prayers they should take part in the sacred action conscious of what they are doing, with devotion and full collaboration.
They should be instructed by God’s word and be nourished at the table of the Lord’s body; they should give thanks to God; by offering the Immaculate Victim, not only through the hands of the priest, but also with him, they should learn also to offer themselves; through Christ the Mediator, they should be drawn day by day into an ever more perfect union with God and with each other, so that, finally, God may be all in all” (Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 48).
Archbishop Naumann, as a way of showing his solicitude for those open to raising larger families, has offered to celebrate the baptism of any third or greater child — by birth, adoption, or family blending.
Parents interested in this opportunity may download the Information Sheet and Registration Form below, and then submit the registration form to the Office for Liturgy (liturgy@archkck.org). Baptisms are scheduled to take place on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Kansas City, Kansas during the months January, March, May, July, September, and November. See the registration form for this year’s particular dates.
A prayer to use when reception of Holy Communion at Mass is not possible.