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Toledo, Ohio 43604-5360

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Toledo, OH 43697-0985

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General Instruction
of the Roman Missal
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GIRM Reference
GIRM 2002 Highlights  
   
Catechetical articles which may be reprinted in the Diocese of Toledo  
   
Why Should the Assembly Participate in the Mass?
Why Come to Mass on Time and Why Stay Until the End of Mass?

#18, #20, #386, etc.
   
Hearing the Word of God at Mass

#29, #57-60
   
Why Should We Have Music at All Masses?

#39-40
   
Liturgical Q & A: The Importance of Music at Every Mass

#39-40
   
Postures and Gestures at Mass

#42-44
   
What Is the Proper Posture for the Eucharistic Prayer?

#43
   
What Are the Appropriate Times for Silence?

#45
   
Liturgical Q & A: The Moments of Silence During the Mass

#45
   
Why Is There a Different Creed Sometimes Used at Mass Now? #67-68 and notes in the Missal proper
   
The Eucharistic Prayer at Mass

#78-79
   
Why Aren't We Processing the Lectionary Anymore?
Why Are We Using a Book of the Gospels Instead?

#117, #120, #122, #133
#172-173
   
Are Processions Really Necessary During Mass?

#120, #121, #140, etc.
   
What Changes Will There Be for Lay Eucharistic Ministers?

#162, #83
   
Liturgical Q & A: Reception of Communion by Lay Eucharistic Ministers

#162
   
The Reception of Holy Communion at Mass

#159-160
   
What Is the Gesture of Reverence for Communion
and How Does It Take Place?

#160 (cf. #42)
   
Liturgical Q & A: The Gesture of Reverence During Communion

#160
   
When Should We Bow and When Should We Genuflect at Mass?

#274-275
   
Reception of the Blood of Christ: Communion from the Cup

#281-287
   
Why Can't I Dip the Consecrated Host into the Consecrated Wine Myself?

#287 (cf. #160)
   
Should Our Parish Have a Crucifix or a Cross?

#308
   
Why Does There Seem to Be Such an Emphasis on the Ambo and the Chair?
Why Can't the Priest Just Remain at the Altar...?

#309, #310