• Liturgical Guidelines and Policies for the 

  Diocese of Worcester

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  Title		Description
  Diocesan Policy for Ecclesiastical Funeral Rites	Download	This contains policy or Particular Law for the Diocese of Worcester regarding the celebration of the Funeral Liturgies
  Diocesan Policy for Extraordinary Ministers	Download	Policy for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion for the Diocese of Worcester effective beginning on February 29, 2004, the First Sunday of Lent, and implemented in all parishes, schools and institutions where extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion
  Decisions of the Local Bishop for the Diocese of Worcester in regards to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal	Download	The General Instruction of the Roman Missal asks the Diocesan Bishop to make decisions on particular areas of the liturgy for his Diocese. After consultation these are the decisions of the Bishop for the Diocese of Worcester
  Pastoral Letter on the Eucharist to the Catholic Faithful of the Diocese of Worcester	Download	Pastoral Letter on the Eucharist to the Catholic Faithful of the Diocese of Worcester by Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, D.D., S.T.D. Issued on the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, January 28, 2005