Office of Divine Worship

The Office of Divine Worship promotes and facilitates the Sacred Liturgy in the Archdiocese of Portland and within each parish through catechesis and training. Together with its chief steward the Archbishop, the Office hopes to provide the necessary environment for a more reverent, more beautiful and more prayerful experience of the Sacred Liturgy for the faithful of the Archdiocese. The Office works to promote the vision of the Second Vatican Council, understanding that the Most Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life and that the other sacraments, as well as with every ministry of the Church and every work of the apostolate, are tied together with the Holy Eucharist and are directed toward it.

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Source & Summit, an all-new and innovative digital platform for music and liturgy preparation, has been a great help to many parishes over the past months in supporting these efforts. This new web-based application offers several solutions to a number of parish liturgy and music needs in a single, easy-to-use, and cost effective solution. In these turbulent times, it can offer both great savings as a number of liturgy and music resources and services are consolidated, as well as a tool for musical and liturgical renewal which can help guide our parishes along the path of renewal and recovery.

What does “sacred music” actually mean? Can we discuss music fruitfully, without the
“traditional vs. progressive” dichotomy? What can churches do with their music to
attract young families? What did Vatican II actually say about music?
These questions and more are answered in “What is Catholic Sacred Music?”, a 5-part
miniseries. Each video is only 10-15 minutes, answering the most pressing questions
on sacred music in 2020. The miniseries was produced to help every Catholic easily
understand what “sacred music” means, and to create an accessible entry-point for
fruitful discussions.

Click on the image below to view these videos.

Download the free PDF here.

Kindle version ($9.99) and Printed Copies ($25 B&W; $50 Color) can be purchased from Amazon.

Read the National Catholic Register article HERE.

Read the Catholc Sentinel article HERE.

Read the Adoremus Bulletin article HERE.

The Archchdiocese of Portand's Office of Divine Worship is pleased to announce the sixth issue of the quarterly publication for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. This newsletter contains information and articles of interest to those involved in this ministry. Source & Summit will be emailed to all the registered EMHCs and will also be available on the Divine Worship Webpage. This publication is also available in Spanish, Fuente y Cumbre. Click on the icons below to download copies.