"Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass"
Pastoral Letter on the Eucharist  --  Sept. 4, 1997
by
Cardinal Roger Mahony
Archbishop of Los Angeles

The full text is available at the Website of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
The following outline was compiled from letter's sub-headings


Introduction

Peace be with you!
The Jubilee Year
The Vision of the Second Vatican Council
Start with Sunday Eucharist
Tensions
      Solemnity and Community
      External Form and Internal Transformation
      Unity and Diversity
The Challenge and Blessing of Many Cultures

Part One: A Message to All Catholics of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Sunday Mass, 2000
      The Entrance of the Assembly
      The Liturgy of the Word
      The Liturgy of the Eucharist
      Taking Leave
      Visiting Our Lady of the Angels Parish
From Here to There
      1. Your Right, Your Duty
      2. Ministries
      3. Steps You Can Take

Part Two: A Message to Priests and Others Who Have Responsibility for the Sunday Eucharist

In Gratitude
      Leaders who Need and Embrace the Assembly
      Qualities of the Presider
      Catechesis for the Liturgy
Challenges
      The Homily
      The Eucharistic Prayer
      The Communion Rite
      Assemblies that Manifest Our Catholic Soul
Schedule for Implementation
      1. By Pentecost 1998: responsibility, evaluation and a plan
      2. By August 1998: a plan for looking carefully at five areas during the fall
      3. By First Sunday of Advent 1999: every Sunday Liturgy is celebrated with
          the Eucharistic Prayer and the Communion Rite as described here

Conclusion


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