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<i>Living Liturgy</i>(TM) <i>2024 </i>provides practical and engaging content from expert authors to enrich your communal prayer and ministry. Trusted by parishes around the country (and world!), <i>Living Liturgy</i>(TM) offers Scripture readings, insightful reflections, robust liturgical formation, and contextual background information for Sundays, solemnities, and additional feasts of liturgical and national importance. This best-selling annual resource is ideal for parish ministers, liturgists, pastors, planning committees, adult faith formation groups, and anyone who wishes to explore the connections between liturgy and life. <p> An entirely new resource created for each liturgical year, <i>Living Liturgy</i>(TM) gives your team the spiritual preparation they need to serve in their ministries, integrating daily living, prayer, and study in an inviting and easy-to-use format. Original art by Ruberval Monteiro da Silva, OSB, complements the text and invites further reflection on the gospel of the day. This indispensable guide deepens a liturgical spirituality and strengthens the worship experience for the whole parish. <p> Featured Liturgical Texts <ul><li> Collect </li><li> First Reading </li><li> Responsorial Psalm </li><li> Second Reading </li><li> Gospel Acclamation </li><li> Gospel </li></ul> Featured Content <ul><li> Reflecting on the Gospel </li><li> Preparing to Proclaim </li><li> Psalmist Preparation </li><li> Making Connections Between the Readings </li><li> Homily Points </li><li> Model Penitential Act </li><li> Model Universal Prayer (Prayer of the Faithful) </li><li> Liturgy and Music </li><li> Living Liturgy </li><li> Prompts for Faith-Sharing </li></ul> Additional Features <ul><li> Calendar-dated </li><li> Pronunciation guide </li><li> Full text of readings in sense lines </li><li> Key words and phrases that focus on the gospel </li></ul>