The mission of the Office of Worship is to assist the Bishop in his role as chief liturgist of the Diocese of Phoenix. To that end we organize Episcopal liturgies, oversee the construction and beautification of churches, advise and support the Bishop on issues of liturgical policy, provide sacramental ministry support for parishes and produce catechetical materials and prayer resource on the topics of liturgy, the liturgical year and popular devotions.

All are invited to the 2024 Ordination of Deacons (Permanent) on November 9th at 10am at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church in Scottsdale. All priests are invited to concelebrate, and deacons invited to vest. Join us in celebrating the ordination of 15 men to the Permanent Diaconate.

In 2024, December 8 is the Second Sunday of Advent, so the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is transferred to Monday, December 9.  Previously, in the US, when the DATE was transferred the obligation was abrogated. That will no longer be true.

*FROM THE USCCB:    Earlier this year, Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance, wrote to the Holy See seeking clarification about the obligation to attend Mass when a holy day of obligation in Advent, Lent, or Easter falls on Sunday and the Solemnity is transferred to Monday. In a memo to the U.S. bishops dated Thursday, October 10, Bishop Paprocki communicated the Dicastery for Legislative Text’s response: “the feast must be observed as a day of obligation on the day to which it is transferred.” 

In light of this new directive, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Monday, December 9, 2024
is to be observed as a Holy Day of Obligation.