Catholic Liturgy Guides
Long-form guides for couples, families, and visitors, written to be practical first and theological second.
How-To Tutorials
Step-by-step walkthroughs for building worship aids in Weeve.
- Tutorial·5 min read
How to Build a Sunday Mass Worship Aid in Weeve
Step-by-step tutorial for creating a print-ready Sunday Mass worship aid in Weeve: choose a date, load the day's readings, pick hymns, and download a PDF.
- Tutorial·5 min read
How to Build a Sunday Mass Slide Deck in Weeve
Step-by-step tutorial for building a projection slide deck for Sunday Mass in Weeve: choose a date, the lectionary readings load, pick hymns and theme, download a PDF or PowerPoint.
- Tutorial·5 min read
How to Build a Catholic Wedding Program in Weeve
Step-by-step tutorial for creating a Catholic wedding program in Weeve: enter the couple and ceremony details, choose readings from the approved list, pick music, and download a print-ready PDF.
- Tutorial·5 min read
How to Build a Catholic Funeral Program in Weeve
Step-by-step tutorial for creating a Catholic funeral program in Weeve: enter the memorial details, choose readings from the approved list, pick music, and download a print-ready PDF.
Liturgy Guides
- Wedding·8 min read
The Complete Guide to Catholic Wedding Readings
How to choose the right Old Testament reading, Psalm, New Testament letter, and Gospel for your Catholic wedding Mass, with the full list of approved options.
- Funeral·7 min read
Choosing Readings for a Catholic Funeral Mass
A pastoral guide to selecting scripture readings for a Catholic funeral: what each reading means and how to choose readings that honor the deceased.
- Wedding·6 min read
What Happens at a Catholic Wedding Mass (Step-by-Step)
A walkthrough of the Catholic wedding Mass, from the Introductory Rites through the Rite of Marriage, Liturgy of the Eucharist, and Recessional.
- Funeral·7 min read
How to Plan a Catholic Funeral
A practical checklist for planning a Catholic funeral: what to decide, who to contact, and how to choose readings and music at a difficult time.
- Liturgy·8 min read
Understanding the Order of the Mass: A Visitor's Guide
A plain-language walkthrough of the Catholic Mass, from the entrance procession to the dismissal, for visitors, RCIA candidates, and returning Catholics.
- Funeral·6 min read
The Best Catholic Funeral Readings for a Mother
The readings families most often choose for a mother's funeral Mass, what each one says, and why it fits, drawn from the 41 readings the Church approves.
- Funeral·6 min read
The Best Catholic Funeral Readings for a Father
The readings families most often choose for a father's funeral Mass, what each one says, and how to pick between them, out of the 41 the Church approves.
- Wedding·5 min read
The Best Short Catholic Wedding Readings
The shortest readings approved for a Catholic wedding Mass, with the full text length of each, for couples who want the liturgy to breathe.
- Liturgy·7 min read
The Best Catholic Bible Translation for Beginners
Which Catholic Bible translation to start with if you have never read one through: NABRE, RSV-CE, NRSV-CE, WEB Catholic Edition, and Douay-Rheims compared.
- Wedding·6 min read
The Arras and the Lazo: Two Catholic Wedding Traditions Explained
What las arras matrimoniales (the thirteen coins) and el lazo (the wedding cord) mean, who presents them, and where each one falls in a Catholic wedding ceremony.
- Wedding·6 min read
Attending a Catholic Wedding When You Are Not Catholic
What to expect at a Catholic wedding Mass as a guest: how long it runs, when to stand and sit, whether you should go up for Communion, and what is expected of you.
- Liturgy·9 min read
How to Write a Catholic Homily
A practical method for writing a homily that preaches one thing well: reading the texts prayerfully, finding the point, shaping the structure, and cutting it to length.
- Liturgy·7 min read
A Week-by-Week Rhythm for Homily Preparation
A sustainable weekly rhythm for preparing the Sunday homily: when to read the texts, when to study, when to write, and when to stop writing.
- Liturgy·6 min read
Understanding the Lectionary Cycles (Years A, B, C and I, II)
How the Catholic lectionary cycles work: the three-year Sunday cycle, the two-year weekday cycle, when they change, and how to know which year we are in.
- Children's handouts·7 min read
How to make a Catholic children's bulletin for Mass
Plan and print a Catholic children's bulletin with a Sunday Gospel coloring page, an age-appropriate activity, and a simple prayer prompt.
- Children's handouts·6 min read
Sunday Gospel coloring pages for Catholic Mass
Make printable Sunday Gospel coloring pages that match the day's Catholic readings, suit the child's age, and copy cleanly on ordinary paper.
- Children's handouts·8 min read
Catholic Mass activities for children by age
Choose a Gospel activity for children at Mass, including word searches, story order, missing words, secret codes, mazes, and prayer prompts.