Roman Missal — Music
Composing
Roman Missal: Guide for Composers
The Department for Christian Life and Worship has prepared a guide for composers to the Order of Mass. As well as providing texts for composers to set and guidance on the role of music in the Mass it also provides details of the Process for Permission to Publish settings of the liturgical texts. Any setting of liturgical texts published in England and Wales have to be submitted to the Department prior to publication.
- Composer's Guide (pdf)
Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children
The Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children were published May 2014. A Composers' Guide to the Prayers is available.
Liturgical Year
The Department for Christian Life and Worship has prepared a guide for composers to the texts of the Liturgical Year in the Missal. This includes information about seasons of the Church's year and texts from the Missal. It is a companion to the guide to the Order of Mass.
The document includes information about which texts are included in the Process for Permission to Publish.
Other Rites
As new translations of the liturgical rites are published a resource for composers will also be made available.
- Order of Confirmation
- Guide for Composers (pdf) - joint guide with Order of Celebrating Matrimony
- Texts from Order of Confirmation
- Order of Celebrating Matrimony
- Guide for Composers (pdf) - joint guide with Order of Confirmation
- Texts from Order of Celebrating Matrimony
- Material to assist with preparation
Process for Permission to Publish
- Music - permission to publish (Word)
- Music - permission to publish (pdf)
- Music - permission to publish - sample (pdf)
Email submissions to the Liturgy Office
Future Panel meetings
As there have been fewer submissions the Panel will be meeting at intervals of about 8 weeks. This will be kept under review. Publishers who have projects which may need to be processed outside this timetable should consult Information Sheet 5 and contact the Liturgy Office.
- Friday 17 January 2020 (submissions received by Friday 10 January)
Information Sheets
Helpful information for publishers and composers engaged with the Process for Permission to Publish.
- Information Sheet 1 - General (pdf)
- Information Sheet 2 - Latin Texts (pdf)
- Information Sheet 3 - Publishing (pdf)
- Information Sheet 4 - Appeals (pdf)
- Information Sheet 5 - Submission (pdf)
- Information Sheet 6 - Hyphenation (pdf)
Published settings
A list of settings which have been approved for publication in England and Wales by the Department for Christian Life and Worship.