Endnotes

1. See Luke 24:17.
2. Codex Iuris Canonici, 1983 (hereafter, CIC), can. 1248, 2.
3. See Acta Martyrum Bytiniae, in Dr. Ruiz Bueno, Actas de los Martires, Biblioteca de Autores Cristianis (BAC) 75 (Madrid, 1951), 973.
4. See SC Rites, Instruction Inter Oecumenici (26 September 1964), no. 37: Acta Apostolicae Sedis (hereafter, AAS) 56 (1964), 884-885; Documents on the Liturgy, 1963-1979: Conciliar, Papal, and Curial Texts (hereafter, DOL) 23, no. 329. CIC, can.1248, 2.
5. Vatican Council II, Constitution on the Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium (hereafter, SC), art. 106: DOL 1, no. 106. See also ibid., Appendix, Declaration of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council on Revision of the Calendar: DOL 1, no. 131.
6. See Revelation 1:10. See also John 20:19, 26; Acts 20:7-12; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Hebrews 10:24-25.
7. Didache 14,1: F. X. Funk, ed., Doctrina duodecim Apostolorum (1887), p.42.
8. Saint Justin, Apologia I, 67: PG 6, 430.
9. Didascalia Apostolorum 2, 59, 1-3: F. X. Funk, ed., Didascalia et Constitutiones Apostolorum (1905) vol. 1, p. 170.
10. SC, art. 106: DOL 1, no. 106.
11. Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Ad Magnesios 9, 1: F. X. Funk ed., Didascalia et Constitutiones Apostolorum (1905) vol. 1, p.199.
12. See Paul VI, Address to bishops of central France, 26 March 1977: AAS 69 (1977), 465; "The goal must always be the celebration of the sacrifice of the MAss, the only true actualization of the Lord's paschal mystery" (tr., DOL 449, no. 38:2).
13. SC, art. 106: DOL 1, no.106.
14. See SC Rites Instruction Eucharisticum mysterium, (25 May 1967), no. 25: AAS 59 (1967), 555: DOL 179, no. 25.
15. SC, art. 106: DOL 1, no. 106.
16. See "Le sens du dimanche dans une societe pluraliste. Reflexions pastorales de la Conference des eveques du Canada," La Documentation Catholique, no. 1935 (1987), 273-276.
17. Revelation 7:9
18. See SC, art. 35, 4: DOL 1, no. 35.
19. The Roman Ritual, Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass, no. 26.
20. See Paul VI, Address to bishops of Central France, 26 March 1977: AAS 69 (1977); "Proceed judiciously, but without multiplying this type of Sunday assembly, as though it were the ideal solution and the last chance" (tr., DOL 449, no. 3842).
21. The Roman Missal (Sacramentary), Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Occassions, I. For the Church, 9. For Priestly Vocations, prayer over the gifts.
22. Vatican Council II, Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests Presbyterorum ordinis, no. 6: DOL 18, no. 261.
23. See SC Rites, Instruction Eucharisticum mysterium (25 May 1967), no. 26: AAS 59 (1967), 555; DOL 179, no. 1255.
24. See Paul VI, Motu proprio Ad pascendum (15 August 1972), no. 1: AAS 64 (1972), 534; DOL 319, no. 2576.
25. See CIC, can. 230, 3.
26. See The Roman Ritual, Book of Blesings, ch. 4, I, B.
27. CIC, can. 230, 3.
28. SC, art. 28: DOL 1, no. 28.
29. See SC, art. 29: DOL 1, no. 29.
30. CIC, can. 1248, 2.
31. General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours (hereafter, GILH), no. 22: DOL 426, no. 3452.
32. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Epistle . . . on certain questions regarding the minister of the eucharist, 6 August 1983: AAS 75 (1983), 1007.
33. See GILH, no. 258: DOL 426, no. 3688; see also The Roman Ritual, Book of Blessings, nos. 48, 119, 130, 181.
34. See The Roman Ritual, Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist outside Mass, no. 20: DOL 266, no. 2098.
35. See GILH, no. 258: DOL 426, no. 3688.
36. See CIC, can. 766-767.
37. See General Instruction of the Roman Missal, nos. 45-47: DOL 208, nos. 1435-1437.
38. See The Roman Ritual, Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist outside Mass, ch. 1: DOL 266. nos. 2092-2103.
39. Ibid., no. 37.
40. John Paul II, Address to the bishops from France on the occasion of their ad limina visit, 27 March 1987.