Norms for the celebrations

of the Sacraments in the shrines under the care of the Custody of the Holy Land

A. The liturgical and canonical norms currently in force within the Catholic Church.

• The priest who presides at the Celebration of the Eucharist vests in an alb, cincture, stole and chasuble.
• The concelebrants vest in albs, cinctures and stoles.
• The Sacred Mysteries are celebrated with unleavened bread, grape wine and water.
• The liturgical books approved by the Catholic Church are used for the Celebration.

B. Together with the above-mentioned norms, the following are respected:

• For the celebration of Holy Mass, only the bread and wine provided by the Sanctuary will be used.
• The sacred vessels provided by the Sanctuary will be used.
• The sacred linens provided by the Sanctuary will be used.