Office of Faith Formation

In early March, we received the following notice from Mary Sperry of the CCD/USCCB:
“In light of the health precautions that may become necessary in the coming days and weeks, the USCCB, CCD, and ICEL are waiving any need to request permission to use readings or Mass prayers in a livestreamed liturgy. We are currently working with the dioceses and publishers to make additional resources available.   Please feel free to share with anyone who might need this info. Also, in case it wasn’t clear, this applies to both English and Spanish readings and orations.”
I corresponded with her this morning and learned that the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and the USCCB have extended this permission to December 31, 2020.

COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS – I.C.E.L. LITURGICAL TEXTS
From Joseph Livingston of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL):
“No ICEL permission is required to stream or record liturgies. If you wish to put a transcription or guide alongside the recording, this is permitted (assuming the usual conditions about the text being reproduced correctly and the acknowledgement is placed somewhere appropriate) for the duration of the pandemic.”    For the text of the usual acknowledgement, please visit http://www.icelweb.org/copyright.htm