Services, Liturgy & Sacraments

The Liberal Catholic Church of the Mystical Rose (LCCMR) celebrates a rich and inclusive liturgical life that draws from Catholic tradition while embracing the beauty of freedom, diversity, and mystical spirituality. Our worship centres on the presence of the Divine in all people and in all creation, offering liturgies that uplift, inspire, and nourish the soul.

The Holy Eucharist
The Eucharist is the heart of our worship.
Celebrated in inclusive and open language
All are welcome to receive Communion
Emphasises inner transformation, beauty, and mystical encounter
Usually celebrated in a quiet, reverent, contemplative style
Available in solemn, sung, simple, or home-chapel forms

Daily and Weekly Offices
The LCCMR offers a rhythm of prayer to sanctify daily life:
Morning Prayer
Midday Prayer
Evening Prayer
Compline (Night Prayer)
These services draw on psalms, scripture, poetry, Marian devotion, and Celtic spirituality.

Marian Devotions
As a Church under the patronage of the Mystical Rose, Marian prayer holds a central place.
Services include:
The Rosary (with inclusive language)
The Mystical Rose Chaplet
Devotions for Marian feasts
The Litany of the Mystical Rose
Seasonal Marian vigils

Healing & Anointing Services
Healing is offered freely and compassionately.
Laying-on of hands
Anointing with consecrated oil
Healing circles
Quiet, reflective healing liturgies
These rites emphasize spiritual wholeness, comfort, and inner peace.

​Rites of Blessing
The LCCMR blesses people, places, and significant life moments with sincerity and openness.
Blessing of homes
Blessing of ministries
Blessing of relationships
Blessing of sacred items
Seasonal and nature-based blessings (gardens, animals, elements)

Sacramental Rites
The LCCMR offers the classical seven sacraments in a renewed, inclusive way:
Baptism (infant, child, adult)
Confirmation
Holy Matrimony (open to all orientations and genders)
Reconciliation (non-penal, pastoral in tone)
Holy Orders
Eucharist
Anointing
Sacraments celebrate both divine grace and human dignity.

Seasonal Liturgies
Marking the natural and liturgical cycles:
Advent vigils
Christmas Masses
Epiphany blessings
Lent and Holy Week rites
Easter Vigil
Pentecost services

Contemplative & Mystical Services
A hallmark of the LCCMR:
Silent meditation services
Taizé-inspired prayer
Contemplative Eucharists
Mystical Rose prayer vigils
Guided spiritual reflection

Funerals & Memorial Liturgies
Compassionate services that honour life with dignity, hope, and gentle theology.
Funeral Mass
Memorial services
Committal rites
Services of remembrance
 
Community & Pastoral Liturgies
Interfaith and ecumenical gatherings
Social justice and peace vigils

All Services, Liturgy & Sacraments are open to all and free of charge.