26 August 2012
| Entrance | Firmly I believe |
| Penitential Rite | At the Table of the Lord (Collegeville Composers Group) |
| Gloria | At the Table of the Lord (Collegeville Composers Group) |
| Psalm 33 | Taste and see (Stephen Dean) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | How can I repay (mtgf) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal (ICEL) |
| Lamb of God | Lamb of God 9 (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf) |
| Communion | One in body (Christopher Walker) |
| Final | Alleluia, sing to Jesus |
We might have begun with Bernadette Farrell's Your words are spirit but we had a more credal statement. I could not think of a setting of Lord, to who shall we go or at least one that would work for us - but that might have been a stronger beginning.
I have been happier with this 'mini-season' this year, more so than in the past. One factor was the use of the Communion Antiphon, which echoed the gospel and provided a musical connecting thread over the weeks. I am not sure how well it was picked up, this stills seems to me to be the musical challenge to a liturgical sensibility. This week I wanted a sense of summation and thought Psalm 115 might provide a suitable text. I had originally considered Stephen Dean's setting but as we are unaccompanied at the moment it's chromatic wanderings were perhaps a little risky. I wrote a close harmony setting which I think we may use again.
This sense of a conclusion was behind using both the Walker at Communion and final hymn.
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