23 March 2014
| Entrance | For God so loved the world (mtgf) |
| Penitential Rite | Missa Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd) |
| Psalm 94 | O that today (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Lenten (mtgf) |
| Preparation of Gifts | O God, you search me (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missa Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd) |
| Lamb of God | Missa Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd) |
| Communion Antiphon | If anyone drinks (mtgf) |
| Communion | As the deer longs (Bob Hurd) |
| Final | Praise my soul |
Today's psalm is a good example (unique) where the text repeats the first reading about the Israelites at Massah and Meribah. What otherwise can be obscure place names are here given a context of thirsting for water and the psalm adds listening for God's voice. When I first became aware of the significance of the gospel's on the 34rd, 4th and 5th Sundays of Lent I was underwhelmed by the choice of psalm. Surely there plenty better psalms that could be sung including Psalm 41-42 which we sang at Communion. But the Gospel of Samaritan woman offers so many layers of meaning.
Our other psalm at the Preparation of Gifts was intended as the 'song of the Samaritan women' uncomfortably recognising Jesus as a prophet. Another text which might have been my choice of responsorial psalm we used as the verses for the Communion antiphon from Isaiah 12 - with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
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