Sunday, June 1, 2014

The Ascension of the Lord

1 June 2014

EntrancePraise him as he mounts the skies
Penitential RiteLux et origo (mtgf)
GloriaMass of Wisdom (Steven Janco)
Psalm 46Our God goes up (mtgf)
Gospel AcclamationCeltic (O'Carroll/Walker)
Preparation of GiftsChrist the glory (Lalouette)
Eucharistic AcclamationsMass of Wisdom (Steven Janco)
Lamb of GodLux et origo (mtgf)
Communion AntiphonBehold I am with you (mtgf)
CommunionO Rex gloriae (Marenzio)
FinalLord, you give the great commission

Is this the only time at Sunday Mass that a lay person proclaims the words of Jesus in a reading? I am not sure why that particularly struck me this morning but it did.

A feast of many dimensions: our preacher touched on sorrow (are we left in sorrow here) which has never been my felling, more trumpet blast. It is harder to bring out the cosmological, eschatological dimensions. Actually the first hymn does some of this - I just find Llanfair a not too exciting tune - a pond of deflated 'Deck the halls'.

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