17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

27 July 2014

Entrance	Christ be beside me
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 118	Lord, how I love your law (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	The love of the Lord (Michael Joncas)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	Bless the Lord, my soul (mtgf)
Communion	Dulcis Christe (Grancini)
Final	Be thou my vision

It is interesting that the first reading seem to to subvert the surface message of the Gospel - that wisdom and the law is to be preferred to gold, treasure or pearls. This contrast was picked up in the music.

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

20 July 2014

Entrance	Christ is alive with joy we sing
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 85	O Lord, you are good and forgiving (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	There is a longing (Anne Quigley)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	Behold, I stand (mtgf)
Communion	We have been told (David Haas)
Final	The kingdom of God

Just a solo cantor and accompanist this week - so simpler fare.

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

13 July 2014

Entrance	Unless a grain
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 64	Some seed fell on rich soil (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	The Word of God (mtgf)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf)
Communion	Parable (M D Ridge)
Final	God, whose almighty word

3 years ago we had begun to sing the new translation - beginning at the beginning of July 2011. Permission was given to sing the text from Easter and to using the Order of Mass in September. We began with Gloria and Eucharistic Acclamations as above. Though there are times when I wonder what we will sing next after the Missal acclamations it is fair to say, that as we sing them unaccompanied, people can be heard to participate. I am not sure whether this is anything inherent in the music or their now familiarity. I suspect, if anything, it is that they are short and direct.

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

6 July 2014

Entrance	I heard the voice of Jesus say
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 144	I will bless your name (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	Like a child rests (Christopher Walker)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	Come to me all who labour (mtgf)
Communion	Come to me (mtgf)
Final	Rejoice the Lord is king

The presider took the dominant theme as rejoicing whereas I had taken the invitation to rest.

St Peter & St Paul

29 June 2014

Entrance	Into a world
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 33	From all my terrors (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	What does the Lord require (mtgf)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	Peter said to Jesus (mtgf)
Communion	Now we remain (David Hass)
Final	Thy hand, O God, has guided

The psalm usually serves as a bridge between first reading and gospel. On days such as today the there can be a greater harmony between the readings. I was struck how the second reading's reference to lions might have been picked on in the psalm's "Lion's suffer want and go hungry'.