22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

31 August 2014

Entrance	Unless a grain
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 62	For you my soul (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	Your love is finer (Marty Haugen)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	How great is your goodness (mtgf)
Communion	Ave Verum (Elgar)
Final	He who would valiant be
At the Marian Icon	Ave maris stella

We had two groups of former students at Mass, celebrating 40 and 50 years since they were members of the community. They were invited after Mass to gather around the image of Mary presented by Pope Benedict to sing Ave maris stella which they had requested. Not all stayed but they were joined by present students and former staff.

21st Sunday on Ordinary Time

24 August 2014

Entrance	Christ is made the sure foundation
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 137	Your love, O Lord, is eternal (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	We walk by faith (Marty Haugen)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf)
Communion	He became poor (John Bell)
Final	At the name of Jesus

I have noted previously the lack of hymns which deal with key moments in the Gospels. I have wondered since then if hymns about Gospel (or scripture) texts need to be anamnetic rather than mimetic - just recounting what happened - so adding a present and future dimension to a past event.

To reflect Peter's confession of faith we used Philippians 2: first as verses to the Communion Song and then as the basis of the last hymn - Name him, Christians, name him!

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

17 August 2014

Entrance	Come, praise the Lord
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 66	(mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	Listen, Lord (John Bell)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	With the Lord there is mercy (mtgf)
Communion	Healer of our every ill (Marty Haugen)
Final	We give thanks for those who knew

A balance between the proclamation to all and healing - with a slight weight to healing. The last hymn was new to us - we sang it to Rockingham - it both fitted and led us out to the world.

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

10 August 2014

Entrance	Dear Lord and Father
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 84	Let us see, O Lord (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	Let nothing trouble you (Bernadette Farrell)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	The bread that I will give (mtgf)
Communion	As the deer longs (Bob Hurd)
Final	Eternal Father, strong to save

This morning we seemed be suffering from a pathetic fallacy due to 'ex-Hurricane Bertha'; cycle rides also meant that to everyone could actually get to the chapel. I seemed to recall that a previous time we have sung 'Eternal Father' the weather has been torrential - leading someone then to presume that it was chosen because of the weather rather than the gospel.

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

3 August 2014

Entrance	Let mortal flesh
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 144	You open wide your hands (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Preparation of Gifts	He became poor (Bell)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	I am the bread of life (mtgf)
Communion	Ave velum (Elgar)
Final	God is love, his the care

Elgar's Ave Verum because we had four parts, we have not done it for a while and to gave a slight pre-WW1 glow.