12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

19 June 2016

Entrance	All that is hidden
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 62	For you my soul is thirsting (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Profession of Faith	Credo III
Preparation of Gifts	Servant King
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	I am the good shepherd (mtgf)
Communion	Christ our peace (Marty Haugen)
Final	At the name of Jesus

The series of readings from Galatians provides a number of strong passages. It is hard to know what emphasis to give them in relation to the whole. But our homilist started with today's 2nd reading as part of the radical message of Christianity and then linked it to the Gospel so our Communion Song was a happy choice. We were just Cantor and accompaniment so I changed what were going to do at Preparation to Graham Kendrick's Servant King.

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

12 June 2016

Entrance	There's a wideness in God's mercy
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 31	Forgive, Lord, the guilt of my sine (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Profession of Faith	Credo III
Preparation of Gifts	Where is your mercy? (Marty Haugen)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	There is one thing I ask (mtgf)
Communion	Thy mercy, O Lord God (Marcello)
Final	O God, beyond all praising

Our homilist about the antithesis of sin and love whereas the music possibly looked at the transition of mercy. We haven't done the Haugen piece for a while - it is an indulgence. A commentary on the story of Job which does not really resolve the question.

The final hymn was our national moment - we sing it regularly at Graduations as a tune which is known (by at least rugby fans. Though I think it is a good tune I am not wholly convinced it is a tune for singing. But then this was one of things we received positive comments after Mass.

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

5 June 2016

Entrance	Your hands, O Lord
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 29	I will praise you, Lord (Paul Inwood)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Profession of Faith	Credo III
Preparation of Gifts	You are mine (David Haas)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	The Lord is my rock (mtgf)
Communion	Like a child rests (Christopher Walker)
Final	We praise you, O God

Life, death and healing. We sang the opening hymn to Coe Fen (and to continue last week's comments) a tune we had not sung before - but it seemed familiar to some in the congregation. I was pleased with Like a child rests in its mother's arms as a reflection on the Gospel on the widow and her son. The final hymn was a reprise nw with accompaniment to check that it is bedded down.

The Body and Blood of the Lord

29 May 2016

Entrance	Of the glorious body telling
Penitential Rite	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria	At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 109	You are a priest for ever (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	(Murray)
Profession of Faith	Credo III
Preparation of Gifts	Ave verum (Byrd)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Missal
Lamb of God	Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon	Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf)
Communion	Take and eat (Michael Joncas)
Final	O thou, who at thy Eucharist did pray

One of the possible purposes of this blog is to record what we do so that I know what we have done before. In fact, I generally remember whether we have done it before just not necessarily when. And if you have not done it before well when is never. So I was aware that we had not sung the final hymn before - and I was surprised that the rest of the choir did not know it. Whether it is still the case it seemed to be one of few hymns that got sung at Cathedral (large-scale) liturgies. The list includes Praise to the holiest, Soul of my Saviour — it doesn't speak well for a common repertoire.