| Entrance | O thou who at thy Eucharist |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 33 | Taste and see (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Jesus, you are the bread (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf) |
| Communion | One in body (Christopher Walker) |
| Final | Alleluia, sing to Jesus |
| Entrance | We come as guests invited |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 33 | Taste and see (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | There is something holy here (Chrostopher Walker) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | I am the living bread (mtgf) |
| Communion | Take and eat (Michael Joncas) |
| Final | Lord Jesus Christ |
| Entrance | Let all mortal flesh |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 33 | Taste and see (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Now we remain (David Haas) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | The bread that I shall give (mtgf) |
| Communion | I received the loving bread () |
| Final | O bread of heaven |
Trying to give a structure to these Sundays of John 6 is challenge - to give them both a distinctiveness and a commonality. As it is the summer there is a sense our Communion repertoire is being arranged over a number of Sundays. I am sure I have said this before but when we have a priest who prefers Penitential Act I ( I confess) to 3 the contrast in key between Kyrie (F#m) and Gloria (C) is quite stark and I suspect not planned by the composers.
| Entrance | O food of travellers |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 77 | The Lord gave them bread (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Panis angelicus (Franck) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | I am the bread of life (mtgf) |
| Communion | Bread of life (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Final | Guide me, O thou great Redeemer |
| Entrance | All who hunger gather gladly |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 144 | You open wide your hand (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | There is one Lord (Owen Alstott) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Bless the Lord (mtgf) |
| Communion | Bread for the world (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Final | God is love |
| 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 22 | The Lord is my shepherd (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Because the Lord is my shepherd (Christopher Walker) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | The Lord, the gracious, the merciful (mtgf) |
| Communion | Christ our peace (Marty Haugen) |
| Final | Sing all creation |
This Sunday there was no Mass as no priest could be found to cover. So this a record of what might have been done.
| Entrance | All that is hidden |
| 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 | God has chosen me (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Whoever eats my bread (mtgf) |
| Communion | Lord, you have come to the seashore (Gabarain) |
| Final | Forth in thy name |
| Entrance | God has spoken through his prophets |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 122 | Our eyes are on the Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Song of God among us (Huijbers) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Come to me (mtgf) |
| Communion | Eye has not seen (Marty Haugen) |
| Final | He who would valiant be |
| Entrance | O Christ the healer |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 29 | I will praose you Lord (Paul Inwood) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Healer of our every ill (Marty Haugen) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Bless the Lord (mtgf) |
| Communion | Centre of my life (Paul Inwood) |
| Final | Now thanks we all our God |
For the Summer months I do a monthly Mass leaflet, quite a squeeze when there are 5 weeks. It has the same as the weekly leaflet: Kyrie, Gloria, Readings with reference and caption, psalm response, Eucharistic Acclamations, Lamb of God and Communion antiphon. As they are used over a number of Sundays I have noticed that people turn to the Liturgy of the Word but do not turn the page back for the Eucharistic Acclamations - because they are known. I also use one Memorial Acclamation per month - July is C (so that August this year will be B When we eat this Bread. One final comment about the leaflet is that I rarely put the music for the Gospel Acclamation in - partly because of space but also an assumption that this is something people should know.
| Entrance | Oh the word of my Lord |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 138 | I thank you, Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | You know me, Lord (James Walsh) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Through the tender mercy (mtgf) |
| Communion | The love of the Lord (Michael Joncas) |
| Final | Blest be the Lord the God of Israel |
It was good to celebrate this on a Sunday. Choosing music it has a feel of Advent but not Advent. The most obvious difference was Psalm 138 a psalm loved by composers but less so by the Lectionary. In addition to the responsorial psalm we did James Walsh's elegant setting.
| Entrance | All creatures of our God and king |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 91 | It is good to give thanks to the Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | If we are living (arr. Haugen) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Holy Father (mtgf) |
| Communion | Unless a grain (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Final | O worship the King |
| Entrance | Our Father we have wandered |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 129 | With the Lord there is mercy (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Out of the depths (Scott Soper) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | God is love (mtgf) |
| Communion | Father God, bless this family (Schiavone) |
| Final | Praise my soul |
| Entrance | My God and is thy table |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 115 | The cup of salvation I will raise (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Let all mortal flesh () |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf) |
| Communion | Take and eat (Michael Joncas) |
| Final | O Lord, who at thy Eucharist |
| Entrance | God whose almighty Word |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 32 | Happy the people (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | God beyond all names (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Since you are children (mtgf) |
| Communion | Loving Creator (D T Niles) |
| Final | I bind unto myself today. |
| 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 (Mary Haugen) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf) |
| Communion | He became poor (John Bell) |
| Final | Thy hand, O God, has guided |
We have not sung he became poor for a while - we chant verses using Philippians 2 (His stat was divine) between each repetition. I tried to work out how we might sing Ein feste Burg this morning - I have a preference for the original rhythms which make it trickier but also more lively - watch this space.
| Entrance | All people that on earth do dwell |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 66 | Le the peoples praise you (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Healer of our every ill (Marty Haugen) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | With the Lord (mtgf) |
| Communion | The cry of the poor (John Foley) |
| Final | Praise we our God with joy. |
| At the Icon of BVM | Ave Maris Stella |
One of my (post-Conciliar) childhood memories is that the Old Hundredth and Nun Danket seem to be the default hymns for beginning and ending Mass - sung from the Parish Hymnbook.
We had a 50 year reunion group in this morning (so a little older than my childhood memories) and their organiser always requests Ave Maris Stella for the end of Mass and we always suggest that it sung around the icon of Mary given to the University by Benedict XVI as way of having a focus for the hymn and connecting old and new.
| Entrance | Lead us, heavenly 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, your mercy (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | As if you were not there (John Bell) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | The bread that I will give (mtgf) |
| Communion | Centre of my life (Paul Inwood) |
| Final | O worship the king |
I was away at a Conference in Belgium. At Sunday Mass in the main church we were treated to the early music group Currende singing Arcadelt and others and broadcast on Belgian Radio 1.
| Entrance | Christ be our light |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm | The Lord is king (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Eye has not seen (Marty Haugen) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | When Christ appears (mtgf) |
| Communion | Transfigure us, O Lord (Bob Hurd) |
| Final | Be still for the presence of the Lord |
| Entrance | Christ be beside me |
| Penitential Rite | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Gloria | At the table of the Lord (Collegeville) |
| Psalm 18 | 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 (mtgf) |
| Communion | One in Body (Christopher Walker) |
| Final | Lord of all hopefulness |
An unplanned Irish melodic strain featured this morning.
| 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 85 | O Lord, you are good and forgiving (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | (Murray) |
| Preparation of Gifts | The Spirit comes to us (mtgf) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Missal |
| Lamb of God | Nores (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Behold I stand at the door (mtgf) |
| Communion | O sacrum convivium (Helen Murphy) |
| Final | The kingdom of God |
