Sunday, July 17, 2016

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

17 July 2016

Entrance All are welcome
Penitential Rite At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 14 The just will live (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation (Murray)
Preparation of Gifts There eis a longing (Anne Quigley)
Eucharistic Acclamations Missal
Lamb of God Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon Behold (mtgf)
Communion I received the living God (Anon. arr. Proulx)
Final Lord of all hopefulness

Hospitality and domesticity were in mind this morning. I have been looking at psalms recently, in particular see what the editors of our current Lectionary did - and what others have done. Unlike other liturgical books the Lectionary is not all laid out in Latin rather it is principally a collection of references. However the psalm responses are given in Latin as often they are an edited version of part or parts of the psalm. For today's psalm the Latin original is the first line of psalm 'Lord, who shall be admitted to your tent?' whereas our Lectionary has 'The just will live in the presence of the Lord' which though the reference is v.1 is actually not fund in the psalm. Before suggesting that the editors of the 83 Lectionary took liberties I would want to check what was in the 1st edition of the Lectionary (both in English and Latin) as in 83 they may have just decided to keep what was there before. Apart from tracing a textual history I wonder what difference it makes. To be honest, 'Lord, who shall be admitted to your tent?' does not possibly the weight or right image of the text (tent is tabernaculo). But the response we have ignores the question, well does not ignore but provides an answer. Who shall be admitted? The just shall be admitted. Whereas the context in the readings say: who shall be admitted? Abraham, Sarah, Mary, Martha, and what about me?

Sunday, July 10, 2016

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

10 July 2016

Entrance Your words are spirit and life.
Penitential Rite At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 68 Seek the Lord (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation (Murray)
Preparation of Gifts These words (Tom Lowenthal)
Eucharistic Acclamations Missal
Lamb of God Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon Whoever eats my flesh (mtgf)
Communion Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd)
Final God is love, his the care

This is one of two Sundays in Year C where the Lectionary offers a choice of psalm. If I remember correctly Psalm 68 was the choice in the first edition of the Lectionary (i.e. Ordo Lectionum Missae; Psalm 18 given in the second edition. The editors of our '83 Lectionary decided to keep both. The first, which we use this Sunday, seems to be the song of the Samaritan, whereas the second fits better with the theme of the Law. I went with the first because it is not a psalm we hear as much - and Psalm 18 provided the text of our Opening Song.

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

3 July 2016

Entrance O day of peace
Penitential Rite At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 65 Cry out with joy (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation (Murray)
Preparation of Gifts The love of the Lord (Michael Joncas)
Eucharistic Acclamations Missal
Lamb of God Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon Come to me (mtgf)
Communion What does the Lord require (mtg)
Final Forth in thy name

O day of peace was new to us - it is sung to Jerusalem. Those who like Thaxted a few weeks ago, also appreciated this. Though one might think the central theme of the readings was proclamation - Cry out with joy - peace is there, I suppose integral to the proclamation.

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

26 June 2016

Entrance Brother, sister, let me serve you
Penitential Rite At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Gloria At the table of the Lord (Collegeville)
Psalm 15 O Lord, it is you (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation (Murray)
Profession of Faith Credo III
Preparation of Gifts Where is your mercy (Haugen)
Eucharistic Acclamations Missal
Lamb of God Nores (mtgf)
Communion Antiphon Bless the Lord, O my soul (mtgf)
Communion I'll love the Lord
Final He who would valiant be