| Entrance | Of the Father's love begotten |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Christmas (Paul Gibson) |
| Psalm 83 | They are happy who dwell (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Carol at Bethlehem ave (Spanish arr. Walker) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Comfort & Joy (mtgf) |
| Lamb of God | Christmas (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Our God has appeared (mtgf) |
| Communion | Jesus the Word has lived among us (French) |
| Final | See amid the winter snow |
| Entrance | Once in Royal David's City |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Christmas (Paul Gibson) |
| Psalm 97 | All theends of the earth (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Mater ora filium (Charles Wood) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Comfort & Joy (mtgf) |
| Lamb of God | Christmas (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | All the ends (mtgf) |
| Communion | Away in a manger () |
| Final | O little town of Bethlehem |
Though I was familiar with Bax's setting of Mater or filium I was not aware of Charles Wood's setting. One requires many voices, the latter just solo voice and accompaniment - it was a suitable piece for a quite Christmas morning Mass
| Carol | Once in royal David's city |
| Choir | Peace child (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Carol | While shepherds watched |
| Choir | The dream of Christmas (Holst) |
| Carol | O little town of Bethlehem |
| Choir | C'est aujourd'hui (This is the night) (Fernand de la Tombelle) |
| Entrance | O come all ye faithful |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Christmas (Paul Gibson) |
| Psalm 95 | Today a Saviour (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Profession of Faith | Credo III (chant + Josquin) |
| Preparation of Gifts | What shall we give (Catalan arr. Dean) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Comfort & Joy (mtgf) |
| Lamb of God | Christmas (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | The Word became flesh (mtgf) |
| Communion | Night of Silence (Daniel Kantor) |
| Silent Night | |
| Final | Joy to the world |
Once in a while the thought comes what might we add to our repertoire. The inspiration can be various: mutual admiration of Holst in the coffee queue, a new recording of French Christmas music by Gonville and Caius College. Both these led to the IMSLP website. The Holst, like a number of pieces there, is given as a manuscript - so I transcribed it. Though published I couldn't find a recording. Not top draw Holst - I suspect there is a tut from his daughter Imogen in her biography but in its fascination with the relationship between B- F and its slightly off-kilter pedal notes it was attractive enough. The Tombelle - again the whole of Noel au Village on IMSLP - was a wartime piece. It did a rough (dynamic?) translation of the French so that we would sing it in English. I thought it charming and it will be worth repeating at some point.
| Entrance | Longing, trusting (mtgf) |
| Penitential Rite | Kyrie Salve (mtgf) |
| Psalm 79 | God of hosts (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Helmsley Alleluia (mtgf) |
| Preparation of Gifts | O holy Mary (Owen Alstott) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Advent (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Behold, a Vigin shall conceive (mtgf) |
| Communion | My soul in stillness waits (Marty Haugen) |
| Final | O come, O come Emmanuel |
| Entrance | Longing, trusting (mtgf) |
| Penitential Rite | Kyrie Salve (mtgf) |
| Isaiah 12 | Sing and shout for joy (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Helmsley Alleluia (mtgf) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Song of God among us (Huijbers) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Advent (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Say to the faint of heart (mtgf) |
| Communion | O come divine Messiah () |
| Final | Awake, awake fling off the night |
| Entrance | Yonder come day (Georgia Sea Islands Spiritual) |
| Opening Responses | |
| Reading | Isaiah 40:1–5 The prophet Isaiah tells the people of Israel to prepare a way for the Lord |
| Choir | Song of God among us (Huijbers) |
| Hymn | O come, O come Emmanuel |
| Reading | Luke 1: 26-38 St Luke tells of the Incarnation of Jesus |
| Choir | O Domina mea (J Ghosh) |
| Carol | The angel Gabriel |
| Reading | Micah 5:1-4 The prophet Micah looks forward to the coming reign of peace |
| Choir | Dona nobis pacem (round) |
| Carol | O little town of Bethlehem |
| Reading | Luke 2:1-14 St Luke tells of the birth of Jesus |
| Choir | Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord) |
| Carol | Once in royal David's city |
| Reading | 1 John 1:1–4 St John reflects on the Incarnation |
| Choir | I sing a maid (Irish arr. Joncas) |
| Reflection | |
| Intercessions | |
| Lord's Prayer & Blessing | |
| Carol | Joy to the world |
| Entrance | The angel Gabriel |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels & Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 97 | Sing a new song (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Hymn of the Cherubim (Russian) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels & Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion | I sing a maid (Irish arr.. Joncas) |
| Final | Tell out my soul |
| Entrance | Longing, trusting (mtgf) |
| Penitential Rite | Kyrie Salve (mtgf) |
| Psalm 125 | What marvels the Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Helmsley Alleluia (mtgf) |
| Preparation of Gifts | O comfort my people (Irish arr. mtgf) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Advent (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | Jerusalem, arise (mtgf) |
| Communion | Winding ways (Bill Tamblyn) |
| Final | The voice of God |
| Entrance | Longing, trusting (mtgf) |
| Penitential Rite | Kyrie Salve (mtgf) |
| Psalm 24 | To you, O Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Helmsley Alleluia (mtgf) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Turn my heart, O God (Marty Haugen) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Advent (mtgf) |
| Communion Antiphon | The Lord will bestow (mtgf) |
| Communion | There is a longing (Anne Quigley) |
| Final | Hark a herald voice |
| Entrance | Christus vincit |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 92 | The Lord is king (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Christ the glory (Lalouette) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | The Lord sits (mtgf) |
| Communion | Ave verum (Elgar) |
| Final | .Hail redeemer |
A question this morning about the Gloria - or rather a request for the congregation to sing the whole text. First, to not the incredibly positive of a congregation wishing to sing more! I did explain at the time that we sing a variety of Gloria some of which are responsorial and some through composed. Thinking about it afterwards, we sing 5 Gloria settings: 2 responsorial, 3 through.Though my instinct is to be happy for the congregation to join in with everything I have a couple e of practical quibbles. Firstly I would feel the need to include music for the whole setting on the leaflet which would take considerably more space than just the response; secondly, I would want to still respect the differentiation of male and female sections. There is something about respecting the composer's wishes and perhaps more fundamentally liturgically is something about difference and relationships - something different is at play liturgically when we don''t all do everything. A quibble I don't necessarily have, but I know those who do - is that everyone sings the whole text you do not need the response. It is deliberate that our responsorial settings are used in the Autumn and at Christmas. The Angels and Saints is one shared by both Sunday Masses as a common setting for chapel. It also makes sense that as this is the term when we are most likely to have new members to use a responsorial setting — a similar logic can be applied to Christmas. Is the effectiveness of a response potentially off set if soe or all of the rest of the congregation is singing the whole text. The request has made me question our practice - and I am still considering how it will develop.
| Entrance | Let all mortal flesh |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 15 | Preserve me, God (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | In the day of the Lord (Ridge) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | TO be near (mtgf) |
| Communion | () |
| Final | Lo, he comes on clouds |
| Entrance | Eternal rest (mtgf) |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 145 | My soul give praise (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Hymn of the cherubim (Russian?) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | The disciples recognised (mtgf) |
| Communion | O taste and see (Vaughan Williams) |
| Final | All my hope on God |
Remembrance Sunday and as our organist pointed out Vaughan Williams saw service in the First World War.
| Entrance | Love is his word |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 17 | I love you, Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Ubi caritas (Bob Hurd) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | You will show me (mtgf) |
| Communion | Love one another (mtgf) |
| Final | God is love |
This Sunday was the annual Mass for deceased Simmarians
| Entrance | We walk by faith |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 125 | What marvels (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Our help is the name of the Lord (Huijbers) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | Christ loved us (mtgf) |
| Communion | Tose who were in the dark (Martin Willett) |
| Final | Praise my soul |
This was the first time, i think we have had We walk by faith as an Entrance hymn and use Marty Haugen's tune (Shanti) rather than Belmont/
| Entrance | Brother, sister, let me serve you |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 32 | May your love (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | May we have the mind (Marty Haugen) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | The Son of Man (mtgf) |
| Communion | Father if this cup (Stephen Dean) |
| Final | Praise to the holiest |
| Entrance | All my hope on God |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 89 | Fill us with your love (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | The love of the Lord (Michael Joncas) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | The rich suffer want (mtgf) |
| Communion | Song of wisdom (Patrick Loomis) |
| Final | Lord of creation |
It is a while since we have sung a Song of Wisdom. It has a fluidity about the melody, and almost 'dutch' (e.g. Huijbers) if perhaps over arranged.
| Entrance | Surprised by joy |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 127 | May the Lord bless us (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | Though many we are (mtgf) |
| Communion | Lord, your love has drawn (Stephen Dean) |
| Final | Love divine |
The opening hymn was new to us - and is really a wedding hymn, however the context of Sunday Eucharist meant though it was about marriage it did not feel inappropriate.
| Entrance | God. whose almighty Word |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 18 | The precepts of the Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | The gift of the Holy Spirit () |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | By this we came to know (mtgf) |
| Communion | The Love of the Lord (Michael Joncas) |
| Final | Forth in thy name |
| Entrance | Brother, sister, let me serve you |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 53 | The Lord upholds my life (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Like a child rests (Christopher Walker) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | I am the good shepherd (mtgf) |
| Communion | Shepherd me, O God (Marty Haugen) |
| Final | Praise to the Holiest |
| Entrance | All that is hidden |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 114 | I will walk in the presence (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | From heaven you came () |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | The chalice of blessing (mtgf) |
| Communion | May we have the mind of Christ (Marty Haugen) |
| Final | At the name of Jesus |
| Entrance | O changeless Christ |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 145 | My soul give praise tp=o the Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | Healer of our every ill (Marty Haugen) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | I am the light (mtgf) |
| Communion | How can I repay the Lord (Stephen Dean) |
| Final | Now thank we all our God |
| Entrance | Blest are the pure in heart |
| Penitential Rite | St Gabriel (mtgf) |
| Gloria | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Psalm 14 | The just will live in the presence of the Lord (mtgf) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker) |
| Preparation of Gifts | What does the Lord require (mtgf) |
| Eucharistic Acclamations | Creation (Marty Haugen) |
| Lamb of God | Angels and Saints (Steven Janco) |
| Communion Antiphon | How great (mtgf) |
| Communion | O God, you search me (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Final | Be thou my vision |
| 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 |
