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4 FROM THE EDITOR ElainE REndlER-McQuEEnEy

6 ASK THE LITURGIST Answers to your questions on liturgy

7 PRAYERS FOR PASTORAL MUSICIANS

8 BULLETIN NOTES Liturgical catechesis for assembly members

9 FULL, CONSCIOUS, AND ACTIVE PREPARATION

Miscellaneous ministry tips

10 THE NEW EVANGELIZATION ROBERT FEduccia Bearing the fragrance of Christ

14 SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OTHERS ROnald RaaB, cSc

Using our voice to further God’s kingdom on earth

16 TE DEUM: A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS GEnEViEVE GlEn, OSB

Praising God with song through the centuries

18 VOICES FROM THE COUNCIL: ARCHBISHOP PIERO MARINI

An interview with the former Papal Master of Ceremonies

20 SINGING AND CELEBRATING GOD’S WORD GlEnn cj ByER

Scripture Commentaries for Year A

22 PLAYING ALONG RicK MOdlin

Accompanying chanted psalmody on the piano

24 CANTATE anGEla wESThOFF-jOhnSOn

Choral music for the season

28 CANTOR AVENUE MElaniE cOddinGTOn & jaMES hanSEn

Weekly commentaries on the responsorial psalm and more

32 RITUAL NOTES paul cOVinO

Help with planning ritual moments

34 FEATURED SONGS “Laudate, Laudate Dominum” by Christopher Walker

“Christ in Me Arise” by Trevor Thomson “To Praise You” by Dan Schutte “Unidos” by Santiago Fernández and Jesse Manibusan

38 The Most Holy Trinity 40 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)42 Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles: Vigil44 Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles: Day46 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time48 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time50 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time52 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time54 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time56 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time58 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Vigil60 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Day62 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time64 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time66 Abbreviations used in music suggestions

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From the Editor

Recently canonized, angelo Giuseppe Ron-calli is now Saint john XXiii. Elected when he was seventy-seven years old, his pontificate lasted only from 1958 to 1963. imagine that! would you be willing to take on a new ministry at age seventy-seven? pope john was a man on the move and although his papacy was short-lived, his impact has endured. in this summer issue, we continue to commemorate the anni-versary of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Sec-ond Vatican council’s document on the liturgy, and its influence on today’s church.

Each of the front covers of Today’s Liturgy for 2014 has a connection with people on the move. On the advent/christmas cover, Simeon greets Mary, joseph, and the child, who have arrived after journeying to jerusalem to fulfill the law of Moses. Our lent/Easter cover fea-tures a palm Sunday procession at Saint james cathedral, Seattle, beginning the journey of holy week.

For this Ordinary Time 1 cover, we selected an image from the blessing of the fleet, which takes place in summer for our readers in the northern hemisphere, but in december-january “down under.” as disciples on the move, we are about to set sail for a most exciting adventure in the church. we have just come from the year of Faith with its call to conversion, and now we are ready to sail full speed ahead into the wa-ters of the new Evangelization. Read Robert Feduccia’s essay on pages 10–12 (his second in the series) and get aboard the “disciple-ship.” we’re going fishing!

The new Evangelization invites us first to renew and deepen our own faith before we throw our lines into unknown waters. First, we need the anchor of tradition to stabilize us on our mission. pope Benedict XVi helped awak-en us to our chant heritage. in her article on pages 16–17, Benedictine Sister Genevieve Glen refreshes and renews in us an apprecia-tion for the ancient Te Deum.

The tradition of chant and the recent vernac-ular texts will sustain us while aboard. we will approach unfamiliar musical shores, perhaps outside our own comfort zones and tastes, in our efforts to find, welcome, and minister to

the multicultural, multigenerational body of christ. in case you haven’t noticed, a new gen-eration of composers and music is maturing. The music has been called “new contempo-rary” in contrast to “contemporary”—the ver-nacular music that arose after the council and introduced folk sounds and instruments into the liturgy. Ocp calls this newer sound “Spirit and Song.” we will be hearing more from these composers and their music. The featured songs in this issue include several different styles of music and languages for your treasure chest.

after some rest and relaxation, we must sail with the zeal of missionaries. But, come prepared. Glenn Byer gives a liturgical map; Rick Modlin, a musical one. “cantor avenue” offers sound advice to help cantors prepare for the next part of the journey (pp. 28–31). holy cross Father Ron Raab invites musicians to en-joy some “summer silence” while also showing us how to be advocates “for other people’s pain and needs” (pp. 14–15).

The bell on a ship’s clock reminds the sail-or of the time of the watch. The next time you hear any bell, let it be a reminder that on our watch we not only make music, but also look for the lost, comfort the afflicted, bind wounds, and set prisoners free, including those within our own harbors.

Today’s Bark of peter sails into waters of apathy, confusion, and unbelief—both within and without. i hope that you are inspired by Saint john XXiii, pope Benedict XVi, and pope Francis to set sail, survive the storms, and keep your eyes on the horizon.

i leave you with verse 23 of psalm 107, a psalm of thanksgiving. it is often used for the blessing of the fleet: “Some went off to sea in ships, plied their trade on the deep waters.” Smooth sailing. Safe journey.

Respectfully,

Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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The Flexibility of the Roman Missal during Ordinary Time

Given the volume of material contained in the Roman Missal, Third Edition, it is easy to overlook or forget many of the options available to the celebrant. The part of the liturgical year known as Ordinary Time provides many opportunities in which the priest can choose sev-eral options for Mass formularies (the proper prayers), the various forms of the penitential act, the Eucharistic prayers, and blessings. Therefore, the Secretariat of di-vine worship presents the following suggestions to make use of the wide variety of options which the Missal offers.

• On weekdays in Ordinary Time, any of the thirty-four formularies for Sundays in Ordinary Time may be used. For example, one need not use the formulary of the Seventeenth Sunday for the whole of the Seven-teenth week.

• The formularies of the Masses and prayers for Var-ious needs and Occasions are usable in a variety of circumstances throughout the year. The same use may also be made during Ordinary Time of the many Vo-tive Masses that are available.

• Seven sets of invocations for the penitential act are included in appendix Vi. The priest or deacon, how-ever, may compose his own invocations, following the examples provided, appropriate to the Mass of the day or the liturgical season. in addition, it might be helpful to make use of the second form of the pen-itential act (“have mercy on us, O lord. / For we have sinned against you.”) as a way of familiarizing the faithful with its proper responses.

• For the universal prayer (prayer of the Faithful), ap-pendix V of the Missal contains two example formu-laries for use in Ordinary Time.

• Since Eucharistic prayer iV has an invariable preface, Sundays in Ordinary Time provide the best opportu-nity for its use. indeed, any Mass that has no preface of its own may provide such an occasion (cf. General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 365d).

• The Eucharistic prayer for use in Masses for Various needs, with its proper prefaces and corresponding in-tercessions, may be used with the formularies of the Masses and prayers for Various needs and Occasions on weekdays in Ordinary Time (though respecting the calendar’s obligatory memorials, feasts, and solemni-ties). in case of serious need or pastoral advantage, they may also be used on Sundays in Ordinary Time. The Missal includes a paragraph before each of the four prefaces for this Eucharistic prayer which rec-ommends certain formularies appropriate for it.

• Six formularies of Solemn Blessings are given for use in Ordinary Time. Four of these make use of the threefold invocation and response and two have more the character of a prayer over the people. They are not only for the end of the celebration of Mass, but may also be prayed at the end of a liturgy of the word, the divine Office, or the sacraments. after the usu-al greeting, the deacon or, in his absence, the priest, says the invitation: “Bow down for the blessing.” The prayers follow, with all responding “amen.” it should be noted that the final blessing differs slightly from the blessing given apart from these invocations: “and may the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, and the holy Spirit, come down on you and remain with you for ever.”

• There are twenty-six prayers over the people which may be used throughout the year, including Ordinary Time. These may be used in the same manner as the Solemn Blessings mentioned above.

Reprinted from the May-June 2012 Newsletter of the Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship (BCDW). Used with permission. For more information, please visit usccb.org/romanmissal and usccb.org/about/divine-worship.

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Since the implementation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition on November 27, 2011, the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has received a number of questions regarding the Missal, and in particular, the Order of Mass. The following answers are provided to resolve these confusions.

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Prayers for Pastoral Musicians

A People of Praiselord, a choir director once said, “at this morning’s performance …”whether he knew it or not, he thought of the music ministry’s role as performing rather than praising.O lord, what a dangerous difference.The moment a choir forgets what it is about, the moment we start worshiping ourselves and our sound, instead of you, at that moment we lose our power to serve the body of christ.we lose the ability to fill your house with authentic praise.we lose our call as ministers of song.we become frivolous ornaments, shadows of what we are to be.

Keep us mindful of our calling.Keep our hearts and minds in a posture of service.May we never presume that those gathered have come for our benefit, but always to worship you.

Keep our music fitting to that worship so that our song will never outshine the ritual itself.let our song enhance and enliven your sacred rite.lord, if we have failed to do this in the past, we ask your forgiveness.we mean to sing for you alone.amen.

we are pleased to share these prayers by jeanne hunt from her pastoral press/Ocp book More Choir Prayers (ocp.org/6036).

Fifty Calories an Hour!lord, it is said that we burn fifty calories an hour singing.in a two-hour rehearsal a choir of forty has expended four thousand calories.This is an unexpected bonus for our service.yet you say that our gift of service should be given without expecting return, given freely because you have given so freely.however, you are too generous a lord.your track record is outstanding.a boy gives five fishes; you feed hundreds with leftovers: gourmet wine at a country wedding on you, an encore for lazarus, a prison break for peter.you love to surprise those who give to you without reserve.Surprise them with unexpected wonder, the way fathers do.So thank you, lord, for spent calories.and may we add that working for you is a pleasure.your benefit plan is wonderful, unorthodox, but wonderful.amen.

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BULLETINNotes

This is a series of new notes for liturgical catechesis in weekly bulletins or inserts. Additional bulletin notes are available at liturgy.com. Churches that OCP serves have permission to reproduce these notes. Copyright lines must appear as printed.

GOD LOVED THE WORLD

HOLY MOTHER CHURCH

“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not per-ish but might have eternal life” (john 3:16). This, the most translated verse in holy Scripture, sums up the grand work of God to put creation rightly in place. we are invited to share God’s own life and to take our proper place at his wedding feast as his adopted family. The gracious gift of the lord jesus christ, the embracing love of God, and the f e l l ow s h i p of the holy Spirit be with you all! can you re-ceive this great gift?

Today Mary personifies the church; she hears God’s word and keeps it. She bears God’s Son and is greeted by Elizabeth. as Mother church, she bears the lord jesus and is greeted by us. She offers his divine life to us, as the church does in the sacraments. She goes before us to heaven, as holy Mother church invites each of us to follow jesus. are you ready?

Text, Philip J. Sandstrom © 2001, OCP. All rights reserved.

The Most Holy Trinity Year ABC. Illustration © 2013, M. Erspamer, OSB.

Text, Philip J. Sandstrom © 2001, OCP. All rights reserved.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Year ABC.

Illustration © 2008, M. Erspamer, OSB.

WORD MADE FLESHit is no coincidence that Saint john employs the

term “flesh” for both the Eucharist and the incarna-tion: the Bread of life that makes us live is nothing other than the word-made-flesh. if the bread promised by jesus will give life forever, it is because the Son of Man is given by the Father and descends from heav-en to give us that very same life. By his glori-fication he enters into possession of the fullness of the Spirit to such an extent that his body becomes, by means of the Eucharist, food for the life of the world.

Text, Damien Dougherty, OFM © 2003, OCP. All rights reserved.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year ABC.

Illustration © 2013, M. Erspamer, OSB.

PETER AND PAUL pilgrims canter to canterbury, saunter to the terra

sancta (holy land), and roam to Rome. These terms for different kinds of paces have entered English, not just as words for speed but as part of an ances-tral memory of these important destinations linked to change and holiness. The tombs of peter and paul, the first apostolic wit-nesses to the church, bring us close not only to history but also to the one who sent them. we receive the message of the apostles: “Repent, the reign of God is at hand.” do we hear that message? do we act on it?

Text, Philip J. Sandstrom © 1985, OCP. All rights reserved.

Saints Peter and Paul, Year ABC. Illustration © 2007, M. Erspamer, OSB.

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Full,Conscious, and Active PreparationBulletin Notes—Inspiring Images and Text

did you know? Every issue of Today’s Liturgy includes four illustrations and re-flections for Sundays and feasts falling within that particular season.

The illustrations are by liturgical artist and Benedictine Brother Martin Erspam-er, a monk of Saint Meinrad archabbey. To create these bold, icon-like black-and-

white images, Brother Martin uses an X-acto razor to make meticulous cuts in a thick orange film known as amberlith. The cuts (and absence of cuts) then create a positive and negative (black and white) image. with its simple lines making surprisingly detailed three-di-mensional scenes, this medium and style is not unlike a woodcut. For more of Brother Martin’s work, see The Work of Our Hands (ocp.org/20368) and The Path To-ward Resurrection (ocp.org/30100973).

penned by a variety of authors, most notably Father philip Sandstrom, the inspiring reflections break open the word for each Sunday or feast. These short but powerful meditations synthesize the day’s readings and prayers, often ending with a provocative question leading to fur-ther reflection. combined with Brother Martin’s art, the bulletin notes make an effective catechetical tool.

parishes that use Ocp worship resources have per-mission to reproduce these notes and images in their Sunday bulletins. More notes and images are available on liturgy.com (for every Sunday and holy day of the year; subscribers only). Be sure to share this page of To-day’s Liturgy (always page 8) with the parish staff and all those involved in creating the Sunday bulletin.

LicensingOnline—Your Source for Favorite Songs

One of the advantages of Ocp’s missal programs is that the music is updated every year. That means new songs for prayer and worship, both traditional and con-temporary, which keeps the repertoire fresh. Of course, to make room for new music, songs have to be removed from the missals, including ones that are known and used in some communities. Fortunately there’s an easy way to continue using these songs in worship.

nearly all the songs published by Ocp, including those now in the missal program and those formerly in it, are available for purchase in downloadable editions from LicenSing Online. Simply go to licenSingOnline.org and search for your song by title (or composer, etc.). you’ll find assembly, choral, and accompaniment editions. Sim-ply purchase the editions you need (and a license to use them, if you don’t have one already) then put them into your Sunday worship program. it’s an easy, convenient, and affordable way to sing the songs your community loves, whether or not they’re still in the missals.

NPM Livestreaminghundreds of people from all over the world tuned in

to last year’s livestreaming video of the Ocp showcase in washington, dc, and hundreds more visited the Ocp website afterward to watch the recording. continuing our mission of bringing the Gospel to all and serving our customers with unparalleled excellence, Ocp will, once again, be streaming live video of this year’s showcase in St. louis (the convention runs july 14–18). just log on to ocp.org/showcase and click on the livestream link. There will also be an interactive, downloadable showcase book available again so you can follow along and buy sheet music or Mp3s of any of the showcase songs. watch for announcements with more detailed information on Face-book and in the Ocp enews.

OCP Parish Grants ProgramSince its inception, the Ocp parish Grants program

has provided more than $1,800,000 in direct financial assistance to roughly 900 parishes across the uS because of one simple reason—it’s part of our mission. The pro-gram exists to enhance the worship experience of parish communities, and any Roman catholic parish in the uS may apply. Many communities have used their grant to build or improve their multicultural or youth ministries, while others have used it to purchase materials or equip-ment, such as hymnals, instruments, or sound systems—the only restriction is that it be linked to liturgy or music. log on to ocp.org/grants to find out more and to fill out an application.

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i have been blessed to visit numerous dio-ceses over the past two years giving presenta-tions on the new Evangelization. There’s a lot of talk and energy around the new Evangeliza-tion; people hear our prelates speaking about it and are anxious to be a part of it. But it remains somewhat elusive. i have often used the meta-phor of the Mirror of Erised from the first harry potter novel. when harry, the orphan with the mysterious past, looks in the mirror, he sees the image of his parents looking back at him with smiles and warm embraces. when his friend Ron, the forgotten child in the family of seven children, looks in the mirror, he sees himself as the sports club captain. The Mirror of Erised (“desire” spelled backward) simply reveals to the viewer that which she or he desires to see. in order to capture the church’s mind with the new Evangelization, i think it’s helpful to take a historical look at its development.

This current period of the church should properly be understood as a continuation of the movement of the holy Spirit who called the Second Vatican council. The new Evangeli-zation is certainly an extension of the council and might very well be its fulfillment, since the council’s central purpose was the preaching of the good news of jesus christ to modern wom-en and men. The council had a two-fold task. The first task is best expressed by the French word ressourcement (a return to the sources). Ressourcement is the work of recovering that which is central to the Gospel. what is at the very heart of new life in jesus christ? what does it mean to be a christian? The answers to these and similar questions were to be discovered by returning to the Scriptures, the patristic writers, and the doctors of the church. after the work

of recovery, the second task is best described by the italian word aggiornamento or, inelegantly in English, “updating.” Once we have recovered what is most authentic about the catholic faith, we can update our expressions and the methods by which we relay the authentic faith to modern women and men. at its essence, this is the work of the new Evangelization, the full description of which will be found later.

pope paul Vi made a major contribution to contemporary evangelization in the catholic church with the landmark document Evangelii nuntiandi (Evangelization in the Modern World). That document contained this stark phrase: “Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize” (14). allow me to offer an anecdote. Over the past several years, i have been swimming in the new Evangelization and it has become a driving force in my min-isterial life. when i learned that pope Benedict created a dicastry for the new Evangelization, my heart leapt because surely the holy Father had a job for an american layman such as me at Vatican city. Surely he and i could share a quality bowl of bucatini carbonara while brain-storming new ways to proclaim the Gospel. One Sunday during the liturgy at my home parish, i was praying diligently for this to happen when my heart was illuminated during the elevation of the eucharistic elements. i remembered from my ecclesiology class that the fullness of salvation and the fullness of the church’s mission reside wherever the Eucharist is. i can get no closer to the work of the new Evangelization in Rome at Saint peter’s Basilica than i can at holy Trinity catholic church in Beaverton, Oregon. now to connect the dots.

Robert Feduccia

NewTheEvangelization:

Robert Feduccia founded the

youth liturgical leadership

program at the Saint Meinrad

School of Theology. he travels

nationwide giving presentations

on the new Evangelization

and other topics. he did graduate

studies in theology at the catholic

university of america and

earned his master’s in theological

studies from Saint Meinrad School

of Theology. currently he is the

general manager of spiritandsong.

com, a division of Ocp.

Bearing the Fragrance of Christ

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if the church’s deepest identity is to evangelize, if she exists in order to evangelize, and if the fullness of the church’s mission resides wher-ever there is the Eucharist, then the deepest identity of my parish and the purpose for her existence is evange-lization. can we say this about our parishes? do our parishes exist to evangelize? is evangelization the deepest identity of our parishes?

we saw the roots of the new Evangelization in place with pope john XXiii and the Second Vatican council. we have just seen the con-tribution that pope paul Vi brought to our current thought about evange-lization. now we turn to pope john paul ii and how he articulated the new Evangelization and described its three marks.

The first way he saw that this ef-fort would be “new” was through the characteristic of new ardor. The church is in need of recovering its evangelistic identity as described by pope paul Vi in Evan-gelii nuntiandi and re-discovering this identity with zeal and fervor. Second, pope john paul ii called for new expres-sions of the faith along the lines of the aggior-namento from the work of the Second Vatican council. in his Confes-sions, Saint augustine said, “you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they can find peace in you.” humans are constant-ly in need of a relationship with God. it is what we are made for. however, a new articulation of the faith is also constantly needed. with the passing of each year, new words are added to our language. new symbols emerge. new cultural elements capture our collective imaginations. Because the

culture is constantly changing, we have the task of communicating the immutable truth of the Gospel with new expressions. The third charac-teristic of the new Evangelization called for by pope john paul ii is that of new methods. Modern communi-cation, social media, and new gath-ering places afford the church with new venues and new mechanisms by which it can bring the light of je-sus christ to the modern world. we fulfill the Gospel mandate when we use modern tools and modern means of communication to spread the Gos-pel. in its simplest terms, this is the new Evangelization: inspired with a new ardor for spreading the Gospel, we utilize new methods to invite peo-ple into a life-satisfying relationship with God in jesus christ through new expressions of the catholic faith.

at the risk of ignoring the con-tributions of pope Benedict XVi to the new Evangelization, it seems the next intellectual innovation comes

from language used by pope Francis. it could be said, however, that pope Benedict XVi’s greatest contribution to the new Evangelization was the use of his pontifical force to advance it. it was under his leadership that the 2012–2013 year of Faith was inaugurated. he rallied the world’s bishops around the new Evangeliza-tion in a way that pope john paul ii had not. he also used his authority to establish the dicastry for the new

Evangelization as part of the holy See. all of these are tremendous contributions that should not be un-derstated and that made great strides to advance the new Evangelization. nonetheless, in these early stages of his pontificate, pope Francis is chal-lenging the church in its apostolic mission. This challenge can be seen in two terms: 1) missionary disciple-ship and 2) culture of encounter.

if posed with the question, “are you in a ‘welcoming’ parish?” most of us would answer in the affirmative. when new people enter our doors, our greeters offer bright smiles and a sincere word of welcome. however, how would we answer the question, “are you in a ‘missionary’ parish?” This serves as an example of pope Francis’ challenge to us. his hope for us is that we go beyond the next to the last step in a commitment to christ; that is being a disciple. he is asking, in fact, expecting each of us to go to the final step in a commit-

ment to christ; that is, being a missionary dis-ciple. discipleship is a commitment to our own conversion. Missionary discipleship is actively and intentionally bring-ing acts of the Gospel and the words of the Gospel to others.

are we in a mission-ary parish or a welcoming parish? part of the new Evangelization seems to recover the church’s mind about what a parish is. is it a campus or is it a territory that is a mission field? Being only a welcoming par-ish is in a sense reducing the parish to a campus. we are here at our street corner and whoever wishes to step onto our campus will be received as though she or he is christ. The uni-versal sense of parish is a particular

Embracing our parish as a mission field, we are to bring the

fragrance of Christ to those who are living their lives in

desperate pursuit of fulfillment.

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territory over which the pastor, as the bishop’s delegate, has concern and responsibility for the spiritual and material well-being of its res-idents. Our ministerial mandate is to be missionaries in this territory; there is to be an active engagement with the community for the sake of the Gospel. Of course, we are to be a welcoming parish, but pope Francis is asking us to go beyond the walls of our churches, parish centers, and schools. we are to go to the periph-eries of our parish bounds and bring the fragrance of christ to every square block and acre in our parish. This leads to the second term that pope Francis has introduced: culture of encounter.

i believe that we will discover our own motivation, our own new ardor

for evangelization, when we see peo-ple as individuals who possess an infinite desire for God. pope Francis is asking that we create parishes that embody a culture of encounter with christ. while he was speaking to his brother priests, pope Francis’ homi-ly from the 2013 chrism Mass offers us an insight into our own call to be missionaries and to create a culture of encounter: “we need to ‘go out,’ then, in order to experience our own anointing, its power and its redemp-tive efficacy: to the ‘outskirts’ where there is suffering, bloodshed, blind-ness that longs for sight, and prison-ers in thrall to many evil masters. it is not in soul-searching or constant introspection that we encounter the lord…. [w]e, in faith, [must] go out and give ourselves and the Gospel to

others, giving what little ointment we have to those who have nothing, noth-ing at all” (tinyurl.com/bovwgr2 ).

pope john paul ii wrote in L’Os-servatore Romano, “The new evan-gelization is not a matter of merely passing on doctrine but rather of a profound and personal meeting with the Savior.” The next step in the new Evangelization that pope Francis is bringing us to is embracing our parish to its very edges as a mission field. in this embrace, we are to bring the fragrance of the oil, the oil of christ with which we were anointed, to those who are living their lives in desperate pursuit of fulfillment.© 2013 Ocp. all rights reserved.

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Ronald Raab, cSc

holy cross Father Ronald

patrick Raab serves as pastor

of the Tri-community

parish of colorado Springs,

colorado. he broadcasts a

weekly Scripture commentary,

“On the Margins,” from

KBVM.fm. learn more at

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i seldom used my voice until i was five years old. My physical voice was fine; i just did not feel the need to use it. in later years my parents told me that i relied on my brother to speak for me, tugging on his shirt and grunting my needs to him. Since he is eight years older, i must have thought he knew what i needed. in many ways he advocated for my needs. now these many years later, i am still learning to speak up for myself and for many people around me in ministry.

i could never have imagined in my early years that i would use my voice not only as a career but to speak out on other people’s behalf. i preach the Gospel not only to congregations on Sundays but also to a wide radio and internet audience. My voice, in written form in maga-zines, travels to many nations. Some people sit with me in the confines of a confessional and i whisper the consoling words of absolution on behalf of the entire church. The words i speak now have more influence, meaning, and purpose among other people than i could have possibly imagined as a child. My vocation now is to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, to advocate for human dignity, for people in pov-erty, for those who suffer mental illness, and for those who live with long-term addictions. i am grateful for my voice of faith, my role within the church of offering consolation.

as ministers in the church, we all use our voices at the Eucharist on behalf of others. we bring our talented, skilled, and practiced voices to proclaim the Scriptures so that other people may discover the healing they desire in life. cantors proclaim the ancient yearnings of the psalms. deacons proclaim christ’s living

message embedded in the pages of the Gospels. Musicians ease the restless demons we all carry inside ourselves with inspired hymns. Our voic-es—timid or strong, rehearsed or off-the-cuff—become, for many people, the way to access the healing message of christ jesus.

as we approach these summer months, we cannot forget our leadership role at the sacred Eucharist to sing and speak for others who have difficulty speaking up for themselves. we listen to the Gospels during these months of Ordinary Time that invite us to listen to christ in our own lives. we all tug on the words of christ, who speaks daily to us, to form us into our roles as musicians, cantors, lectors, and preachers.

pentecost propels us out into the world to live the message we have been pondering all through these past months of lent and Easter. we are to be adults now. Our ministry is not child’s play. we use our mature voices on behalf of people who cannot speak for themselves. we are re-minded that we are more than the sparrows, so we do not have to be afraid. we are sent on this holy mission to cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons—and we are to live all of this without counting the cost. we are to use our voices for love, comfort, and the healing of people. we are to break down barriers, change attitudes, and bring peace. we voice the kingdom of God on earth so others may find a home within the church.

Even though we proclaim God’s kingdom ev-ery time we open our mouths at the Eucharist, we are not immune from growing tired and weary. jesus invites us all again to rest our lives, our suf-fering, our burdens, and our pain in his life. jesus

onBehalf of Others

Speaking

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promises a place at the table for the meek and the humble of heart. his yoke is easy and his burden light. i am very aware of the hurt we expe-rience in our professional lives in the church. Behind every strong, rich voice is a child that wants to just tug on someone’s shirt and ask for help.

jesus invites us to take care not only of our voices but also of our lives. we need days of summer si-lence to search for the God who speaks only to us. we sit with our addictions and use our voices to ask for help from others. we enter into healthy relationships so that we can hear with our own ears voices of comfort and care. we need to soothe our throats from overreacting to fam-ily members, bosses, and pastors. we are again invited to take time to sort out why we sing in our assem-blies in the first place. we sort out our often-meager finances and make sure we are using our voices to speak up about our talents and training. we use our voices to ask for forgive-ness among members of the choir or among members of the parish staff. we are called and challenged to take time again to exercise our voices and our lives of faith.

i listen to the voice of the ca-naanite woman with all my heart. her voice ignites my imagination and trust. She approaches jesus because she knows her daughter is very ill. She uses her voice to advo-cate for someone she loves. in fact, her voice literally changes jesus’ decision. jesus affirms her request even though she was culturally out of the bounds of his love. She asks for scraps. She receives everything.

her daughter is healed. The canaanite woman is a model

for all of us who use our voices in the Eucharist, in our public and li-turgical prayer. This Gospel calls us to advocate for other people’s pain and needs. we all model this by pro-claiming the Scriptures in speech and song. Our ministry is not to show off our own talents but to ad-vocate for all who are most in need of understanding, love, and healing within their lives.

The desperate mother came to je-sus on behalf of her daughter, some-one she loved and knew very well. when we use our voices in song, in proclamation, and in preaching we are advocating for people we do not even know. To the visiting widow who snuck into the last pew during the gathering hymn we are offer-ing an opportunity to find the inner strength to move through her sorrow. we sing of God’s fidelity for the marginalized among us, the people who carry serious and unyielding secrets, those who cannot forgive or forget, and people who do not ever feel worthy praying at Mass in the first place.

Our ministries of cantor, musician, lector, and preacher are deep sources of wisdom for our assemblies. Our human bodies help the assembly to put the message of the Gospels into practice. we are all challenged then to advocate for people in poverty, to work toward a world of justice, to welcome people with mental ill-ness, to sit with those in prison, and to befriend the ill and dying. we lis-ten carefully this summer to this ca-naanite mother who teaches us that

our voices matter. in fact, our collec-tive voices of prayer might very well still change the mind of jesus as well as our own hearts and actions.

in the same way, we challenge others with our adult voices to take up their cross and live the message that is sung in the Scriptures. we do not preach or sing about ourselves. what profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? as we sing of our salvation and preach the ancient word, we become instruments of freedom and love for the stranger, the sojourner, and the next generation of believers.

Several months ago i was standing outside greeting people after Mass. i extended my hand to many parishio-ners and friends who were grateful for the Eucharist we just celebrated together. as i was greeting the crowd of visitors around me, a small child came up to me. he tugged on my vestment and he looked up to my face in silence. i was delighted by his silence and now i hope someday he will also have a new voice for people who live on the margins of society.

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Our voices … become, for many people, the way to access the healing message of Christ Jesus.

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Genevieve Glen, OSB

Genevieve Glen is a Bene-

dictine nun at the abbey of

Saint walburga in Virginia dale, colorado, and a highly regarded

author, poet, and composer of

hymn texts. as prioress of the

community, she is responsible for creating an edu-

cation curriculum for the women

in formation. For many years,

Sister Gene-vieve was the

award-winning editor of daily

offices for Mag-nificat magazine.

She has three collections of

hymn texts: Take with You Words

(ocp.org/11725), Voices from the

Valley (ocp.org/12026), and

The Listening Heart (ocp.org/20140).

Praise the Lord!you’ve heard that many times. you have

probably also said or sung it more often than you realize. in one form or another, this little ac-clamation is woven through many of the psalms and many familiar hymns.

why? christians believe in a very specific God, one we have learned to know over millen-nia of experience, including the experience of our jewish forebears. a glance at today’s video story-telling suggests that many of our contemporaries, perhaps sometimes even we ourselves, question not so much the existence of God or even the rel-evance of God but God’s character. a surprising number of movies and television shows, from “The last Enemy” and “doctor who” to “person of interest,” pose disturbing questions, such as, is anyone in charge of the universe? if someone is, is that someone or something personal or mere-ly a blind and whimsical force? is that someone watching us? if someone is watching us, is it friend or foe? in the perils of the planet, which we fear have grown beyond our capacity to solve, is anyone coming to help? who? how? when?

These questions were not born with our cen-tury. people who search beyond the surface of things have wrestled with them from time out of mind. ancient religions proposed cosmic or nat-ural forces that were mostly arbitrary and dan-gerous. The function of worship was largely to placate them. The jewish and christian biblical tradition introduced a radically different kind of God: a God who is personal, creative, and rela-tional. This God can be very dangerous indeed in the cosmic battle of good and evil but only in the interests of love, though we may fail to understand how that can be. This God, our God, has taken an active role in human history, to the point of sending the divine word to enter it, live it, and change its direction from sure destruc-tion to unending life in a reality utterly trans-formed by the cross. it is no wonder that one of the primary responses that drive biblical prayer is praise for God’s goodness. and, since pure

praise requires a level of detachment from any self-interest that is rarely accessible to us, bibli-cal praise is often coupled with thanksgiving for God’s work of deliverance and restoration.

Historical GenesisThe quest to answer the question of who God

is became particularly urgent in the fourth century when complex theological debates about the Trin-ity and the incarnation raged toward their close. different schools of belief confused ordinary worshippers with conflicting teachings about the relationship of Father, Son, and Spirit, and then about the relationship of divinity and humanity in christ. pastoral wisdom understood very well that abstract theology lessons tend to fall on deaf ears in the street, but words learned and repeated often in the context of community worship form par-ticipants’ understanding of God and of their own reality. in later centuries, the tag Lex orandi, lex credendi, meaning “the law of prayer is the law of belief,” was coined to name this phenomenon, though, in fact, pastoral teachers knew that liturgy and doctrine were mutually formative.

The need for effective orthodox catechesis inspired three texts that eventually became em-bedded in the liturgy: the “Glory to God in the highest” and the nicene creed in their present latin forms, and the Te Deum Laudamus, named for its opening latin words. The creed and, in the western church, the “Glory to God in the highest,” became part of the eucharistic liturgy, though not specifically composed for it. The Te Deum, on the other hand, found its way into the concluding rites of the liturgical hour of Matins (now the Office of Readings).

The text was originally attributed to Saint am-brose of Milan (340–397), who employed cath-olic hymnody effectively against the arian tactic of teaching that popular sect’s heretical tenets through hymns. The text was also attributed to his star student, Saint augustine (354–430). howev-er, scholars now believe it was most likely written by Saint nicetus (c. 335–414), bishop of Rem-esiana in present-day Serbia. unlike the “Glory

Te Deum: A Song for All Seasons

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to God” and the creed, it appears to have been originally written in latin, not translated from the Greek.

The prayer obviously struck a chord with worshippers, for it spread widely into the liturgies of southeast-ern Gaul, Milan, and central italy. it traveled with the monks and nuns throughout much of Europe and later much of the world. however, it also became the lynchpin and indeed gave its name to independent services of praise and thanksgiving for which local churches gathered on special occasions such as deliverance from invaders or plague or natural disaster, as well as some solemn sacramental celebrations. The history of the text’s Gregorian musical settings seems even more difficult to trace. The Text

The Te Deum is a festive text now said or sung liturgically on Sundays outside advent and lent and on so-lemnities and feasts in the Office originally assigned the small hours of the morning before sunrise has broken through night’s darkness. (unfortunately, in today’s hours, the Office of Readings has been de-tached from any relationship with the time of day.)

One of the strategies of the ear-ly hours is to send worshippers out into the day armed against our worst fears. Our armor is conviction, faith at its most intense: in the teeth of questions such as those sketched in the opening paragraph above, we sing into the night’s darkness that we are not alone, helpless pawns of an im-personal or hostile universe; nor are we trapped in a pointless succession of days like squirrels in a wheel, busy about endless futility. Beginning with the invitatory psalm, usually psalm 95, which opens the round of daily hours, we affirm that ours is a very personal God who created all reali-ty, including our own, and cups it in powerful, creative, life-giving hands.

we recite, sing, or hear psalms, bib-lical readings, and works of ancient and recent wisdom that claim that our time, including this very day, un-folds toward a goal to which we are responsible contributors.

On festival days, the Te Deum brings these convictions to a rousing conclusion in language both concep-tual and narrative, like the language of the Gloria and creed, tinged with the poetic imagery of choirs of angels and saints massed beyond time in a joyful chorus of praise far more mag-nificent even than Beethoven’s “Ode to joy.” whatever anyone else might dread about a hostile vacuum where ancient faith claimed the presence of God, we name God, we praise God, we acclaim God as lord. nor do we sing alone: we share in the worship of all creation. cherubim and seraphim, with all the powers of heaven, “sing in endless praise,” using the language of the “holy, holy, holy” familiar from the eucharistic celebration. The human companies of heaven join in: apostles, prophets, martyrs, backed no doubt by the nameless ranks of holy men and women who make up with the angels the liturgical assem-bly of heaven. Theirs is a present that transcends our own and a future that guarantees our own, and both present and future are praise.

The God we praise is Trinity, ma-jestic Father, true and only Son, and Spirit, who is on our side and guides us. here is a God who is both rela-tionship at the divine core and per-sonal engagement with us. we spell out that engagement by telling once again the saving story of jesus christ, the Son born of a Virgin as a human being and triumphant over death—our death. having opened the gate into the kingdom of heaven for us to follow, the Savior is now seated in glory at God’s right hand. in and from him our future will come.

like all biblical songs of praise, the Te Deum now draws confidence

on the text’s picture of God to ask that christ gather us into his glory with the saints already assembled in the praise of which our own is but a pale echo. There follows a collage of scriptural petitions intermingled with further praise, a collage apparently appended to the original text at a later date. Conclusion

The Te Deum is the song of cen-turies. Today its ancient formal lan-guage, its Trinitarian theology, and its christological history may mask from us the splendor of its vision, but composers and hymn writers through the ages have made stirring attempts to open our ears to recog-nize and resonate to it (see sidebar, hymns based on the Te Deum).

The essential message of the text and all its musical expression re-mains a word of power spoken be-fore day’s beginning to believers and perhaps even to those on the fring-es, listening through their doubts, questions, and fears. Our God gives us every reason for glorious praise. now, get up, go out, and live!

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Hymns based on the Te Deum

Te deum laudamus (chant, Laus Tibi Christe, ocp.org/12098)

Te deum (hillert, Trinitas octavo 30126035)

holy God, we praise Thy name (BB 192, TM 34; Modlin

arrangement – Choose Christ 174)

God, we praise you (BB 191, TM 40)

we praise you, O God (jS2 622, jS3 577)

hymn of praise/Te deum (Schutte, ocp.org/compositions/85798)

a Ti, dios/you are God (cortez, ocp.org/compositions/64831)

you are the lord (hart, ocp.org/compositions/80734)

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archbishop piero Marini

archbishop piero Marini was born

january 13, 1942 in Valverde, italy,

in the diocese of piacenza-

Bobbio. he was ordained a priest in 1965 and was private secretary

to archbishop annibale

Bugnini. Marini was appointed

an official of the Roman curia in 1998, the same

year he was ordained bishop.

For twenty years, under popes

john paul ii and Benedict XVi, he was papal Master

of ceremonies, Office for the

liturgical celebration of

the Supreme pontiff. he

was appointed archbishop in

2003. he is now president

of the pontifical committee for

international Eucharistic

congresses.

Could you tell us what you were doing during the Council?

during the first part of the council, i was still a seminarian, but in the last months of the coun-cil, as a priest, i had the good fortune to work here in Rome, in the Santa Marta Residence in Vatican city. The various council Secretariats were all located there…. walking through Saint peter’s Square on the way to Santa Marta ev-ery day, i would meet the bishops either going to the council sessions in the morning or com-ing out at one o’clock. …So during that period i breathed the air of the council, even though i never entered the council hall during its ses-sions. i remember once looking into the door of the basilica out of curiosity, but i did not do more than that, because i was a young priest, only twenty-three years old, and i was still a lit-tle timid about this important event.

If you could sum up in a few words the most important statement of the Council, what would you say? What really important thing did the Council leave us?

i think it is the rediscovery of the church as the people of God, because here once again we see the great relationship between church and the liturgy. and in my opinion, in spite of what some theologians may say, Sacrosanctum concilium remains the most important docu-ment of the council because it set the tone for the council and for all the other documents. it presented a concept of the church that we find again in Lumen gentium, where perhaps it is set

forth more clearly than in Sacrosanctum concil-ium; it showed us the church as a community which must be open to the lord, a community of prayer and the praise of God. So in my opin-ion Sacrosanctum concilium was the heart of the Ecumenical council, even as liturgical celebra-tion is the heart of the church.

You have been all over the world with the pope, so you have seen many celebrations. In the spirit of the implementation of the liturgical reform, is there a celebration you remember most or a country in which you found a greater reception of the liturgical reform, a greater zeal?

it is very hard to make comparisons, because every country is different from the others. But i have to say that during all these years i have had moments of great personal and spiritual satisfac-tion, because i have seen the fruits of the coun-cil in so many countries: participation, the sense of being church, openness to God’s word, the many expressions—including physical, bodi-ly gestures as in africa—and the joy of being christian, of celebrating Eucharist, the presence of christ. i remember the holy Father’s visit to the united States in 1987; that, for me, was also a chance to discover the quality of celebrations in the united States, from which we in italy have much to learn—for example, the artistic quality of buildings and of furnishings.

Also the attention to music. Most of all i noticed the attention given to

music. in the united States there is a greater

interviewer: aurelio porfiri; Transcribed by Marina Madeddu

Archbishop Piero Marini

An excerpt from Voices from the council, edited by Michael R. Prendergast and M.D. Ridge (ocp.org/12222). The Second Vatican Council opened in October 1962 and closed in December 1965.

Voices from the council:

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sensitivity to music than we have here, and this is an important ele-ment in helping to discover the mys-tery. Singing and music, when it is suitable, help us to transcend the im-mediately visible and to discover the working of the Spirit within us and in our midst. i was also impressed by the orderliness of the assembly, which reflected the ordering of the people of God in the celebration of the liturgy.

Could you say something more about music? For example, what is the role today of Gregorian chant, which the church acknowl-edges as her own proper music?

Gregorian chant is nowhere in the world more present than in papal celebrations—partly because we are in Rome, but most of all because we have an assembly made up of differ-ent cultures and different languages, so we make use of those elements which can build communion. in the Ordinary of the Mass, Gregorian chant is still an element of cohesion, one that brings people together. For popular participation we tend to choose the simpler Masses.

If you had the chance, what would you do in concrete terms to im-prove the active, full, and con-scious participation of believers?

First of all, we need to pay atten-tion to the problem of liturgical edu-cation, of teaching people to under-stand the nature of the liturgy—to go from “doing” to “understanding” and “experiencing.” in the beginning, the liturgical reform was concerned with the translation of texts, expla-nations and so on. Today we must be guided by the celebration itself. now that the reform is finished, we must think more of the essence than the “mechanics” of the celebration. This does not mean we should not be prepared. we need to be prepared, especially spiritually prepared. To do

this we have also to pay attention to the quality of our celebrations. Today we can no longer improvise celebra-tions: we need quality in music, in signs. First of all, the signs are the as-sembly—when we gather, the assem-bly is the first sign of the church—the word of God, the manner of reading the word of God and how that word is received by each of us. we need to emphasize the visible signs that speak of our identity and roots as christians. if we do not see the bap-tismal font as the womb from which we were born as christians, if we do not see the ambo as the place where we receive the word of God, if we do not have veneration for the altar.

in a sense, the crisis of the church today is a crisis of the liturgy, be-cause the liturgy and the church are two realities that are almost identi-cal. if we do not see in liturgy the ref-erence point, the source from which the church receives grace, strength, and help, and if we do not see in lit-urgy the goal of all our activity, we are wasting our time. it is important that everyone be convinced of the re-lationship between the study of the liturgy and the life of the church. The council said that the liturgy is the first and indispensable source from which the faithful can derive the true christian spirit (Sc 14). we need to put this into practice.

Some people have proposed a third Vatican Council. Do you think this could be a pos-sible solution? If so, which problems involving the litur-gy could be faced first?

until now we have been talking about the positive aspects of the lit-urgy and about the difficulties of the liturgy following the Second Vatican council. in my opinion, if we recog-nize that these difficulties exist and that we have not yet communicat-ed the vision of the Second Vatican council to everyone, how can we

think of a third Vatican council? Re-member the problems we had at the beginning of the liturgy reform, when everything was activity, movement, and change. Only later did we begin to reflect, discern. can we really think that a new council will solve the problem? in my opinion, it is import-ant to continue to return to Vatican ii, which perhaps we have neglected, and to implement not only its outward forms but also its profound insights and recommendations, and to partic-ipate in the liturgy with our lives. in the liturgy each of us celebrates, but to celebrate means to change and re-direct our life; otherwise we are per-forming an empty rite. unless there is this correspondence between life and liturgy, we will not have the liturgy desired by the council.

What is the liturgy’s future? Where is liturgy going?

This is how i see the future of the liturgy: we are called to form real communities, to make participation in the liturgy an education in the “sense of the church,” in the differ-ent ministries present in the people of God, to improve our ability to listen to the word of God and to enter into the signs by which the liturgy speaks to us. Our liturgies should be marked by beauty and dignity, where its signs speak eloquently: the assembly, the word, but also the environment of our churches. There is a space, an environment where christians develop themselves; there is a place where christians are born, and this is the church. unless we make these signs, including music, a central part of our celebrations, we will not give christians a chance to take a giant step forward, which can bring them to discover the beauty and the reality that is truly present in the liturgy.© 2004 pastoral press (an imprint of Ocp).

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Glenn cj Byer

Born and raised in alberta,

canada, Glenn cj Byer has

written widely on the liturgy.

Formerly professor

of liturgy at Kenrick School

of Theology in St. louis, Missouri, he

earned a sacred liturgy doctorate

(Sld) from San anselmo in Rome in 1994. he is co-author of The Catholic

Catechist’s Companion

(ocp.org/6139) and Hospitality

Basics (ocp.org/6147).

currently Glenn is associate

publisher for novalis

English Books, Resources, and

periodicals based in Toronto,

canada.

Music ministers, those responsible for the en-vironment in which we celebrate, and liturgists in general have as their mission to be “scribes trained for the kingdom of God,” as the Gospel for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time tells us. Our task is unpacking and bringing the language of the liturgy to new light.

we do not invent the liturgical texts but we do create the visual and sonic context in which they are proclaimed. Maybe you’ve noticed that the recent changes to the Roman Missal didn’t really change our liturgy. The ritual words of the liturgy are a small part, maybe thirty percent, of the liturgical experience. The liturgical environ-ment, the words spoken by greeters or among worshippers before and after Mass, the images used in the music, homily, and prayers of the faithful, even the announcements, all of these make up the other seventy percent of the wor-ship experience.

The way we deal with these other aspects, es-pecially in terms of music, can help to unpack words of the ritual, to bring all of these images from the storehouse into the third millennium using things old and new. in this season of Ordi-nary Time, there are a couple of sets of images that we would do well to study and to unpack in our service to the church.

The EarthThe earth and the harvest that comes from

it get a lot of attention, but what does it mean when the Scriptures refer to the earth? while some of us farm and others of us love to garden

or go fishing, the point here is not these pursuits. The point is that God enters our lives through earthly activities like planting and growing.

Two truths that should affect our singing and our liturgy flow from this. First, this imag-ery reminds us of how immanent God is, how close to us in all the ordinary. Old songs like “Father, we Thank you who have planted” or “God whose Farm is all creation” are great examples of this kind of image of God. and in an example of bringing out things old and new from the storehouse, consider Michael joncas’ inspired adaptation of “a Shelter in the Time of Storm” (BB/Mi 433). The opposite can be said of the seemingly mundane activities of our lives, what might be called transcendent realities. it is through planting and working and tending that transcendence occurs. christopher walk-er’s beautiful interpretation of the twenty-third psalm “Because the lord is My Shepherd” (BB/Mi 467) does this nicely.

The NationsThe other common image in this season, and

one that really needs unpacking, is “nations,” usually in the plural. as followers of jesus, hear-ing the term “nations” at the liturgy should strike us as odd. we know that there is no exclusive ter-ritory for the people of God, no preferred govern-ment. and that is exactly the point. The nations are, in Old Testament language, the rest of the world. it was a difficult concept to put into prac-tice, even for Saint peter, who wasn’t sure about people from the nations becoming christians

Singing and Celebrating God’s WordScripture Commentaries for Year A

part 3 of 4: holy Trinity – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Therefore every scribe who is trained for the kingdom of God is like the master of a household who brings out from his storehouse things both old and new” (Matthew 13:52).

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(see acts 10). without the inspiration of the holy Spirit, most of us would not be welcome in the church.

So as we prepare liturgical cele-brations, it is important that we make it clear that all nations belong at our celebrations. and this goes beyond giving them the use of our church to celebrate their Mass when we are done using our building. There is no them and there is no us: it is every-body. This is not a political question about people needing to learn En-glish if they want to live in the unit-ed States. i lived and worshipped in another language at various times in my life, and i can assure you that, even though i knew the language of the place where i was living, part of me, an important part, did not feel included in the worshipping commu-nity. i always felt like a guest; i cer-tainly did not volunteer in the parish nor did i feel the need to be a regular financial contributor. if the parishio-ners thought of me at all, i am sure they would have wondered about my commitment to my faith. But mostly i was just invisible.

i will leave it to the experts to eventually figure out whether this is tokenism, but i will continue to urge the use of multilingual readings and intercessions, like Bob hurd’s trilingual “Óyenos, Señor” (BB/Mi 934). and even if you sing them in English, songs from other cultures, like “pescador de hombres/lord, you have come” (BB/Mi 511) can really give a boost to someone who may be feeling a little left out. Bi-lingual songs with simple refrains like “pan de Vida” (BB/Mi 345) can expand everyone’s understanding of

the Eucharist. different languages have different ways of expressing the truths of our faith. we are all en-riched when we look at things in a new way. So regardless of the main language of the community, for our own good we need to actively seek out those whose first language is something else and include them in our prayer, in our song, and in our cultural activities. For example, if you are on the gulf coast of Flori-da or in parts of new England, you know that there are people who are first-language French speakers. you can learn a lot about celebration from them.

The feast of Saints peter and paul includes one further “nations” refer-ence, in this case, to “the jews” who take delight in paul’s persecution of the christians. whenever these texts come up, it is good to remember that the church describes any hatred of God’s chosen people as odious, a term that i have not seen in any other context in church documents.

Since this feast is celebrated on a Sunday this year, we should take the opportunity to learn more about the lives and ministries of these twin founders of the church as we know it. This can help us to better under-stand what we mean by church, which in turn informs the worship of God by this church. Saints peter and paul are images that need unpacking. Saint paul was the firebrand who de-scribes receiving the entire Gospel, including his knowledge of the last Supper in 1 corinthians 11, as a di-rect revelation from God, and not from the apostles. The immediacy of this revelation gives him what seems

like boundless missionary energy and leads him to describe the word of God as a two-edged sword, one that can come back at us as much as it can cut forward.

Saint peter was probably ever mindful of that day in caesarea philippi when he was both praised as the rock of the church and chas-tised as Satan who doesn’t know the mind of God. he sees the keys to the kingdom of God as an oppor-tunity for conciliation and not for tying up heavy burdens to place on others’ shoulders. acts describes him as being absolutely sure in the power of the name of jesus, but at the same time, he sees the need for the young church to grow and to be open to new members, even those from strange cultures.

Taking all of this on board would be a great way for us to grow as mu-sicians and liturgists. do we need to increase our zeal? perhaps we need to be more open? an examination of our liturgical and musical conscience might help us recognize what is “subject to change” (as the Consti-tution on the Sacred Liturgy urges) might lead to a musical choice like Barbara Bridge’s stirring setting of “’Ke Bona leseli” (ocp.org/12769). Enjoy the journey!

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And this goes beyond giving them the use of our church to celebrate their Mass when we are done using our building.

There is no them and there is no us: it is everybody.

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Rick Modlin

Rick Modlin is currently

manager of music development for

Ocp. at home in many musical

styles, he has recorded a jazz

album (Joy to the World, ocp.

org/10993), written liturgical

and choral music, orchestrated a

japanese animated TV series,

played countless musicals, toured

with a world-music ensemble,

and arranged and recorded

with many Ocp composers. he is

an active parish musician in the

archdiocese of portland in

Oregon.

Playing Along Accompanying chanted psalmody on keyboard

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in talking about chant it is difficult not to get caught up in the various connotations that sur-round this word. The very idea of “accompany-ing” chant is problematic for many since the word “chant” is often equated with Gregorian chant, which is unaccompanied, at least in its pure form, and is inseparable from catholic worship.

But the word “chant” has much broader con-notations, and it is to a more recent, accompa-nied variety of chant that we will turn our atten-tion in this article.

i will leave discussion about the art of singing chant for other authors and focus instead on ac-companying it effectively. let’s examine a pop-ular form of the responsorial psalm, as it is one part of the liturgy that frequently uses chant. The example below is an excerpt from a resource widely used in u.S. catholic parishes, Ocp’s Respond & Acclaim (ocp.org/ra). [Figure 1]

notice that this format is fairly simple musi-cally. There is no introduction, no indication of repetition, no suggestions for musical interpre-tation. liturgical music is functional, and it pre-sumes that you will adapt it as needed for your situation. So, before specifically addressing the chanted verses, let’s take a brief look at accom-panying the psalm as a whole.

1. as accompanist, your first task is to prepare the cantor to intone the response that the as-sembly will sing. Typically, you would play through the response once as an introduction, especially if it is short. play it as written, with the melody sounding. Other approaches can also be equally effective, such as giving the cantor a starting pitch and letting him or her intone the response a cappella.

2. as with anything done repeatedly, if you play the same accompaniment for each re-frain and verse, it becomes predictable and risks sounding boring and unmusical. if you are fortunate to work with a solid cantor, try a simplified accompaniment that doesn’t include the melody when he or she intones the response. if you are not comfortable im-provising an accompaniment, one quick and easy method for simplifying it is playing the written notes, but only when the chord label above changes. [Figure 2]

3. as the assembly enters on the response a fuller accompaniment is appropriate again. play the melody to support the congregational singing, at least until they are singing confidently.

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Accompanying the chanted verses

• note durations. Modern chant notation such as this uses standard noteheads, but they do not indicate a definite duration. The double whole note, for example, does not get 8 counts but is instead used to indicate a reciting tone—a pitch to which most of the textu-al phrase is chanted. One-word pitches use a quarter notehead. half noteheads typically indicate the end of the musical phrase. Be alert: sometimes a double whole note might only have one word attached. what is critical for you as accompanist is to watch and listen to the lyrics so as to stay together with the cantor. i will often silently sing the words along with the cantor as i accompany; it helps.

• at the beginning of each verse, the cantor will proba-bly feel most at ease if you play the first chord before he or she sings, even though the lyric and chord are written as though they should sound together. Over the years, i have adopted the practice of rolling the first chord of the verse before the cantor sings; somehow this seems a gentler way to get into the verses.

• i recommend not playing the quarter note passing chords. not only do they make it more challenging to stay with the voice, they tend to make the verses sound sluggish and to emphasize words that are less import-ant. if the cantor needs help with the melody, just play the top note of the passing chords.

• The word/note alignment should be taken as a guide, not as law. By striking a chord, you are adding empha-sis to the word sung with it; perhaps it is the wrong word to emphasize! For example, at the end of the third verse, strike the chord on the word cup instead of my. “My cup overflows” sounds more natural than “My cup overflows.” Similarly at the second half of verse two: “For yOu are at my side…” is better emphasis than “FOR you are at my side….” Strike the chord on “you” (though you might need to play the melody note on “For” if the cantor needs it).

• at the end of each verse it can feel awkward if both can-tor and assembly don’t know how to begin the response. play some kind of short figure between verse and re-sponse to reestablish the metrical feel of the response.

• Music needs contour. By nature, we like music to begin more simply or quietly, to grow in volume or complexity, and then end more simply again. So, it is good to introduce some variation to each verse accom-paniment for interest and musicality—just so long as it doesn’t detract from what the cantor is proclaiming. it is a delicate balance between not overpowering the words and allowing the music to evolve. Try starting with a simplified version of the verse accompaniment and gradually introduce more complexity.

Taking all these suggestions into account, Figure 3 shows a way i might accompany one of the verses. Send me a note (liturgy@ocp.org) to say what approaches have worked for you! © 2013 Ocp. all rights reserved.

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Everyone loves a wedding, right? well, may-be that’s not entirely true! wedding preparation is a lot of work at every level—parish musi-cians not excluded. cathedrals commonly cele-brate many weddings, and the cathedral of the immaculate conception, where i am director of music, is no exception. couples occasionally request a full choir to sing at their celebration, and it is customary for the full cathedral choir to sing at weddings of its own members. learn-ing new music specifically for a wedding may not be possible. i first offer music in the choir’s repertoire that can be pulled together rather ef-fortlessly. Finding accessible new choral reper-toire appropriate for weddings is of value. and, if a piece can also be used at a Sunday liturgy, it’s a big plus.

The beautiful Song of Songs is commonly associated with weddings. it is the poetic inter-pretation of the relationship of christ and the church, portrayed through the love between a man and a woman.

Below are three musical settings of texts from the Song of Songs that would be worthy addi-tions to your choral repertoire for weddings.

Beloved (In the Love of Christ) by luke MayernikOcp choral Series, Octavo 30107264 (print), 30108066 (digital)Voicing: Soprano-tenor duet; Difficulty: Easy/mediumocp.org/30107264

See music for review, pages 26–27

adapted from the Song of Songs, this lovely and interesting setting by luke Mayernik will make a great addition to your wedding folder.

it’s the flexibility that i love most about this piece, in addition to the beautiful richness of the music for which Mayernik has become well known. The verses are suggested to be sung by a male/female duet, which are often the forces at a wedding; however, one voice may be used throughout if two voices are not present. Flute, violin, and cello parts are included in the oc-tavo. The instrument parts serve as embellish-ment, intricately weaving together, similar to the three voices of the text: the voice of the bride (the church), the bridegroom (christ), and the companions/daughters of israel. while these instrument parts add to the beauty of the piece, they are not essential. and they can be done in-dependently of each other if you do not have all three instruments available. The text of the re-frain is about unity through the love of christ. The assembly is encouraged to join in the re-frain (there is an assembly edition on the back of the octavo) to further emphasize the support the assembly will give to the bride and groom. “Beloved (in the love of christ)” can also be used at Sunday Masses when the readings focus on unity and God’s love for us.

My Beloved Spakeby andrew wrightTrinitas choral Series, Octavo 4605 (print), 94091 (digital)Voicing: Baritone & Soprano solos; Difficulty: Medium

ocp.org/4605

This setting of Song of Songs 2:10–13 is perfect for weddings where a large choir is providing music. One of my favorite settings of the text is by healey willan (1880–1968),

angelawesthoff-johnson

angela westhoff-johnson is a

managing music editor for Ocp

and music director at the cathedral

of the immaculate conception in

portland, Oregon. She holds a

bachelor’s degree in music from

Simpson college in indianola, iowa, and a

master’s degree in conducting from

the university of Oregon.

antateCChoral Music for the Season

Discover more resources related to “Cantate” at ocp.org/choral-music. Every month Angela uses that Web page to highlight two songs from her columns. Each song features sound samples, quick links to downloadable and print versions of the octavos, and more. Sign up for the email newsletter (announcing when new content is posted online) at ocp.org/enews (check the Choral Music Suggestions box).

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the accomplished anglo-canadian composer. This setting, by British composer andrew wright, is equal-ly lovely and is a great alternative to the willan setting. “My Beloved Spake” is scored for SaTB choir with some divisi in the soprano, alto, and bass sections, baritone and so-prano soloists, and organ accompa-niment. although most appropriate for weddings, this piece is fitting for Sunday liturgy when the readings focus on love, such as 1 corinthians 13. it requires skilled soloists, but the choral parts are manageable for SaTB choirs capable of handling di-visi. The parts are, for the most part, homophonic. “My Beloved Spake”

would make a lovely addition to a spring choral concert as well.

Set Me As a Seal by christopher walkerOcp choral Series, Octavo 12811 (print), 87598 (digital)Voicing: Two part; Difficulty: Easy/medium

ocp.org/12811

Taken from the eighth chapter of the Song of Songs (8:6, 7), the text of “Set Me as a Seal” has usage well beyond that of a wedding. This setting may be sung by solo voices of mixed or equal voices, or with a two-part choir. it could also be sung with a solo voice on part one and a full unison choir singing part two.

The options are numerous! The song begins as most duets, with voices in canonic entrances (“Set me as a seal upon your heart. For love is strong as death”). composer christopher walker very effectively unites the two parts to end the first section, the a section, of the piece. The B section begins, once again, with staggered entrances but quickly joins together in harmonious homophony (“Many waters cannot quench love”). Re-turning to the a section, “Set Me as a Seal” ends as it began. This in-teresting setting is harmonically so-phisticated but rhythmically simple, making it accessible for most choirs.© 2013 Ocp. all rights reserved.

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james hansen & Melanie

coddingtonjames hansen

and Melanie coddington served

the npM cantor and lector Schools as master teachers

for many years. co-authors of

Cantor Basics, Revised Edition

(ocp.org/11837), they currently

reside in abingdon, Virginia. Melanie is a regional minister

for christian formation and

a staff member of the Office of

catholic Education for the diocese

of Richmond. james is director of the abingdon Schola, singers

devoted to medieval proportional-

rhythm chant.

The Most Holy TrinityToday’s psalm comes from the Book of dan-

iel. we hear the first verses from a glorious can-ticle, sung in the Bible by three young hebrews punished for defying the Babylonian king. (The term canticle signifies its origin outside the Book of psalms.) Turn if you will to daniel 3:52–90, and notice the structure of the biblical song. One can imagine the three singers walking in time through the fire, taking turns with the call line, and responding together, “praiseworthy and ex-alted above all forever.”

in the first reading from Exodus, we overhear a conversation between Moses and the lord God as they meet inside a cloud hovering at the peak of Sinai-horeb, the mountain of covenant. God has called this meeting, and Moses arrives as instructed, carrying a second set of tablets for the inscription of the commandments (having smashed the first in a temper after finding the israelites in thrall to a golden calf at the foot of the mountain). in this brief episode devoid of special effects (no flash of lightning, no roar of thunder), we hear the divine name (yhwh) proclaimed by the lord God, and followed by a self-description that echoes throughout the psalms: “a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.”

The divine name forms a bridge between this reading and today’s psalm, which declares, “bless-ed is your holy and glorious name.” So also, the divine essence of mercy, steadfast love, and faith-fulness spans the chasm caused by human sin.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Though Ordinary Time has returned, our call persists: to study, rehearse, and pray in a

measure sufficient to become fully available to the text, the music, and the assembly. Study of the psalm text and its relationship with the Sun-day readings, together with musical rehearsal with one’s accompanist, form the foundation for credible proclamation. dear cantor, embrace this ongoing discipline.

it is my prayer that every cantor, from the rawest beginner to the most seasoned veteran, might pursue text study as a matter of basic preparation. while most of us do not possess hebrew language skills, we can all leverage the work of scholars, consulting different trans-lations and commentaries. This practice, over time, can contribute much to our understanding of these marvelous texts.

let us consider today’s selection from psalm 147. The Lectionary version, in its zeal to high-light the gifts of word and manna present in the first reading (and in the Eucharist, on this feast of corpus christi), includes only a handful of verses, leaving untouched treasures lodged in the remainder. considering the entire psalm, we hear the lord described as the re-builder of jeru-salem, who gathers and cares for the exiles and the wounded, and who, despite their numbering as many as the stars, calls each one by name. di-vine care for creation becomes the metaphor for God’s relationship to israel. powerful nations and strong men are rejected in favor of those who fear the lord and depend on his care.

let these hidden treasures enrich your proc-lamation.

Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles: At the Vigil Mass

a recent Sunday visit to a large parish in a ma-jor city yielded a stark example of life in an age of

venueantor

Weekly re�ections for cantors on the responsorial psalm and more

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anxiety. with six hundred or so in at-tendance in the gothic nave, the can-tor, a gifted singer installed immov-ably in the choir loft (in the back), sang every musical selection into a microphone. next to her, the organist, nimble and capable in most respects, suffered a kind of swell pedal seizure at every cadence, producing a calliope effect more suited to the circus than to Sunday Mass. i came away feeling that these two persons had taken their professional “relationship” to a dys-functional place, dragging the assem-bly along as hostage.

The action of ritual worship con-sists of “forth and back” dialogue, with priest, people, choir, and cantor all taking part, relating to one anoth-er within the integrity of their sepa-rate roles. when this ebb and flow of ritual power is rendered unrecogniz-able (in this case by a combination of instrumental idiosyncrasy and vocal tyranny) the action of liturgy breaks down, though the various par-ties may press on regardless.

dialogue collapses under the weight of simultaneous monologues. The two musicians described above worked in the same space at the same time, without working in rela-tionship. Each pressed on with his or her task independent of the other and without relating to the assembly.

it must not be so with you, cantor. partner with your accompa-nist and face the assembly to pro-claim the psalm. Sing, listen, and aim for dialogue.

Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles: At the Mass during the Day

The celebration of these two ap-ostolic leaders—of institution (pe-ter) and of charism (paul)—might prompt us to remember how the psalms, which we too easily take for granted, actually came to be.

a strong thread of evidence ex-ists to suggest that many of these

verses began as ritual recitations during temple liturgies in the golden age of israel. however, a time came when the people found themselves roughly transported to Babylon and transplanted there for an extended period (some fifty years). during the Babylonian exile, the temple was no more, but the sacred texts lived on.

Separated from temple sacrifice, the texts themselves became a ma-jor component of worship. Resettled amidst an alien culture, israel reached for something familiar and at the same time developed a new prayer form. Because they were starting (again) from scratch, and because the evidence suggests more than a single conjuror, it may be that one person called out the prayer and a second repeated it, and then a third added a new emphasis, just as one singer might sing a tune and another harmo-nize with it the second time around.

jewish custom allows the rabbi to add to the story with midrash (com-mentary). in this way, stories and songs, proverbs and psalms, poems and legends become an extension of the Scripture—all part of the word of God. Often we say, “it’s all good!”

This may be one reason that psalms and biblical stories do not bother about accurate author attribu-tions. it’s all in the family.

14th Sunday in Ordinary TimeToday’s first reading arises from

a rather chaotic section of Scripture, like an island of peace in a sea astir.

divided into two distinct parts, the Book of Zechariah presents the named prophet’s oracles in chap-ters 1–8. dated soon after the return from Babylonian exile, these writ-ings reflect Zechariah’s membership in the priesthood and his concerns about the rebuilding of the temple in jerusalem. The second part of the book (from which today’s passage comes) makes no further mention

of Zechariah and cannot be clearly identified with an individual proph-et. a shift in structure (to poetry) marks its change of language and emphasis. The lord God becomes a guard encamped, bending bow and wielding sword, in a time of threat and danger.

in the midst of all this marshalling comes a sign of hope: the Messiah, one called “king” and “just savior,” makes an entrance anything but grand. humility trumps might, for this one appears “meek, and riding on an ass,” yet he banishes chariot, horse, and bow to proclaim peace. (To get a sense of this veiled pow-er, read this passage aloud in a mea-sured, modest voice.)

Today’s selection from psalm 145 confirms and underscores the words of the unknown prophet and offers an expansive basis for praise: “The lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.” The same lord who stoops to meekness “raises up all who are bowed down.” just so jesus, “meek and humble of heart,” offers rest to “all who labor and are burdened.”

15th Sunday in Ordinary TimeMay your own fields, dear cantor,

burst with early harvest and your riv-ers swell with plentiful rain! May the bounty of God’s forgiveness and the fullness of God’s word be yours today!

Find in this portal of blessing a preview of the generosity so fla-grantly offered you in the reading from isaiah and in psalm 65. Our usual efforts to harvest connections between the first reading and the psalm are rarely gifted with the Lec-tionary largess we find this Sunday. if you have never before been moved to preach, this could be your day.

The reading comes from isaiah’s fifty-fifth chapter, proclaimed each year at the Easter Vigil. Recall (from verse 1) the invitation, “come to the water!” and remember that God’s

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promises endure forever. as we hear in today’s passage, the rains fall and nourish the earth, bringing forth its bounty of seed and food. in much the same way, the word of God comes to us, raining down and welling up from the deepest parts, working as a mys-terious force to bring life and growth.

Read aloud the verses of the psalm, as you do each time you pre-pare to sing. Read with the depth of a long rain that the earth cannot re-sist. as you do, picture the lord of the harvest walking the fields, while the waters fill in the footprints, the plowed furrows, and the marks of the animal hooves. join the fields and valleys as they sing for joy.

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s first reading and psalm

explore one of the all-time great mys-teries of God’s conduct. we do well to take notice, lest surrounded by this sea of grace we swim along oblivious.

previously on the avenue, i have mentioned Karen armstrong and her recent book, Twelve Steps to a Com-passionate Life (new york: a.a. Knopf, 2010). in it, she cites exam-ples of life-practices that lead to com-passionate living: “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind,” Gand-hi (p. 137); “loving our enemies means to accept the necessity, over and over again, of forgiving those who inflict evil and injury upon us,” Martin luther King jr. (p. 139); “a sage ruler takes as his own mind the mind of the people,” laozi (p. 136). These insights, simple yet profound, point out a compassionate way of liv-ing one’s everyday life, every day.

Read aloud the verses selected from psalm 86 and join the ancestors in proclaiming the lord God “good and forgiving,” “slow to anger,” and “abounding in kindness and fideli-ty.” as you read these verses a sec-ond time, consider which of these

divine virtues you might embrace and practice with renewed energy in your own life. alas, goodness, forgiveness, patience, kindness, and faithfulness do not come as “apps” to add on at will. all require time and practice, awareness and intent, and a fair measure of that ubiquitous ocean of grace. yet, over time, they reveal in us the presence of the God described in the first reading, whose divine power is tempered with toler-ation and wielded with restraint.

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Lectionary version of any given Sunday psalm limits the size of the text to a reasonable number of verses, while still rendering a part of the intended meaning. if one’s only experience of the psalms occurs at Sunday Mass, one might suppose that all psalms tally up to the same thrifty measure. Such an assumption would do the gravest injustice to psalm 119, the lengthiest of all the psalms—the perennial record holder and long-distance champion.

in addition to great length, psalm 119 boasts a remarkable structure. arranged alphabetically, it bears the scholarly designation “acrostic.” Each of the first eight verses begins with the first letter of the hebrew al-phabet; each of the next eight verses begins with the second; and so on, through all twenty-two letters (total = 176 verses). alas, translation ob-scures this artistic grandeur.

The subject of psalm 119, the law (Torah), generates a certain level of intensity throughout the text. as you read aloud the verses for today, you hear various synonyms (words, commands, precepts, decrees) but all refer to the law. it would not be a stretch to call this psalm legalistic, yet not in the negative sense of the word. Benedictine Father Thomas

wahl (The Lord’s Song in a For-eign Land, collegeville: liturgical press, 1998) notes that every one of the twenty-two stanzas contains lan-guage expressing delight, joy, love, and even passionate desire for the law of God. clearly, the psalmist clings to Torah as the source of life in covenant.

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time This Sunday’s first reading and

psalm make me dream of the day when psalmists and lectors will gather regularly to compare the texts that they proclaim at Mass one after the other.

On this particular day, with these particular texts, such an exchange would be all about the verbs. imag-ine examining together the import-ant verbs in the first reading: “come” (four times), “heed,” and “listen.” you might discover that the feast of food and drink offered here points beyond itself, that this reading in-vites human beings into real intima-cy with God.

imagine sharing how your inter-pretation of the psalm also leans on the verbs, those portraying the human expression of need (“look hopefully,” “call”) and those portraying God’s actions toward us (“feed,” “answer,” “give,” “open,” and “satisfy”). you might conclude that the same lord who invites us to the rich feast in isa-iah 55 serves up the satisfying ban-quet in psalm 145. you might also notice that the final verse points once more to intimacy: “The lord is near to all who call upon him.”

as you explore these texts to-gether, reading them to each other and sharing your insights, you might find it easier to share ideas about emphasis, vocal color, volume, and other expressive components of your proclamations. you might reason-ably find that the verbs hold the key to your interpretations.

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in the process, it might also be-come easier to understand the link between table nourishment and the fulfillment of an authentic life through intimacy.

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time come with me, cantor. let us fol-

low Elijah on his pilgrimage to the mountain; alone, without allies or an-swers, and seeking shelter. his expe-rience echoes that of another hero of israel, Moses. (Remember his close encounter on the same mountain of God—how he hid in the cleft of the rock as the lord passed by.) Equally eerie, these two episodes of divine-hu-man contact assume an altered state of consciousness on the part of the human. Each of these heroes seeks di-vine help, being at the end of his rope and up against the wall.

i am reminded of the classic sce-nario thought to accompany a lament of the community: all the people (men and women and children, in-dicating the desperate nature of the situation) gather outside of town, on neutral ground, to face the lord with a complaint. They send forward their best spokesperson to state their case before God. The speaker, proceeding in the finest tradition of intercessors, narrates the relevant history, comes to the question, and states it with all his strength. Then, everyone sits down to wait for God’s answer.

if you have followed me into this wilderness, pick up today’s selection from psalm 85 and read this oracle aloud in your best prophet-voice. imagine facing the community gath-ered and waiting (forever, it seems) for God’s answer. Fully present and alive, proclaim these words of resto-ration and reassurance to all present (men and women and children).

now you are ready to begin rehears-ing the psalm in its musical setting.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: At the Vigil Mass

Don’t lean back; lean forward! This little piece of advice fascinat-ed me when i first encountered it as an advertising slogan for MSnBc news. The television logo featured the words “lean Forward” vying with the perennial peacock for visu-al prominence. at the time, it struck me as unusual for a network, and i took notice.

The success of this imperative has since spread to a few new books. For example, cheryl Sandberg, the highly successful business guru, has written about women in the work-place under the title Lean In, coun-seling women to take charge of their occupational destinies. Similarly, Mary anne Rademacher has penned Lean Forward In Your Life, subtitled Begin Each Day As if It Were on Pur-pose. i confess that this synergy has begun to interest, even excite, me, for this catchy bit of advice (part of my liturgical theology for years)

now seems to be catching on in the

world at large.

Sulpician Father Eugene walsh

(1911–1989), who taught liturgy to

generations of priests and influenced

liturgical practitioners of all stripes

through his writings and workshops,

helped us to realize that while lec-

tors and cantors must persevere in

developing their communication

skills, those in the pew must be con-

vinced that active listening sets the

stage for authentic response. with

this in mind, every time a lector or

cantor moves to the ambo, i shift

forward, so that my back no longer

leans on the pew. Suddenly, every-

thing changes, and i become ready

to spring into the Scripture.

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The Most Holy Trinity• Today’s readings and prayers are found in

the “Solemnities of the lord during Ordinary Time” sections of the Lectionary and Roman Missal respectively. The preface entitled “The mystery of the Most holy Trinity” is included with the other prayers for the solemnity. Eu-charistic prayer iii, with its explicit reference to the Trinity, would be a good choice.

• For today’s observance of Father’s day, the Book of Blessings (ch. 56) provides three sam-ple intercessions for the universal prayer, as well as a blessing of fathers that may be used as the prayer over the people during the con-cluding Rites at Mass.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ • if, as the note with today’s prayers in the Ro-

man Missal suggests, a procession with the host will follow Mass today, a host consecrated at the Mass is placed in the monstrance, which is set on the altar after communion. Following the prayer after communion, the concluding Rites are omitted and the procession begins. For more information about this procession, see Holy Communion and Worship of the Eu-charist Outside Mass (101–108; available in The Rites of the Catholic Church, Volume One [Ocp, 800-liTuRGy, ocp.org/7660]).

Saints Peter and Paul• The solemnity of Saints peter and paul, which

is observed on june 29, takes precedence over the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time this year. Two sets of readings and prayers are pro-vided for today’s solemnity. The readings and prayers for the Vigil Mass are used at Masses on the evening of Saturday, june 28, while the readings and prayers for the Mass during the day are used on Sunday, june 29. The readings for the Vigil Mass (590) and Mass during the day (591) are in the “Solemnities and Feasts of the lord and Saints” section of the Lectionary. Be sure that the priest, deacon, music minister, and lector know which set of readings will be

used at which Masses this Saturday evening and Sunday. The prayers for the Vigil Mass and Mass during the day are at june 29 in the “proper of Saints” section of the Roman Mis-sal. The preface entitled “The twofold mission of peter and paul in the church” is printed with and without music with the prayers for Mass during the day, although it is also used at the Vigil Mass. The Solemn Blessing for Saints peter and paul (#16 in the “Solemn Blessings” section of the Roman Missal) is suggested for the concluding Rites at today’s Masses.

• For summer church decorating, To Crown the Year: Decorating the Church through the Sea-sons (165–166; Ocp, 800-liTuRGy, ocp.org/10640) suggests setting up a seasonal shrine area with images of the saints whose feast days occur in the summer, including Saints peter and paul. if there are permanent statues or images of Saints peter and paul in the church, consider highlighting them today with candles, flowers, or fabric.

• in connection with today’s remembrance of Saint peter, who was a fisherman, some fish-ing communities have a parade of boats and a blessing of the fleet on or near june 29 (see the front cover of this issue of Today’s Litur-gy). See the Order for the Blessing of Boats and Fishing Gear in the Book of Blessings (ch. 22; liturgical press, 800-858-5450, litpress.org).

Sundays in Ordinary Time• after more than ninety days of lent, Triduum,

and Easter, and then three Sundays on which solemnities were celebrated, we return to the Sundays of Ordinary Time on july 6. Remem-ber to move the ribbons in the Roman Missal, Lectionary, and Book of the Gospels to the correct pages in the “Ordinary Time” section.

• These summer weeks of Ordinary Time are a good opportunity to look through the wor-ship space and sacristy for items that need to be cleaned, replaced, or moved. as the Cere-monial of Bishops notes, “The first of all the

paulcovino

paul covino is associate

chaplain and director of

liturgy at the college of the

holy cross, worcester,

Massachusetts. he is faculty coordinator

for the npM pastoral liturgy

institute and a member of the catholic

common Ground initiative

committee. paul is editor

and co-author of Celebrating

Marriage: Preparing the

Wedding Liturgy, a workbook for engaged

couples (ocp.org/30106208).

Ritual NotesThese are highlights from Paul Covino’s weekly ritual suggestions, which appear in full on liturgy.com

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elements belonging to the beauty of the place where the liturgy is celebrated is the spotless cleanli-ness of the floor and walls and of all the images and articles that will be used or seen during a service” (38). invite sacristans, environment and art committee members, and other community members to assist with maintenance and housekeeping on a few select summer days.

• as part of this process, take a good look at the community’s vestments: albs, stoles, chasubles, dalmatics, cope, humeral veil, funeral pall. are some vestments in need of cleaning or repair? which can be cleaned with a regular washing ma-chine and which need to be sent out for dry cleaning? can a sacristan, member of the art and environment committee, or other community member do any necessary repairs, or do damaged vestments need to be returned to the fabricator for repair? have some vestments be-come so worn out that they need to be replaced? check out a variety of vestment suppliers and choose vest-ments that are of high quality. Read the pertinent guidelines about vest-ments in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (335–347; ocp.org/30108143) and Built of Living Stones (164–166).

• The mission of spreading God’s word, which is entrusted to each baptized person, is one of the messages of the readings for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Evangelization in today’s world, especially among young people, requires creative approaches. See the video and written materials entitled Catholicism: The New Evangelization by Father Robert Barron (catholicismnewevange-lization.com) and the “Theology on Tap” program (renewtot.org), which presents discussions about faith topics in restaurants, pubs, and coffeehouses.

• as part of summer maintenance and housekeeping, make sure the baptismal font is clean and in good condition. is the font “visible and accessible to all who enter the church building” (Built of Living Stones 67)?

• Summer maintenance and house-keeping should also attend to the vessels used for communion. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal notes that these “should be made from precious metal” (328), but also notes that “other solid ma-terials which in the common esti-mation in each region are consid-ered precious or noble” may also be used in the dioceses of the united States (329). The paten should be large enough to hold “the bread both for the priest and the deacon and also for the other ministers and for the faithful” (331). ideally, addi-tional plates or bowls for the distri-bution of the Body of christ and ad-ditional chalices for the distribution of the Blood of christ will match or be similar in material and design to the large paten. are the vessels in your sacristy in good condition, or do they need to be polished or repaired? do you have enough vessels for the distribution of com-munion under both kinds? when considering purchasing additional vessels, consult local artists as well as catalogs that carry vessels from a variety of high quality fabricators (such as Meyer Vogelpohl, 800-543-0264, mvchurchgoods.com).

• On wednesday, august 27, the church celebrates the Memo-rial of Saint Monica, the moth-er of Saint augustine. her son, who would become the bishop of hippo in north africa and one of the church’s most influential theologians, was baptized as an adult after a rather unruly youth in which, among other things, he fathered a child out of wedlock.

Saint Monica was persistent in her prayers for him and in offer-ing him the unconditional love of a mother throughout his troubled youth. Because of this, she is in-voked as the patron saint of par-ents of troubled children. See the moving illustration of Saint Mon-ica as a mother watching her son being led away by police in the book Patrons and Protectors: In Times of Need by Michael O’neill McGrath (liturgy Training pub-lications, 800-933-1800, ltp.org). Many parents know the heartache of loving a child who makes bad decisions and gets in trouble, de-spite their good parenting. Reach out to them with O’neill’s image of Saint Monica and her story of hope and unconditional love. The Memorial of Saint augustine, her son, is celebrated this Thursday.

• pay attention in summer main-tenance and housekeeping to the linens used for liturgy throughout the year. do any of the altar cloths, corporals, or purificators need to be repaired or replaced? are there enough towels for washing the priest’s hands at Mass, washing feet on holy Thursday, and drying neophytes as they emerge from the baptismal font?

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary• The Gloria and creed are both used

at Masses for today’s solemnity. The Solemn Blessing for celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary is recom-mended for the end of Mass today.

• if there is an image of Mary in or near the worship space, decorate it for today’s solemnity. consider cel-ebrating the “Order of crowning an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary” today. it is available in The Rites of the Catholic Church, Volume Two.

© 2013 Ocp. all rights reserved.

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Featured Songs

Laudate, Laudate Dominumby Christopher Walker

Featured on: At the Name of Jesus (CD 10801, songbook 10799)Octavo: OCP Choral Series 10704 (print), 30108908 (digital)Voicing: SATB, descantInstrumentation: keyboard, guitarDifficulty: medium/difficultLiturgical/Ritual: Morning Prayer, Introductory Rites, Rite of Ordination, RCIA (General, Rite of Election, Rite of Initiation, Sending of the Catechumens for Election)Topical: Church, commissioning, faith, graduation, holy name, ministry/mission, praiseMissals & Hymnals (see p. 66 for abbreviation key): BB/MI 564Sound samples, downloadable sheet music, and more:ocp.org/compositions/17101

Composer ReflectionThis millennium hymn was commissioned

by the archdiocese of los angeles for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new cathe-dral of Our lady of the angels. it was written to be useful in a variety of situations. a refrain in latin was chosen as a universal symbol for multi-language occasions.

Verses are provided in English and Span-ish, with two special verses for ordinations. if you want to sing verses in other languages, feel free to adapt the given words and fashion verses in the language(s) of your parish. Send translations to Ocp for possible distribution to other parishes seeking optional languages.

“laudate, laudate dominum” is a procession-al song for the beginning or end of a celebration. it can be sung in a variety of ways, depending on the resources of your parish:

1) with keyboard accompaniment, the re-frain and verses sung by the whole as-sembly in unison.

2) with the assembly singing just the refrain, supported by the choir adding harmony and a descant, and a cantor or the choir singing the verses.

3) with a contemporary group (guitars and keyboards) using the chords as a basis and adding harmony and the instrument part for variety.

4) with full organ, brass, and timpani for grand occasions and choral festivals us-ing the optional final ending.

parts for four-part brass, timpani, and solo in-strument are available in manuscript form, edi-tion 70078. The piece is ideal as a wedding pro-cessional by playing the accompaniment on the organ, leaving out the introduction. instruments may play the soprano and solo instrument parts.

i am most grateful to Frank Brownstead for his encouragement and advice on the way to construct the hymn; to Society of the divine word Father william Bonner, chairperson of the committee that commissioned it; canon noel Vincent of liverpool cathedral; and to Sue pontin for her invaluable help in writing the latin refrain.

—christopher walker © 2013 Ocp. all rights reserved.

Laudate, Laudate dominum Acc #312 Christopher Walker

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*Additional verses available in accompaniment books*Additional verses available in accompaniment books.

© 1997, Christopher Walker. Published by OCP. All rights reserved.

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Christ in Me Ariseby Trevor Thomson

Featured on: Christ in Me Arise (CD 30101821)Octavo: Contemporary Songs of Faith 30104536 (print), 30105433 (digital)Voicing: SABInstrumentation: keyboard, guitar, solo instrumentDifficulty: easy/mediumTopical: Christian Life, conversion, discipleshipMissals & Hymnals (see p. 66 for abbreviation key): BB/MI 516, Choose Christ 156, Spirit & Song (new) 278 Sound samples, downloadable sheet music, and more:ocp.org/compositions/83124

Composer ReflectionThis prayer came out of a time when i was

having very serious issues with my health. My doctors discovered that my heart was physically deteriorating. They advised me to be still, relax, and do nothing until they could figure out a good plan of medical action. Something inside told me that if a cardiolo-gist recommends sitting on the couch for a while, something is very wrong. The reality: i could die soon.

it was in this moment that things in my life became very clear; the important things and the unimportant things. They were as obvious as black is from white. i felt the Spirit urge me to go and find a quiet place for prayer and surrender. There is a place that i like to go to in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains that helps me hear that still small voice, that deafening silence.

i listened to that voice and went to the quiet place. it was there that i came to the powerful realization that i must let go of all the things of this earth—a preparation for my passing into my real birth. i said my silent goodbyes and thought about my giveaways. it was then that this thought came forth: i must let go of my human grasp of christ in me. let go of the ego that thinks it can hold God in a box. i must let the christ in me rise, so that i can rise with him.

i prayed in that place for vision and guid-ance. i gave thanks to the creator for my gifts and my life and all my relations.

Two weeks later i received a phone call from my cardiologist saying, “Trevor, i don’t know how to tell you this but your heart has physically changed. Somehow your heart is different and stronger than all of the other im-ages we have taken. i guess you can call this a miracle. i don’t know how to explain this.”

i give thanks every day.“christ in me arise and i shall rise with

you” (refrain).—Trevor Thomson

© 2013 Ocp. all rights reserved.

516 Christ in Me AriseAcc #121 Trevor Thomson

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© 2008, Trevor Thomson. Published by spiritandsong.com®, a divison of OCP. All rights reserved.

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Featured Songs

To Praise Youby Dan Schutte

Featured on: To Praise You (CD 30107367, choral songbook 30106509)Octavo: OCP Choral Series 30106533 (print), 30109677 (digital)Voicing: SAB, descantInstrumentation: keyboard, guitar, violin, celloDifficulty: easy/mediumTopical: longing for God, petition/prayer, praise, thanksgivingMissals & Hymnals (see p. 66 for abbreviation key): BB/MI 402Sound samples, downloadable sheet music, and more:ocp.org/compositions/85805

Composer Reflectionat the center of our christian faith is the

practice of learning to give God praise in all things. This is not only part of communal wor-ship but also the essence of our personal spir-itual lives as we experience God’s presence. Saint ignatius of loyola’s famous maxim “all for the greater glory of God” is at the center of this song. it is a prayer expressing the desire that every moment of our living may become a moment of praise. we never know when we might breathe our last breath, speak our last word, or sing our final song. we hope that we can live every day, every moment, as if it might be our last.

Each verse is designed for singing as a pair. you will notice that the first of the pair leads harmonically into the second. if you need to shorten this piece, keep this in mind. it’s sim-ply a matter of using the appropriate ending.

note also that the piece modulates up a whole step for the final pair of verses. it would certainly be possible to forego this modulation if desired. in that case, simply use the endings that take you back to the accompaniment for verses 3 and 4.

The vocal arrangement is very versatile. The piece can be sung completely as a solo or entirely as an SaB choir arrangement. More variety can be achieved by using a combina-tion of these options. There’s a descant provid-ed for use in the final verses.

—dan Schutte © 2013 Ocp. all rights reserved.

To Praise YouAcc #881 Dan Schutte

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© 2011, Daniel L. Schutte. Published by OCP. All rights reserved.

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Unidosby Santiago Fernandez and Jesse Manibusan

Featured on: Unidos (CD 30107210), Everyone’s Invited/ Son Todos Invitados (CD 30104221)Voicing: SAB, descantInstrumentation: trumpet I & II in B-flat, tromboneDifficulty: easy/mediumLiturgical/Ritual: Introductory Rites, entrance chantTopical: discipleship, global family, love for others, unityMissals & Hymnals (see p. 66 for abbreviation key): Spirit & Song (new) 235Sound samples, downloadable sheet music, and more:ocp.org/compositions/85451

Composer Reflectioni co-wrote this song with jesse Manibusan

a few years ago. The idea was conceived when we realized that our ministries as church min-isters crossed quite regularly, that we had the same objective and shared the same passion in ministry, and that we were brothers in mis-sion for the same cause: to tear down walls of indifference and prejudice and do away with senseless divisions so as to get people singing together and truly raising their voices as one, regardless of language, ethnicity, or age group.

“unidos” is about celebrating our oneness in christ by way of acceptance, respect, and unconditional love for one another. it is about discovering the beauty in multicultural wor-ship by making room for one another and ex-ercising radical hospitality.

as our uS bishops teach us in Welcoming the Stranger: A Parish Guide (uSccB 2004), “by interacting with diverse people who make up our parish community, we are strength-ened in our ‘catholicity’ and are made more aware that we are one in christ” (p. 7). Our beloved pope Francis further tells us: “let us be renewed by God’s mercy, let us be loved by jesus, let us enable the power of his love to transform our lives too; and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish” (Easter urbi et Orbi message on March 31, 2013).

“unidos,” with its fun latin rock rhythm and catchy melody, reminds us that this on-going call to discipleship and evangelization ought to ignite in us a proactive and consci-entious response—a renewed way of life—rather than a passive and comfortably unchal-lenging acceptance of just another teaching and exhortation of our catholic faith.

Brothers and sisters, in a spirit of sacred unity, let this be our prayer: “haznos instu-mentos de tu paz y amor; haznos un reflejo de tu rostro, Oh Señor” (Make us intruments of your peace and love; make us a reflection of your face, O lord).

—Santiago Fernández © 2013 Ocp. all rights reserved.

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© 2009, Santiago Fernández and Jesse Manibusan. Published by Sanfer Music, LLC (BMI), Two by Two Ministries, and Spirit & Song,a division of OCP. Administered by Spirit & Song, a division of OCP. All rights reserved.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTGod, we praise you nettleton BB 191 cp3 401 h 480 j2 594

j3 567 TM 40all hail, adored Trinity old hundredth BB/Mi 720 cM 79

cp2 302 cp3 309 Gp2 416 h 296 j 431 j2 467 j3 446 TM 20 uc 410 VOZ 507

This day God Gives Me bunessan BB/Mi 637 cM 173 cp2 528 cp3 574 Gp2 727 h 564 j 466 j2 2 j3 850 R2 179 R3 136 uc 746 VOZ 838

holy, holy, holy nicaea BB 207 cM 78 cp2 299 cp3 306 Gp2 414 h 295 j 345 j2 469 j3 448 R2 162 R3 115 TM 23 uc 415 VOZ 505

O God, almighty Father gott vater sei gepriesen BB/Mi 716 cp3 311 h 294 j3 451

God is love abbot’s leigh BB/Mi 489 j 392 j2 749 j3 715The God of all Grace (Manalo) BB/Mi 317 j3 773come now, almighty King italian hymn BB/Mi 719 cM 77

cp2 300 cp3 307 Gp2 417 h 299 j 437 j2 471 j3 450 R2 161 R3 114 uc 411 VOZ 506

On This day, the First of days lübeck BB/Mi 718 cp2 303 cp3 310 Gp2 413 h 298 j 475 j2 468 j3 447 TM 22 VOZ 503

halleluya! we Sing your praises (South african) BB/Mi 568 j3 599

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 96–97A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 86, 235

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSdwelling place (Foley) BB/Mi 493 cp3 441 Gp2 591 h 512 j3 664Of the Father’s love Begotten divinum mysterium BB/Mi 86

cp3 241 h 221 j 200 j2 349 j3 317 uc 303 VOZ 395alle, alle, alleluia (ho lung) BB/Mi 565 cp2 368 cp3 390 h 488

j2 627 j3 596 nTy 2 uc 674 VOZ 574jesus, lord (deBruyn) BB/Mi 496 Gp2 594 j 692 j2 701 j3 668God, beyond all names (Farrell) BB/Mi 426 cp2 389 cp3 415

Gp2 667 j 395 j2 634 uc 737 VOZ 600in Every age (whitaker) BB/Mi 464 cp3 473 h 448 j2 727 j3 696

nTy 134 SS2 242Sacred Silence (Booth) BB/Mi 550 j3 657 nTy 243 SS2 334in perfect charity (deBruyn) BB/Mi 487 Gp2 547 j 442 j2 757 j3 721

COMMUNION CHANTOne with the Risen lord (B. hurd) BB/Mi 574Glory and praise for Ever (camaldolese Monks) BB/Mi 828 cp2 103

cp3 91 h 169 uc 182 VOZ 269ubi caritas (Rosania) BB/Mi 482 cp2 444 cp3 476 Gp2 364 h 255

j 758 j2 754 j3 710 uc 619 VOZ 687Spirit and Grace (Manalo) BB/Mi 339 j3 798when we Eat This Bread (joncas) BB/Mi 341 Gp2 510 j 539 j2 823Taste and See (B. hurd) BB/Mi 346 cp2 492 cp3 539 Gp2 199 h 405

j 693 j2 821 j3 796 nTy 78 SS1 62 uc 496 VOZ 797The light of christ (Fishel) BB/Mi 605 cp2 394 j 690 VOZ 626ubi caritas (B. hurd) BB/Mi 340 cp2 497 cp3 531 h 386 j2 805

j3 776 SS2 367 uc 491 VOZ 804Father of peace (lynch) BB/Mi 521 h 417 j 607 VOZ 717abba! Father (landry) BB/Mi 538 cp2 365 cp3 387 Gp2 696 h 485

j2 615 j3 600 uc 691 VOZ 568

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHholy God, we praise Thy name grosser gott BB 192 cM 124

cp2 355 cp3 377 Gp2 681 h 482 j 343 j2 593 j3 566 nTy 95 R2 255 R3 195 TM 34 uc 684 VOZ 590

all praise and Glad Thanksgiving gott vater sei gepriesen BB/Mi 717 cM 76 cp2 301 cp3 308 Gp2 415 h 297 j 421 j2 466 j3 445 uc 413 VOZ 504

Soon and Very Soon (crouch) BB/Mi 589 cp2 465 cp3 503 Gp2 723 h 452 j 496 j2 683 j3 755 nTy 276 uc 757 VOZ 672

lift high the cross crucifer BB/Mi 722 cM 81 cp2 305 cp3 314 Gp2 444 h 300 j 383 j2 522 j3 500 R2 163 TM 27 uc 550 VOZ 707

O God beyond all praising thaxted BB/Mi 539 cp3 402 h 489 j2 614 j3 589

now Thank we all Our God nun danket BB 195 cM 132 cp2 382 cp3 403 Gp2 700 h 456 j 339 j2 636 j3 603 R2 297 R3 169 TM 31 uc 637 VOZ 611

i Sing the Mighty power of God ellacombe BB/Mi 424 cp2 390 cp3 417 Gp2 668 h 460 j 467 j2 635 j3 618 R2 236 R3 191 uc 741 VOZ 598

Faith of Our Fathers st. catherine BB/Mi 498 cM 137 cp2 412 cp3 444 Gp2 592 h 509 j 380 j2 698 j3 667 uc 629 VOZ 679

God of Our Fathers national hymn BB/Mi 647 cp3 571 h 567 j2 867 j3 847

CHORALThe light of the Trinity (Mawby) Ocp 4602

Song to the Trinity (Scialla) Ocp 30106750God in Trinity (wright) Ocp 20921

The mystery of the holy Trinity is central to the chris-tian faith. at citation 266, the Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us: “‘now this is the catholic faith: we wor-ship one God in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity, without either confusing the persons or dividing the substance; for the person of the Father is one, the Son’s is another, the holy Spirit’s another; but the Godhead of the Father, Son and holy Spirit is one, their glory equal, their majesty co-eternal’ (athanasian creed: dS 75; nd 16).” what better time to refresh these major tenets of our faith than in the liturgy today!

The benediction at the end of today’s second reading from paul to the corinthians (verse 14) is one of the most explicit texts on the Trinity found in Scripture. paul begins with a direct message for the corinthians and surely for all of us: mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace. and if we do, the God of love and peace will be with us. Moses, in the first reading, calls his people a “stiff-necked people.” There’s certainly a lot to think about today besides selecting music.

Today’s music suggestions lead off with “God, we praise you” (nettleton), which is based on the Te deum. Be sure to read Benedictine Sister Genevieve Glen’s article (p. 16) on this ancient hymn of praise to the Trinity. consid-er reading it to the choir in its entirety.

The last several selections in each category of the music suggestions are for Father’s day.

— Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 52 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 52 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and also the holy Spirit, for he has shown us his merciful love.

FIRST READING Exodus 34:4b–6, 8–9 (164a)Moses went up Mount Sinai to meet the lord. he begged the lord to accompany the israelites, “a stiff-necked people.” he asked God to pardon their wickedness and sin.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55Glory and praise forever!

SECOND READING 2 corinthians 13:11–13paul encouraged the corinthians to mend their sinful ways and help one another live in peace. he wrote to them, “The grace of the lord jesus christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you.”

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. Revelation 1:8Glory to the Father, the Son, and the holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to come.

GOSPEL john 3:16–18God loved the world so greatly that he sent his only Son that all may have eternal life. The Son did not come to condemn the world but that it might be saved through him. whoever believes in the lord will live forever.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Galatians 4:6Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit who cries out: abba, Father.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTi am the Bread of life/yo Soy el pan de Vida (Toolan) BB/Mi 343

cM 111 cp2 478 cp3 520 h 393 R2 196 R3 304 uc 505at the lamb’s high Feast salzburg BB 169 cM 66 cp2 284

cp3 290 Gp2 394 h 273 j 307 j2 424 j3 407 TM 25 uc 399 VOZ 480

here at This Table (whitaker) BB/Mi 312 cp3 510 h 374 j2 807 j3 777 nTy 68 SS2 362

in This place (Thomson) BB/Mi 308 cp3 517 h 371 j3 770 nTy 18 R2 302 R3 295 SS1 122

now as we Gather (castillo) BB/Mi 319 j 700See us, lord, about your altar drakes broughton BB/Mi 368

cp2 494 cp3 546 Gp2 503 h 408 j 490 j3 807 uc 513 VOZ 827as we Gather at your Table nettleton BB/Mi 314 j2 792 j3 760lord, who at Thy First Eucharist unde et memores BB/Mi 371

cM 109 cp2 498 cp3 547 Gp2 511 h 385 j 489 j2 826 j3 804 uc 514 VOZ 828

Shepherd of Souls st. agnes BB/Mi 372 cp2 499 cp3 549 Gp2 501 h 380 j 480 j2 825 j3 808 uc 522 VOZ 830

Festival canticle: worthy is christ (hillert) BB/Mi 570 cp3 297 h 274 j 440 j2 428 j3 424 uc 641 VOZ 667

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 98–99A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 89, 235

SEQUENCE SETTING

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSMiracle of Grace (Stephan) BB/Mi 365The Sacrifice of praise (joncas) BB/Mi 553 Ocp 20615we praise you (ducote) BB/Mi 552 cp2 379 Gp2 677 j2 626 j3 579

VOZ 569One in Body, heart and Mind (c. walker) BB/Mi 367jesus, the Bread of life (Brown) BB/Mi 364 Gp2 527 j2 817O Sacrament Most holy fulda BB/Mi 325 cp2 518 cp3 541 h 409

j2 856 j3 838 uc 771 VOZ 831humbly, lord, we worship you adoro te devote BB 201

cM 104 cp3 425 h 473 j 495 R3 38 TM 39 uc 553 VOZ 715

COMMUNION CHANTSacramentum caritatis (joncas) BB/Mi 352 j3 803 Ocp 20616Gift of Finest wheat (Kreutz) BB/Mi 327 cM 107 cp2 484 cp3 526

Gp2 525 h 388 j 483 j2 803 j3 791 uc 526 VOZ 807Miracle of Grace (Stephan) BB/Mi 365Bread of life (Fisher) BB/Mi 370 cp3 545 Gp2 522 h 410 j3 805

nTy 225 SS1 150pan de Vida (B. hurd) BB/Mi 345 cp2 482 cp3 525 Gp2 500 h 395

j 537 j2 813 j3 784 nTy 74 R2 195 R3 294 uc 501 VOZ 796God’s holy Gifts (Schutte) BB/Mi 356 j3 792amén. El cuerpo de cristo (Schiavone) BB/Mi 338 j2 824 j3 783

uc 510 VOZ 809i am the living Bread (haas) BB/Mi 347 cp2 493 cp3 537 Gp2 519

h 406 j 674 j2 822 j3 794 uc 511 VOZ 819The Supper of the lord (Rosania) BB/Mi 359 cM 112 cp2 486

cp3 527 Gp2 518 h 399 j3 774 uc 530 VOZ 803Eat This Bread (Berthier) BB/Mi 333 cM 108 cp2 491 cp3 538

h 400 R2 201 uc 525in the Breaking of the Bread (B. hurd) BB/Mi 336 cp2 479 cp3 521

Gp2 508 h 398 j 533 j2 808 j3 779 uc 523 VOZ 806

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHSomos el cuerpo de cristo/we are the Body of christ (cortez)

BB/Mi 582 Gp2 589 j2 852 j3 826 nTy 31 R2 89 SS1 136 uc 589 VOZ 763

laudate, laudate dominum (c. walker) BB/Mi 564 j2 598 j3 597Sing of the lord’s Goodness (Sands) BB/Mi 562 cp2 357 cp3 379

Gp2 690 h 496 j 531 j2 605 j3 582 uc 678 VOZ 566christ Before us (whitaker) BB/Mi 406 j3 640halleluya! we Sing your praises (South african) BB/Mi 568 j3 599Sent Forth by God’s Blessing (westendorf) BB/Mi 383 cp2 504

cp3 552 Gp2 588 h 548 j 400 j2 768 j3 740 uc 571 VOZ 745The church’s One Foundation aurelia BB/Mi 418 cM 120 cp2 464

cp3 502 Gp2 573 h 436 j 455 j2 779 j3 746 TM 28 uc 590 VOZ 770

let all Things now living ash grove BB/Mi 595 cp3 407 h 458 j2 641 j3 608

God of the hungry (Soper) BB/Mi 624 Gp2 560 j 459

CHORALave Verum corpus (Mallory) Ocp 4596O Sacrum convivium (parker) Ocp 4625

anima christi (Van houten) Ocp 12733

Often called corpus christi, this solemnity has always celebrated both the Body and Blood of the lord and echoes holy Thursday’s eucharistic focus. The feast dates back as far as the thirteenth century. By the fourteenth century, eu-charistic processions became prominent and remain to this day. Refer to paul covino’s “Ritual notes” for exposition and processions, both at the end of Mass and other times (p. 32, more at liturgy.com). One point of clarification:

“Genuflection in the presence of the blessed sacrament, whether reserved in the tabernacle or exposed for public adoration, is on one knee” (see “The Roman Ritual: holy communion and worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass” 84, in the uSccB’s Holy Communion Outside Mass).

The music selections for communion offer a variety of musical styles appropriate for today’s celebration. Father Michael joncas’ “Sacramentum caritatis” (Sacrament of love) is also the title of pope Benedict’s apostolic exhor-tation on the gift of the Eucharist. an octavo is available (print: 20616, digital: 89253). The verses reflect the mystery of the Eucharist, past, present, and future, and are intended to be sung by a cantor and choir. “Miracle of Grace” by cur-tis Stephan combines theological depth with a contemporary sound. curtis’ faith and a masters’ degree in jazz from north Texas have influenced his sound as well as his vocation. he also ministers at one of the largest parishes in the united States: more than 30,000 people! The “Miracle of Grace” accompaniment package includes parts for keyboard, guitar, solo instrument, solo instrument in B-flat, solo instrument in E-flat, percussion, and unison/two part vocals. Go to ocp.org/products/90022.

For processions today, consider the anthem-like “christ before us” (suo gân). — Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 53 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Sequence (Optional) _______________________________________________

Gospel acclamation __________________________________ Gospel __________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 53 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. psalm 81 (80):17he fed them with the finest wheat and satisfied them with honey from the rock.

FIRST READING deuteronomy 8:2–3, 14b–16a (167a)Moses reminded the people that for forty years God tested them in the desert. The lord let them be hungry and fed them manna, showing that God’s people do not live by bread alone.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 147:12–13, 14–15, 19–20praise the lord, jerusalem.Or: alleluia.

SECOND READING 1 corinthians 10:16–17By sharing in the eucharistic bread, christians, though many, are one body in christ.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION john 6:51i am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever.

GOSPEL john 6:51–58jesus told the crowds that he is the living bread come down from heaven. all who want eternal life must “eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood.” jesus said, “whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.”

COMMUNION ANTIPHON john 6:57whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and i in him, says the lord.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTBy all your Saints Still Striving st. theodulph BB 193 j2 784

j3 748 TM 35Sing with all the Saints in Glory hymn to joy BB/Mi 620 cp3 507

h 556 j2 789 j3 759Take up your cross erhalt uns, herr BB/Mi 721 cM 80

cp2 304 cp3 312 h 301 j 253 j2 524 j3 501 uc 551 VOZ 708lift high the cross crucifer BB/Mi 722 cM 81 cp2 305 cp3 314

Gp2 444 h 300 j 383 j2 522 j3 500 R2 163 TM 27 uc 550 VOZ 707God, we praise you nettleton BB 191 cp3 401 h 480 j2 594

j3 567 TM 40ye watchers and ye holy Ones lasst uns erfreuen BB/Mi 726

cM 84 cp2 307 cp3 315 Gp2 446 h 307 j 465 j2 528 j3 505 uc 466 VOZ 552

how Firm a Foundation foundation BB/Mi 727 cp3 319 h 303 j 404 j2 716 j3 683

God has chosen Me (Farrell) BB/Mi 378 cp2 505 cp3 553 Gp2 546 h 543 j 709 j2 831 j3 815 nTy 127 R2 85 R3 236 SS2 345 uc 580 VOZ 736

Be Thou My Vision slane BB/Mi 394 cp3 427 h 468 j3 646Two noble Saints ellacombe j2 517 j3 495

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 100–101A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 201, 256

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSTwo were Bound for Emmaus (hurd) BB 171 cp3 298 h 282 j2 430

j3 417For the Sake of christ (canedo) j3 658 SS2 409These alone are Enough (Schutte) BB/Mi 393 j3 655christ Be beside Me (wasson) BB/Mi 397 cp2 407 cp3 422 h 471

j 468 j2 687 j3 650 uc 761 VOZ 656This alone (Manion) BB/Mi 399 cp2 405 cp3 420 Gp2 621 h 474

j 657 j2 689 j3 652 uc 762 VOZ 657Saints of God (B. hurd) BB/Mi 730 j3 751 SS2 332Give Me jesus (Spiritual) BB/Mi 681 cp2 349 cp3 367 Gp2 484

h 348 j 551 j2 583 j3 554 VOZ 332you alone (hart) BB/Mi 670 cp3 357 h 246 j3 581 nTy 240 SS2 378

COMMUNION CHANTwith all the Saints (B. hurd) BB/Mi 415 j3 744 uc 582

Ocp 30100247Saints of God in Glory (Farrell) BB 210 j 401 TM 44litany of the Saints (Becker) BB/Mi 731 cM 83 cp2 308 cp3 316

Gp2 377 h 305 j2 525 j3 503 uc 465 VOZ 549all My days (Schutte) BB/Mi 596 cp2 381 cp3 406 Gp2 701 h 455

j 354 j2 637 j3 604 uc 632 VOZ 606i have loved you (joncas) BB/Mi 611 cM 151 cp2 399 cp3 433

Gp2 710 h 420 j 615 j2 649 j3 623 uc 650 VOZ 612jesus, Remember Me (Berthier) BB/Mi 410 cM 105 cp2 270

cp3 275 h 260 R2 206 R3 229Keep in Mind (deiss) BB/Mi 680 cp2 350 cp3 368 Gp2 492 h 357

j 372 j2 589 j3 559 uc 257 VOZ 330your words are Spirit and life (Farrell) BB/Mi 600 cp2 393

cp3 408 h 477 j2 680 j3 644 R3 273 SS1 56 uc 731 VOZ 650lord, you have the words (joncas) BB/Mi 748 cp2 6 cp3 5

Gp2 172 h 97 j 672 j2 20 j3 19 uc 77 VOZ 141your words, lord, are Spirit and life (B. hurd) BB/Mi 747 cp3 7

j3 20 nTy 40 R3 278 SS2 248

Eye has not Seen (haugen) BB/Mi 463 cM 163 cp2 439 cp3 469 h 444 uc 669

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHholy God, we praise Thy name grosser gott BB 192 cM 124

cp2 355 cp3 377 Gp2 681 h 482 j 343 j2 593 j3 566 nTy 95 R2 255 R3 195 TM 34 uc 684 VOZ 590

Blessed Feasts of Blessed Martyrs in babilone BB/Mi 728 cp3 317 h 304 j2 782 j3 749 TM 29

city of God (Schutte) BB/Mi 379 cM 119 cp2 509 cp3 558 Gp2 548 h 540 j 561 j2 830 j3 813 nTy 9 R2 278 R3 263 SS1 106 uc 572 VOZ 742

laudate, laudate dominum (c. walker) BB/Mi 564 j2 598 j3 597Glory in the cross (Schutte) BB/Mi 724 cp3 313 h 302 j2 523 j3 375

SS2 313 VOZ 439how can i Keep from Singing endless song BB/Mi 442 cp2 431

cp3 460 Gp2 616 h 526 j 367 j2 721 j3 686 nTy 116 SS1 117 uc 715 VOZ 638

For all the Saints sine nomine BB/Mi 729 cM 82 cp2 306 cp3 318 Gp2 445 h 306 j 471 j2 526 j3 504 nTy 131 R2 165 R3 117 uc 463 VOZ 550

church of God, Elect and Glorious hyfrydol BB/Mi 417 cp3 501 h 434 j2 533 j3 508

One Spirit, One church (Keil) BB/Mi 419 cp2 461 cp3 498 Gp2 570 h 435 j 703 j2 778 j3 745 SS1 132 uc 584 VOZ 769

Faith of Our Fathers st. catherine BB/Mi 498 cM 137 cp2 412 cp3 444 Gp2 592 h 509 j 380 j2 698 j3 667 uc 629 VOZ 679

CHORALThree hymns for apostles, Saints, and Martyrs (colgan) Ocp 20440prayer for peace (Thatcher) Ocp 20609

in a homily for the feast of Saints peter and paul, domin-ican Father Timothy Radcliffe spoke of the tension between the two men and their roles in the mission of the church. For peter, head of the jewish-christian community, guard-ing the tradition that he received from jesus was his primary focus. paul, who was focused on reaching out to the Gen-tiles, found that innovation was necessary.

in today’s church, tension mounts even as it did in the early christian era. alas, all in good faith. Robert Feduccia’s essay on the new Evangelization on page 10 explains that after we recover what is most authentic about our faith, the mandate requires us to update the expressions and methods we use to communicate it to people of our era. in a way, it’s the same kind of struggle that peter and paul faced (see Galatians 2). in this time of the new Evangelization, we are challenged to maintain the tradition and yet look for innova-tive ways to pass it forward.

it goes to show that there was tension between fidelity to the tradition and to the Spirit’s innovative impulse even as far back as Saints peter and paul. Father Radcliffe points out that, “in hindsight we can usually discern that what seemed revolutionary at the time was in fact a fruit of the tradition, and its faithful development, but in the heat of the mo-ment this may be hard to see.” For more of the homily, see tinyurl.com/Radcliff-homily. There’s certainly some fine material in this reading for reconciliatory preaching.

Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, begins at sunset tonight. — Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 57 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 57 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON peter the apostle, and paul the teacher of the Gentiles, these have taught us your law, O lord.

FIRST READING acts of the apostles 3:1–10 (590)as peter and john enter the temple, a crippled beggar asks for alms. peter implores the name of jesus and instructs the man to walk. immediately, the man is healed and he enters the temple rejoicing and praising God. Those assembled are struck with astonishment.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 19:2–3, 4–5Their message goes out through all the earth.

SECOND READING Galatians 1:11–20paul speaks to the Galatians, saying he was called by God to preach the Good news to the Gentiles. he informs them that his calling came by revelation and not by human invention.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION john 21:17lord, you know everything; you know that i love you.

GOSPEL john 21:15–19Simon peter is questioned three times by jesus, “do you love me?” Each time the answer is affirmative. christ instructs peter to “feed my lambs, tend my sheep and follow me.” christ also prophesies about peter’s death.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON cf. john 21:15, 17Simon, Son of john, do you love me more than these? lord, you know everything; you know that i love you.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTBy all your Saints Still Striving st. theodulph BB 193 j2 784

j3 748 TM 35Sing with all the Saints in Glory hymn to joy BB/Mi 620 cp3 507

h 556 j2 789 j3 759Take up Our cross (Stephan) BB/Mi 723 j3 502 uc 540lift high the cross crucifer BB/Mi 722 cM 81 cp2 305 cp3 314

Gp2 444 h 300 j 383 j2 522 j3 500 R2 163 TM 27 uc 550 VOZ 707

God, we praise you nettleton BB 191 cp3 401 h 480 j2 594 j3 567 TM 40

ye watchers and ye holy Ones lasst uns erfreuen BB/Mi 726 cM 84 cp2 307 cp3 315 Gp2 446 h 307 j 465 j2 528 j3 505 uc 466 VOZ 552

how Firm a Foundation foundation BB/Mi 727 cp3 319 h 303 j 404 j2 716 j3 683

God has chosen Me (Farrell) BB/Mi 378 cp2 505 cp3 553 Gp2 546 h 543 j 709 j2 831 j3 815 nTy 127 R2 85 R3 236 SS2 345 uc 580 VOZ 736

Be Thou My Vision slane BB/Mi 394 cp3 427 h 468 j3 646

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 102–103A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 202, 256

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSTwo were Bound for Emmaus (hurd) BB 171 cp3 298 h 282 j2 430

j3 417come, Follow Me (Berberick) BB/Mi 513 Ocp 20063Many and One (angrisano) BB/Mi 412Give Me jesus (Spiritual) BB/Mi 681 cp2 349 cp3 367 Gp2 484

h 348 j 551 j2 583 j3 554 VOZ 332The Eyes and hands of christ (Kendzia) BB/Mi 523 j3 738 nTy 77

SS2 376The lord is My light (c. walker) BB/Mi 684 cp2 348 cp3 366

Gp2 486 h 354 j2 587 j3 557 R2 305 SS1 61 uc 254 VOZ 339

COMMUNION CHANTwith all the Saints (B. hurd) BB/Mi 415 j3 744 uc 582

Ocp 30100247Saints of God in Glory (Farrell) BB 210 j 401 TM 44litany of the Saints (Becker) BB/Mi 731 cM 83 cp2 308 cp3 316

Gp2 377 h 305 j2 525 j3 503 uc 465 VOZ 549all My days (Schutte) BB/Mi 596 cp2 381 cp3 406 Gp2 701 h 455

j 354 j2 637 j3 604 uc 632 VOZ 606i have loved you (joncas) BB/Mi 611 cM 151 cp2 399 cp3 433

Gp2 710 h 420 j 615 j2 649 j3 623 uc 650 VOZ 612Eye has not Seen (haugen) BB/Mi 463 cM 163 cp2 439 cp3 469

h 444 uc 669Keep in Mind (deiss) BB/Mi 680 cp2 350 cp3 368 Gp2 492 h 357

j 372 j2 589 j3 559 uc 257 VOZ 330Blest are They (haas) BB/Mi 631 cM 167 cp2 397 cp3 431 h 478

R3 140 uc 556Be not afraid (dufford) BB/Mi 430 cM 143 cp2 424 cp3 453

Gp2 602 h 518 j 579 j2 706 j3 673 nTy 213 R2 214 R3 225 SS1 170 uc 713 VOZ 647

i want to walk as a child of the light (Thomerson) BB/Mi 606 cp3 429 h 515 j3 632 R2 308 R3 202

you alone (hart) BB/Mi 670 cp3 357 h 246 j3 581 nTy 240 SS2 378

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHin christ alone (Getty) BB/Mi 405 j3 637i Know That My Redeemer lives duke street BB/Mi 577 cp2 344

cp3 370 Gp2 388 h 263 j 416 j2 131 j3 129 uc 398 VOZ 671city of God (Schutte) BB/Mi 379 cM 119 cp2 509 cp3 558 Gp2 548

h 540 j 561 j2 830 j3 813 nTy 9 R2 278 R3 263 SS1 106 uc 572 VOZ 742

we are the light of the world (Greif) BB/Mi 609 cM 169 cp2 396 cp3 430 Gp2 657 h 516 j 707 j2 660 j3 629 nTy 35 SS1 143 uc 728 VOZ 621

For all the Saints sine nomine BB/Mi 729 cM 82 cp2 306 cp3 318 Gp2 445 h 306 j 471 j2 526 j3 504 nTy 131 R2 165 R3 117 uc 463 VOZ 550

i will choose christ (Booth) BB/Mi 518 cp3 497 Gp2 459 h 464 j2 775 j3 736 nTy 261 SS1 119 uc 208

Faith of Our Fathers st. catherine BB/Mi 498 cM 137 cp2 412 cp3 444 Gp2 592 h 509 j 380 j2 698 j3 667 uc 629 VOZ 679

now Thank we all Our God nun danket BB 195 cM 132 cp2 382 cp3 403 Gp2 700 h 456 j 339 j2 636 j3 603 R2 297 R3 169 TM 31 uc 637 VOZ 611

God of Our Fathers national hymn BB/Mi 647 cp3 571 h 567 j2 867 j3 847

O God of love, O King of peace tallis’ canon j3 842

CHORALpeace at the last (willcock) Ocp 30104103prayer for peace (Thatcher) Ocp 20609God Be in My head (Barton) Ocp 30126398

Today’s Gospel contains a central reading from Matthew: the confession of peter. jesus presses peter, “who do you say that i am?” Surprisingly, peter comes up with the per-fect answer. Three times he denies jesus later in the journey (Matthew 26), but today he answers correctly. and he is called “blessed.” Some find the last verse, “whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” troublesome, espe-cially if they focus on the first half of the verse—the binding part. But the balance of the verse is about freedom. Today might be a great day to remember all our good shepherd priests. So many have freed people from their guilt, their grief, and their sin, and showed them the loving face of jesus. pope Francis sets an example for all through his own ministry, which is so much more encompassing than any-thing we can imagine.

what about us? do we, in our ministry, find more ways to free people than to bind them? do we live out the Beat-itudes or just sing about them? can we make the words of Bob hurd’s “with all the Saints” a reality?

On Friday, july 4, in the united States we will celebrate the birth of freedom. will we settle for singing “let There Be peace on Earth,” or will we work for peace?

Free the oppressed for the independence day weekend—have a choir party! — Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 58 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 58 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON These are the ones who, living in the flesh, planted the church with their blood; they drank the chalice of the lord and became the friends of God.

FIRST READING acts of the apostles 12:1–11 (591)when King herod decides to persecute the christians, peter is ar-rested and put in prison. That night an angel appears, frees peter from his chains, and leads him safely out of prison. peter at first is astonished, but then realizes the angel was sent by God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 34:2–3, 4–5, 6–7, 8–9The angel of the lord will rescue those who fear him.

SECOND READING 2 Timothy 4:6–8, 17–18paul has suffered many hardships but is not disheartened, know-ing that a great reward is waiting in heaven for all who hope in the lord.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Matthew 16:18you are peter and upon this rock i will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

GOSPEL Matthew 16:13–19jesus asks his disciples what people are saying about him. peter proclaims jesus as the Son of God. Because of his great faith, peter is charged with caring for the church on earth.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON cf. Matthew 16:16, 18peter said to jesus: you are the christ, the Son of the living God. and jesus replied: you are peter, and upon this rock i will build my church.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANThere at This Table (whitaker) BB/Mi 312 cp3 510 h 374 j2 807

j3 777 nTy 68 SS2 362i heard the Voice of jesus kingsfold BB/Mi 466 cp2 437 cp3 467

Gp2 633 h 439 j 476 j2 729 j3 692 uc 660 VOZ 728all the Ends of the Earth (dufford) BB/Mi 551 cp2 363 cp3 385

Gp2 683 h 486 j 582 j2 595 j3 573 uc 697 VOZ 571lord of all hopefulness slane BB/Mi 396 cM 103 cp2 406

cp3 421 Gp2 622 h 469 j 415 j2 690 j3 647 nTy 121 R2 291 R3 280 uc 767 VOZ 654

come, now is the Time to worship (doerksen) BB/Mi 555 nTy 81 SS2 383

praise, My Soul, the King of heaven lauda anima BB/Mi 563 cp2 367 cp3 389 Gp2 685 h 490 j 366 j2 612 j3 586 uc 676 VOZ 562

Rejoice, the lord is King darwall’s 148th BB/Mi 732 cp3 321 h 308 j 406 j2 478 j3 459 uc 425 VOZ 508

let us Go to the altar (Schutte) BB/Mi 318 cp3 509 Gp2 539 h 370 j2 800 j3 767 uc 486 VOZ 773

God, we praise you nettleton BB 191 cp3 401 h 480 j2 594 j3 567 TM 40

Ven al Banquete/come to the Feast (B. hurd) BB/Mi 307 cp2 477 cp3 519 h 376 j2 795 j3 763 nTy 80 R2 204 R3 297 SS1 164 uc 478 VOZ 779

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 104–105A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 131, 238

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSall That is hidden (Farrell) BB/Mi 510 Gp2 585 j 586 j2 762 j3 728all is well with My Soul (landry) BB/Mi 469come to Me (norbet) BB/Mi 459 cp2 442 cp3 472 Gp2 629 h 443

j 608 j2 728 j3 695 uc 666 VOZ 730i want to walk as a child of the light (Thomerson) BB/Mi 606

cp3 429 h 515 j3 632 R2 308 R3 202dona nobis pacem (Trad.) BB 203 cp2 453 cp3 486 Gp2 653 h 430

j 348 j2 742 j3 701 R2 220 R3 211 TM 46 uc 539 VOZ 718if God is for us (Brown) BB/Mi 613 Gp2 712 j2 647 j3 621 uc 649

VOZ 614come unto Me (B. hurd) BB/Mi 520 Gp2 418 j 625 j2 770O God of love, O King of peace tallis’ canon j3 842

COMMUNION CHANTTaste and See (Moore) BB/Mi 331 cM 110 cp2 28 cp3 533 h 396

uc 532Taste and See (dean) BB/Mi 770 cp2 29 cp3 28 Gp2 200 h 117

j 576 j2 37 j3 42 uc 104 VOZ 169Taste and See (Talbot) BB/Mi 769 cp2 27 cp3 29 h 115 j 620i will always Thank the lord (Soper) BB/Mi 771 cp2 30 cp3 30

Gp2 202 h 116 VOZ 171Taste and See (angrisano) BB/Mi 366 j3 782 nTy 44 SS2 254My Soul Rejoices (alstott) BB/Mi 829 cp2 104 cp3 92 h 170 j 502

j2 503 j3 120 uc 184 VOZ 272 Ocp 8557i will praise your name (d. haas) BB/Mi 824 cp2 95 cp3 86 h 165

uc 174all the Ends of the Earth (d. haas) BB/Mi 801 cp2 68 cp3 61 h 146

uc 141Gift of Finest wheat (Kreutz) BB/Mi 327 cM 107 cp2 484 cp3 526

Gp2 525 h 388 j 483 j2 803 j3 791 uc 526 VOZ 807

God’s holy Gifts (Schutte) BB/Mi 356 j3 792Eye has not Seen (M. haugen) BB/Mi 463 cM 163 cp2 439

cp3 469 h 444 uc 669

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHcanticle of the Sun (M. haugen) BB/Mi 422 cM 152 cp2 386

cp3 412 h 459 R2 242 R3 188 uc 736laudate, laudate dominum (c. walker) BB/Mi 564 j2 598 j3 597Glory and praise to Our God (Schutte) BB/Mi 542 cM 128 cp2 359

cp3 381 Gp2 671 h 481 j 569 j2 596 j3 574 R2 249 R3 149 uc 701 VOZ 576

For the Beauty of the Earth dix BB/Mi 594 cM 133 cp2 383 cp3 404 Gp2 704 h 457 j 464 j2 642 j3 609 nTy 139 R2 293 R3 171 uc 636 VOZ 602

in christ alone (Getty) BB/Mi 405 j3 637The King of Kings, christ jesus Reigns (M. Farrell) BB/Mi 738

cp2 311 cp3 323 h 314 j 454 j2 486 j3 469 uc 427 VOZ 516Vayan al Mundo/Go Out to the world (cortez) BB/Mi 375 uc 567

VOZ 751Take the word of God with you (c. walker) BB/Mi 373 cp2 503

cp3 551 Gp2 543 h 549 j 662 j2 838 j3 812 R2 187 R3 266 uc 573 VOZ 743

Go Make a difference (angrisano) BB/Mi 504 cp3 493 h 411 j3 730 nTy 260 SS1 113

Blest Be the lord (Schutte) BB/Mi 432 cM 145 cp2 426 cp3 455 Gp2 599 h 529 j 611 j2 708 j3 677 uc 712 VOZ 640

CHORALGive praise to God with Music (inwood) Ocp 30106261praise the lord! alleluia (Mawby) Ocp 30106757Over My head (lee) Ocp 30113332

Remember: people go away for the extended Fourth of july weekend. Keep the music uncomplicated. Responsorial psalm 145 is a familiar common psalm and is available in Respond & Acclaim as well as the psalter section of your worship resource. if you look at the fine print under the words “Responsorial psalm” in the liturgy of the word part of your missal, you will find a short list of common psalms that may be used in place of the psalm of the day (if neces-sary). i make sure that the assembly knows several of these in case the cantor decides to leave town without getting a substitute. in some parishes, finding a substitute cantor can be difficult. it happens to all of us! Recently, a cantor did not appear for the scheduled liturgy. i pulled out christopher walker’s psalm 27, “The lord is My light,” (BB/Mi 684) a common psalm that the assembly knew. i presumed they could carry the psalm on their own. wasn’t i surprised when no one sang the verses?

There are more ways to sing the responsorial psalm than having the cantor sing the verses and the assembly sing the antiphon. “in antiphonal style, the praying assembly is di-vided into two groups. The text of the psalm is shared be-tween them” (Sing to the Lord 234, ocp.org/20995). divide the assembly into two alternating groups: left side/right side; men/women; women/all, etc. Be sure to tell the assembly before Mass begins what will happen. That’s what i did. But our situations may be very different.

— Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 59 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 59 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. psalm 48 (47):10–11your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. your praise, O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with saving justice.

FIRST READING Zechariah 9:9–10 (100a)The prophet foretold the coming of the savior and king who would proclaim peace to all the nations of the earth.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 145:1–2, 8–9, 10–11, 13–14i will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.Or: alleluia.

SECOND READING Romans 8:9, 11–13paul wrote that the Spirit of God lives in all who are christ’s. They should live not according to the flesh but in God’s Spirit.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. Matthew 11:25Blessed are you, Father, lord of heaven and earth; you have re-vealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.

GOSPEL Matthew 11:25–30jesus invited the people, saying “come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and i will give you rest.”

COMMUNION ANTIPHON psalm 34 (33):9Taste and see that the lord is good; blessed the man who seeks refuge in him.Or Matthew 11:28come to me, all who labor and are burdened, and i will refresh you, says the lord.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTSing, O Sing (Schutte) BB/Mi 560 Gp2 689 j 678i Sing the Mighty power of God ellacombe BB/Mi 424 cp2 390

cp3 417 Gp2 668 h 460 j 467 j2 635 j3 618 R2 236 R3 191 uc 741 VOZ 598

For you are My God (Foley) BB/Mi 434 cp2 425 cp3 454 Gp2 612 h 520 j 694 j2 710 j3 675 uc 714 VOZ 645

all creatures of Our God and King lasst uns erfreuen BB/Mi 541 cM 122 cp2 358 cp3 380 Gp2 672 h 499 j 389 j2 600 j3 578 R2 245 R3 153 uc 738 VOZ 563

Beautiful Savior st. elizabeth BB 197 cM 153 cp2 520 cp3 418 Gp2 669 h 461 j 341 j2 859 j3 841 R2 263 TM 33 uc 673 VOZ 560

Rain down (cortez) BB/Mi 617 cp2 401 cp3 435 Gp2 713 h 423 j2 651 j3 627 nTy 25 SS1 134 uc 655 VOZ 616

For your Glory Reigns (Berberick) BB/Mi 423Morning has Broken bunessan BB/Mi 638 cM 172 cp2 527

cp3 572 Gp2 728 h 563 j 397 j2 871 j3 851 R2 178 R3 137 SS1 120 uc 745 VOZ 840

joyful, joyful, we adore Thee hymn to joy BB/Mi 548 cM 126 cp2 366 cp3 388 Gp2 693 h 504 j 379 j2 617 j3 575 R2 259 R3 148 uc 675 VOZ 561

The King of love My Shepherd is st. columba BB/Mi 473 cp2 438 cp3 468 Gp2 632 h 440 j 461 j2 733 j3 690 nTy 33 R2 208 R3 180 uc 662 VOZ 724

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 106–107A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 134, 238

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSall Good Gifts (Keil) BB/Mi 591 j2 644 j3 611For the Fruits of This creation ar hyd y nos BB/Mi 425 cp2 385

cp3 416 h 454 j 418 j2 629 j3 615 R2 238 R3 189 uc 739 VOZ 599Bread That was Sown (norbet) BB/Mi 332 j 578Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) BB/Mi 361 cp2 495 cp3 530

Gp2 516 h 407 j 545 j2 811 j3 781 uc 518 VOZ 818cristo, Sáname/jesus, heal Me (García-lópez) BB/Mi 403 uc 228

Ocp 12762come to the water (Foley) BB/Mi 612 cM 149 cp2 400 cp3 434

Gp2 706 h 422 j 622 j2 650 j3 626 uc 652 VOZ 613God, beyond all names (Farrell) BB/Mi 426 cp2 389 cp3 415

Gp2 667 j 395 j2 634 uc 737 VOZ 600

COMMUNION CHANThow lovely is your dwelling place (deBruyn) BB/Mi 692 Gp2 488

h 355 j 546 j2 581 j3 551center of My life (inwood) BB/Mi 501 cp2 414 cp3 439 Gp2 593

h 511 j 548 j2 697 j3 665 uc 628 VOZ 678The path of life (Soper) BB/Mi 744 cp2 2 cp3 1 Gp2 169 h 93

j2 536 j3 15 uc 75 VOZ 136how lovely is your dwelling place (joncas) BB/Mi 787 cp2 49

cp3 47 Gp2 222 h 132 j 581 j2 59 j3 61 uc 126 VOZ 197Keep Me Safe, O God (inwood) BB/Mi 745 cp2 3 cp3 3 h 94 j3 17Taste and See (B. hurd) BB/Mi 346 cp2 492 cp3 539 Gp2 199 h 405

j 693 j2 821 j3 796 nTy 78 SS1 62 uc 496 VOZ 797dwelling place (Foley) BB/Mi 493 cp3 441 Gp2 591 h 512 j3 664This Bread That we Share (Macaller) BB/Mi 321 j 599Gift of Finest wheat (Kreutz) BB/Mi 327 cM 107 cp2 484 cp3 526

Gp2 525 h 388 j 483 j2 803 j3 791 uc 526 VOZ 807

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHFor the Beauty of the Earth dix BB/Mi 594 cM 133 cp2 383

cp3 404 Gp2 704 h 457 j 464 j2 642 j3 609 nTy 139 R2 293 R3 171 uc 636 VOZ 602

Go Make of all disciples ellacombe BB 184 h 285 j2 828 j3 430Go Make a difference (angrisano) BB/Mi 504 cp3 493 h 411 j3 730

nTy 260 SS1 113lord, you Give the Great commission abbot’s leigh BB/Mi 374

cp2 291 cp3 299 Gp2 401 h 283 j 381 j2 452 j3 431 uc 569 VOZ 738

canticle of the Sun (haugen) BB/Mi 422 cM 152 cp2 386 cp3 412 h 459 R2 242 R3 188 uc 736

For the healing st. thomas (tantum ergo) BB/Mi 441 cp3 463 h 522 j 472 j3 844

Sing to the Mountains (dufford) BB/Mi 545 cM 123 cp2 376 cp3 398 Gp2 673 h 494 j 644 j2 601 j3 580 R2 258 R3 150 uc 693 VOZ 570

let all Things now living ash grove BB/Mi 595 cp3 407 h 458 j2 641 j3 608

all the Ends of the Earth (dufford) BB/Mi 551 cp2 363 cp3 385 Gp2 683 h 486 j 582 j2 595 j3 573 uc 697 VOZ 571

let the heavens Be Glad (Feiten) BB/Mi 586 cp2 467 j 626 j2 684

CHORALO Sweet and Sacred Feast (Mccabe) Ocp 4551

Two choral Songs of praise (M. Briare) Ocp 20796christ Before us (whitaker) BB/Mi 406 j3 640

as we sail further into Ordinary Time (if there is such a time for musicians), let’s review some ordinary endeav-ors that may have extraordinary results. The new Evan-gelization calls us first to examine our own faith and then preach the Gospel to the world. we all know catholics who don’t come to church (including our own family members). Some call themselves “retired” catholics. a sign that says

“come home” is all well and good for some, but what does “home” mean?

i meet young adults who don’t go to church because their parents stopped going when they were small. (Thank God for grandparents!) Others stay away because they don’t feel welcome. if we want to preach jesus seriously, we must not only care for those in our parishes, but also seek the lost. Most of us know someone who is lost and the numbers con-tinue to grow. what can we do?

Begin with hospitality. if you are considering putting a banner outside, perhaps it might say “welcome.” Or how about “Sinners and Saints welcome”? One major reason why people return to a particular church is because they feel welcome. The Greek word for “hospitality” translated liter-ally means “love of strangers.” in the Old Testament, it’s as old as abraham entertaining three strangers (see Genesis 18). in the new Testament, hebrews 13 reminds us of abra-ham’s visitors: “continue to love each other…and remem-ber always to welcome strangers, for by doing this, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.”

See Hospitality Basics by dr. Glenn Byer with Michael prendergast (ocp.org/6147).

— Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 60 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 60 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. psalm 17 (16):15as for me, in justice i shall behold your face; i shall be filled with the vision of your glory.

FIRST READING isaiah 55:10–11 (103a)just as rain and snow come down from heaven and do not return until the whole earth is watered and fruitful, so shall the word of the lord go out to do God’s will and accomplish God’s purpose.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 65:10, 11, 12–13, 14The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.

SECOND READING Romans 8:18–23paul told the Romans that the whole created world eagerly awaits the revelation of God’s children. The world will be set free and take part in the wondrous freedom of God’s children.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION The seed is the word of God, christ is the sower. all who come to him will have life forever.

GOSPEL Matthew 13:1–23 or 13:1–9jesus told the parable of the sower. when disciples questioned him about it, he explained how those who hear the word and understand it will bear fruit and yield a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON cf. psalm 84 (83):4–5The sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for her young: by your altars, O lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, for ever singing your praise.Or john 6:57whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and i in him, says the lord.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTpraise the lord, ye heavens hymn to joy BB/Mi 537 cM 129

cp2 375 cp3 397 h 483 j 388 j3 584 uc 683 VOZ 578praise, My Soul, the King of heaven lauda anima BB/Mi 563

cp2 367 cp3 389 Gp2 685 h 490 j 366 j2 612 j3 586 uc 676 VOZ 562

This day God Gives Me bunessan BB/Mi 637 cM 173 cp2 528 cp3 574 Gp2 727 h 564 j 466 j2 2 j3 850 R2 179 R3 136 uc 746 VOZ 838

holy, holy, holy nicaea BB 207 cM 78 cp2 299 cp3 306 Gp2 414 h 295 j 345 j2 469 j3 448 R2 162 R3 115 TM 23 uc 415 VOZ 505

lead us to the water (daigle) BB/Mi 309in This place (Thomson) BB/Mi 308 cp3 517 h 371 j3 770 nTy 18

R2 302 R3 295 SS1 122River of Glory (Schutte) BB/Mi 658 cp2 329 cp3 342 Gp2 454

h 336 j2 548 j3 517 SS1 135 uc 207 VOZ 291alleluia! Give the Glory (canedo) BB/Mi 910 cp2 164 cp3 146

Gp2 70 h 22 j 520 j3 245 nTy 3 SS1 5 uc 58 VOZ 113you alone (hart) BB/Mi 670 cp3 357 h 246 j3 581 nTy 240 SS2 378come, lord jesus (angrisano) BB/Mi 524 j3 656 nTy 146 SS1 174

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 108–109A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 138, 238

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSSeed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) BB/Mi 361 cp2 495 cp3 530

Gp2 516 h 407 j 545 j2 811 j3 781 uc 518 VOZ 818The Sacrifice of praise (joncas) BB/Mi 553 Ocp 20615To praise you (Schutte) BB/Mi 402Endless is your love (Kendzia) BB/Mi 486 j3 722 Ocp 20433all That is hidden (Farrell) BB/Mi 510 Gp2 585 j 586 j2 762 j3 728in the land There is a hunger (lynch) BB/Mi 602 j 719’Tis the Gift to Be Simple simple gifts BB/Mi 522 j2 772 j3 735Turn to Me (Foley) BB/Mi 667 cM 56 cp2 252 cp3 258 Gp2 342

h 244 j 242 j2 377 j3 345 uc 224 VOZ 314

COMMUNION CHANTloving and Forgiving (Soper) BB/Mi 671 cp2 74 cp3 356 Gp2 251

h 364 j2 560 j3 532 uc 218 VOZ 226with the lord (joncas) BB/Mi 669 Gp2 344 j 769 j2 393 j3 361

VOZ 307unless a Grain of wheat (Farrell) BB/Mi 506 cp2 456 cp3 489

Gp2 579 h 419 j 660 j2 760 j3 725 uc 543 VOZ 710i am the living Bread (haas) BB/Mi 347 cp2 493 cp3 537 Gp2 519

h 406 j 674 j2 822 j3 794 uc 511 VOZ 819Miracle of Grace (Stephan) BB/Mi 365your words are Spirit and life (Farrell) BB/Mi 600 cp2 393

cp3 408 h 477 j2 680 j3 644 R3 273 SS1 56 uc 731 VOZ 650Remember your love (ducote) BB/Mi 668 cp2 337 cp3 358

Gp2 474 h 362 j2 561 j3 533 uc 223 VOZ 317psalm 103: The lord is Kind and Merciful (hughes) BB/Mi 805

cp3 65 j3 86The lord is Kind and Merciful (Modlin) BB/Mi 470 j3 85 nTy 56

SS1 77amazing Grace new britain BB/Mi 431 cM 146 cp2 423 cp3 452

Gp2 615 h 519 j 460 j2 713 j3 680 nTy 214 R2 219 R3 221 SS1 104 uc 711 VOZ 639

ubi caritas (B. hurd) BB/Mi 340 cp2 497 cp3 531 h 386 j2 805 j3 776 SS2 367 uc 491 VOZ 804

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHSing of the lord’s Goodness (Sands) BB/Mi 562 cp2 357 cp3 379

Gp2 690 h 496 j 531 j2 605 j3 582 uc 678 VOZ 566From all That dwell Below the Skies duke street BB/Mi 549

cp2 370 cp3 392 h 502 j 447 uc 682 VOZ 586O Bless the lord (Michaels) BB/Mi 544 cp2 362 cp3 384 Gp2 679

h 505 j 675 j2 623 j3 568 R2 243 uc 695 VOZ 575There’s a wideness in God’s Mercy in babilone BB/Mi 490

cp2 445 cp3 477 Gp2 639 h 438 j 432 j2 748 j3 712 uc 621 VOZ 690

with One Voice (Manalo) BB/Mi 601 j3 814 nTy 38 SS1 147This is the day (Fisher) BB/Mi 575 j2 444 j3 421 nTy 58 SS1 82For your Glory Reigns (Berberick) BB/Mi 423O Bless the lord, My Soul st. thomas (williams) BB/Mi 540

cp2 364 cp3 386 h 361 j 414 j2 599 j3 576 VOZ 593Blest Be the lord (Schutte) BB/Mi 432 cM 145 cp2 426 cp3 455

Gp2 599 h 529 j 611 j2 708 j3 677 uc 712 VOZ 640

CHORALO Taste and See (doherty) Ocp 4592

Two communion anthems (c. walker) Ocp 20992you are My companion/Be Still and Know (B. Bridge) Ocp 20570

Today’s three parables include the story of the weed and the wheat, the mustard seed, and the leavened yeast. The first parable in a nutshell is “it ain’t over till it’s over” (thank you, yogi Berra). The second, that of the mustard seed, may be an image of the church—starting with a small communi-ty and growing to immensity; and the parable of the leaven shows that even something small and quiet (leaven in the flour) works silently and strongly just like the word of God in people when their hearts are open. all of these parables tell us that God has things under control.

Summertime may allow us more time for relaxing, re-newing, and creating. if you think you’ve heard everything you needed to know about hospitality, read on.

Hospitality. “Folks, it’s not the eighties anymore.” when i first heard a priest say this to a liturgy committee, i was offended. But i think there was a lot more truth to that statement than i realized at the time. it has implications for our current efforts to evangelize both parishioners and vis-itors to our liturgies. Much has changed. Things that were innovative are very often now the norm—such as singing the liturgy. One thing has not changed, though. in my Vat-ican ii lifetime, there has been continual tension around how people should behave in the presence of God in church. pope Benedict’s reverence for tradition combined with pope Francis’ focus on the marginalized offer us a fresh opportu-nity to strike a balance between the two.

— Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 61 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 61 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON psalm 54 (53):6, 8See, i have God for my help. The lord sustains my soul. i will sacrifice to you with willing heart, and praise your name, O lord, for it is good.

FIRST READING wisdom 12:13, 16–19 (106a)Though powerful, the lord judges with mercy and governs with care. God teaches people kindness, hope, and repentance.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 86:5–6, 9–10, 15–16lord, you are good and forgiving.

SECOND READING Romans 8:26–27paul reminded the Romans that the Spirit helps God’s people in their weakness and intercedes for them.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. Matthew 11:25Blessed are you, Father, lord of heaven and earth; you have re-vealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.

GOSPEL Matthew 13:24–43 or 13:24–30jesus told the crowd the parable of the wheat and the weeds, the parable of the mustard seed, and the parable of the yeast. Through parables, he encouraged his disciples, assuring them that God’s saints would shine like the sun in the heavenly reign.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON psalm 111 (110):4–5The lord, the gracious, the merciful, has made a memorial of his wonders; he gives food to those who fear him.Or Revelation 3:20Behold, i stand at the door and knock, says the lord. if anyone hears my voice and opens the door to me, i will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTchrist in Me arise (Thomson) BB/Mi 516For the Beauty of the Earth dix BB/Mi 594 cM 133 cp2 383

cp3 404 Gp2 704 h 457 j 464 j2 642 j3 609 nTy 139 R2 293 R3 171 uc 636 VOZ 602

let us Go to the altar (Schutte) BB/Mi 318 cp3 509 Gp2 539 h 370 j2 800 j3 767 uc 486 VOZ 773

come, christians, join to Sing madrid BB/Mi 559 cp2 361 cp3 383 Gp2 684 h 498 j 387 j2 608 j3 571 uc 688 VOZ 577

praise to the lord lobe den herren BB 194 cM 125 cp2 356 cp3 378 Gp2 686 h 487 j 338 j2 597 j3 585 R2 253 R3 164 TM 30 uc 700 VOZ 588

christ Before us (whitaker) BB/Mi 406 j3 640all the Earth (deiss) BB/Mi 420 cp2 369 cp3 391 h 506 j 446

j3 620 VOZ 594all are welcome (haugen) BB/Mi 414 cp2 462 cp3 499 h 431

uc 587Morning has Broken bunessan BB/Mi 638 cM 172 cp2 527

cp3 572 Gp2 728 h 563 j 397 j2 871 j3 851 R2 178 R3 137 SS1 120 uc 745 VOZ 840

come, now is the Time to worship (doerksen) BB/Mi 555 nTy 81 SS2 383

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 110–111A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 141, 238

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSholy wisdom, lamp of learning beach spring BB/Mi 519 cp3 496

j2 774 j3 741Seek ye First (lafferty) BB/Mi 429 cM 148 cp2 422 cp3 451

Gp2 608 h 525 j 544 j2 720 j3 685 R2 304 R3 217 SS1 160 uc 721 VOZ 648

jesu, joy of Our desiring werde munter BB/Mi 407 cp2 392 cp3 409 h 465 j 377 j2 669 j3 638 uc 604 VOZ 683

Speak, lord (uszler) BB/Mi 603 j 701These alone are Enough (Schutte) BB/Mi 393 j3 655Be Thou My Vision slane BB/Mi 394 cp3 427 h 468 j3 646Give Me jesus (Spiritual) BB/Mi 681 cp2 349 cp3 367 Gp2 484

h 348 j 551 j2 583 j3 554 VOZ 332

COMMUNION CHANTBe not afraid (dufford) BB/Mi 430 cM 143 cp2 424 cp3 453

Gp2 602 h 518 j 579 j2 706 j3 673 nTy 213 R2 214 R3 225 SS1 170 uc 713 VOZ 647

Be with Me (haugen) BB/Mi 793 cp2 55 cp3 52 h 138Blest are They (haas) BB/Mi 631 cM 167 cp2 397 cp3 431 h 478

R3 140 uc 556psalm 63: My Soul is Thirsting/as Morning Breaks (angrisano)

BB/Mi 781 cp2 40 cp3 42 h 126 j3 52 nTy 120 SS1 68 uc 118 VOZ 188

lord, you have the words (haas) cp2 7 cp3 6 h 96your words are Spirit and life (Farrell) BB/Mi 600 cp2 393

cp3 408 h 477 j2 680 j3 644 R3 273 SS1 56 uc 731 VOZ 650Eye has not Seen (haugen) BB/Mi 463 cM 163 cp2 439 cp3 469

h 444 uc 669i want to walk as a child of the light (Thomerson) BB/Mi 606

cp3 429 h 515 j3 632 R2 308 R3 202There is a Balm in Gilead balm in gilead BB/Mi 461 cp2 440

cp3 470 Gp2 634 h 447 j 384 j2 723 j3 688 uc 661 VOZ 723

psalm 103: The lord is Kind and Merciful (Manalo) BB/Mi 803 cp3 66 h 148 j3 87

The lord is Kind and Merciful (Modlin) BB/Mi 470 j3 85 nTy 56 SS1 77

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHi am the light of the world (hayakawa) BB/Mi 610 Gp2 658 h 334

j 602 j2 664 j3 630 SS1 118 uc 726 VOZ 624The Spirit Sends us Forth azmon BB/Mi 382 h 546 j2 835 j3 817lead Me, lord (Becker) BB/Mi 632 cp2 398 cp3 432 Gp2 715

h 479 j 655 j2 659 j3 733 nTy 19 R2 284 SS1 107 uc 557 VOZ 619

anthem (conry) BB/Mi 509 cp2 459 cp3 492 Gp2 578 h 415 j 614 j2 761 j3 727 uc 547 VOZ 705

we are the light of the world (Greif) BB/Mi 609 cM 169 cp2 396 cp3 430 Gp2 657 h 516 j 707 j2 660 j3 629 nTy 35 SS1 143 uc 728 VOZ 621

lead Me, Guide Me (akers) BB/Mi 392 j3 654Beatitudes (ducote) BB/Mi 634 Gp2 717 j2 657O Bless the lord, My Soul st. thomas (williams) BB/Mi 540

cp2 364 cp3 386 h 361 j 414 j2 599 j3 576 VOZ 593we are Sent into the world (Manalo) j3 819This is My Song finlandia BB/Mi 648 cp2 526 cp3 570 h 571

j2 863 j3 846 uc 760 VOZ 755

CHORALlet us love in deed and Truth (King) Ocp 4552

celtic peace (Mawby) Ocp 20328lord, My Faith Renewed (c. walker) Ocp 20989

Today we hear three more parables about what the king-dom of heaven is like: the buried treasure, the pearl of great price, and the fishing net (sometimes called the parable of the dragnet). allegories of the mystery of the kingdom of God permeate the readings. Only the first two parables are included in the shorter version of today’s Gospel. The verses of today’s responsorial psalm are excerpted from psalm 119, the longest of the psalms with 176 verses. it’s about the law and obedience to the law. if it sounds familiar, it may be because various verses are taken from other wisdom psalms. psalm 19, a wisdom psalm, listed several times in the com-munion suggestions, echoes similar thoughts to psalm 119 and complements it nicely.

Hospitality cont’d. There’s an extraordinarily fine ar-ticle on liturgical hospitality entitled “Receiving Guests as christ: inspiration from Two Monasteries” by arthur paul Boers. it is based on the author’s experience at two Bene-dictine Monasteries: christ in the desert in abiquiu, new Mexico, and Saint john’s in collegeville, Minnesota. as you may know, the Benedictine charism is one of hospitali-ty. “Service after service impresses a visitor with beauty, so-lemnity, reverence, and holy joy worthy of giving praise to our awesome God.” he then writes of the attention and deep respect given to visitors and seekers. you can find the article online at tinyurl.com/Monastic-hospitality. i will integrate some of the thoughts from this article in next week’s column on page 54 for our readers who might not have access to the internet (or are on vacation).

— Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 62 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 62 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. psalm 68 (67):6–7, 36God is in his holy place, God who unites those who dwell in his house; he himself gives might and strength to his people.

FIRST READING 1 Kings 3:5, 7–12 (109a)God appeared to Solomon in a dream and offered him whatever he desired. The king requested wisdom to govern israel well. The lord granted the request.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 119:57, 72, 76–77, 127–130lord, i love your commands.

SECOND READING Romans 8:28–30all things work for good for people who love God. The lord God knows, predestines, justifies and glorifies people and calls them to share christ’s love.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. Matthew 11:25Blessed are you, Father, lord of heaven and earth; for you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.

GOSPEL Matthew 13:44–52 or 13:44–46jesus said that the reign of heaven is like a buried treasure and a fine pearl. Those who find it sell all they have to attain it. God is like a householder who brings forth good things, new and old.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON psalm 103 (102):2Bless the lord, O my soul, and never forget all his benefits.Or Matthew 5:7–8Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTTable of plenty (Schutte) BB/Mi 310 cM 99 cp2 475 cp3 518

Gp2 530 h 378 j 744 j2 793 j3 761 nTy 75 SS1 163 uc 487 VOZ 786

i heard the Voice of jesus kingsfold BB/Mi 466 cp2 437 cp3 467 Gp2 633 h 439 j 476 j2 729 j3 692 uc 660 VOZ 728

i am the Bread of life/yo Soy el pan de Vida (Toolan) BB/Mi 343 cM 111 cp2 478 cp3 520 h 393 R2 196 R3 304 uc 505

Baptized in water bunessan BB/Mi 653 cp3 347 h 340 j2 542 j3 516

The God of all Grace (Manalo) BB/Mi 317 j3 773all are welcome (haugen) BB/Mi 414 cp2 462 cp3 499 h 431

uc 587here at This Table (whitaker) BB/Mi 312 cp3 510 h 374 j2 807

j3 777 nTy 68 SS2 362love divine, all loves Excelling hyfrydol BB/Mi 478 cM 136

cp2 443 cp3 475 Gp2 640 h 539 j 391 j2 746 j3 709 uc 616 VOZ 696

we Gather Together kremser BB 202 cM 100 cp2 470 cp3 515 Gp2 698 h 484 j 344 j2 794 j3 762 TM 36 uc 482 VOZ 787

lead us to the water (daigle) BB/Mi 309

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 112–113A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 144, 239

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSVen al Banquete/come to the Feast (B. hurd) BB/Mi 307 cp2 477

cp3 519 h 376 j2 795 j3 763 nTy 80 R2 204 R3 297 SS1 164 uc 478 VOZ 779

come to the water (Foley) BB/Mi 612 cM 149 cp2 400 cp3 434 Gp2 706 h 422 j 622 j2 650 j3 626 uc 652 VOZ 613

healing waters (Thomson) BB/Mi 696 j3 526 SS2 238pescador de hombres/lord, you have come (Gabaráin) BB/Mi 511

cp2 458 cp3 491 Gp2 580 h 413 j 595 j2 763 j3 729 nTy 129 R2 272 R3 234 SS1 162 uc 541 VOZ 702

psalm 42: as the deer longs o waly waly, alt. BB/Mi 497 cp2 415 cp3 440 h 350 j 407 j2 696 j3 663 VOZ 337

as the deer longs (B. hurd) BB/Mi 774 cp2 32 cp3 32 Gp2 207 h 119 j 754 j2 42 j3 44 uc 108 VOZ 175

jesus, the Bread of life (Brown) BB/Mi 364 Gp2 527 j2 817Flow River Flow (B. hurd) BB/Mi 652 cp2 330 cp3 346 Gp2 455

h 339 j 541 j2 541 j3 515 SS2 235 uc 209 VOZ 295

COMMUNION CHANTSpirit and Grace (Manalo) BB/Mi 339 j3 798Eat This Bread (Berthier) BB/Mi 333 cM 108 cp2 491 cp3 538

h 400 R2 201 uc 525Behold the lamb (willett) BB/Mi 337 cp2 481 cp3 523 Gp2 524

h 394 j 585 j2 809 j3 785 uc 500 VOZ 799Bread of life (cooney) BB/Mi 350 cp3 534 Gp2 520 h 401 j3 799

uc 520 VOZ 813lord, to whom Shall we Go (Soper) BB/Mi 353Song of the Body of christ no ke ano’ ahi ahi BB/Mi 324 cM 113

cp2 480 cp3 522 h 402 SS1 131 uc 517Take and Eat (joncas) BB/Mi 360Bread of life (Fisher) BB/Mi 370 cp3 545 Gp2 522 h 410 j3 805

nTy 225 SS1 150Taste and See (B. hurd) BB/Mi 346 cp2 492 cp3 539 Gp2 199 h 405

j 693 j2 821 j3 796 nTy 78 SS1 62 uc 496 VOZ 797

God’s holy Gifts (Schutte) BB/Mi 356 j3 792One in Body, heart and Mind (c. walker) BB/Mi 367

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHchrist Before us (whitaker) BB/Mi 406 j3 640God, whose Glory Reigns Eternal beach spring BB/Mi 635 j2 655

j3 737we Belong to you (Thomson) BB/Mi 662 j3 523 nTy 269 uc 588Somos el cuerpo de cristo/we are the Body of christ (cortez)

BB/Mi 582 Gp2 589 j2 852 j3 826 nTy 31 R2 89 SS1 136 uc 589 VOZ 763

now Thank we all Our God nun danket BB 195 cM 132 cp2 382 cp3 403 Gp2 700 h 456 j 339 j2 636 j3 603 R2 297 R3 169 TM 31 uc 637 VOZ 611

come to the River (B. hurd) BB/Mi 661 cp2 328 cp3 343 h 342 j2 538 j3 242 nTy 241 SS1 1

lift high the cross crucifer BB/Mi 722 cM 81 cp2 305 cp3 314 Gp2 444 h 300 j 383 j2 522 j3 500 R2 163 TM 27 uc 550 VOZ 707

To jesus christ, Our Sovereign King ich glaub an gott BB/Mi 733 cM 86 cp2 310 cp3 322 Gp2 422 h 309 j 417 j2 485 j3 468 R2 170 R3 124 uc 426 VOZ 517

River of Glory (Schutte) BB/Mi 658 cp2 329 cp3 342 Gp2 454 h 336 j2 548 j3 517 SS1 135 uc 207 VOZ 291

anthem (conry) BB/Mi 509 cp2 459 cp3 492 Gp2 578 h 415 j 614 j2 761 j3 727 uc 547 VOZ 705

CHORALMay God Be Merciful to us (powell) Ocp 4528

ave Verum corpus (deBruyn) Ocp 20196O come, let us worship (Sturk) Ocp 30121271

Two very contrasting meals frame today’s Gospel. One is a backdrop and one is the focal point. Behind the story of john the Baptist’s death is a decadent banquet for the rich where Salomé requests the head of john the Baptist as a gift from herod (Matthew 14:1–12). in today’s Gospel, jesus, though grief-stricken over the news of john’s death, reaches out to heal and feed 5,000 poor people at the edge of the sea.

The text of jesuit Father john Foley’s invitational hymn “come to the water” is based on the first reading from isaiah. it fits well with the setting of jesus feeding the 5,000. This passionate yet simple classic has been a tool for evangeliza-tion, particularly in colleges and universities internationally.

Hospitality cont’d. a few more thoughts from Boer’s “Receiving Guests as christ: inspiration from Two Monas-teries.” 1) Visitors are always welcomed at the beginning of Mass; 2) they are regularly prayed for in the prayer of the Faithful; 3) they are wished safe journey at the end of Mass. (See my column on page 48 regarding the presence of angels.) Granted, there’s a high volume of visitors to these monasteries. But isn’t implementing one or all of these in our parishes worth it, even for the sake of one “lost” person? isn’t that what evangelization is all about?

jesus left the fold to seek the lost. isn’t it time that we do the same? how? 1) preach the Gospel; 2) use appropriate, competently led music for worship; 3) pay attention to the visitors at liturgy. — Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 63 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 63 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON psalm 70 (69):2, 6O God, come to my assistance; O lord, make haste to help me! you are my rescuer, my help; O lord, do not delay.

FIRST READING isaiah 55:1–3 (112a)The lord invites all who are thirsty to “come to the water!” God asks the people to take heed, that they may drink wine and milk, eat well, and delight in the rich fare of the everlasting covenant.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 145:8–9, 15–16, 17–18The hand of the lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.

SECOND READING Romans 8:35, 37–39nothing, not even death, can separate the faithful from the love of God in christ jesus.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Matthew 4:4bOne does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

GOSPEL Matthew 14:13–21huge crowds followed jesus. he felt compassion for them and healed the sick. he saw that they were hungry and, rather than send them away empty, he gave them bread and fish in abundance.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON wisdom 16:20you have given us, O lord, bread from heaven, endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste.Or john 6:35i am the bread of life, says the lord; whoever comes to me will not hunger and whoever believes in me will not thirst.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTi am the Bread of life/yo Soy el pan de Vida (Toolan) BB/Mi 343

cM 111 cp2 478 cp3 520 h 393 R2 196 R3 304 uc 505There’s a wideness in God’s Mercy in babilone BB/Mi 490

cp2 445 cp3 477 Gp2 639 h 438 j 432 j2 748 j3 712 uc 621 VOZ 690

christ in Me arise (Thomson) BB/Mi 516Sing to the Mountains (dufford) BB/Mi 545 cM 123 cp2 376 cp3 398

Gp2 673 h 494 j 644 j2 601 j3 580 R2 258 R3 150 uc 693 VOZ 570O God beyond all praising thaxted BB/Mi 539 cp3 402 h 489

j2 614 j3 589i Sing the Mighty power of God ellacombe BB/Mi 424 cp2 390

cp3 417 Gp2 668 h 460 j 467 j2 635 j3 618 R2 236 R3 191 uc 741 VOZ 598

O Bless the lord (Michaels) BB/Mi 544 cp2 362 cp3 384 Gp2 679 h 505 j 675 j2 623 j3 568 R2 243 uc 695 VOZ 575

Sing, O Sing (Schutte) BB/Mi 560 Gp2 689 j 678The King of love My Shepherd is st. columba BB/Mi 473 cp2 438

cp3 468 Gp2 632 h 440 j 461 j2 733 j3 690 nTy 33 R2 208 R3 180 uc 662 VOZ 724

come, worship the lord (Talbot) BB/Mi 306 cp2 476 Gp2 536 j 718 j2 790 SS1 73

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 114–115A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 147, 239

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSThe lord is My hope (Ridge) BB/Mi 472 Gp2 631 j 648 j2 730Be Still and Know That i am God (c. walker) BB/Mi 457 j3 694Save us, O lord (dufford) BB/Mi 663 cp2 339 cp3 353 Gp2 301

h 202 j 695 j2 555 j3 528 uc 280 VOZ 316Because the lord is My Shepherd (c. walker) BB/Mi 467 cp2 436

cp3 466 Gp2 627 h 356 j 716 j2 725 j3 697 nTy 132 uc 667 VOZ 731

all is well with My Soul (landry) BB/Mi 469psalm 23 (conry) BB/Mi 474 Gp2 636 j 560 j2 736with the lord (joncas) BB/Mi 669 Gp2 344 j 769 j2 393 j3 361

VOZ 307Grant us peace (canedo) BB/Mi 530 nTy 277

COMMUNION CHANTwith the lord There is Mercy (Modlin) BB/Mi 821 cp3 82 j3 108

nTy 60 SS2 280Gift of Finest wheat (Kreutz) BB/Mi 327 cM 107 cp2 484 cp3 526

Gp2 525 h 388 j 483 j2 803 j3 791 uc 526 VOZ 807lord, let us See your Kindness (psalm 85) (Soper) BB/Mi 788

cp3 48 h 133 j3 64Bread, Blessed and Broken (lynch) BB/Mi 329 h 403 j 651 VOZ 805let us See your Kindness (Macaller) BB/Mi 789 cp2 51 cp3 49

Gp2 225 h 134 j 765 j3 62 uc 129 VOZ 200christ, Be Our light (Farrell) BB/Mi 604 cM 168 Gp2 656 nTy 8

SS1 105 VOZ 625Gusten y Vean/Taste and See (Reza) BB/Mi 363 j2 39 j3 39 R2 58

uc 102 VOZ 168a listening heart (B. hurd) BB/Mi 503Taste and See (Moore) BB/Mi 331 cM 110 cp2 28 cp3 533 h 396

uc 532One love Released (Frenzel/Keil) BB/Mi 344 cp3 543 h 382 j2 814

j3 802

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHhow can i Keep from Singing endless song BB/Mi 442 cp2 431

cp3 460 Gp2 616 h 526 j 367 j2 721 j3 686 nTy 116 SS1 117 uc 715 VOZ 638

how Firm a Foundation foundation BB/Mi 727 cp3 319 h 303 j 404 j2 716 j3 683

we Belong to you (Thomson) BB/Mi 662 j3 523 nTy 269 uc 588Rejoice, the lord is King darwall’s 148th BB/Mi 732 cp3 321

h 308 j 406 j2 478 j3 459 uc 425 VOZ 508your Grace is Enough (Maher) BB/Mi 614 j3 624 nTy 112 SS2 403Out of darkness (c. walker) BB/Mi 507 Gp2 574 j 390 j2 765 j3 724

VOZ 709i will choose christ (Booth) BB/Mi 518 cp3 497 Gp2 459 h 464

j2 775 j3 736 nTy 261 SS1 119 uc 208he is the lord (haas) BB/Mi 554 cp2 377 cp3 399 h 500 j 631

j2 606 j3 583 Ocp 97729Sing of the lord’s Goodness (Sands) BB/Mi 562 cp2 357 cp3 379

Gp2 690 h 496 j 531 j2 605 j3 582 uc 678 VOZ 566in christ alone (Getty) BB/Mi 405 j3 637

CHORALMay you Be Blessed Forever, lord (Mawby) Ocp 4576

This Body of christ (Rosania) Ocp 30106754O loving lord (Barton) Ocp 30106441

Today’s Gospel lesson of jesus calming the storm is re-lated to the cover of this issue of Today’s Liturgy, which features the blessing of the fleet. The blessing custom orig-inated in southern European fishing communities centuries ago but the idea goes back as far as biblical times. although various blessings are used in different cities and countries, most ask for the safety of mariners, a good catch, clean water, and peace on earth. Saint peter is the logical patron.

another water blessing that takes place near the feast of the assumption is the “wedding of the sea.” as the story goes, a fifteenth-century Venetian bishop threw his episco-pal ring into the sea from a ship during a storm on the solem-nity of the assumption, and the waters became calm. Today, part of the ceremony involves throwing a wreath of flowers and a ring from a boat into the water. Because of the celebra-tion, a Marian procession through the town often takes place.

Speaking of rings, the polish city of Krakow threw its hat in the ring to host world youth day, and it won! The theme of the international gathering is the Beatitudes. youth will celebrate in their local dioceses in 2014 and 2015 and then join pope Francis in 2016 in the homeland of Karol wojtyla, now Saint john paul ii, pope.

The common message of all three readings today: God is here for us at all times, from a tiny whispering sound to a mighty storm. — Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 64 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 64 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. psalm 74 (73):20, 19, 22, 23look to your covenant, O lord, and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever. arise, O God, and defend your cause, and forget not the cries of those who seek you.

FIRST READING 1 Kings 19:9a, 11–13a (115a)Elijah the prophet heard the lord’s voice not in wind, not in an earthquake nor in fire, but in a tiny whisper. when he heard the lord, Elijah hid his face in his cloak, overcome with awe.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 85:9, 10, 11–12, 13–14lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.

SECOND READING Romans 9:1–5paul wrote that he would willingly accept being separated from the christ for the sake of his fellow israelites, from whom came the Messiah.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. psalm 130:5i wait for the lord; my soul waits for his word.

GOSPEL Matthew 14:22–33jesus walked on the water. he called to peter in the boat with the other disciples. peter stepped out on the water until his faith fal-tered and he began to sink. Then jesus stretched out his hand to save peter.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON psalm 147:12, 14O jerusalem, glorify the lord, who gives you your fill of finest wheat.Or cf. john 6:51The bread that i will give, says the lord, is my flesh for the life of the world.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANTBright as the Sun, Fair as the Moon truro BB 205 j2 520 j3 499

TM 21hail, holy Queen salve regina coelitum BB 200 cM 92

cp2 320 cp3 333 Gp2 425 h 328 j 494 j2 519 j3 498 TM 38 uc 429 VOZ 548

Sing a new Song (Brown) BB/Mi 558 cp2 378 cp3 400 Gp2 692 h 503 j3 592 uc 681 VOZ 585

praise, My Soul, the King of heaven lauda anima BB/Mi 563 cp2 367 cp3 389 Gp2 685 h 490 j 366 j2 612 j3 586 uc 676 VOZ 562

Mary, woman of the promise drakes broughton BB/Mi 708 cp3 340 h 331 j2 496 j3 477

immaculate Mary lourdes hymn BB 199 cM 94 cp2 321 cp3 334 Gp2 430 h 320 j 493 j2 535 j3 512 nTy 203 R2 173 R3 133 TM 37 uc 446 VOZ 553

Sing of Mary pleading savior BB/Mi 709 cM 90 cp2 322 cp3 335 Gp2 432 h 326 j 503 j2 490 j3 472 uc 449 VOZ 532

O Sanctissima/O Most holy One/Mary, Full of Grace (hagan) BB/Mi 713

My Soul Rejoices (O. alstott) BB/Mi 829 cp2 104 cp3 92 h 170 j 502 j2 503 j3 120 uc 184 VOZ 272 Ocp 8557

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 116–117A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 204, 256

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSMary’s Song (Rieth) BB/Mi 711 cp2 324 cp3 337 Gp2 436 h 329

j 600 j2 495 j3 480 R2 175 R3 128 uc 433 VOZ 542There is nothing Told (willcock) BB/Mi 706 Gp2 431 j2 502 j3 478hail Mary: Gentle woman (landry) BB/Mi 700 cM 91 cp2 319

cp3 332 Gp2 426 h 318 j 739 j2 489 j3 481 nTy 202 R2 174 SS2 336 uc 439 VOZ 521

with all the Saints (B. hurd) BB/Mi 415 j3 744 uc 582 Ocp 30100247

The angel Gabriel from heaven came gabriel’s message BB/Mi 42 Gp2 441 j2 513 j3 280

Be joyful, Mary, heavenly Queen regina caeli BB 175 cM 93 cp2 285 cp3 291 Gp2 398 h 269 j 318 j2 432 j3 409 uc 389 VOZ 477

’Tis the Gift to Be Simple simple gifts BB/Mi 522 j2 772 j3 735ave Maria (chant, Mode i) BB/Mi 702 cp2 318 cp3 331 h 323 j 509

j2 493 j3 486 uc 437 VOZ 526

COMMUNION CHANTO holy Mary (alstott) BB/Mi 714 j 499 j2 494 j3 511 uc 430On Eagle’s wings (joncas) BB/Mi 437 cM 144 cp2 418 cp3 447

Gp2 598 h 535 j 532 j2 704 j3 671 nTy 27 R2 217 R3 218 SS1 195 uc 702 VOZ 630

Eye has not Seen (haugen) BB/Mi 463 cM 163 cp2 439 cp3 469 h 444 uc 669

The cry of the poor (Foley) BB/Mi 625 cM 159 cp2 510 cp3 559 Gp2 203 h 551 j 635 j2 847 j3 829 nTy 278 R3 248 SS1 63 uc 594 VOZ 836

Mary’s Song new britain BB/Mi 848 cp2 316 cp3 329 h 182 j2 501 j3 474 uc 458 VOZ 522

how lovely is your dwelling place (deBruyn) BB/Mi 692 Gp2 488 h 355 j 546 j2 581 j3 551

Servant Song (McGargill) BB/Mi 376 cM 116 cp2 506 cp3 554 Gp2 550 h 545 j 597 j2 837 j3 820 uc 565 VOZ 747

Miracle of Grace (Stephan) BB/Mi 365all That is hidden (Farrell) BB/Mi 510 Gp2 585 j 586 j2 762 j3 728

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHSing with all the Saints in Glory hymn to joy BB/Mi 620 cp3 507

h 556 j2 789 j3 759Magnificat (Farrell) BB/Mi 830 cp2 106 cp3 93 h 171 j2 11 j3 11

R3 22 uc 186 VOZ 528let heaven Rejoice (dufford) BB/Mi 569 cp2 286 cp3 292 Gp2 392

h 277 j 638 j2 435 j3 412 R2 144 uc 313 VOZ 393jerusalem, My happy home land of rest BB/Mi 621 h 555 j 433

j2 788 j3 758 uc 251 VOZ 333God, we praise you nettleton BB 191 cp3 401 h 480 j2 594

j3 567 TM 40in christ alone (Getty) BB/Mi 405 j3 637Salve, Regina/hail, Mary, Mother and Queen (chant, Mode V)

BB/Mi 701 cp2 317 cp3 330 h 322 j 508 j2 499 j3 485 uc 436 VOZ 525

CHORALMagnificat (helvey) Ocp 30104102

ave Maria (wright) Ocp 4629ave Maria (Kingsley) Ocp 4547

Some theologians have referred to the assumption as Mary’s Easter! The liturgy, however, may be richer for us with some explanation.

The Book of chronicles reads like a ritual book, if you will. it contains lineages, instructions for the enactment of Sabbath observances, rituals, and processions such as the one described in today’s first reading. Read the entire fifteenth chapter of 1 chronicles, and you will find a “who’s who” in the procession of the ark to jerusalem. There seems to be an abundance of musicians and instruments (see verses 16–24).

This vigil’s psalm 132 doesn’t appear often in the Sun-day lectionary. it was used to accompany liturgical proces-sions of the ark of the covenant.

The Gospel tells of a woman shouting from the crowd, “Blessed is the womb....” what is the connection between 1 chronicles and luke 11? in the hebrew Testament, the ark of the covenant is the place where God dwells. in the christian Testament, the living God dwelt in the womb of Mary. The reference to Mary’s womb is reiterated in today’s communion antiphon.

Since the Scripture makes reference to temple musi-cians today, perhaps it is a good day to pray for one another. Granted, talented artists aren’t typically elected “employee of the month,” but our ministry is not christ’s mission if we do not love one another. don’t you find it interesting that the most competent musicians are also the most gracious and delightful ones? They are not covetous, arrogant, or territo-rial. let us give thanks for them. Send us more, lord!

— Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 65 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 65 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Glorious things are spoken of you, O Mary, who today were ex-alted above the choirs of angels into eternal triumph with christ.

FIRST READING 1 chronicles 15:3–4, 15–16; 16:1–2 (621)with celebration and music, david brought the ark into the tent pitched for it. he offered up burnt offerings and blessed the people in the name of the lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 132:6–7, 9–10, 13–14lord, go up to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your holiness.

SECOND READING 1 corinthians 15:54b–57death has no hold over the faithful because of the lord’s victory. death lost its sting. Sin lost its power through faith in christ.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION luke 11:28Blessed are they who hear the word of God and observe it.

GOSPEL luke 11:27–28From the crowd a woman called to jesus, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” jesus put her compliment in perspective by answering, “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”

COMMUNION ANTIPHON cf. luke 11:27Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the eternal Father.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANThail, holy Queen salve regina coelitum BB 200 cM 92

cp2 320 cp3 333 Gp2 425 h 328 j 494 j2 519 j3 498 TM 38 uc 429 VOZ 548

Bright as the Sun, Fair as the Moon truro BB 205 j2 520 j3 499 TM 21

Song of Mary (Schutte) BB/Mi 705 cp3 341 h 321 j2 498 j3 482O Sanctissima/O Most holy One/Mary, Full of Grace (hagan)

BB/Mi 713praise, My Soul, the King of heaven lauda anima BB/Mi 563

cp2 367 cp3 389 Gp2 685 h 490 j 366 j2 612 j3 586 uc 676 VOZ 562

all the Earth (deiss) BB/Mi 420 cp2 369 cp3 391 h 506 j 446 j3 620 VOZ 594

The angel Gabriel from heaven came gabriel’s message BB/Mi 42 Gp2 441 j2 513 j3 280

immaculate Mary lourdes hymn BB 199 cM 94 cp2 321 cp3 334 Gp2 430 h 320 j 493 j2 535 j3 512 nTy 203 R2 173 R3 133 TM 37 uc 446 VOZ 553

Mary, woman of the promise drakes broughton BB/Mi 708 cp3 340 h 331 j2 496 j3 477

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 118–119A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 205, 256

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSThere is nothing Told (c. willcock) BB/Mi 706 Gp2 431 j2 502

j3 478Bright as the Sun (c. willcock) BB/Mi 715 Ocp 30101058Mary’s Song (Rieth) BB/Mi 711 cp2 324 cp3 337 Gp2 436 h 329

j 600 j2 495 j3 480 R2 175 R3 128 uc 433 VOZ 542ave Maria (norbet) BB/Mi 712 Gp2 429 h 317 j2 504 j3 483Be joyful, Mary, heavenly Queen regina caeli BB 175 cM 93

cp2 285 cp3 291 Gp2 398 h 269 j 318 j2 432 j3 409 uc 389 VOZ 477

Give Me jesus (Spiritual) BB/Mi 681 cp2 349 cp3 367 Gp2 484 h 348 j 551 j2 583 j3 554 VOZ 332

hail Mary: Gentle woman (landry) BB/Mi 700 cM 91 cp2 319 cp3 332 Gp2 426 h 318 j 739 j2 489 j3 481 nTy 202 R2 174 SS2 336 uc 439 VOZ 521

Mary’s Song new britain BB/Mi 848 cp2 316 cp3 329 h 182 j2 501 j3 474 uc 458 VOZ 522

COMMUNION CHANTMy Soul Rejoices (O. alstott) BB/Mi 829 cp2 104 cp3 92 h 170

j 502 j2 503 j3 120 uc 184 VOZ 272 Ocp 8557O holy Mary (O. alstott) BB/Mi 714 j 499 j2 494 j3 511 uc 430holy is his name (Talbot) BB/Mi 704 cp2 325 cp3 338 Gp2 433

h 324 j2 505 j3 487 nTy 201 SS1 95 uc 450 VOZ 535Taste and See (B. hurd) BB/Mi 346 cp2 492 cp3 539 Gp2 199 h 405

j 693 j2 821 j3 796 nTy 78 SS1 62 uc 496 VOZ 797Servant Song (McGargill) BB/Mi 376 cM 116 cp2 506 cp3 554

Gp2 550 h 545 j 597 j2 837 j3 820 uc 565 VOZ 747Magnificat (Rubalcava) BB/Mi 831 uc 196 VOZ 282Make us One with you (Modlin) BB/Mi 335 Ocp 30105765proclaim his Marvelous deeds (Smith) BB/Mi 796 cp2 63 cp3 58

Gp2 239 h 141 j3 76 VOZ 212Saints of God (B. hurd) BB/Mi 730 j3 751 SS2 332

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHMagnificat (Farrell) BB/Mi 830 cp2 106 cp3 93 h 171 j2 11 j3 11

R3 22 uc 186 VOZ 528O God beyond all praising thaxted BB/Mi 539 cp3 402 h 489

j2 614 j3 589Sing of the lord’s Goodness (Sands) BB/Mi 562 cp2 357 cp3 379

Gp2 690 h 496 j 531 j2 605 j3 582 uc 678 VOZ 566let heaven Rejoice (dufford) BB/Mi 569 cp2 286 cp3 292 Gp2 392

h 277 j 638 j2 435 j3 412 R2 144 uc 313 VOZ 393your Grace is Enough (Maher) BB/Mi 614 j3 624 nTy 112 SS2 403let all Things now living ash grove BB/Mi 595 cp3 407 h 458

j2 641 j3 608Beautiful Savior st. elizabeth BB 197 cM 153 cp2 520 cp3 418

Gp2 669 h 461 j 341 j2 859 j3 841 R2 263 TM 33 uc 673 VOZ 560

all the Ends of the Earth (dufford) BB/Mi 551 cp2 363 cp3 385 Gp2 683 h 486 j 582 j2 595 j3 573 uc 697 VOZ 571

By all your Saints Still Striving st. theodulph BB 193 j2 784 j3 748 TM 35

ye watchers and ye holy Ones lasst uns erfreuen BB/Mi 726 cM 84 cp2 307 cp3 315 Gp2 446 h 307 j 465 j2 528 j3 505 uc 466 VOZ 552

CHORALave María (Mawby) Ocp 4571Salve Regina (joncas) Ocp 4613

Bright as the Sun (willcock) Ocp 30101058

after the reading from Revelation 11, which may sound like something from Star Wars, responsorial psalm 45 sings about an extraordinary queen. in Preaching the New Lec-tionary: Year A (collegeville: liturgical press, 2001), Fa-ther Richard Fragomeni and Sister of Saint agnes dianne Bergant say the psalmist first describes the high place of honor that this queen takes. Then, in verse 11, the queen is told to forget her family. That is what women did in this Middle Eastern culture. “The patriarchal custom…to be-come part of the household of her husband is clearly reflect-ed” (p. 442). The lesson then skips to verse 16, telling us, as tradition dictated, that the bride and her attendants walked in procession to her new home—the palace of the groom. (as my grandmother would say, “She did all right for herself!”)

Much of our Marian piety concerns the young maid and the birth of jesus. But what about Mary’s later years? One aspect of the solemnity we celebrate today concerns the older Mary who suffered the loss of her spouse, which in those times was a much greater challenge than it is today in the uS. and she suffered the loss of a child—probably the worst loss a human can suffer. in the end, Mary lost every-thing that mattered, really.

when all is said and done, pious words aren’t worth much to those who grieve. what matters is whether or not we are there afterwards to show that we love them and that we help them live out the rest of the journey.

— Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 66 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 66 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. Revelation 12:1a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.Orlet us all rejoice in the lord, as we celebrate the feast day in honor of the Virgin Mary, at whose assumption the angels rejoice and praise the Son of God.

FIRST READING Revelation 11:19a; 12:1–6a, 10ab (622)a great sign appeared in the sky: a woman clothed with the sun and her newborn child. a dragon stood ready to devour the child, but the child was taken to safety in heaven, and God protected the woman.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 45:10, 11, 12, 16The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

SECOND READING 1 corinthians 15:20–27christ is risen from the dead, the “firstfruits” of those who have died. all who belong to christ also will rise. christ hands over the reign to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Mary is taken up to heaven; a chorus of angels exults.

GOSPEL luke 1:39–56Mary went to Zechariah’s house to visit with Elizabeth. The baby in Elizabeth’s womb “leaped.” Mary gave praise to the lord for all God’s marvelous deeds of justice and love.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON luke 1:48–49all generations will call me blessed, for he who is mighty has done great things for me.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

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ENTRANCE CHANTlet us Go to the altar (Schutte) BB/Mi 318 cp3 509 Gp2 539 h 370

j2 800 j3 767 uc 486 VOZ 773all are welcome (haugen) BB/Mi 414 cp2 462 cp3 499 h 431

uc 587Our God is here (Muglia) BB/Mi 305 j3 771 nTy 29 SS2 395 uc 468Gather your people (B. hurd) BB/Mi 316 cp2 474 cp3 516 Gp2 529

h 379 j 681 j2 798 j3 768 nTy 10 SS1 111 uc 475 VOZ 782in christ There is no East or west mckee BB/Mi 580 cp2 515

cp3 564 Gp2 565 h 560 j 443 j2 850 j3 831 uc 598 VOZ 761come, christians, join to Sing madrid BB/Mi 559 cp2 361 cp3 383

Gp2 684 h 498 j 387 j2 608 j3 571 uc 688 VOZ 577join in the dance (Schutte) BB/Mi 573 cp2 288 cp3 294 Gp2 393

h 280 j 523 j2 438 j3 410 SS2 321 uc 646 VOZ 669There’s a wideness in God’s Mercy in babilone BB/Mi 490

cp2 445 cp3 477 Gp2 639 h 438 j 432 j2 748 j3 712 uc 621 VOZ 690

O word of God (Manalo) BB/Mi 315 j3 645come, worship the lord (Talbot) BB/Mi 306 cp2 476 Gp2 536 j 718

j2 790 SS1 73

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 120–121A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 150, 239

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSTo praise you (Schutte) BB/Mi 402Many and Great (Manalo) BB/Mi 583 j3 834Many and One (angrisano) BB/Mi 412in perfect charity (deBruyn) BB/Mi 487 Gp2 547 j 442 j2 757 j3 721where charity and love prevail (Benoit) BB/Mi 488 cp2 268

cp3 273 Gp2 644 h 256 j 429 j2 756 j3 720 uc 614 VOZ 694love One another (dufford) BB/Mi 484 Gp2 645 j2 752 j3 718

VOZ 685with all the Saints (B. hurd) BB/Mi 415 j3 744 uc 582

Ocp 30100247whatsoever you do (jabusch) BB/Mi 627 cM 158 cp2 512 cp3 561

Gp2 558 h 554 j 613 j2 846 j3 828 R3 249 uc 593 VOZ 833

COMMUNION CHANThow lovely is your dwelling place (deBruyn) BB/Mi 692 Gp2 488

h 355 j 546 j2 581 j3 551The Supper of the lord (Rosania) BB/Mi 359 cM 112 cp2 486

cp3 527 Gp2 518 h 399 j3 774 uc 530 VOZ 803with the lord There is Mercy (Modlin) BB/Mi 821 cp3 82 j3 108

nTy 60 SS2 280how lovely is your dwelling place (joncas) BB/Mi 787 cp2 49

cp3 47 Gp2 222 h 132 j 581 j2 59 j3 61 uc 126 VOZ 197One Bread, One Body (Foley) BB/Mi 348 cM 114 cp2 490 cp3 536

Gp2 499 h 381 j 668 j2 820 j3 793 nTy 72 R2 189 R3 299 SS1 161 uc 521 VOZ 824

pan de Vida (B. hurd) BB/Mi 345 cp2 482 cp3 525 Gp2 500 h 395 j 537 j2 813 j3 784 nTy 74 R2 195 R3 294 uc 501 VOZ 796

with the lord (joncas) BB/Mi 669 Gp2 344 j 769 j2 393 j3 361 VOZ 307

The cry of the poor (Foley) BB/Mi 625 cM 159 cp2 510 cp3 559 Gp2 203 h 551 j 635 j2 847 j3 829 nTy 278 R3 248 SS1 63 uc 594 VOZ 836

ubi caritas (B. hurd) BB/Mi 340 cp2 497 cp3 531 h 386 j2 805 j3 776 SS2 367 uc 491 VOZ 804

O God, let all the nations (Smith) BB/Mi 784 cp2 44 cp3 44 Gp2 218 h 129 j2 55 j3 58 uc 122 VOZ 191

we are Many parts (haugen) BB/Mi 585 cM 156 cp2 516 cp3 565 h 559 uc 602

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHSomos el cuerpo de cristo/we are the Body of christ (cortez)

BB/Mi 582 Gp2 589 j2 852 j3 826 nTy 31 R2 89 SS1 136 uc 589 VOZ 763

lord, whose love in humble Service holy manna BB/Mi 626 j 462

Go Make a difference (angrisano) BB/Mi 504 cp3 493 h 411 j3 730 nTy 260 SS1 113

we are called (haas) BB/Mi 628 cp2 511 cp3 560 h 552anthem (conry) BB/Mi 509 cp2 459 cp3 492 Gp2 578 h 415 j 614

j2 761 j3 727 uc 547 VOZ 705companions on the journey (landry) BB/Mi 581 cp2 514 cp3 563

Gp2 566 h 561 j2 851 j3 835 uc 599 VOZ 762 Ocp 94962Stand by Me (Kendzia) BB/Mi 633 h 534 j3 653Thanks Be to God (dean) BB/Mi 597 j2 638 j3 605Give Thanks to the lord (Schutte) BB/Mi 592 Gp2 699 j 727 j2 643

j3 610alleluia! Raise the Gospel (Farrell) BB/Mi 629 j3 827 nTy 273

R3 250

CHORALprayer of commitment (wright) Ocp 4615

Two unison anthems (c. walker) Ocp 20993God Be in My head (healey) Ocp 12734

if you would like a very, very interesting read, get hold of Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, Making Church Matter by Michael white and Tom corcoran, with a Foreword by cardinal Timothy M. dolan (notre dame, in: ave Maria press, 2013). deacons around the country have been talking about it for a while now. it takes the vision of Vatican ii into the third millennium, which is what the new Evangelization is all about.

Father white is a catholic priest and Tom corcoran is a lay minister. Both serve at a large catholic parish in Mary-land. Their neighborhood isn’t growing and yet their parish is. The book has stimulated conversation in all corners of parish life because it’s about the entire parish culture—not just liturgy, or education, or fundraising. love it or not, it is a true story which might just replenish your energy to continue the work of ministry and mission. i think it will do the same for anyone who dreams of a church of disciples, not just consumers.

and speaking of ministry and mission, the authors make a distinction between the two. Ministry is service for other parishioners within the parish, while mission is service to those “outside” the parish. although everyone is not a min-ister, all should be involved in mission. Their focus is not on the parishioner, but the lost. and we all know that there are “lost” in our neighborhoods, on our streets, and even in our families. jesus is concerned about the lost sheep. See today’s Gospel. — Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 67 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 67 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON psalm 84 (83):10–11Turn your eyes, O God, our shield; and look on the face of your anointed one; one day within your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.

FIRST READING isaiah 56:1, 6–7 (118a)The holy mountain, the temple of the lord, is “a house of prayer for all people.”

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 67:2–3, 5, 6, 8O God, let all the nations praise you!

SECOND READING Romans 11:13–15, 29–32God’s love and mercy are gratuitous; we are all recipients of the benefits of christ’s life, death, and resurrection.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. Matthew 4:23jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom and cured every dis-ease among the people.

GOSPEL Matthew 15:21–28The canaanite woman displayed an extraordinary confidence that jesus would hear and answer her. She possessed an undaunted and persistent faith in the Messiah of israel.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON psalm 130 (129):7with the lord there is mercy; in him is plentiful redemption.Or john 6:51–52i am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the lord. whoever eats of this bread will live for ever.

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MUSIC SUGGESTIONSSee page 66 for an abbreviation key.

For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts.

ENTRANCE CHANThow Firm a Foundation foundation BB/Mi 727 cp3 319 h 303

j 404 j2 716 j3 683The church’s One Foundation aurelia BB/Mi 418 cM 120 cp2 464

cp3 502 Gp2 573 h 436 j 455 j2 779 j3 746 TM 28 uc 590 VOZ 770

The God of all Grace (Manalo) BB/Mi 317 j3 773all creatures of Our God and King lasst uns erfreuen

BB/Mi 541 cM 122 cp2 358 cp3 380 Gp2 672 h 499 j 389 j2 600 j3 578 R2 245 R3 153 uc 738 VOZ 563

canticle of the Sun (haugen) BB/Mi 422 cM 152 cp2 386 cp3 412 h 459 R2 242 R3 188 uc 736

For your Glory Reigns (Berberick) BB/Mi 423This day God Gives Me bunessan BB/Mi 637 cM 173 cp2 528

cp3 574 Gp2 727 h 564 j 466 j2 2 j3 850 R2 179 R3 136 uc 746 VOZ 838

as we Gather at your Table nettleton BB/Mi 314 j2 792 j3 760i Sing the Mighty power of God ellacombe BB/Mi 424 cp2 390

cp3 417 Gp2 668 h 460 j 467 j2 635 j3 618 R2 236 R3 191 uc 741 VOZ 598

Sing, O Sing (Schutte) BB/Mi 560 Gp2 689 j 678

RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONRespond and Acclaim (alstott) 122–123A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 153, 239

PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTSFor the Sake of christ (canedo) j3 658 SS2 409This alone (Manion) BB/Mi 399 cp2 405 cp3 420 Gp2 621 h 474

j 657 j2 689 j3 652 uc 762 VOZ 657come, Follow Me (Berberick) BB/Mi 513 Ocp 20063all My days (Schutte) BB/Mi 596 cp2 381 cp3 406 Gp2 701 h 455

j 354 j2 637 j3 604 uc 632 VOZ 606Make us One with you (Modlin) BB/Mi 335 Ocp 30105765if God is for us (Brown) BB/Mi 613 Gp2 712 j2 647 j3 621 uc 649

VOZ 614O lamp of Glory (Berberick) BB/Mi 527 Ocp 20925your words are Spirit and life (Farrell) BB/Mi 600 cp2 393

cp3 408 h 477 j2 680 j3 644 R3 273 SS1 56 uc 731 VOZ 650

COMMUNION CHANTOn the day i called (cooney) BB/Mi 822 cp2 92 cp3 84 Gp2 279

h 163 j2 109 j3 110 VOZ 255 Ocp 10200Eat This Bread (Berthier) BB/Mi 333 cM 108 cp2 491 cp3 538

h 400 R2 201 uc 525One in Body, heart and Mind (c. walker) BB/Mi 367Sacramentum caritatis (joncas) BB/Mi 352 j3 803 Ocp 20616One in Body, heart and Mind (c. walker) BB/Mi 367pastures of the lord (Stephan) BB/Mi 475pescador de hombres/lord, you have come (Gabaráin) BB/Mi 511

cp2 458 cp3 491 Gp2 580 h 413 j 595 j2 763 j3 729 nTy 129 R2 272 R3 234 SS1 162 uc 541 VOZ 702

amén. El cuerpo de cristo (Schiavone) BB/Mi 338 j2 824 j3 783 uc 510 VOZ 809

Bread of life (cooney) BB/Mi 350 cp3 534 Gp2 520 h 401 j3 799 uc 520 VOZ 813

To Be your Bread (haas) BB/Mi 326 cp2 488 cp3 529 Gp2 506 h 387 j 605 j2 816 j3 787 uc 528 VOZ 821

This Bread That we Share (Macaller) BB/Mi 321 j 599

SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTHchurch of God, Elect and Glorious hyfrydol BB/Mi 417 cp3 501

h 434 j2 533 j3 508i am the Bread of life/yo Soy el pan de Vida (Toolan) BB/Mi 343

cM 111 cp2 478 cp3 520 h 393 R2 196 R3 304 uc 505city of God (Schutte) BB/Mi 379 cM 119 cp2 509 cp3 558 Gp2 548

h 540 j 561 j2 830 j3 813 nTy 9 R2 278 R3 263 SS1 106 uc 572 VOZ 742

One Spirit, One church (Keil) BB/Mi 419 cp2 461 cp3 498 Gp2 570 h 435 j 703 j2 778 j3 745 SS1 132 uc 584 VOZ 769

Sing a new church nettleton BB/Mi 413 cp2 463 cp3 500 Gp2 572 h 432 j 376 j3 830

For the Fruits of This creation ar hyd y nos BB/Mi 425 cp2 385 cp3 416 h 454 j 418 j2 629 j3 615 R2 238 R3 189 uc 739 VOZ 599

Sing of the lord’s Goodness (Sands) BB/Mi 562 cp2 357 cp3 379 Gp2 690 h 496 j 531 j2 605 j3 582 uc 678 VOZ 566

how can i Keep from Singing endless song BB/Mi 442 cp2 431 cp3 460 Gp2 616 h 526 j 367 j2 721 j3 686 nTy 116 SS1 117 uc 715 VOZ 638

Vayan al Mundo/Go Out to the world (cortez) BB/Mi 375 uc 567 VOZ 751

let all Things now living ash grove BB/Mi 595 cp3 407 h 458 j2 641 j3 608

CHORALwe walk by Faith (phillips) Ocp 4611

anima christi (Thatcher) Ocp 30103363

if today’s Gospel sounds familiar, you’re not imagin-ing things. This text from Matthew 16 was proclaimed on the feast of Saints peter and paul on june 29. For some thought-provoking commentary, see Good Samaritan Sister Verna holyhead’s Building on Rock: Welcoming the Word in Year A (collegeville: liturgical press, 2007). Emphasizing that keys are for opening as well as locking, Sister wrote (p. 152): “it will be peter’s privilege…to be given the ‘keys,’ the authority which will enable him to unlock the riches of the revelation of jesus christ that has been entrusted to the church. in contrast, the scribes and pharisees who oppose jesus will later be accused by him of locking people out of the kingdom by their teaching and example (Matthew 23:13).”

in the first reading from isaiah, the lord tells Shebna, master of the palace (the one who has keys), that he will strip him of his power and give the authority to Eliakim, who will rule with fatherly concern over his people.

That’s it, folks, for this issue of Today’s Liturgy. Take some time to relax and read the entire issue of Today’s Lit-urgy. you will find the articles informative and the featured columnists of interest to your entire team. if you are holding a conference, be sure to consider booking Robert Feduccia, who, in my opinion, is the most exciting speaker i’ve heard in quite some time. he would be an excellent keynote speak-er for music conferences and any group that wants to catch fire with the new Evangelization. you can contact him at events@ocp.org. — Elaine Rendler-McQueeney

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Time ______________________________________________ priest celebrant ___________________________________________________

Music Rehearsal/liturgical catechesis ______________________________________________________________________________________

introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 68 ______________________________________________________________________________

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance chant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blessing and Sprinkling of water/penitential act _____________________________________________________________________________

Gloria _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading ________________________________________ Responsorial psalm ________________________________________________

Second Reading _____________________________________ Gospel acclamation _______________________________________________

Gospel _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

homily ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

dismissal of the catechumens and Elect ________________________________________________________________________________

universal prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 68 ______________________________________________________________________

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

presentation and preparation of the Gifts ________________________________________________________________________________

Eucharistic acclamations ________________________________________________________________________________________________

holy, holy, holy __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Mystery of Faith _____________________________ amen ___________________________________________________________

The Communion Rite

The lord’s prayer __________________________________________________________________________________________________

lamb of God ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

communion chant _________________________________________________________________________________________________

psalm or hymn of praise/instrumental or Silence __________________________________________________________________________

THE CONCLUDING RITES

Sending Forth _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

choral anthem of the day ____________________________________________________________________________________________

prelude/postlude ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. psalm 86 (85):1–3Turn your ear, O lord, and answer me; save the servant who trusts in you, my God. have mercy on me, O lord, for i cry to you all the day long.

FIRST READING isaiah 22:19–23 (121a)The lord’s servant will receive the key of the house of david. what the servant does, God confirms.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 138:1–2, 2–3, 6, 8lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.

SECOND READING Romans 11:33–36The riches, wisdom, and knowledge of God are too deep for hu-mans to fathom. God’s judgments are inscrutable and unsearchable. all things come from God, through God, and for God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Matthew 16:18you are peter and upon this rock i will build my church and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

GOSPEL Matthew 16:13–20at caesarea philippi, jesus said to Simon peter, “upon this rock i will build my church.” Then he gave to peter the keys to heaven’s reign. Finally, jesus ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the christ.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON cf. psalm 104 (103):13–15The earth is replete with the fruits of your work, O lord; you bring forth bread from the earth and wine to cheer the heart.Or cf. john 6:54whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, says the lord, and i will raise him up on the last day.

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