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53 anyone who prepares the liturgy
the Liturgy Planner Good celebrations can foster
and nourish faith.
Volume 27, no. 3 • May 2020 Poor celebrations may
weaken it. Sing to the Lord, 5
12th Sunday - Christ the King, Year A
CALENDAR
Liturgy in lockdown JUNE

M any people have written for some reason I had an arabic com- 21 12th SUNDAY in OT Wk 4
mentary which I was unable to change 28 Ss Peter and Paul Wk 1
accounts of their liturgical
life while churches are closed during without losing the link. I learned that JULY
at a papal mass the gospel is sung in 5 14th SUNDAY in OT Wk 2
the Covid-19 outbreak. I apologise 12 15th SUNDAY in OT Wk 3
Greek after being sung in Latin, and
for another one but what else is that the Greek gospel book is kissed Sea Sunday
there to write about? by the Pope as well as the deacon - a 19 16th SUNDAY in OT Wk 4
15 March was the last Sunday 26 17th SUNDAY in OT Wk 1
slightly alarming sight in the present
of communal worship, although we hygienic regime. AUGUST
didn’t know it at the time. From then The Mass in St Peter’s at least had 2 18th SUNDAY in OT Wk 2
on, the Liturgy Planner has been surplus a (small) congregation, and not just 9 19th SUNDAY in OT Wk 3
to requirements, except for those who the one person involved in our parish 16 The Assumption of Our Lady
Wk 4
want to imagine what they will do next mass. And this is the main impression
23 21st SUNDAY in OT Wk 1
Sunday. It is impossible to say when it that I take away from the parish expe- 24 St Bartholomew, Apostle
will be of practical use again, but I can’t rience. Fifty-five years of development 30 22nd SUNDAY in OT Wk 2
not provide it in case it is. We all hope have been reversed, and I am a spec-
that before the First Sunday of Advent tator with nothing to do but observe. SEPTEMBER
at the end of November we will be into The Communion is like the 10 o’clock 6 23rd SUNDAY in OT Wk 3
Education Day
‘the new normal’, whatever that is. mass in my parish until the mid-1960s
10 The Triumph of the Cross
In the meantime I have been ‘at- when a communicant was a rare per- 13 24th SUNDAY in OT Wk 4
tending Mass’ by means of the in- son because of the fasting rules. The Home Mission Sunday
ternet. I made the decision to stick main difference is that it is said aloud, 20 25th SUNDAY in OT Wk 1
to our own parish. This may not in English, and facing the camera. The 27 26th SUNDAY in OT Wk 2
be the most exciting experience but priest is reader and cantor - singing the Prayer for the Harvest
there are particular reasons. Firstly, psalm, alleluia, the Ordinary chants OCTOBER
if you are in a big parish, or perhaps and the opening and final hymn. I do, 2 Harvest Fast Day
in a city where the next parish is quite it is true, contribute the prayer of the 4 27th SUNDAY in OT Wk 3
close, you may not be so attached. In faithful but that is all. 11 28th SUNDAY in OT Wk 4
the area where I live the parishes are There is a prayer of ‘spiritual com- 18 29th SUNDAY in OT Wk 1
World Mission Sunday
large in extent but sparsely popu- munion’ after the priest has commu-
28 Ss Simon & Jude, Apostles
lated and it’s unusual to visit an- nicated, and we then see the ‘washing 25 30th SUNDAY in OT Wk 2
other church on Sunday, as it would up’ in close-up detail.
be quite a drive. The instinct to be What will it be like when we re- NOVEMBER
faithful to the place where you are at turn to communal worship? I wonder 1 All Saints’ Day Wk 3
home is strong even though you can’t if musicians feel an anxiety that they 2 The Faithful Departed
8 32nd SUNDAY in OT Wk 4
be there in person. will not be needed again? Having seen
Remembrance Day
Second, if you have a ministerial that the priest can actually do every- 9 Dedication of the Lateran
function, particularly a musical one thing, will ‘full, active and conscious Basilica
such as cantor or instrumentalist, the participation’ easily be relearned? 15 33rd SUNDAY in OT Wk 1
inability to perform it is paradoxically The Triduum was particularly in- World Day of the Poor
something that draws me to be ‘pres- structive. We did not process, we did 22 CHRIST THE KING -
ent’. It would be a double bereave- not come to have our feet washed, 34th SUNDAY in OT Wk 2
ment to be somewhere else. we did nothing. We certainly did not Youth Day
Finally, to go in search of somewhere sing. What was our function, then?
November 29 1st SUNDAY
‘better’ could seem to be treating the When we come out of lockdown the
of ADVENT, Year B
mass as showbiz. Only on Easter Sun- clergy and people, and people and
day morning have I looked elsewhere, ministers, will need to become re-ac-
Cover picture: St Matthew and the
at the Vatican. This was a moving ex- quainted. This may not be as simple Angel (c.1661) by Rembrandt (1606-
perience only marred by the fact that as it seems. Stephen Dean 1669), in the Louvre, Paris
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Through the Year of Matthew
with Pope Francis
Marian Tolley

I
have been privileged to be asked to lead a study of Mat-
thew’s Gospel for a group on Anglesey. A major benefit of
the preparation for this was discovering the wonderful com-
mentary on this Gospel given by Pope Francis. The book is titled
The Gospel of Matthew, A Spiritual and Pastoral Reading.
Born in Chicago and educated in
What makes his book such a trea- as we are experiencing at the mo- the United States, Marian Tolley
sure is the focus on the explanation, ment. The Pharisees hoped to trap has degrees in History and Music
on what Matthew means and how it Jesus by asking Him whether or not and a doctorate in education.
applies to the world we live in. This it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar She lives in Wales, and also trav-
is more than just an explanation of [22:19-21, Sunday 29]. Jesus calm- els throughout Britain running
what might be unclear. The value of ly responded by saying they should workshops for readers, giving
this approach is the encouragement give to Caesar what belongs to him music days, and speaking on vari-
it provides, given with the warmth and give to God what belongs to ous topics related to the liturgy.
of someone who is himself close to God. Very satisfactorily, this puts
God and wants us to be there too. the Pharisees in their place, but
An example of his method and in his commentary, Pope Francis
approach is a consideration of God’s takes us beyond this comeup-
patience, the subject of the parable pance to appreciate something
of the weeds among the wheat [13: more important. While fulfilling
24-30, Sunday 16]. Matthew points civic duties, especially in these
out that evil in the world comes from fraught times, there is always a
the evil one. And the field’s owner is more important question that we
patient in dealing with the problem must ask and answer before act-
while his servants are not. ing – to whom do we belong?
What Matthew wants us to The best suggestion about
recognise is clearly pointed out by how to better understand and ap-
Pope Francis who says simply: God preciate Matthew is to read the
knows how to wait. And he goes on: book Pope Francis has given us.
‘This is so beautiful – our God is a It surpasses what can often seem
patient father, who always waits for technical and scholarly explana-
us and waits with his heart in hand tions which have their place. But
to welcome us, to forgive us. He al- this approach has a different pur-
ways forgives us if we go to him.’ It pose – to bring us closer to un-
is this pastoral approach that makes derstanding God’s love for us as
the texts come to life and bring the expressed in Matthew in ways we
reader closer to understanding their might otherwise miss. This is an
purpose and application. enormous gift, one of many
Matthew also gives timely advice from Pope Francis.
for how to live in fraught times such
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The World Day of the Poor Time, the World

Day of the Poor.
of the Gospel and that, as long
as Lazarus lies at the door of our
- Sunday 33 Pope Francis This would be
the worthiest way
homes (cf. Lk 16:19-21), there can
be no justice or social peace. This

D uring the ‘Jubilee for Socially

Excluded People’, as the Holy
Doors of Mercy were being closed
to prepare for the celebration of the
Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ,
King of the Universe, who identi-
Day will also represent a genuine
form of new evangelization (cf. Mt
11:5) which can renew the face of
in all the cathedrals and shrines fied with the little ones and the poor the Church as She perseveres in her
of the world, I had the idea that, and who will judge us on our works perennial activity of pastoral con-
as yet another tangible sign of this of mercy (cf. Mt 25:31-46). It version and witness to mercy.
Extraordinary Holy Year, the en- would be a day to help communities Misericordia et Misera, Letter of Pope
tire Church might celebrate, on the and each of the baptized to reflect Francis to end the Year of Mercy, 20
Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary on how poverty is at the very heart November 2016, § 21
55
Matthew: Ordinary Time, 12-34 A
‘Every scribe who becomes a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out from his
storeroom things both new and old’.(Matt [Link] 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A)

O rdinary time has been arranged so that there

is very little duplication of Gospel stories over
the three-year cycle. Matthew contains almost all the
material used by Mark, but in only a few of the twen-
ty-two Sundays covered here is there any overlap with
Year B (in three there is a threefold overlap A/B/C)
and in only one of these (30A/31B/15C, the two great
commandments) is the emphasis of all three Gospels
similar.
Matthew’s Gospel, though not the first to be written,
was accepted early on as ‘the’ Gospel, presenting Jesus as
the great law-giver who came to fulfil the Law and Proph-
ets. It was probably written between AD 70 and 80, and
shows signs of the growing animosity between the new which are a particular feature of Matthew are promi-
(Jewish) Christians and continuing Judaism, which explains nent.
the harsh words directed against the Pharisees. (Christians A liturgy planner can read the Gospel in two ways: in
should realise that such words, when read today outside the way most churchgoers experience it, as a sucession
their original context, can fuel anti-Semitism, even if un- of separate passages; and in a more studied way open to
consciously). those with time to do so, seeing it as a whole. The two
The main part of the Gospel, between the Infancy and viewpoints should then be combined. It cannot be as-
Passion narratives, is carefully organised and scholars agree sumed that everyone will remember last week’s Gospel,
in seeing in it five ‘books’, each with a narrative section and and it is important for us to hear what is said today, but it
a sermon. The table below shows this arrangement, which may be felt desirable to create a sense of the continuity
this year is interrupted by three feast dayss. The parables of the Gospel, and ways can be found of doing so.
The Gospels are the creation
The Scripture Readings: Sundays 12-34, Year A of the Church and were prob-
ably written in the first in-
Sun. Verse 1st Reading 2nd Reading stance to be proclaimed aloud
Sermon: Mission discourse (Chapter 10). Sunday 13 replaced by Ss Peter & Paul in in worship rather than stud-
12 10:26-33 Instruction of the Twelve Jeremiah 20:10-13 Rom 5:12-15 ied as books. They are thus
[13 10:37-42 continuation of the instruction 2 Kings 4:8-11.14-16 Rom 6:3-4.8.11] the original Lectionary. Our
Narrative: rejection by this generation. (Chapters 11-12). Liturgical Year is a later crea-
14 11:25-30 Things hidden from the wise, revealed to infants Zech 9:9-10 Rom 8:9.11-13
tion and has a slightly differ-
Sermon: Parables of the Kingdom. (Chapter 13). ent arrangement to the Gos-
15 13:1-23 The parable of the Sower Isaiah 55:10-11 Rom 8:18-23
16 13:24-43 Parables: The darnel; the mustard seed Wisdom 12:13.16-9 Rom 8:26-27
pel, which means that outside
17 13:44-52 Parables: The treasure; pearls; the fish I Kings 3:5.7-12 Rom 8:28-30 Ordinary Time the story as we
Narrative: acknowledgement by disciples (Chapters 14-17). Sun 20 replaced by the Assumpttion hear it does not proceed in a
18 14:13-21 The feeding of the 5000 Isaiah 55:1-3 Rom 8:35.37-9 straight line but keeps dou-
19 14:22-33 Jesus walks on the water I Kings 19:9.11-13 Rom 9:1-5 bling back. The whole mys-
[20 15:21-28 The healing of a Canaanite woman Isaiah 56:1.6-7 Rom 11:13-15.29-32] tery of Christ is present at all
21 16:13-20 Upon this rock I will build my Church Isaiah 22:19-23 Rom 11:33-36
22 16:21-27 Jesus foretells his death Jeremiah 20:7-9 Rom 12:1-2 times; we can say ‘dying’ on
Easter Sunday and ‘risen’ on
Sermon: Community discourse (Chapter 18).
Good Friday.
23 18:15-20 On correcting your brother Ezekiel 33:7-9 Rom 13:8-10
24 18:21-35 On forgiving seventy-seven times Ecclus. 27:30-28:7 Rom 14:7-9 Year A ends with the great
final sermon of Jesus on the
Narrative: Authority and invitation (Chapters 19-22).
25 20:1-16 Parable: the labourers in the vineyard Isaiah 55:6-9 Phil 1:20-24.27 Last Judgement; the next
26 21:28-32 Parable: The two sons Ezekiel 18:25-28 Phil 2:1-11 verse runs ‘Jesus had now fin-
27 21:33-43 Parable: The vineyard Isaiah 5:1-7 Phil 4:6-9 ished all he wanted to say’ -
28 22:1-14 Parable: The wedding banquet Isaiah 25:6-10 Phil 4:12-20 and it is two days before the
29 22:15-21 On paying tax to Caesar Isaiah 45:1.4-6 I Thess 1:1-5
30 22:34-40 The two great commandments Exodus 22:20-26 I Thess 1:5-10 Passover and Jesus’s arrest.
Sermon: Woes, coming of the kingdom (Chapters 23-25). Sunday 31 replaced by All Saints Top: The Calling of Matthew by
[31 23:1-12 On practising what you preach Malachi 1:14-2:10 I Thess 2:1-9.13]
Caravaggio, painted c.1599-1600.
[32 25:1-13 Parable: The wise and foolish bridesmaids Wisdom 6:12-16 I Thess 4:13-18]
San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome. The
33 25:14-30 Parable of the talents Proverbs 31:10-23.19-20.30-31 I Thess 5:1-6
Calling of Matthew (9:9) is read on
34 25:31-46 Parable: the last judgment Ezekiel 34:11-17 I Cor 15:20-26.8
Sunday 10, not celebrated this year.

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The Second Readings Sundays 12-34, Year A
12 Rom 5:12-15 The second readings this year on Sunday 18: ‘nothing... can come between us and the
[13 Rom 6:3-4.8.11] are all taken from the writings love of God made visible in Christ Jesus our Lord.’
14 Rom 8:9.11-13 of St Paul. And while they are Sunday 19 returns to the question of Jews and Gen-
15 Rom 8:18-23
16 Rom 8:26-27
not intended to harmonise with tiles and Paul expresses his anguish at the failure of many
17 Rom 8:28-30 the first readings and Gospel of his own people to acknowledge Christ. Chapters 9-11
18 Rom 8:35.37-9 this may happen occasionally. worry away at this fact and this concludes in 11:28 which
19 Rom 9:1-5 On one level of course they says that as the chosen people Jews are still loved by God,
[20 Rom11:13-15.29-32]
21 Rom 11:33-36
always add to the message of who never takes back his gift, repeating v.15 which is in
22 Rom 12:1-2 the week. Paul’s letters are of the Sunday 20 reading (not heard this year.) Sunday 21 has
23 Rom 13:8-10 earlier date than the Gospels, at verses from another hymn to God’s mercy and forgiveness.
24 Rom 14:7-9 least in written form. They add The remainder or Romans (12-15) include various
25 Phil 1:20-24.27 a personal note to the Liturgy of pieces of advice about how we should live; on Sunday 23
26 Phil 2:1-11
27 Phil 4:6-9
the Word as the reflections of a (Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love (13:8))
28 Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 Christian like ourselves, who, al- the reading harmonises well with the 1R and Gospel.
29 I Thess 1:1-5 though he did not know Jesus Sundays 25-28. Paul is con-
30 I Thess 1:5-10 face to face, was in the circle Philippians
cerned about the perseverance of
[31 I Thess 2:1-9.13] of those who did, and indeed
32 I Thess 4:13-18 the Christians in Philippi and this is reflected in V.1:27
had persecuted them before his (Sunday 25) which begins a section which emphasises the
33 I Thess 5:1-6
life-changing experience on the need for unity in the community, which leads to the great
34 I Cor 15:20-26.8
road to Damascus. It was as a hymn read on Sunday 26. Sunday 27 continues this preoccu-
result of this that Paul received pation while Sunday 28 expresses thanks for help received,
the mission to preach to the pagans (Acts 9:16) and so we thought to be because Paul was in prison at the time.
have the benefit of someone explaining to non-Jews
the significance of this Jewish religious movement, 1 Thessalonians Sundays 29-33. This letter
particularly Greeks with their own long philosophical and is tentatively dated to AD 50
religious tradition, who might have found it difficult to or 51, which would make it the earliest of Paul’s letter
accept the cosmic dimensions of the life, death and resur- and thus the first book of the New Testament. Sunday 29
rection of Jesus. contains the standard opening to one of Paul’s letters and
The letters of Paul are thus the first writings in what the next two Sundays express his concern for his converts
we accept as Scripture that are addressed explicitly to all as in Philippians and many other letters.
people as opposed to the children of Israel. Chapters 4-5 (Sundays 32-33) consist of a discourse
about the last days, which make these readings very ap-
Sundays 12-24. Some of the tensions propriate to the Gospels and the time of year. It must be
Romans between Jewish Christians and Gentile understood that at this very early date some Christians
converts are visible in Romans, which is a great systematic expected the Lord to return in this own lifetimes. 4:15-18
treatise without some of the personal notes of other let- are the origin of the evangelical doctine of the Rapture,
ters of Paul. The earlier chapters (2-4) are a closely argued but the next chapter (Sunday 33) bursts the bubble of those
explanation of the Jewish law and whether it is necessary who think they know when the Day of the Lord will occur.
to salvation, as some argued it was. The conclusion is
that both Jews and Greeks sinned, and that in the new 1 Corinthians 15: Sunday 34
dispensation it is faith in Christ Jesus rather than observ- For the last Sunday
ance of the Law by which we will be judged. of the year, the
The first Sunday in this period (12th) has a great second reading has
passage (5:12-15) which was also read on 1 Lent this year. been chosen to
It shows that it is through the coming of Jesus that the harmonise with the
whole human race has been saved, just as the sin of Adam other readings, as
caused the whole human race to be subject to death. It in the great seasons
resonates with the gospel passage about declaring yourself of the year. Capter
for Jesus in the presence of men. 15 of 1 Corinthians,
After a break on Sunday 13, there is a block of Sundays a letter read contin-
(14-18) with readings from chapter 8. The word Spirit is uously in Year B, is
found a great many times in this chapter. It is the Spirit a great vision of the
who has made his home in us (8:9) who binds us to Christ, end of the world
and this is how we will be saved from ‘death’. Sunday 16 and thus a perfect
tells us that when we cannnot find words to pray, the accompaniment to
Spirit will express our plea. The chapter reaches a climax the vision of the
William Blake, The Conversion of Saul.
in a great hymn to God’s love (‘with God on our side who last judgment in Watercolour, c.1800, in the Huntington
can be against us?’ (8.31)) the conclusion of which is read Matthew 25:31-46. Library, San Marino, California

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12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 21 June 2020
Hear the Word Having left the the reading of Matthew’s Gospel in the Sermon on the Roman Lectionary
Mount, we resume in what is called the Apostolic Discourse (see page 57). Jeremiah 20:10-13
It does not make comfortable reading. In v.16 Jesus says ‘Remember, I am sending you out like Psalm 68(69)
sheep among wolves,’ and in v.21 ‘Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child.’ Rom 5:12-15
Today’s passage, which contains three times the words ‘Do not be afraid’ thus comes as a reas- ✠ MATTHEW 10:26-33
surance. Death is still a possibility, ‘Do not be afraid of those who kill the body’ (v.28) but we are
still under the protection of God the Father, expressed in the most vivid terms as being worth CWL (principal service)
hundreds of sparrows, every one of which is known to God. The first reading from Jeremiah Proper 7
follows the same progress of the Lord’s disciple from terror and opposition to trust in the Lord Continous Gen 21:8-21
who is ‘at my side, a mighty hero.’ The last words of 1R lead into the psalm, and all these three Ps 86:1-10.16-17
passages form a coherent whole, which says: You may be in danger, but the Lord will protect you. Related Jeremiah 20:7-13
The reading from Romans is not connected directly in theme but it expresses one of the central Ps 69:8-11 (12-17) 18-20
parts of the whole Christian messsage. It was also read on the 1st Sunday of Lent this year. Romans 6:1b-11
✠ MATTHEW 10:24-39

PSALM 68(69). A Lament. A very detailed one. Look at the Liturgy The Psalm response would do well as a
Read the whole (long) psalm. You see reponse for the Prayer of the Faithful
how it proceeds from a relation of the psalmist’s woes, today. Even if the same words are not used, though, it would be
caused by his faith in God, through a prayer for the worth pointing out that today’s psalm response is a prayer; and the
ruin of his enemies (too violent for the liturgy today), Intercessions are a vital part of the way every Christian is person-
to the optimistic conclusion, blessing God (all ‘La- ally involved in the celebration. Other sung responses could be
ments’ end thus). The verses selected for today reflect looked for and made a regular feature. (Taizé O Lord hear my prayer
this progression; singers of the psalm should let this is rather too long for this purpose.) • Ss Peter & Paul is next week:
inform their singing. see hows this harmonises with current Gospel readings.
Scripture keywords: (i) Do not be afraid (1R, Gosp), (ii) Help, Answer me, O God our protection (Ps). (iii) Lord, your love and compassion (Ps);
Respond in Song Antiphons: EA: Psallite A-125; CAi: Psall A-127, settings of Ps 145; CAii: settings of Ps 23 (iv) Proclaim from the rooftops (Gosp); (v) Adam/Christ (2R)
ANTIPHONS EA: (cf. Ps 27 (28):8-9) The Lord is the strength of his people,
Psalm Settings This has not been a popular psalm with com- a saving refuge for the one he has anointed.
posers. PsS3 cannot manage a setting. Outside Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage,
the usual psalm books: Lord in your great love GII 64: Guimont, and govern them for ever. + Ps 27 (28)
© 1Lic. If you love me, come and answer me (Haas, PCY8). When the CAi: (Ps 144 (145):15) The eyes of all look to you, Lord,
waters cover me (PsT69A, Perry, © Jub) is a beautiful setting of a and you give them their food in due season. + Ps 144 (145)
Singing the Mass
CAii: (Jn 10:11, 15) I am the Good Shepherd,
very short extract. and I lay down my lifekeywords:
Scripture for my sheep, says the Lord. + Ps 22 (23) or 77 (78):52-55,
H O & N/Cel/ Refs, & Antiphons:
70-72
HON Celebration
L* possible Singing the Mass
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Those choosing the music
could look ahead for a few Sundays. See Hear the Word
- - - A mighty stronghold is our God 379 3 - for Matthew’s Mission Sermon. It would be worth
- - - = God is our fortress and our rock 958 i considering singing something which might show a
- - - All that is hidden (Farrell) - 299 743 iv connection between this, and the feast of the two
627 466 757 Be not afraid 663 830 964 i great apostles on 29 June; perhaps Bernadette Farrell’s
- - 439 Christ be our light - S10 883 ii From
All thatall sources
is hidden, Where
which requires © Refs/use
more effort than many
122 109 240 Do not be afraid 444 147 972 i songs, and incorporates verses from today’s Gospel.
- - - Father, hear the prayer we offer 449 158 933 i, ii
Froma new
Sing all sources Where
song for two or three©weeks
Refs/use
running; this is
210 169 331 He who would valiant be 119 248 862 iv
quite acceptable if people see why you are asking them
255 - 370 In your coming and going - - - ii
to do it.
- - - Jesus, lead the way 763 327 - ii
- 206 - Jesu, lover of my soul 150 319 797 ii, iii From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - Jesus, you’re the one 765 334 - ii PG Christ for the world we sing CP/HPS PD v
297 226 415 Lead kindly light 164 348 961 ii I’m not ashamed to own my Lord (Watts) HTC/SGL Jub iv
- - - Look and learn from the birds - - 781 iii Let nothing trouble you (Farrell) CBL/Can 1Lic i
355 273 479 My God, accept my heart this day 201 495 872 v Nada te turbe Taizé/L/HONL 1Lic i
Now is eternal life (Briggs) cf 2R AMNS/CP/NEH etc 1Lic (OUP) v
- - - Now let us from this table rise - - 647 v Now let us from this table rise (Kaan) var S&B v
392 297 514 O God our help in ages past 222 528 955 ii O for a heart to praise my God (Wesley) var PD v
783 'F8 759 On eagle’s wings - 832 952 ii O Lord, hear my prayer (Taizé) var. 1Lic ii
- - - Safe in the shadow 791 626 953 ii ‘Take up your cross’, the Saviour said var PD i
- - - Sing to the world of Christ 605 658 857 iii, iv Thanks be to God whose church (Micklem) HPs Aut iv
The Lord is my light Taizé 1Lic ii
- - - Take Christ to the world - - 879 iv
* Unless a grain of wheat (Farrell) var/ HON/Cel/L 1Lic i
- - - Take the word of God with you - 679 856 iv When God calls us to witness (Dufner) SNC 1Lic iv
- - - The gift of the Holy Spirit 797 693 894 iv When Jesus came preaching (Pratt Green) W614 S&B iv
- - - Those who were in the dark 802 736 - ii, iv * Will you come and follow me WG1 HON/Cel/L 1Lic (Iona) i
569 426 688 Though the mountains may fall 630 739 785 i-iii *Jubilate servite Taizé 1Lic iv
572 427 690 Thy hand, O God, has guided 331 741 876 i, iii Children People worry (Walker) SSJ 1Lic
- - - Wake your power 806 - - ii There are hundreds of sparrows HONL842 Copycare
582 441 706 Walk with me, O my Lord 340 765 966 ii Extra sources of some ‘Mission’ hymns listed left:
Sing to the world of Christ (Lee) MM/O7124 1Lic
- 445 - We have a Gospel to proclaim 809 778 852 iv Take Christ to the world (Inwood) BB/O7199 1Lic
- - - You are mine - - 776 iii Take the word of God (Walker) CH/CFE/O9847 1Lic
- - - You have put on Christ (2R) 826 825 400 v Wake your power (Oosterhuis) WYP 1Lic
You are mine (Haas) WCBNII/GII/G3656 1Lic

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Saints Peter and Paul 28 June 2020
Replacing 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hear the Word Today has a Vigil mass, and a look at its readings can colour the view we Roman Lectionary
take of those of the Day, which centre on Jesus’ question to Peter and Acts 12:1-11
his answer. Peter’s faith was rewarded in a unique way - he became the Rock. The papacy may Psalm 34(33):2-9
not be a reasonable ambition for us, but we are all ‘living stones’ in the temple of the Church 2 Tim 4:6-8.17-18
and we all, personally, have our place in supporting the edifice. In the Vigil Mass the question ✠ MATTHEW 16:13-19
arises in a different form: Peter, do you love me? (John 21:15-19). It is the risen Jesus who asks us
this question too. Peter’s confession to Jesus also appears in Mark and Luke. Matthew’s unique CWL (principal service)
contribution is in the words Jesus addresses to Peter, that he is the rock. The preacher could Zech 4:1-6a.10b-14
integrate today into the Sunday cycle. Both last Sunday and next the dangers of professing be- or Acts 12:1-11
lief in Jesus are illustrated. The Gospel for Sunday 13 (Matt 10:37-42) shows Jesus talking to his Psalm 125
disciples, as today: ‘Anyone who finds his life will lose it; anyone who loses his life for my sake 2 Tim 4:6-8.17-18
or Acts 12:1-11
will find it.’ And some of today’s Gospel is repeated on Sunday 21 (see page 68). ✠ MATTHEW 16:13-19

PSALM A Thanksgiving psalm, (the Taste and See Look at the Liturgy Peter’s confession will be heard again
one), used today to expess Peter’s grati- on Sunday 21 (23 August) too, which
tude at deliverance from prison, which we can relate gives an opportunity to compare the two contexts. .There is a
to experiences in our own life. ‘His praise always on solemn blessing in the Altar Missal. Reading it, and the Preface,
my lips’; ‘I sought the Lord and he answered me.’ homilists can take comfort in the fact that Peter, in spite of his
God is waiting for us to say something, whether it is high vocation, is not remembered as a preacher (in contrast to
‘Save me, Lord, from all my terrors’ or ‘You are the Paul, who was). Talk about 2nd Readings in general, and the
Christ, the Son of the Living God.’ importance (and sometimes delight) in hearing Paul’s words.

Scripture keywords: (i) Confessing the Lord; (ii) Church, discipleship; (iii) saints; (iv) faith - rescue (cf Ps), (v) Paul texts
Respond in Song
Antiphons:Psallite chooses other appropriate ones: EA:You are Peter (B-216) actually the CA; CA: If you love me (B-218)
ANTIPHONS EA: These are the ones who, living in the flesh,
Psalm Settings Outside the Psalters the response provided by planted the Church with their blood; / they drank the chalice of the Lord
composers for this psalm is invariably Taste
and became the friends of God. + Ps 115 (116)
and See. At Communion the psalm could be sung again with one CA: (cf. Mt 16:16, 18 )Peter said to Jesus: You are the Christ, the Son of the
of these (eg CFE682, or RPS (one-vol. edition), or John Foley’s The living God / And Jesus replied: You are Peter,
cry of the poor. Taizé O Christe Domine Jesu also provides verses from and upon this rock I will build my Church. +Ps 79 (80):2-12, 15-20
this psalm. A recent version by Anne Ward (Can/Decani 0278)
Singing theMass
Singing the Mass
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, &
L* possible If you can’t find songs directly about Peter and Paul,
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use there are plenty on being a disciple, and what is involved
- - - As a tree planted 726 50 370 iii in following Jesus And category 1 in the list gives us a
52 - 153 Awake, awake, fling off the night (Eph 5) 405 64 851 v chance to do what Peter did, i.e. confess Jesus as Lord
627 466 757 Be not afraid 663 830 964 iv (see also Sunday 21). The Gospel is part of Matthew’s
‘Mission sermon’; so some songs/hymns on the theme of
74 - - Build, build your Church - - - ii
commitment or discipleship could be chosen. ‘Do not be
- - - By all your saints still striving - - 372 iii troubled’ songs echo the alternative psalm response: the
- - - Christ’s church shall glory 729 114 826 ii Lord will protect us as he protected Peter & Paul.
- - - Church of God, elect and glorious (I Pet) - - 825 ii, iii From all sources Where © Refs/use
122 109 240 Do not be afraid 444 147 972 iv From all sources Where © use
130 112 246 Faith of our fathers 67 156 837 ii Captains of the saintly band AMNS/NEH PD iii
From
Church allelect
of God, sources
and glorious (I Pe t 2)Where
HTC © Refs/use
Jub ii, iii
140 - 255 Fight the good fight (1 Tim 4:6. 2R) 73 171 860 ii, v Good shepherd you have shown your care (cf Jn 21:15) HONA KM i
145 112 259 Follow me, follow me 460 175 863 ii Give thanks for Christ’s apostles (Stanbrook) HPP Aut ii, iii
146 123 260 For all the saints 77 176 371 iii I’m not ashamed to name my Lord (Watts) HTC PD i
I will build my church (Kendrick) CMP KTh i, ii
- - - For all the saints (Bell) - - 387 iii I will praise you, Lord (Inwood) O-7120 1Lic iv
- 124 - For I’m building a people of power - 174 - ii I will praise you, Lord (Ridge) O-9062 1Lic iv
206 167 325 He is Lord, he is Lord 493 246 761 i Jesus, your church was built (Quinn) PAS 1Lic i, ii
Let all on earth (Mant) PL/HPP/AMNS PD iii
209 169 331 He who would valiant be 119 248 862 ii, iii Let nothing trouble you (Farrell) CBL 1Lic iv
263 288 247 I will be with you (v4 cf John 21:15) 510 289 866 ii Lift high the cross BB/var Hope ii
Lord Jesus Christ, you built our church (Quinn) PAS 1Lic i, ii
- - 868 In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful 759 308 944 iv Neither death nor life (Haugen) GG/G-5650 1Lic iv, v
- - - Into a world of darkness - - 380 iii Simon son of John (Hurd) 1RL 1Lic i
- - 459 Lord, you give the great commission - - 394 870 ii Soldiers of Christ, arise (Wesley) var PD ii, iii, v
The eternal gifts of Christ the King IRC/AMNS/NEH/L PD iii
- - - Neither death nor life - - 398* i-v The strangest of saints (Bell) WG1 1Lic (Iona) iii
- - - Nothing can ever take away 773 - - iv, v ‘Thou art the Christ, O God‘ (S Peter only) NEH/CP PD i
- - - O Peter, you were named by Christ - - 379 ii, iv We are ambassadors for Christ (Foster) FP 1Lic v
We bow down and confess (Graftstrom) CMP KTh i
223 182 560 Our God reigns 500 268 768 i With golden splendour NEH PD iii
- - - The eternal gifts of Christ the King - - 374 iii Ye servants of God, your master proclaim var PD i, ii, iii
518 391 647 The Church’s one foundation 300 688 830 i Beatitudes: The Kingdom (Anderson) AK/C 1Lic
572 427 690 Thy hand, O God, has guided 331 741 876 i, iii The Beatitudes (Russian chant/Dean) Decani/ L 1Lic
Blest are they (Haas) G/BB/O 1Lic
- - 697 Unless a grain of wheat 812 754 748 ii, iii Blessed are they (Dean) C696/SL/O-7200/L 1Lic
773 - - Unless a wheatgrain - - - ii, iii

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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 5 July 2020
Hear the Word The Gospel today looks like another ‘discourse’ , but it is taken from a Roman Lectionary
narrative section beginning at 11:1. It includes the question asked of Jesus by the disciples of John Zechariah 9:9-10
the Baptist, and Jesus reproaching some of the towns where he had worked miracles but who Ps144(145):1-2.8-11.13-14
had refused to repent. Thean come today’s verses in which ‘the learned and the clever’ obvioussly Romans 8:9.11-13
refers to some in Bethsaid and Caparnuam. V. 27 about Jesus and his Father, is over-familiar to us ✠ MATTHEW 11:25-30
which may not convey the revolutionary nature of what Jesus is claiming. It finishes with a com-
forting verse which is a contrast to some of what we heard last week, about how difficult disciple- CWL (principal service)
ship is. The ‘yoke’ would have reminded people of rabbinic and pharisaic teaching about the yoke 6th after Trinity (Proper 9)
of the torah and the yoke of the kingdom. Jesus is saying that his yoke is easier because it is not Cont. Gen 24:34-38.42-49.58-67
concerned with irrelevant details (see Sunday 30 about the greatest commandment of the law). Ps 45:10-17 or Song of Sol 2:8-13
So what is the connection of this passage with the triumphant King of 1R and the Psalm? It is in Related: Zechariah 9:9-12
Jesus’s self-description as ‘gentle and humble of heart’ and that of the king in 1R who is ‘humble Psalm 145:8-14
Romans 7:15-25a
and riding on a donkey,’ a sign of peacefulness - a warrior would ride on a horse.
✠ MATTHEW 11:16-19.25-30

PSALM 144(145). A Hymn. An alphabetic psalm, Look at the Liturgy The words of the Gospel will sound
each verse beginning with successive let- slightly ironic if there are no children in the church, having been
ters of the Hebrew alphabet. There is a good chance sent out for their own liturgy of the word. This Gospel needs to
of getting to know it as it also occurs on Sundays be preached to children and adults together. If we say it is too
18 and 25. It consists of twenty-one invocations of complicated for children, wouldn’t that be revealing about us, and
praise showing how all-embracing is the goodness show that we had rather missed the point? Children should be our
and loving-kindness of God. Faithful, compassion- teachers today; that will keep us from false modesty and images of
ate, slow to anger, abounding in love. Praise God! Jesus that are sweet and undemanding - a Disney Jesus.

Scripture keywords: (i) Rejoice, (ii) Praise (1R EA, Ps. Gosp); (iii) Come to me (Gosp. CA ii) (iv)The simple-hearted, children (Gosp);
Respond in Song Antiphons: EA Psall. A-131, CAi Psall A-133;‘Taste and See’, Psall B-150. CAii: Ward Can 170 (v) Trinity (Gosp, 2R) (vi) The Spirit (2R)
ANTIPHONS EA: Ps 47 (48):10-12 Your merciful love, O God,
Psalm Settings Settings: HON659, C691 (Gelineau); L63, Psal- we have received in the midst of your temple.
lite A-132; also HON264/C146, HON 274, AK38; I will praise your name Your praise, O God, like your name,
(Haas, PsS2/ PCY/G/GII); I will bless your name for ever (Murray, HON/C/ reaches the ends of the earth;
NEH540). Hymn versions: God my King, your might confessing (Mant) your right hand is filled with saving justice. + Ps 47 (48)
CAi: Ps 33(34):9 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
L702/IRC226; To God, our great salvation (Dudley-Smith, PsT) We would Singing the Mass
extol thee, ever blessed Lord (Nicol Grieve) AMNS206 © T & T Clark. blessed the man who seeks refuge in him. + Ps 33 (34)
Scripture keywords:
CAii: Matt 11:28 Come to me, all who labour and are burdened,
H O & N/Cel/ Refs, &
Antiphons:
and I will refresh you, says the Lord. + Ps 39 (40):1-12 or Ps 24 (25) or Ps 130 (131)
HON Celebration
L* possible
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass Images of Jesus that are weak and
32 24 127 All ye who seek a comfort sure 15 31 212 iii sentimental (see above) need to be
627 466 757 Be not afraid 663 830 964 iii avoided. But one can there is no hymn or picture so dreadful that it isn’t
66 62 174 Blest are the pure in heart 36 88 908 iv someone’s favourite. Expressing dislikes is risky and music leaders
- - - Christ is the world’s light (v1 cf Gosp) 428 111 744 v may sometimes allow something they would rather not sing. We should
108 - 223 Come to me all who labour (Norbet) - 134 - iii not encourage bad taste, but should not be always deaf to requests: after
109 - - Come to me all who labour (Mayhew) - - - iii all, we all impose our own choices much of the time. And what of those at
- - 224 Come to me, come my people - - - iii
From all sources Where © Refs/use
the back who don’t sing? Like the poor, downhearted and over-burdened
- - - [Come to me, O weary traveller (L 1st ed) - - 791 iii] (Gosp.) Jesus loves them. At least they have come voluntarily. Musicians
148 128 - Forth in thy name, O Lord (cf v.4) 79 184 861 iii From
often comeall sources
because we haveWhere
to. © Refs/use
- - - God, my king (version of Psalm) - - 702 ii
314 - - Live in the spirit of your maker - - - iii
From all sources Where © use
778 - 717 Earthen vessels (v.2 cf Gosp) - 780 915 V Sing praise to God who reigns above var PD ii
195 159 310 Hail redeemer, King divine 107 239 320 ii F By every nation, race and tongue HTC/SG PD ii
- - - Heaven is singing for joy - - 690 i, ii Who is there like you (cf Psalm) (Oakley) MP/SG KTh ii
- - - I heard the voice of Jesus say - - 795 iii Gospel, Comm. Ant II: come to me, all who labour...
- - - I sing the mighty power of God - - 684 i, ii All who labour, come to me (+ps 33) Psallite A-133 1Lic
- - - It is good to give thanks 761 315 - ii Beati voi poveri (see verses) CdT/CLM 1Lic
- 206 - Jesu, lover of my soul 150 319 797 iii Come to the waters (Clark) CMP KTh
- - - Jesu, meek and lowly 151 320 - iii Come to me (Joncas) GII/CM/G3432 1Lic
- 218 406 Jubilate, everybody 766 338 472 i Come to us (Cooney) GII 1Lic
- - - Like a child rests - - 453 iv God of mercy (Bridge) HPR 36 1Lic
727 236 - Like a shepherd - 369 - iii How sweet the name of Jesus sounds var PD
- - - Lord God, you love us (Taizé) - - 782 iii I heard the voice of Jesus say (Bonar) var PD
- - - Lord, in everything I do 545 381 - ii PG (also Joncas, CM, 1Lic; and John Bell version with diff. tune IWNSA)
366 280 490 My soul is longing for your peace 558 505 iv I will not sing alone (Bell) IWNSA 1Lic (Iona)
- - - Neither death nor life (v.1) - - 398* (2R) Shoulder my yoke (Ward) Decani/Can 170 1Lic
373 - - Now come to me all you who seek 208 510 - iii These I lay down (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona)
Those who eat my flesh (Hurd) vv 1-3 DK/30100244 1Lic
400 - 525 O let all who thirst - - 408 iii
We shall rise again (Young) G/G2983 1Lic
430 323 557 O the love of my Lord 231 570 967 iv
Were I the perfect child of God (Bell) IWNSA 1Lic (Iona)
409 - 533 O my Lord, within my heart 237 545 - iv
We will lay our burden down (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona)
- - - Our Saviour Jesus Christ proclaimed 579 588 - iii
What a friend we have in Jesus var PD
452 346 579 Praise the Lord, ye heavens, adore him 585 605 704 ii
Where two or three are gathered (Colgan) HPR 1Lic
- 370 - Sing of the Lord’s Goodness 794 654 713 ii
Within my heart (Une soif) Taizé CfT67 1Lic
510 - - Take my life and let it be 608 677 874 i, ii
- - 643 Taste and see - 682 46 617/8 CAi Children God’s special joy (Walker) MSSJ 1Lic
- - - To Jesus Christ, our sovereign King 804 747 - i, ii Children of God (Walker) CTC 1Lic
Jesus always helps us (Walker) SSJ 1Lic

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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 12 July 2020
Sea Sunday
Hear the Word Jesus once again begins to preach, and as for the Sermon on the Mount he sits
Roman Lectionary
down, the customary position. The detail is included that the crowd is so great that he had to get into
a boat and preach from there, an unusual thingto do. There are two audiences here: the people in gen-
Isaiah 55:10-11
eral, and the disciples. Both groups hear the story of the sower. We are so used to hearing it that we Ps 64(65)
may switch off, but suppose we were hearing it for the first time, what would we make of it? It would Rom 8:18-23
not be obvious that it is about the kingdom of God and that the seed is the Word. And Jesus seems to ✠ MATTHEW 13:1-23 (1-9)
acknowledge that some of his audience will fail to understand him. Is this not a bit harsh and élitist -
the insiders ‘get it’, the mass of people are ignorant? If you think this, that would be to do an injustice CWL (principal service)
to our fellow-beings, and a presumption of our superiority which would be a denial of our need to be 7th after Trinity (Proper 10)
humble and receptive to the Word. The passage from Isaiah which Jesus quotes applies to us as well: Continuous Gen 25:19-24
we may grow coarse and close our eyes, for fear we should understand. Psalm 119:105-112
Related Isaiah 55:10-13
2R from Romans continues its sublime backdrop to the rest of the Liturgy of the Word in these
Psalm 65 (1-8).9-13
weeks. It should be savoured. Note the words that it is not the fault of creation that it was unable to Romans 8:1-11
attain its purpose, but was made so by God - a clue to the paradox in the Gospel expressed above. ✠ MATTHEW 13:1-9.18-23

PSALM 64(65). A song of thanksgiving. Read the Look at the Liturgy Readers get readers’ training sessions (or
whole psalm to find the context of today’s they should do); but priests and deacons,
verses. Like many psalms, it gives a catalogue of the who read the Gospel, do not - they are assumed to know what they
great works of God, of which caring for the earth is are doing. Their listeners could tell them this is not always so. Today
they must strive to communicate. It would be a shame if a Gospel
but one, and the most appropriate for today’s Gospel parable which is all about hearing the word of God and letting it bear
(from which the response is taken). This response fruit was not heard properly because of the proclaimer. The preacher
can sound rather pedantic - a bare statement. Think, today is being measured against Jesus, and against Isaiah, from which
though, that you are singing the Gospel, and ask that Jesus takes his text. Perhaps, as 1R says, the word always has an effect,
you be heard. just by being proclaimed; but it may not always be good.
Scripture keywords: (i) Word of God, (ii) Seed, Harvest (Ps, Gosp); (iii) Water; (iv)Themes from Romans 8 (2R)
Respond in Song
Antiphons: EA Psall. A-134 CAi Ps A-244; L 454-6 CAii: I am the bread of life; Those who eat my flesh (Hurd, DK/30100244) Come and eat this bread
ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Ps 16 (17):15 As for me, in justice I shall behold your face;
Psalm Settings The seed that falls on good ground, (Ridge, BCWS I shall be filled with the vision of your glory. + Ps 23 (24)
O-9460); As seed for the sowing, (Psallite A-135); The seed that falls CAi: cf. Ps 83 (84):4-5 The sparrow finds a home,
on good ground (Guimont GII 60); The seed that falls (Haas) PCY8. and the swallow a nest for her young:
A hymn versionWith grace and carefulness to the tune of Brother by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
Blessed are they who dwell in your house,
James’s Air: (Bell) G-4670). Also The earth is yours, O God (Saward,
for ever singing your praise.+ Ps 83(84)
HTC, SPs © Jub) +Ps 22 (23) or Wis 16:20-
CAii: Jn 6:57 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood 21, 26; 17:1a
Singing the Mass
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & will live in me and I in him, says the Lord. or Ps 18 (19):8-14
L* possible
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use A biblical education for
Singing the Mass musicians! Look at Isaiah 55
44 38 140 As earth that is dry (1R- v5) 400 - 203 i, iii
- - - Come and eat this bread - - 496 {634] Comm (CAii) and see the various songs which are based on it. Then
- - - Come to the feast (1R) - - 612 i, iii look at Sunday 18 and Sunday 25, and work out whether
111 99 226 Come, ye thankful people. come 55 136 736 i, ii there are any which could be sung on all three. Relat-
- - - Eye has not seen (2R) 737 154 792 iv ing hymns and songs to scripture is a skill essential for
- - - Father, we give you thanks, who planted - - 645 i, ii planning music and most hymnbooks have a scriptural
137 - - Fear not, rejoice and be glad 457 169 - ii index. Neither death nor life (L398) is a hymn based on
- - 261 For the fruits of his creation 461 178 731 ii (PG) Romans
From all8,sources
which is 2RWhere
for the current
© Refs/useweeks.
250 - - In the earth the small seed 138 306 - ii The rite of blessing of water would be appropriate
- - - God gives us harvest 478 - - ii (PG) today: suggest this to the priest in good time. It would
- - - God, your glory 748 226 758 ii From all
prepare thesources
ground for people Where
to listen © Refs/use
to Isaiah 55
- - - In the land there is a hunger 758 307 975/6 i and the parable of the sower. The other way to prepare
728 238 435 Listen, let your heart keep seeking - - - o people’s ears is by means of a good Gospel Acclamation.
333 254 454 Lord thy word abideth 549 390 977/8 i Today in the UK is Sea Sunday.
337 257 461 Love divine 184 398 801 iv (v5)
- - - Neither death nor lifes - - 398* iv (vv3-4) From all sources Where © use
376 285 498 Now the green blade riseth s3 513 278 ii The Kingdom of God music for this and the next two Sundays
378 - - Now watch for God’s coming 563 514 101 ii Almighty God, thy word is cast (Cawood) HPs PD i, ii
400 - 525 O let all who thirst (cf 1R) - - 408 iii As seed for the sowing (Psallite A-135) 1Lic ii
- 291 504 O come to the water (cf 1R) - - - iii Father Almighty ([Link]) MM1/77 1Lic i
431 324 558 O the word of my Lord 574 572 979 i Father of mercies, in thy word (Anne Steele)
- - - Seed scattered and sown - 632 637 ii HTC/AMNS PD i
- - - Take the word of God - 679 856 i (Anne Steele (1717-78), was the first English woman hymnodist)
- - - To everything there is a season (Parable) - - 981 ii Father we thank thee who hast planted AMNS/NEH CPF i, ii
- - 670 The seed is Christ’s 616 713 737 ii For this we pray (Toolan) NPR 1Lic i
552 - - They go out, they go out, full of tears - - - ii Happy are they, they who love God AMNS/NEH 1Lic (OUP ) iv
I am the vine (Bell) WG2/IWNSA 1Lic (Iona) ii
- 425 689 Thou [God] whose almighty word 425 738 887 i
In labour all creation groans (Dufner) SNC 1Lic iv
578 - 699 Upon thy table, Lord, we place 629 738 606 ii
Lord, be with us (Walker) CLOW 1Lic i
- - 697 Unless a grain 812 754 748 ii
Neither death, nor life (Haugen) G-5650 1Lic iv
- - - Wake your power 806 - - i
Where the good seed grows (Murray) IECS Hope i
597 - 718 We plough the fields and scatter 346 782 715 ii
- - - With our working hands - - 903 ii PG Children
- - - Word of God, come down to earth - - 741 i The sower (Walker) MSSJ 1Lic

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61
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 19 July 2020
Hear the Word The parables continue, and for the first time Jesus says explicitly that they Roman Lectionary
are about ‘the kingdom of heaven.’ They are all vivid stories which would have appealed to people Wisdom 12:13.16-19
used to farming and domestic life; the second and third concern a man and a woman doing normal, Ps 85(86)
everyday tasks, sowing and breadmaking. The first one, about the darnel, is the most substantial Rom 8:26-27
and the one which Jesus explains to his disciples at their request. It contains another harsh-seem- ✠ MATTHEW 13:24-43
ing message, about the blazing furnace and weeping and gnashing of teeth. This message is eagerly (or 24-30)
embraced by some who call themselves Christian, as a reason for shunning people who are con-
CWL (principal service)
sidered sinful; the Church must only contain ‘saints’. This is not justified by the parable, though,
8th after Trinity (Proper 11)
which says unmistakably that the darnel and the wheat (sinners and saints) are to be left until the
Continuous: Genesis 28:10-19a
harvest when the Son of Man will send his angels to separate them. The 1R and Psalm give great Psalm 139:1-11.2s2-23
reassurance that we are not threatened by a cruel and demanding God. Wisdom tlls us that God’s Related Wis. 12:13.16-19 or
lenience is meant as a lesson to us. Being strong does not mean that you have to be hard on people. Is. 44:6-8; Psalm 86:11-17
Like God, we should be kindly to others, and if we sin we are granted repentance. The third stanza Romans 8:12-25
of the psalm would make an excellent prayer to the God who knows everything in our hearts (2R). ✠ MATTHEW 13:24-30.36-43
85(86). A lament: read the whole psalm Look at the Liturgy Pen. Rite: C i, v or vi. Introduce it with the
PSALM Psalm response: ‘O Lord, you are good and
to see its power. The note of lament is
only present right at the end of today’s extract; the forgiving’ , pointing out that all invocations in the Pen. Rite begin
rest is full of confidence and the response expresses ‘You...’ and not ‘we.’ Introducing the Intercessions: quote from Romans
8:26-27. We do not know how to pray as we ought. Preface of OT: IV,
a sentiment which leads on from 1R and on to the
VI, VII. Solemn Blessing : see pp 372-3 of the Missal. • ‘Listen, all
Gospel. The singer of the psalm has the privilege of who have ears!’ - see last week. Jesus quotes Ps 77(78):2 to explain why
eliciting words from the assembly which can make he uses parables. He doesn’t really need to explain, as we get the point
them feel more than just spectators but fully active of them; but do we have ears to hear them afresh each time? Finally:
participants. Darnel: a species of rye-grass (Chambers’ Dictionary.)

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) Sin and Repentance; (ii) God’s justice, compassion and forgiveness (iii)‘Let him hear’; (iv) Kingdom of heaven (+ the
end of the world); (v) Wheat, harvest etc; (vi) Spirit, prayer (2R)
Antiphons: EA Psall A-137 CAi Psall A-139 CAii Psall. A-140
Another rarely found psalm. O Lord, you are good and ANTIPHONS EA: Ps 53 (54):6, 8 See, I have God for my help. The Lord
Psalm settings sustains my soul.
forgiving (Dean, PsS3 or Decani - a rather elaborate
I will sacrifice to you with willing heart,
setting); setting by Guimont, GII 75 © 1Lic. Be simple: use Psallite A-138
and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good. + Ps 53 (54) or Ps 17 (18):2-7, 17-20
or one of the standard books. There is nothing wrong with psalm-tones. CAi: Ps 110 (111):4-5 The Lord, the gracious, the merciful, has made a
The search for glamorous settings to occupy the music group misses the memorial of his wonders;
point, which is to communicate the psalm, and specifically today to help he gives food to those who fear him. + Ps 110 (111)
the people sing O Lord, you are good and forgiving. CAi: Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock, says the Lord.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door to me,
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.
L* possible + Ps 33 (34) Sir 14: 20; 15:3-5a, 6b Ps 22 (23)
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass
- - - All that is hidden (Farrell) - 299 743 iii The final words on this panel last week need amplifica-
677 59 862 Bless the Lord, my soul 728 81 813 i, ii tion. ‘Of all the rites connected with the Liturgy of the
- - 749 Bring forth the kingdom - 821 854 iv Word, the reverence due to the gospel reading must
- - - Christ is alive 424 107 270 v CT/R receive special attention’ (Intro. to the Lectionary
99 - - Come, holy Lord, our faith renew 434 - - vi (v3) 17, cf. GIRM 44 & 132). ‘The Alleluia .... serves as the
111 99 226 Come ye thankful people, come 55 136 736 v assembled faithful’s greeting of welcome to the Lord
- - 261 For the fruits of his creation 461 178 731 v PG who is about to speak to them and as an expression of
250 - - In the earth the small seed 138 306 - v their faith through song. (It) must be sung and during
- - - Grant us thy peace 488 - - v (v.2) it all stand. It is not to be sung only by the cantor who
intones it or by the choir, but by the whole congrega-
- - - God, your glory we have seen 748 226 758 v
tion together’. (Lectionary Introduction 23).
- - - God, whose farm is all creation - - 733 v
A sung Intercessions response? see above
- - - God, whose purpose is to kindle - - 884 iv
320 243 443 Lord, accept the gifts we offer 177 377 604 v
332 - - Lord, see the proof our love is true - - - v From all sources Where © use
378 - - Now watch for God’s coming 563 514 101 v A farmer went to sow his land (Hodgetts) HQU Aut v
From all sources Where
Bring forth the kingdom (Haugen)
©
CFE/G/G-3592/L
Refs/use
1Lic iv
393 - 517 O God, thy people gather 223 529 - i ii E/G
Creator of the earth and skies AMNS/HPs/PL Aut i, ii
404 311 529 O Lord my God, when Iin awesome 227 568 721 iv God moves in a mysterious way (Cowper) v ar PD i, ii
742 310 882 O Lord, hear my prayer - 542 929 vi Faith and truth and life bestowing (Dud-S) HFG/SG Jub iii, v
391 296 512 O God of earth and altar 221 257 935 i, iv E/G Happy are they, they who love God AMNS/NEH 1Lic (OUP) iv
He knew the greatness of the small (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona) iv, v
- - - Seed, scattered and sown - 632 637 v Lord’s Prayer Litany (Lunt) Decani/Can Aut iv
- - - The day of the Lord shall come - - 89 iv No-one will ever be the same (Bell) cf Gospel WG2 1Lic (Iona) iv
- - - The farmer in the fertile field 304 - - v The day of the Lord (Bell) WG1 1Lic (Iona) iv
The Lord is compassion and love (O’Carroll, L54, Dean Can97) 1Lic ii (cf CAii)
- - - The kingdom of God 798 701 821 iv
The sower went forth sowing (Bourne) AMR/AHB PD iv
- - 670 The seed is Christ’s 616 713 737 v There’s a wideness in God’s mercy (Faber) var PD i, ii
- - - There is a longing in our hearts - - 941 vi Your kingdom come, O Lord (Bell) MG 1Lic (Iona) iv
- - - There’s a wideness in God’s mercy - - 810 i, ii (The Kingdom of God - see page 60)
597 - 718 We plough the fields and scatter 346 782 715 v Second reading:
- - - Who callss my life again 750 - - i, ii We do not know how to pray as we ought
(Routley) HPs S&B vi
- - - Who wants to live as God 656 - - v He lives in us, the Christ of God (Perry) HTC Jub vi
- - - You, Israel, return now 660 826 - i, ii Living water/Send your spirit (Bridge) HPR 1Lic
Children The tiny seed (Walker) SSJ 1Lic

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62
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 26 July 2020
Hear the Word Three more parables conclude this chapter. In spit of the first phrase Roman Lectionary
(editorial by the compilers of the Lectiomary) Jesus is talking to his disciples not the crowds, as I Kings 3:5.7-12
shown by the confident anser to the question ‘Have you understood all this?’ Once again Matthew Ps 118(119):57.72.76-77.127-130
brings in the blazing furnace, and the same things can be said as last week: first, that the Church Rom 8:28-30
contains saints and sinners and the sorting out will be done by the angels at the end of time; and ✠ MATT 13:44-52 [44-46]
second, God is good and forgiving in ways we cannot understand. 1R and the psalm anticipate the
first two parables, in which someone discovers a treasure of great value and has to do everything
CWL (principal service)
possible to acquire it. In 1R the Lord asks Solomon what this treasure would be - what does he
wish for? What a question! and what an answer: Solomon asks for a discerning heart to govern the 9th after Trinity (Proper 12)
Continuous Genesis 29:15-28
people the Lord has entrusted him with. He could have asked for long life, or riches, or the lives
Ps 105:1-11.45b or Ps 128
of his enemies: what would we have asked for? But he has asked for something which will benefit Related I Kings 3:5-12
other people. This is better than silver or gold (psalm), or even a pearl, which are in any case only Psalm 119:129-136
figurative: the point is that you sell all your possessions, everything you value, to acquire them. Romans 8:26-39
This is how God turns everything to the good of all those who love him (2R). ✠ MATTHEW 13:31-33.44-52
The longest in the psalter: 22 sections of 8 Look at the Liturgy In a normal year, summer holidays would
PSALM lines, each beginning with a successive letter
begin now. This year no-one knows how
of the Hebrew alphabet. In a meditative but persist- we will be living. The community may still be fragmented, and indeed
ent rhythm it sings of the beauty of God’s law (Torah) even before the pandemic the whole idea of a stable congregation
and the joy of following it. In the year of Matthew we meeting each week had been diluted by increased personal mobility,
come across ‘the law’ several times. We get the harsh Sunday shopping, more frequent holidays etc. Ironically, this has all
English word ‘law’ from the Greek version. Torah is more stopped but we have been separated in a different way. The experi-
like ‘teaching’ or ‘instruction’- now doesn’t that have a ence of ‘virtual masses’ has meant we are all closer to home, but not in
different feel? The Response allows us to be part of the physical contact. We may have to relearn how this is done.
Parable of the Pearl.

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) Law of God, (ii) the Kingdom of Heaven; (iii) the Beatitudes (CAii); (iv) Forgiveness (Gospel, CAi), (v) Treasure -
seeking God (Gosp.)
Antiphons: EA C-144 CAi: Bless the Lord, my soul (Taizé) CAii Beatitudes, p 77
ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Ps 67 (68):6-7, 36 God is in his holy place,
Psalm settings Versions with today’s verses: Lord, I love your commands
God who unites those who dwell in his house;
(Guimont GII/GC) ; More than Gold (Booth, BB99). With
he himself gives might and strength to his people. + Ps 67 (68):5-7, 33-36 or Ps 28 (29)
a different selection - could be sung at PG or Comm: Happy are they (Inwood,
O-10286), Teach me O Lord (Walker Ps3); A lamp for my steps (Dean HG). Hymn
CAi: Ps 102 (103):2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
versions: Lord, I have made thy word my choice (Watts, AMNS/HPs); The will of and never forget all his benefits. + Ps 102 (103)
God (Dudley-Smith, PsT); With all my heart I seek (Mowbray, PsT).
CAii: Mt 5:7-8 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.
+Ps 102 (103) or Ps 72 (73):1, 24-28

HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & Singing the Mass In a week when there may not
L* possible be many hymns you know,
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass
what do you do? Either investigate something new; how many
- - 112 All for Jesus 388 16 - v hymns or songs about the Word of God or the Kingdom are in
- - - All that I counted as gain - - 905 v your repertoire? Or, have some hymns of general application on
- - - Alleluia! I will praise the Father 6 33 - v hand: praise for the entry, thanksgiving to end. The Beatitudes
- - - Almighty Father, who for us 397 - - iv might be sung today (see All Saints.) Short pieces can be
61 53 168 Be thou my vision 35 74 970 v more memorable than long ones: try singing a response to the
66 62 174 Blest are the pure in heart 36 88 908 iii Intercessions and keep it going for some weeks. Romans 8:
79 74 194 Christ be beside me 41 106 910 v CWL is a week ahead. See next week
From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - Christ be near at either hand - - 812 v A lamp for my steps (Ps 119) Dean HG 1Lic i
149 - - For to those who love God 463 - - cf 2R Faith and truth and life bestowing (Dud-S) HFG/SG Jub i, v
- - - In your love remember me 760 309 - i, iv God is forgiveness (Taizé) CdT/Can 1Lic iv
287 207 400 Jesu, the very thought of thee 152 321 798 v Help us, O Lord to learn (Reid) HTC/NEH/CP Copycare i
In the land is a hunger (Farrell) GBN 1Lic ii, v
250 250 450 Lord of all hopefulness 181 386 969 v Jesu, joy of man’s desiring (tr. Bridges) NCH PD v
333 254 454 Lord, thy word abideth 549 390 977/8 i, v Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts (Palmer) AMNS PD v
355 273 479 My God, accept my heart this day 355 495 872 v Jesus,From
pricelessall
treasure (Winkworth)
sources Where var © PD v
Refs/use
430 323 557 O the love of my Lord 231 570 967 v - also Jubilate version (Perry) HTC/SG Jub
-and Taizé version Jesus our rejoicing CdT 1Lic
473 362 604 Seek ye first the kingdom 593 633 820 v Lord, your word shall guide us var Jub i
476 - - Show me thy ways - - - v Mayenziwe ([Link]) TIAU/Can PD ii
509 386 639 Take my hands 296 676 608 v No one will ever be the same (Bell) WG2 1Lic (Iona) ii
O Jesus, sweet the thought of you (Bell) IWNS 1Lic (Iona) v
510 - 640 Take my life 608 677 874 v The reign of God, like farmer’s field (Dufner) HFG 1Lic ii, v
- - - The kingdom of God 798 701 821 ii The kingdom is upon you! (Willis) AMNS/CP aut ii
- - - The master came to give good news 799 709 848 iv The treasure (If I bought that field) (Bell) IWNS 1Lic (Iona) v
- - - The word of God 801 720 - i Where your treasure is (Haugen) G5443/MHS/L(R) 1Lic v
You, O Lord (Ps 119) Walker Can105/CRC 1Lic i
- - - Word of God, come down to earth - - 741 i The word of God (O’Hara) AK11 1Lic i
- - - You, Lord, have the message - - 41 i Your words are spirit and life (Farrell) CBL 1Lic i
626 - - Your word is my light (Ps 119) - - - i Chants/Intercessions responses: see CFE418-421; L547-552. Also:
- - - Your words are sprit and life, O Lord - - 980 i Hear our prayer (Sands, O7206); Jesus Christ, son of God (WG1/L);
Through our lives (WG1/L); For yours is the kingdom LFB Your Kingdom
SEE ALSO Kingdom hymns - come, O Lord (MG) and many in CAYP, T1AU and Can.
category (iv) last week
Taize: Kyrie; Son of God; For yours is the kingdom; Seek first the
kingdom. The Kingdom of God - see page 60

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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 August 2020
Hear
Hear the
the Word
Word After some Sundays when we have heard parables, today’s gospel is from an- Roman Lectionary
other narrative section, in which Jesus begins the road to the cross and predicts his passion. The first
Isaiah 55:1-3
event is the beheading of John the Baptist, and today’s reading shows its aftermath. Jesus once again
Ps 144(145):8-9.15-18
tries to be alone with his disciples but is pursued by the crowds. He tkaes pity on them and heals their
Romans 8:35.37-39
sick, and then almost casually there follows one of the greatest signs in the Gospel, the feeding of the
✠ MATTHEW 14:13-21
crowd. It starts with the realisation by the disciples that it is getting late in the day and people need
to eat, so they should be sent away to buy food. Jesus, on being told this, tells the discipes to feed the
people themselves, which naturally they say is impossible. Jesus asks for the meagre supplies they have, CWL (principal service)
takes them and blesses and breaks the bread (the fish are not mentioned again) This is both a Jewish 8th after Trin. (Proper 13)
meal and an anticipation of the Last Supper. Note that the disciples do the distribution; they are being Continuous Gen. 32:22-31
taught ministry. And the 5000 mentioned is just the men; women and children could have brought the Psalm 17:1-7.16
number up to at least 20,000, a large proportion of the population of Palestine at the time (about half Related Isaiah 55:1-5
Psalm 145:8-9.15-22
a million.) 1R is from Isaiah 55 which is read at other times this year; and 2R is the sublime high point of
Romans 9:1-5
Romans 8 which could be read on any Sunday of the year: indeed, the Lord grants all our desires (Ps.) ✠ MATTHEW 14:13-21

PSALM 144(145): see also Suns.14, 25. Year Look at the Liturgy ‘Blessed, broke and gave’ in the Gospel is
A gives us a chance to become well Eucharistic in tone, though even a normal
Jewish meal would begin like this. Today is a day for teaching about
acquainted with this hymn of praise to God for his
§
the Eucharist, not just in words but in ritual actions - the way the
great works. Some verses today overlap with the other Eucharistic Prayer is proclaimed (involving everyone), the Com-
Sundays but the middle stanza and response are only munion Procession (not just a walk but God’s people approaching
sung today. They are chosen because they harmonise his table), the bread and wine themselves. But perhaps the most
best with the Gospel (+ 1R), giving us a chance to thank difficult thing to convey is that Communion really is communal. We
God for his care. The psalms are rooted in life: is this are still influenced by an individualistic (Jesus and me) conception
perhaps the only time the cantor sings about food? dating from centuries past.

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) Come to the waters - drink, (ii) God gives us (all creatures) food; (iii) Generous, kind, compassionate God;
Antiphons: EA: Psall. A-127. CAii: Psall A-147 (iv) Jesus breaks living bread; (v) Nothing can keep us from God’s love (2R).

ANTIPHONS Singing
EA: Ps 69 (70):2,the Mass
6 O God, come to my assistance;
Psalm Settings Gelineau version: HON659,[Link] O Lord, make haste to help me!
L63. See the 14th Sunday, but some of the settings listed there do You are my rescuer, my help;/ O Lord, do not delay. + Ps 69 (70)
not have the precise words of today’s reponse or of verses 8-9. CAi: Wis 16:20 You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven,
I will give you glory (O’Hara, AK38) could be used as a gathering endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste. +Wis 16:20-21, 26; 17:1a
or communion song. L702 is a hymn setting. Singing

CAii: the Mass
Jn 6:35 I am the bread of life, says the Lord;
or Ps 77 (78):1-4, 23-29

whoever comes to me will not hunger + Ps 35 (36):6-10 or Ps 41 (42)

HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & and whoever believes in me will not thirst. or Ps 62 (63):2-9
L* possible Though some musicians may be
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass away, the Lord’s Supper is to be
- - - As long as men on earth 402 - - ii-iv celebrated with the usual love and care: which means with singing, which
15 27 110 Alleluia! sing to Jesus 7 37 644 ii, iv may be less elaborate but is not to be taken less seriously. There is a
- - - All who hunger - - 477 ii-iv huge choice today: the readings are rich.
67 63 175 Blest are you, Lord 410 90 603 ii, iii ROMANS 8:
- - - Bread for the world (Farrell) - 92 625 ii-iv Christ be my leader (Dud-S) AHB Jub
- - - Bread for the world (Walker) - 93 - ii, iv Have faith in God, my heart (Rees) AMNS/CP Aut
- - - Bread of life (Farrell) - 95 123 iv If God is for us (Foley) HON/Cel/L 1Lic
- - - Bread of life from heaven (Haugen) - - 622* iv For to those who love God C/SS Aut
Join in the dance (Schutte) L/O-9895 1Lic
400 - 525 Come to the water - - 408 i From
From all
all sources
sources
Neither death nor life (Haugen) Where
Where © Refs/use
©
GG/G5650/L(R) Refs/use
1Lic
- - - Come to the feast (Haugen) - - 612 i-iii Neither death nor life (Foster) ‘From Paul,’ Bear Music 1Lic
- - - Day and night the heavens 440 141 - iii Nothing can ever (Taizé) Can/CdT/CLM 1Lic
125 - - Draw nigh and take 65 150 628 iv You have put on Christ (Dean) C/CFE/L 1Lic
134 158 273 Gifts of bread and wine 469 - 643 iv C similar idea As if you were not there (Bell)
178 147 290 God is love, his the care 97 215 794 iii *Some of the below are also in HON/C/L:
225 - 348 I am the bread of life (Konstant) 128 271 - iv *All are welcome (Haugen) AW/G4166/L 1Lic ii, iv
226 183 349 I am the bread of life (Toolan) 501 272 629 iv All who are thirsty (Perry) LP2 Jub i
- - 371 I received the living God 754 280 636 iv All you who are thirsty (Connolly) (1R) G/G-2545 1Lic i
- - - In the breaking of the bread - - 623 iv *Behold the Lamb of God (Bell) WG2/L 1Lic (Iona) iv
- - - In the land there is a hunger 758 307 975/6 iv Bless the Lord for his providing (Lee) MMI 99 1Lic ii, iv
- - - Jesus, Lamb of God (Farrell) - - 590/612* iv *Bread to share (Haugen) G-4279/L 1Lic ii, iv
300 299 418 Let all mortal flesh 166 355 607 iv PG Call us to your table (Walker) IFIH 1Lic ii-iv
- - - Neither death nor life - - 398* (2R) Christ is the heavenly food (Rees) CP 1Lic iv
370 - 492 New daytime dawning -- - - i (v4 ) Come, come to the banquet Psallite A146 1Lic ii
371 - - New life 559 - - i *Come to the feast (Haugen) G3453/GII./L 1Lic i-iii
- - - Now in this banquet 774 511 624 iv Eat this bread (Taizé) note there is a new text CdT 1Lic iv
356 274 480 My God, and is thy table spread 202 496 651 iv *Father, we thank thee who hast planted NEH/L CPF iv
Finest food, choicest wine Psallite A178 1Lic ii
741 291 504 O come to the water - - - i
*I sing the mighty power of God (Watts) var./L PD ii
387 293 506 O food of travellers 567 525 658 iv
*Misericordias Domini (Taizé) C/CFE/HONL 1Lic iii
- - - Praise now your God 787 603 642 iv
Oh the beautiful pleasures (Shaker) W640 PD ii, iii
- - - Shepherd of souls 597 641 665 i. iii. v
*One bread we break (Dean) Decani/L 1Lic iv
- - - The Son of God proclaim - - 650 i
Praise, o praise our God and King (Baker) AMNS PD
556 417 681 This is my body, broken for you 623 730 627 iv
*Table of Plenty (Schutte) DD/O9846/L 1Lic iv
- - - Those who were in the dark 802 737 - iv They came, a milling crowd (Stuempfle) HFG 1Lic iv
- - - We come to share our story - 774 473 iv *We come as guests invited (Dudley-S) HTC/EM/O7241 1Lic (OUP) iv
- - - We form one Church 643 - - iii, iv We come to your feast (Joncas) GII/WCF/G-4273 1Lic ii-iv
- - 720 We shall draw water joyfully (1R) 814 787 692 i *We have gathered (Dean) O-10158/L 1Lic iv

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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9 August 2020
Hear the Word After ‘turning water into wine,’ ‘walking on water’ is the cliché appealed to Roman Lectionary
most when describing Jesus’s miracles. so we should beware of treating the reading of this passage in I Kings 19:9.11-13
the Gospel today with the thought ‘oh, that story again.’ Firstly, walking on the water is only one as- Ps 84(85)9-14
pect of the event. 1R shows it is the storm itself which is the focus of attention, and the fact that it Rom 9:1-5
calmed when Jesus boarded the boat. Elijah finds the Lord in the quiet gentle breeze, the ‘still small ✠ MATTHEW 14:22-23
voice of calm’ which follows the earthquake, wind and fire, a message of mildness which is under-
lined by the Psalm, whose response echoes the cry of Peter to be saved. This incident is also found
CWL (principal service)
in Mark (and John), in both cases occurring after the feeding of the crowds. In Mark as in Matthew
11th after Trinity (Proper 14)
Jesus sends the crowds away and goes to pray on his own, which is why he is not in the boat. Only Cont: Gen.37:1-4.12-28
in Matthew though is Peter’s impulsive gesture featured. Jesus ‘put out his hand and held him;’ as Ps 105:1-6.16-22.45b
in other places in the gospels where doubt and fear surface, Jesus does not hold this against the Related: 1 Kings 19:9-18
doubter but is generous and forgiving. Matthew also adds the words said by the men in the boat - in Ps 85:8-13
Mark they still fail to understand. Note once again that the wind drops when Jesus boards the boat. Romans 10:5-15
He conquers the storm; his power is in the peace he brings, not in the wind and weather. ✠ MATTHEW 14:22-33

Look at the Liturgy In a normal year this would be holi-

PSALM 84(85):9-14. A communal lament,
day time, and choirs and musicians
though today we only sing the last
section, a prophetic oracle promising regeneration;
would be away, filling the pews at other parishes, maybe at the
seaside. Who knows what will happen this year? A number of
§
the initial section which laments some unspecified
misfortunes to ships in recent years reminds us that the sea is
nation)l misfortune is omitted. The refrain allows
still a murderous place: can maritime parishes lead the land-
us to say like Peter ‘Save me, Lord!’ but in a less
lubbers in prayer for this subject? And perhaps suggest ways in
fraught atmosphere than when you are sinking into
which a diverse holiday congregation can be welded into one and
Lake Genessaret. led in song?
Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) Gentle breeze - a Lord of peace. (ii) Saving help of God (EA, Ps, Gosp) (iii) calling on the Lord; (iv) Jesus calms the storm;
Antiphons: CAi: Psalli A203 CAi: Lauda, Jerusalem (Dean, RPs p.56 CAii: Eat this bread (v) ‘You are the son of God’ (see also Gosp Acc 2)
ANTIPHONS EA: Ps 69 (70):2, 6 O God, come to my assistance;
Psalm settings Let us see, O Lord (Smith, PsS1/ 76/L50). Gelineau :
O Lord, make haste to help me! / You are my rescuer, my help;
HON642, C676; Give us your saving help O’Hara,
O Lord, do not delay. + Ps 69 (70)
AK25. Lord, let me see your kindness (Young, JS782). Come, O Lord (Dameans, CAi: Wis 16:20 You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven,
GII/PCY6). Hymn/songs: The Lord speaks of peace (Dean) Decani/MMII endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste. + Wis 16:20-21, 26; 17:1a
270 1Lic; When this land knew (Idle, PsT©Jub); Your mercy like rain (Cooney, or Ps 77 (78):1-4, 23-29
GII 254 1Lic) Verses in Taizé: Dona nobis pacem (L904). O Christe Dom- CAii: Jn 6:35 I am the bread of life, says the Lord;
ine Jesu whoever comes to me will not hunger + Ps 35 (36):6-10 or Ps 41 (42) or Ps 62
and whoever believes in me will not thirst.
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, &
(63):2-9
L* possible Singing hymns at Mass is
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass
something very recent (i.e. it
43 - 139 As bread my Lord comes - - - i (v3) started just over 50 years ago). There is a sense in which
- - - As the deer longs - - 214 iii hymns were a stop-gap after Vatican II; what was sung
- - - As if you were not there - 52 957 ii-iv before then were the Latin antiphons (Introit, Gradual,
50 43 147 At the name of Jesus 28 59 762 v Offertory, Communion) which were different each week.
627 466 757 Be not afraid 663 830 964 ii-v They had to be replaced with something and hymns were
59 52 166 Be still, my soul 407 73 - i-ii to hand. But they are still substitutes for having a special
57 49 163 Be still and know I am with you - 69 968 i-ii text for every week. Entrance and Communion Antiphons
are still part of the Mass, and are found in people’s missals.
58 50 164 Be still and know that I am God 33 70/1 909 i-ii
Sometimes they can be a guide to choosing music: take
- 51 165 Be still for the presence of the Lord - 72 720 i-ii today’s Communion, Ps 147 (see Corpus Christi) or John
- - 863 Calm me, Lord - - - i-iii 6:52, The bread I shall give....
- - - Centre of my life 781 543 423 v
104 116 234 Dear Lord and Father (cf 1R) 60 143 934 i (v5) From all sources Where © refs/use
- - - Dona nobis pacem cordium (Ps 85) - - 904 i As if you were not there (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona)
109 122 240 Do not be afraid 444 147 972 i ii-iv
128 111 243 Eternal Father, strong to save 67 152 963 ii, iv From
Have faith in God,all sources Where
my soul AMNS © Refs/use
Aut iii
How sweet the name of Jesus AMNS/NEH PD i-v
691 - 245 Faith in God can move the mountains 447 - - ii Jesu, grant me this I pray (Baker) NEH PD iii
147 127 263 Forth in the peace of Christ 744 183 853 i Let nothing trouble you (Farrell) CBL/Can 1Lic ii-iv
Like a mighty river flowing (Perry) HTC Jub i
- - - Give thanks to the Lord - - 943 i-ii Lord of our life (Pusey) NEH PD iv
263 188 379 I will be with you 510 289 866 ii CT/R O God, keep me safe (Taizé) CdT/CLM 1Lic ii
- 206 - Jesu, lover of my soul 150 319 797 ii-iv The love of God comes close (v2 cf Gosp) (Bell) WG2 1Lic (Iona)
Courage! it is I! do not be afraid
298 227 416 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us 165 331 315 iii, iv Do not be afraid (Toolan) HPR 1Lic
728 238 435 Listen, let your heart keep seeking - - - iii, iv
- - - Like a mighty river flowing - - 897 i More Taizé : Salvator mundi (MMI 15) O Christe Domine Jesu; Oculi nostri Dona
nobis pacem II (with Psalm 85 verses); Nada te turbe
- - - O changeless Christ 775 518 745 ii-iv The alternative Gospel Acc. is ps 129(130):2 ‘My soul is waiting for the Lord, I
392 297 514 O God, our help in ages past 222 528 955 i count on his word.’ Settings of this psalm are found in all hymnbooks, also Cantate
438 325 568 O worship the king 352 559 683 i and Hear the Prayers that Rise
- - - Peace, perfect peace in this dark world 582 598 - i, iv Children
Jesus always helps us (Walker) SSJ 1Lic
478 - 615 Sing, all creation 793 646 467 ii Jesus helps us (Walker) MSSJ 1Lic
- - - Safe in the shadow 791 626 953 ii Feed us with your word (Inwood) CAH 1Lic
Jesus be with us (Inwood) CAH 1Lic

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The Assumption of Our Lady 16 August 2020
Replacing 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hear the Word The Vigil mass will help us add to the depth of understanding about Roman Lectionary
Mary, and the Day mass to that of her Son, from whom she cannot be VIGIL: 1 Chron 15:3-4.15-
separated. Everything that can be said of Mary is something about Jesus Christ. The Vigil Gospel 16; 16:1-2 Ps 131(132)6-7.9-
says: still more blessed (than Mary) are those who hear the word of God and keep it, which Jesus 10.13-14 1 Cor 15:54-57
presents as the highest achievement of the believer - even his mother. Mary demonstrates this ✠ LUKE 11:27-28
herself in the Day Gospel, the Magnificat: ‘My soul proclaims (what?) the greatness of the Lord.’ DAY: Apoc 11:19; 12:1-6.10
She then goes on to list the wonderful things God has done, not just for her but for the whole Psalm 44(45)10-12.16
world, in one of the greatest proclamations of justice in the NT, and made by a woman. Mary’s vo- I Cor 15:20-27
cation and task assigned by God was to bear the Word in her flesh and also in her utterance. The ✠ LUKE 1:39-56
1st Readings (Vigil and Day) are both allegories: Mary as the ark of the Covenant, the place where
God dwelt, and Mary as the child-bearing woman of the Apocalypse. The 2nd Readings provide CWL (principal service)
the explanation of Mary’s assumption: the abolition of death by the resurrection of Christ, which Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary has been given the unique privilege of sharing in bodily, but which awaits us all. Is 61:10-11 or Rev 11.19-12.6
And what of the Gospel of the 20th Sunday? It involves another woman of great faith, who Psalm 44(45)11-18
persisted in pleading with Jesus on behalf of her daughter, in spite of his first refusal to listen to Galatians 4:4-7
her. Is this not reminiscent of his words to his own mother at the marriage feast of Cana? ✠ LUKE 1:46-55

PSALM A ‘Royal’ psalm. A wedding song , written Look at the Liturgy An opportunity (not too common) to
possibly for Ahab and Jezebel (I Kgs 16:31). preach about Mary. Every age has its
Like many of the psalms featuring a ‘King’ this psalm new ‘Mariology’, and people who are not enthusiasts for impas-
is applied to Christ by Christian commentators; and so sioned 19th- century style devotions need to be given some new
to apply the imagery of the Queen to Mary was logical. things to think about. The best guide is the content of the Lit-
Only a very short extract is sung today. The first half of urgy itself: the readings, (at either Mass, Day or Vigil, the other
the psalm is addressed to the king; these verses are taken one’s readings may be alluded to.) There is a Solemn blessing for
from the second half. feasts of the BVM in RM.

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: i. Apo1Licypse (1R); ii. Mary in heaven; iii. Victory of Christ over death; iv. Mother; v Mary’s faith - magnifying God; v1.
Raising the lowly (also in the Magnificat, as in Gospel)
Antiphons: CAi: Psallite A-223, L350 CAii: Magnificat
Psalm settings ANTIPHONS EAi: (cf. Rev 12:1) A great sign appeared in heaven:
The version in RPs is based on the Salve Re- a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon beneath her feet,
gina to awaken echoes in the hearers. Another setting: The Queen and on her head a crown of twelve stars. + Ps 97 (98)
stands at your right hand (Kodner, GII, 50.) The Latin text of v.2 EAii: Let us all rejoice in the Lord,
contains the words calamus scribae, the pen of a scribe (one who as we celebrate the feast day in honour of the Virgin Mary,
at whose Assumption the Angels rejoice
copies); hence Calamus (as was)
and praise the Son of God. + Ps 44 (45):2
H O & N/Cel/ Refs, & CA(Lk 1:48-49) All generations will call me blessed,
HON Celebration
L* possible for he who is mighty has done great things for me. (Lk 1:46-55)
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- - - A sign is seen in heaven 382 6 350 i not be the best choice for Mass.
696 146 285 God has filled me with endless joy As the lists show, there are other ones to take their place,
which is fortunate, otherwise we will be left without any
= God has gladdened my heart 479 - - Mag
way of singing about Mary. Some old tunes have new words,
- - - Great is the Lord 749 231 25 Mag like Hail Mary, our icon (L352); no problem to learn. More
194 158 309 Hail, Queen of heaven 106 238 356 ii Magnificats: God who is mighty (Schiavone, BB); My soul
- - - Hail Mary, full of grace - - 333* rejoices (Alstott) - also Peter Jones (O7223/BB/MMII 274),
- - - Hail Mary, our icon - - 352 ii, iv, vi Gelineau, O’Hara (C/CFE in the Office section), Bob Hurd
- - - Holy light, on earth’s horizon - - 328 i, ii, iv (UC), Taizé I; a new Taizé one in CLM. O praise, my soul,
239 194 358 I’ll sing a hymn to Mary 132 293 355 ii, iv the Lord (Quinn, PAS); I am the servant of the Lord (Haugen,
WOH); All that I am sings of God (Haas, ISSG/G3447); My
- - -I sing the Lord God’s praises 142 - - Mag
soul is filled with joy (MMI 142); And holy is his name (S1,
341 - 468 Maiden yet a mother 180 476 [361] iv, vi HON, GII 128 - non-exclusive). 3 settings in Cantate, in-
345 265 473 Mary immaculate, star of the morn 192 483 363 1, 2 cluding the beautiful Warlock tune - now in Laudate*, 25.
353 272 478 Mother of God’s living word - - 349 ii, iv, vi
From all sources Where © Refs/use
365 279 489 My soul is filled with joy - - 339 Mag
368 281 491 My soul proclaims you - - 340 Mag A woman clothed with the sun (Ridge) O-11031 1Lic i
Blessed virgin Mother (Petti) NCH/L361 Faber iv, vi
386 - - Of one who is so fair 527 561 362 ii, iv
Hail, blessed Virgin (Petti) NCH Faber ii, iii
- - - O holy Mary - 533 - ii, iv, vi Hail, holy Queen, enthroned ICEL/W/BB PD ii, iv
- - - O Mary, conceived in the grace - - 354 iii-v Hail Mary, full of grace (Dean) Decani 0297 1Lic
407 313 531 O Mary, when our God chose you - - - iv, v Her virgin eyes saw God incarnate born (Ken) NEH182 PD ii, iv
- - - Sing, my soul - - 25* vi Joy to you, O Virgin Mary (Deiss) BHS2/WeCel 1Lic i, iv, vi
487 369 622 Sing of Mary 281 652 341 ii, iv, vi Mary, how lovely the light (Foley) NCH Aut ii, iv
O Holy Mary (Alstott) CFE/BB/O8724 1Lic ii, iv, vi
- - - Sing we of the blessed mother - 659 344 ii, iv, vi O mother of Jesus (Dufner) SNC90 1Lic i, ii, iv
502 380 632 Star of ocean 290 668 357 ii, iv Shall we not love thee NEH184 PD ii, iv
514 388 644 Tell out, my soul 609 684 880 Mag Star of the sea (Schiavone) OHB/O9162 1Lic
- - - Virgin wholly marvellous 339 761 - ii Sing we of the blessed Mother (Timms) NEH185 1Lic (OUP) ii, iv, vi
625 - - Ye who own the faith of Jesus 365 29 359 iii, iv - with new tune by Colin Mawby O-11035 1Lic (OUP)/OCP
The woman clothed with the sun (Deiss) StL 1Lic i
Virgin great and glorious (Ashton) NCH Faber ii, iv
Who is she ascends so high WH PD ii
You are the honour (Deiss) BHS/AA 1Lic

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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 23 August 2020
Hear the Word The Gospel today repeats that of Ss Peter and Paul (28 June), with an extra Roman Lectionary
verse (v.20) in which Jesu gives the disiples orders not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. But the Isaiah 22:19-23
other readings provide a different context. On the feast day they centre round the characters of Pe- Ps 137(138)
ter and Paul, their bravery in the face of hardship. Today is about the wider Church, and Peter as the
Rom 11:33-36
representative of the disciples. The puzzling story in 1R serves a parallel to the ‘power of the keys’
as found in the Gospel. and the Psalm expresses a personal thanksgiving such as Peter might have MATTHEW 16:13-20
made. s2R is a comment which would accompany any reading which taxes our understanding. Catho-
lics will hear the words of the Gospel as a ‘proof text’ to explain the position of the papacy and the CWL (principal service)
authority of the clergy, but this is not the whole story. There are echoes of a controversy here; other 13th after Trinity (Prop 16)
Continuous Exodus 1.8-2.10
early Christians might have looked to James, or Paul, as candidates for the centre of the Church.
Psalm 124
The word ‘church’ is only found here and in Matt. 18:17 in the whole of the Gospels, but in the next Related Is. 51:1-6
line it is thee keys of the ‘kingdom of heaven’ which are given to Peter; the kingdom is the ultimate Psalm 138
goal of God’s plan. Finally the confession of Peter leads to serious consequences for all of us (see next Romans 12:1-8
Sunday) and in any case Peter, the Rock, failed Jesus at his passion, and was yet forgiven. ✠ MATTHEW 16:13-20
137 (138):1-3.6.8. The song of thanksgiving Look at the Liturgy
PSALM Shebna and Eliakim (1R): for the whole
of an individual. In the Grail response story, see Is 36-37 (a parallel of 2 Kgs 18:13-
discard not the work of your hands is rather 20:11). They were two palace officials of King Hezekiah (715-687) who
inelegant; the ICEL version is: Do not forsake the work was being threatened by the king of Assyria. It may all seem woefully
of your hands. This psalm would have been appropri- obscure now, but it was life and death at the time, and Jerusalem was
ate on the lips of Peter, and on the lips of the Cantor in great peril. A tunnel built by Hezekiah exists in Jerusalem to this
today it is like Peter’s confession Son of the Living God. day. The point of the story is the ‘keys’ and the parallel with the giv-
Look through the words: such fulsome thanks, what ing authority to St Peter. The preacher could anticipate the next two
do they correspond to in your life? weeks’ Gospels as well.

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) The Church; (ii) Rock; (iii) Jesus is Lord - confession of faith; (iv) I will adore you (Ps); (v) Your love is eternal (Ps)
Antiphons: EA: Farrell, MM1/68; Palli C-156; CAii: Psall C-237; I am the bread of life; Eat this Bread (Taizé); Hurd see below*
ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Ps 85 (86):1-3 Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me;
Psalm settings Lord, your love is eternal (GII/PCY5). The Fragrance save the servant who trusts in you, my God.
of Christ (R2; Haas: L62, GII, PCY3). I thank you, Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. + Ps 85 (86):1-10
Yahweh (Anderson, AK37, © cal) or On the day I called (Farrell, CBL) have CAi: cf. Ps 103 (104):13-15 The earth is replete with the fruits of your work, O Lord;
some verses. Use at Communion, perhaps; like I thank you Lord (Watson, you bring forth bread from the earth ˙
MMI 127) or In the presence of the angels (PsS3). Hymns: I’ll praise you, Lord and wine to cheer the heart.+ Ps 103 (104):1-2a, 13-15, 27-34
(Perry, PsT, © Jub)I shall praise you, O God, from my soul (Bell, L&A) ii: Jn 6:55 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood /has eternal life, says the Lord,
and I will raise him up on the last day. + Ps 103 (104):1-2a, 13-15, 27-34

H O & N/Cel/ Singing the Mass

HON Celebration Refs, &
L* possible It is not always possible to find hymns which
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relate the Mass to the Gospel passage. What
immediately
- - 117 All heaven declares - 20 760 iii, iv you can do is to sing about the situation in the
50 43 147 At the name of Jesus 28 59 762 iii, iv world of today. So there are few hymns about
25 16 119 All my hope on God is founded 389 21 959 i, ii
- 51 165 Be still, for the presence of the Lord - 72 720 iii, iv
Peter’s commission; but there are many about the
- - - Before the heaven and earth 727 - 754 iii Church, which is Christ’s, not Peter’s, and which
74 - - Build, build your church - - - i, ii has endured to the present. Catholics sometimes
82 76 197 Christ is made the sure foundation 427 109 456 i, ii carelessly say the Pope is the head of the Church;
- - - Christ the rock is our foundation - - 455 i, ii in fact it is Christ. So Christ is made the sure founda-
- - - Christ’s church shall glory 729 114 826 i, ii tion is an important sentiment to express. Singing
107 96 220 Come, praise the Lord 53 131 700 iv, v the Creed: see below
- - - Every knee shall bow - - 755 iii
143 121 258 Firmly I believe and truly 75 173 962 iii From all sources Where © Refs/use
- 124 - For I’m building a people of power - - - i
- - - God is our fortress and our rock - - 958 ii All my heart lies open to you (Taizé) CLM 1Lic iv
204 166 324 He brings us into his banqueting table - - - i God is our fortress and our rock (Perry) HTC Jub i, ii
From
Let Kings and all sources
Prophets Where
yield their © HFGRefs/use
name (Daw) Hope iii
206 167 325 He is Lord, he is Lord 493 246 761 iii
- - - I believe in God the Father 130 - - iii O rock of ages, one foundation (Matin)AMR PD i-iii
279 - 393 Jesus is God! the solid earth 156 - - iii The strangest of saints (Bell) see v.1 WG1 1Lic (Iona) i
- - 394 Jesus is Lord! creation’s voice 762 326 324 iii ‘Thou art the Christ, O Lord’ (How) CP/NEH/AMNS PD iii
- 267 475 Meekness and majesty - 487 751 iii, iv - may be sung to Gopsal or Darwalls 148th.
- - - O Christ the great foundation - - 829 i, ii on the Second Reading:
[456] 349 584 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty [264] [608] 706 iv Can we by searching find out God (Cosnett) CP S&B
518 391 647 The Church’s one foundation 300 688 830 i, ii How deep the riches of our God (Quinn) PAS 1Lic
- - - The fragrance of Christ - - 62 iv (Psalm)
572 427 690 Thy hand, O God, has guided 331 741 876 i The Creed. Psallite Mass (At the Table of the Lord, also found int
- - - To Jesus Christ our Sovereign King 804 747 - iii Celebration Hymnal revised.) A psalm-tone setting of the Nicene
- - - We walk by faith 815 789 284 iii Creed is Laudate 545. There is another one by Foster (Bear Mu-
- - - We believe (Kendrick) 827 771 - iii sic.) There are Taizé responses ‘Credo in unum Deum’ which can
- - - We form one Church 643 - - i be used while a cantor chants the text, but these are only found
595 448 - Welcome, all ye noble saints of old 648 792 646 i in older books. Cantate (69) is a Taizé setting of the Apostles
Creed with response - a few words need to be changed.

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67
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 30 August 2020
Hear the Word After being given the power of the keys last Sunday, Peter today earns a Roman Lectionary
severe rebuke, and shows how he has failed to understand the mission of Jesus. In fairness, this is Jeremiah 20:7-9
the first time Jesus had prophesied his passion, death and resurrection so it came as a shock to him. Psalm 62(63):2-6.8-9
This prophecy is the more important part of the Gospel passage, and after rebuking Peter Jesus re- Romans 12:1-2
peats to all the disciples what they can expect if they want to follow him - it means being prepared MATTHEW 16:21-27
to give everything for Christ. (see chapter 10:27-28, read on the 12th Sunday, for the first time he
said this.) The Lectionarymisses out the first words of v.21: ‘From that time...’ which show that this
is a turning point. And what follows in ch.17, (though not next Sunday) is the Transfiguration. 1R CWL (principal service)
14th after Trinity (Prop 17)
today could be interpreted as the reaction of the Christian to the derision and insults of those who
Continuous Exodus 3:1-15
do not follow Christ. It goes as far as contemplating giving up speaking in his name, but ‘the effort Psalm 105:1-6.23-26.45b
to restrain it wearied me, I could not bear it.’ The Psalm continues the theme of attachment to the Related Jeremiah 15:15-21
Lord, in a very personal way; after the ‘fire burning in my heart’ of 1R we hear ‘my body pines for Psalm 26:1-8
you’. 2R is, incidentally, a good match for the other readings, as we are urged to offer our living bod- Romans 12:9-21
ies as a holy sacrifice, and not model ourselves on the bahaviour of the world around us. ✠ MATTHEW 16:21-28

62(63) is listed with the Laments, because Look at the Liturgy

PSALM
§
The readings today recall those of
of the familiar opening lines and the
response usually taken from them. But after that most Sunday 12 (see p.57); the passage from Jeremiah is part of the
of the psalm has a mood of confidence; see stanzas 2-4 same lament. In a normal year this would be the end of the
today. Composers may not vary the music from verse to holidays, and such a sombre message may not be very popular.
verse to suit the different moods, but the singer can con- But every Mass is a celebration of God’s love and our hope.
vey these moods by the manner of singing. The language Emphasise the possibilities of the new season rather than the
of this psalm is unquely intimate and personal for the
end of the holidays.
Psalter: my body pines for you, your love is better than life are
phrases only found here. Suggested Preface of OT: IV

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) My soul is thirsting for God; (ii) Take up your cross; (iii) Blessed are the persecuted (1R, Gosp, CAii) (iv) Christ
Antiphons: EA: Psall A-154; You are good and forgiving (Dean, PsS3/Decani.) CAii: The Beatitudes (see below) Psallite A-103 suffered for you
ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Ps 85 (86):3, 5
Psalm settings Gelineau version HON638. Setting by Proulx: L4.
A paraphrase: HON694. Murray tone: C674. Psal- Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long.
O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
lite A-158. Other psalm versions: For you my soul is thirsting (Hemson)
full of mercy to all who call to you. +Ps 85 (86):1-10 or Ps 50 (51)
PsS3 p.63 My soul is thirsting (Joncas: L49 /WNG/G3218/GII); same
CAi: Ps 30 (31):19 How great is the goodness, Lord,
title by Bob Hurd (BC/O-9450) refrain alone, Hurd (Can); My soul is that you keep for those who fear you. + Ps 30 (31):20-25 or Ps 144 (145)
longing (Cooney/Daigle, PCY4) My soul thirsts (Schutte; LUA/O-10411) CAii: Mt 5:9-10 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
L* possible
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for theirsthe
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is the kingdom of heaven. + Ps 145 (146) or Is 66:10-14a
Mass or Ps 33 (34):2-5, 8-9, 12-15
- - - Blessed are they who are poor in spirit - - 817 iii Singing the Mass
61 53 168 Be thou my vision 35 74 970 i People will be coming back
- - - Before the heaven and earth 727 - 754 ii from holiday. Start preparing music (mass parts,
66 62 174 Blest are the pure in heart 36 88 908 iii gospel acclamation, etc.) for a new series of Sundays.
79 74 194 Christ be beside me 41 106 910 i The‘theme of the Mass’ today might be self-sacrifice
and death, but the note of Christian hope and joy
85 - - Christ suffered for you - - [22] ii, iii
should be present at every Mass; it is present in the
- - 200 Christ triumphant 730 113 763 ii, iii
Psalm and in the verses at the end of the Gospel which
116 104 234 Dear Lord and Father of mankind 60 143 934 ii (v.2) talk of the Lord coming again in glory. This should
- - - Father, hear the prayer we offer 449 158 933 ii provide some ideas additional to those on the lists here
140 - 255 Fight the good fight 73 171 860 ii - which never claim to be exhaustive.
145 122 259 Follow me, follow me 460 175 863 ii
694 - - For you my soul* (Psalm) - - - i From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - God is my great desire* (Psalm) 746 216 912 i A stranger once did bless this earth (Clare) AMNS PD iv
And you pursue me (Oomen) WYP 1Lic i
210 169 331 He who would valiant be 119 248 862 ii Crucem tuam (Taizé) L
- - 394 Jesus is Lord! creation’s voice 762 326 324 iv From all sources Where
Friends in faith who follow Jesus (Dufner) SNC © Refs/use
1Lic ii
- - - Jesus the holy Lamb of God 522 330 - iv Father we praise thee (Adderley) PLR85 ?Aut
Lord it belongs not to my care (Baxter) A MNS/NEH PD i
299 - 417 Leave your country and your people 530 354 867 ii Lose your life and save it Psallite A-228 1Lic ii
- - - Lord, it belongs not to my care - - 916 i Names they called him (We proudly sing) (Bell) WG1 1Lic (Iona) ii, iv
355 273 479 My God, accept my heart 201 495 872 i, iv O God for you I long (Farrell) GBN/Can 1Lic i
O Lord, how deep, how broad (Bonar) AMNS/NEH PD iv
- - [405]† O God, you search me - - 779
Per crucem et resurrectionem tuam (Taizé)
- - - Ours were the griefs - - 22 iv Take up your cross (Everest) var/W PD ii
- - 602 See, Christ was wounded - - 236 iv Take up your cross (Haugen) Feast of Life 1Lic ii
509 386 639 Take my hands 296 676 608 ii Unless a grain of wheat (Farrell) C/CFE/MMI 1Lic ii, iv
We sing the praise of him who died (Kelly) var PD iv
510 - 640 Take my life 608 677 874 ii Who wants to live as God (Oosterhuis) C656 1Lic ii
- - 654 The Kingdom of heaven 320 702 816 iii Psalm 63 Versions suitable as hymns, songs etc: I will call on the Lord (Sharpe)
574 428 692 To Christ the Prince of peace 333 744 753 iv AK22; Your love is finer than life (Haugen G/L/C/CFE/MMII 227; In the morning I will
- - 697 Unless a grain of wheat 812 754 748 ii, iv sing (Haugen) AW/G-4276; O Lord I will sing (Walker) CH, all © 1Lic; O God you
are my God alone (Bell) PPP, © 1Lic (Iona). For God alone (Soper, CB, O-9059);
- - - What do you want of me, Lord 816 795 - i Jesus your Spirit/Kristus din Ande, Taizé (Can/CdT/CLM)
610 454 731 When I survey 355 801 756 iv
Romans 12:1-2 Let your behaviour change (Walker) ANJ 1Lic
- 459 740 Will you come and follow me - 812 877 ii Change your heart and mind (Psall A171) Children Who am I (Walker) MSSJ 1Lic

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68
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 6 September 2020
Education Day
Hear the Word After a narrative section of the Gospel we are now in another discourse sec-
Roman Lectionary
tion, the Community Discourse of Dscourse on the Church, in which Jesus elaborates on some of
what he said earlier. Today we hear more about ‘binding and loosing’ first mentioned in ch. 16, read Ezekiel 33:7-9
on Sunday 21 (and Ss Peter and Paul), but on this occasion it is conferred on all the disciples, not just Psalm 94(95)
Peter. It is said in here the context of the whole Church, which is constituted where two or three meet Romans 13:8-10
in Christ’s name, and after Jesus has set out an elaborate process for dealing with wrong-doing among MATTHEW 18:15-20
his followers. Binding and loosing were technical tems in rabbinical law and here refer to questions of
excommunication - this is a serious business and the authority to decide it is a great responsibility for CWL (principal service)
the Church, but also a sign of the confidence God has placed on his people. It is the last sentence of 15th after Trinity (Prop 18)
the Gospel that will stick in the memory, and which we apply to our worship, but the 1R shows that Continuous Genesis 45:1-15
it is the first part (who is in and who has to be excluded ) which we are intended to attend to. 1R is Psalm 149
self-explanatory, and the Psalm shows that our power is not greater than that of God, and that before Related Ezekiel 33:7-11
deciding anything we must listen to the voice of God. 2R shows another aspect of this assembly of two Psalm 119:33-40
or three; it is mutual love that is the basis of everything, of all the commandments we must obey. Romans 13:8-14
✠ MATTHEW 18:15-20

PSALM 94(95). An Enthronement Hymn - a Look at the Liturgy ‘Where two or three are gathered’ could
hymn to Yahweh’s kingship which introduce the intercessions. It could also
may have been used on specific liturgical occa- lead to a meditation on God’s presence. See GIRM 27: ‘Christ is
really present in the very liturgical assembly gathered in his name’
sions. The Lectionaryalways takes vv.7-8 as the ‘Where two or three’ empowers us to think of new ways of praying
response, which gives the psalm a particular Celebrating the Prayer of the Church, the most democratic part of
flavour, and should not obscure the fact that the the Liturgy, perhaps?
whole first part of the psalm is a processional song • It is Education Day today. . Catholic schools, indeed all church
of praise. schools, are fiercely defended although they are not considered legiti-
mate in a secular society.
Scripture keywords: (i) Show mercy to us (EA, readings in general). (ii) Listen to God and repent (hardness of heart) (Psalm). (iii) Where two or
Respond in Song three are gathered. (iv) Debt of mutual love (2R).
Antiphons: CAi: Settings of Ps 42 (43); Psallite A-59 CAii: A-100, A-106
ANTIPHONS EA: Ps 118 (119):137, 124 You are just, O Lord, and your
Psalm Settings As resp. Psalm: Gelineau version C679, judgement is right;
HON645. Version by Fintan O’Carroll, L52. If treat your servant in accord with your merciful love. + Ps 118 (119):145-152
today you hear his voice Haas PCY1; If today (Hurd) AGG; O that to- CAi: cf. Ps 41 (42):2-3 Like the deer that yearns for running streams,
day (OHara) AK28/C783/CFE555; O that today (Ruxton) HON746, so my soul is yearning for you, my God;
Listen to the voice of the Lord (Geary, PsS2/MMII 155). As song: see my soul is thirsting for God, the living God. + Ps 41 (42) or Ps 62 (63):2-9
below right CAii: Jn 8:12 I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoeverthe
Singing follows
Massme will not walk in darkness,
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & but will have the light of life. + Ps 26 (27) or Ps 35 (36):6-10
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39 1 133 A new commandment - 4 920 iv might be sung today - see above.
683 86 207 Come back to me - - 842 ii Musicians often do not listen to parts of the Mass they
- - - Diverse in culture, nation, race - - 841 iii, iv don’t feel vitally concerned in: these may include the
- - - Christ the rock is our foundation - - 455 cf Ps Gospel and the Eucharistic Prayer! But they are part
- - - Father, Lord of all creation 453 161 - v of the priestly people who intercede for the needs of
- - - Forgive our sins, as we forgive 743 182 845 i the world, and to sing a response can help not just their
- 170 327 Gather us in 752 253 475 iii own ministry but their prayer life overall.
- - - Gather your people - - 462 iii • From
Liturgyallofsources Where
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begin again
- - - Give me a new heart, O God - - 195 ii around now, after a summer break. It is a pity if it gets
- - - God, you call us to this place - - 469 iii associated with term-time and so feels like school.
- - - God is here! as we, his people - - 470 iii From all sources Where © Refs/use
What music is sung at these liturgies? After all, the chil-
- - - How can we sing with joy to God - - 844 ii
dren are at Mass; and we keep saying (with the GIRM)
232 - 355 If I am lacking love - - - iv
that singing at Mass is of great importance...
252 202 368 Into one we all are gathered 139 312 243 iii, iv
719 - - Jesus said ‘When you gather’ - - - iii From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - Lead us from death to life 767 350 - ii Blessed Jesus, at thy (your) word var PD (Jub) iii
728 238 435 Listen, let your heart keep seeking - - - ii Creator of the earth and skies (Hughes) CP/SG Aut i, ii
730 249 449 Lord make me a means (Foley) - - 899 iv God is forgiveness (Taizé) CLM/Can 1Lic ii
342 262 470 Make me a channel of your peace 189 478 898 iv In faith, in hope (Walker) IFIH 1Lic iv
- - - Not for tongues of heaven’s angels - - 919 iv Make us instruments of peace (Walker) Can/O-20712/GB 1Lic iv
403 309 - O Lord, all the world belongs to you 226 567 847 iv O thou not made with hands CP/NEH PD iii
- - - Our Saviour Jesus Christ 579 588 - iii (v.1) The last shall be first Psallite A-168 iv
We find thee, Lord, in others’ need PL/AMNS SSM iv
- - - Psalm 84 - - 454 iii
- - 592 Remember, remember your mercy - 621 843 i Mt 18:20 (Where two or three are gathered)
As we are gathered, Jesus is here (Daniels) BPW/MP Copycare
- - - Seek ye first (v.4: Matt 18:20) 820 iii [Jesus calls us here to meet him (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona)
557 418 682 This is my will, my one command 418 732 921 iv Versions by Walker and Foster (refrains) in Cantate 1Lic
591 - - We come to your table - - - iii (the Walker one is from CLOW.)
- - 730 When I needed a neighbour 353 800 888 iv Where two or three are gathered (Colgan) 0-10703/HPR 1Lic
613 - - Where two or three are gathered - - - iii (also Alstott, 0-8817, Ridge 0-10582, Psallite A-162)
- - - Will you let me be your servant = - 813 You are our living bread (Joncas) GII 1Lic
- - 186 = Brother, sister let me serve you - - 924 iv
- - - Word of God, come down to earth - - 740 i, iii
- - - You, Israel, return now 660 826 - i

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 13 September 2020
Home Mission Sunday
Hear the Word The first words of the 1R are compelling and command immediate atten-
Roman Lectionary
tion. Something should be said about the author (actually Ben Sira, and his book is also called Sir-
Ecclus 27:30-28:7
ach) and the book, which is not in the Jewish canon of scripture. It is a Wisdom book, which again
Ps 102(103):1-4.9-12
could be explained, and this extract certainly shows wisdom. The image of the ‘Old Testament
Romans 14:7-9
God’ thought of as violent and cruel, and compared with the New Testament God who is loving
✠ MATTHEW 18:21-35
and meek, is contradictsed by this reading and the Psalm. The only reading to mention ‘torturers’
today is the Gospel, and it might be felt a little ironic in that the unforgiving servant was not in
CWL (principal service)
his turn forgiven for what he did. But it does bring the necessity for forgiveness into clear focus,
16th after Trinity (Prop 19)
recalling the Lord’s Prayer: forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trepass against us. In any case Continuous Exodus 14:19-31
Jesus has already made the point about forgiving seventy-seven times. This passage comes straight Ps 114 or Ex 15:1b-11.21b
after that from last week about solving disputes in the community. The large number means ‘every Related Genesis 50:15-21
time’, it is like the amount of ‘ten thousand talents’ in the parable which is an impossibly large Ps 103: [1-7].8-13
sum, many millions of pounds today. If we are to forgive such a debt that is forgiveness indeed. Romans 14:1-12
✠ MATTHEW 18:21-35
•Look at the Liturgy It is Home Mission Sunday today
PSALM 102(103). A Hymn. Can you sing,
(for Catholics.) Does this mean that
with total conviction, ‘all my being,
the other 51 Sundays we are not obliged to be missionary? We
bless his holy name’? We will always fall short of
shouldn’t need to look outside the scriptures and the prayers of
meaning what we say just as our response to God
the Mass, any Sunday, to know that we are called to make God
can never match the love he pours out. How did a known to everyone we meet. We can do this by showing how we
human mind conceive such an outpouring of praise? forgive each other, and our enemies too. These enemies might be
This psalm should stop us contrasting the OT (or sitting a few pews away in Church, reinforcing your dislike Sunday
‘Jewish’) God of fear with the NT God of love. by Sunday. When the seventy-seven times are up, start again.
Scripture keywords: (i) Forgiving; (ii) The Lord is compassion and love; (iii) A new coommandment; (iv) Living for the Lord (2R) (v) Good news of
Respond in Song
Antiphons: EA Psallite A-163; CAii: Our Blessing Cup (many settings)*; The bread that we break (Dean)the Kingdom (Home Mission Sunday)
ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Sir 36:18 Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for you,
Psalm Settings Gelineau: HON648/C681 with alleluias! This great
that your prophets be found true.
psalm has not yet elicited a masterpiece from any
composer, though Fintan O’Carroll’s response (RPs) is a good one. See sHear the prayers of your servant,
also Dean version in Can. Bless the Lord (Taizé) with vv 3-4. 8, 10. 13-14 and of your people Israel. + Sir 36:1-7, 13, 16-22 or Ps 121 (122)
is a chant for entrance/communion. Hymns: Praise, my soul , the king of CAi: cf. Ps 35 (36):8 How precious is your mercy, O God!
heaven; Bless the Lord, O my soul (Baughen S2/HON65) Deep down in The children of men seek shelter in the shadow of your wings. + Ps 35 (36):6-10 or
my soul (Haas, GII/G-3953) Ps 90 (91)
CAii: cf. 1 Cor 10:16 The chalice of blessing that we bless
Singing the Mass
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & is a communion in the Blood of Christ; / and the bread that we break
L* possible is a sharing in the Body of the Lord. + Ps 115 (116) or Ps 103 (104):1-2a, 13-15, 27-34
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Singing the Mass
- - - Almighty Father, who for us 397 - - i, iii Note the suggestion on the
75 - - But I say unto you 417 103 - i, iii left to use a Taizé chant instead of a hymn in the en-
144 - - Follow Christ and love the world 76 - - ii, iii trance rite. The repetition of a text such as a psalm at
693 125 262 For the healing of the nations 462 179 886 iii, v another part of the Mass is always worth considering.
- - - Forgive our sins, as we forgive 743 182 845 i-iii The psalms are after all the Word of God, and the same
175 145 286 God forgave my sin 477 209 849 i, ii psalm may exist in all sorts of musical forms suitable for
178 148 290 God is love, his the care 97 215 794 ii different occasions.
- - - God is love: let heaven adore him - - 811 ii FromBless
Taizé: all sources Where
the Lord, my © caritas;
soul; Ubi Refs/useSeek first
- - - Help us accept each other 497 - - i MMI 123, 125: two more versions of Ubi Caritas.
- - - How can we sing with joy to God - - 844 i
232 - 355 If I am lacking love - - - i, iii From times
Seventy all sources Where
seven (cf Gosp) the title of ©
a setRefs/use
of Eucha-
- - - If we are living - - 906 iv ristic Acclamations by Chris McCurry (MMII 208) now
290 220 407 Keep in mind 526 340 773 iv updated.
338 258 462 Love is his word 185 399 803 ii, iii From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - No longer I - - 397 iv
- - - Not for tongues of heaven’s angels - - 919 iii Do you who follow understand (Dufner)SNC 1Lic i-iii
- - - O Christ the healer 776 - 430 i Father, God in heaven (Niles) HPs Aut i
- - - O Day of Peace - - 900 ii, iii Father, God in heaven (Seddon) SG/BPW/WAM Jub i
403 309 - O Lord, all the world belongs to you 226 567 847 i, ii How can we sing with joy L/SGL/BPW Faber i
- 370 - Sing of the Lord’s Goodness 794 654 713 ii There’s a wideness in God’s mercy (Faber)var PD i
- - - Summoned by the God who made us - - 836 v These I lay down (Bell) LFB S1Lic (Iona) i
- - - The gift of the Holy Spirit 797 693 894 i-ii (Before I take the body of the Lord)
- - - The Master came 799 709 848 ii Connected with 2nd Reading:
- - - There’s a wideness in God’s mercy - - 810 ii Keep in mind (Deiss) HON/C/L 1Lic
557 417 681 This is my body 623 730 627 iii Com No longer I (Hurd) L 1Lic
- - - We are your people 807 770 - iii Pues si vivimos/If we are living L/GII 1Lic
- - - We hold the death of the Lord (Now we remain) - 781 621 iv Now we remain (Haas) G/G2709/CFE/L 1Lic
- - - What does the Lord require 817 796 893 i Home Mission Sunday
606 452 726 Whatsoever you do 352 799 926 i, iii Forth in the peace of Christ we go;
- - 730 When I needed a neighbour 353 800 888 i God has chosen me;
615 - 734 Where is love and loving kindness 358 214 [242] iii I will be with you
- - - Where charity and love are found - - 927 iii Take Christ to the world;
- - - You are called to tell the story - - 425 v We have a Gospel to proclaim

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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 20 September 2020
Hear the Word Between the Gospel passage last week and that of this week there have Roman Lectionary
come more teaching by Jesus of the hardness of discipleship, with the need to think the impos- Isaiah 55:6-9
sible. The story of the rich young man who was told to give up everything he owned to follow Ps 144 (145):2-3.8-9.17-18
Jesus provokes the disiples to say Who can be saved? and Jesus answers: for God, everything is Philippians 1:20-24.27
possible. The parable of the labourers in the vineyard is another example of the seeming illogical- ✠ MATTHEW 20:1-6
ity of the requirements of the Kingdom. But as 1R says, ‘my thoughts are not your thoughts, my
ways not your ways.’ And this is said again of God’s forgiveness of people (the wicked) whom we
CWL (principal service)
would probably not want to forgive - there has been a lot about forgiveness in recent weeks. The
gospel does not have anybody wicked, but the resentment (grumbling) of the first-comers against 17th after Trinity (Prop 20)
Continuous Ex 16:2-15
the last is reproached by the landowner. We are all prone to this resentment, saying ‘it’s not Ps 105:1-6.37-45
fair!’ Sometimes we do it having just sung ‘how good is the Lord to all, compassionate to all his Related Jonah 3:10-4:11
creatures.’ This is something of which we need to be purified before we arrive at the gates of the Psalm 145:1-8
kingdom to find ‘prostitutes and tax-collectors’ being welcomed through in front of us (see next Philippians 1:21-30
week). But there are more everyday examples we could all think of. ✠ MATTHEW 18:15-20

PSALM 144 (145) for the third time in year A (see Look
• at the Liturgy To continue from last week’s Home Mission
also Sundays 14 and 18.) How adaptable Sunday. The emptying of pews is something we are both worried about
the psalms can be! The verses about God feeding his and resigned to. Liturgical reform, Decade of Evangelization, nothing
creatures were emphasised last time, when the 1R has seemed to work, and this year the Covid pandemic has had its effect.
was also from Isaiah 55. This time it is simply God’s Maybe we should put ourselves in God’s hands rather than expect our own
love and compassion. The response is the answer to efforts alone to work. And we have been blessed by an influx of Catholics
people like the labourers in the vineyard who think it from other parts of Europe and the rest of the world. As introductory
unfair for latecomers to be rewarded. exhortations, the first sentence of 1R and the last sentence of 2R are most
appropriate. The Lord is close to all who call him.

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) Seek the Lord, call on God (EA, 1R, Ps) (ii) The Lord is just, good, kind (Ps). (iii) Welcoming (Gosp.) (iv) Harvest (Gosp.)
(v) God’s ways and our ways (1R)
Antiphons: EA: Psallite A-165, B-168 C-169 CAi: Dean (HG); Psallite A-171 CAii: Psalm 23 settings
ANTIPHONS EA: I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord.
Psalm settings See 14th and 18th Sundays, and note the Should they cry to me in any distress,
caveat that some of the available settings do not have the precise I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever.
selection of verses. It is worth getting the right ones; care has + Ps 36 (37):27-40 or Sir 36:1-7, 13, 16-22 or Ps 55 (56)
gone into choosing them so they complement the other readings. CAi: Ps 118 (119):4-5 You have laid down your precepts to be carefully kept;
See also Psallite A-167 may my ways be firm in keeping your statutes.
+ Ps 118 (119):1-8, 103-106 or 1-3, 8-9, 26, 59-60, 134, 168; or Ps 18 (19):8-15
CAii: Jn 10:14 I am the Good Shepherd, says the Lord;
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & I know my sheep, and mine know me. + Ps 22 (23)
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44 38 140 As earth that is dry (Is 55) 38 - 203 v left, there is another idea to guide the choice of music, sug-
- - - As long as men on earth 402 - - ii gested by the Psalm Response. If the Lord is close to all who
679 - - Bread I bring (Walker) - - - i, iv call, let us call on the Lord. It would be helpful if the priest
- - - Come to the feast - - 612 i knows the reason for choosing hymns and perhaps mentioned
111 99 226 Come, ye thankful people, come 55 36 736 iv it: in fact, if he made a practice of taking up an idea in the
- - - Deep down I know - - 696 i hymns it would strengthen the confidence of the musicians
- - - Diverse in culture, nation, race - - 841 iii and help participation, because it would show he was actually
- - 261 For the fruits of all creation 461 178 731 ii, iv interested. Hymns are usually sung when the priest is doing
- - - God beyond all names - - 686 v something else, processing, or waiting for other people to
- - - God gives us harvest 478 - - ii, iv bring something, so it is easy for him not to sing. ‘Calling’
178 148 290 God is love, his the care 97 215 794 ii hymns are those which ask the Lord for something, e.g. Lord
- - - God whose farm is all creation - - 733 ii, iv of all hopefulness, Lay your hands, Shepherd of souls.
- - - How can I repay the Lord - - 619 i, ii From all sources Where © use
242 196 361 Immortal, invisible 134 301 725 ii, v Bread I bring (Walker) MMI 110 etc. 1Lic
243 197 362 In bread we bring you 135 302 609 iv Can man/we by searching find out God AMNS/HTC Aut
- - - It is good to give thanks 761 315 - ii For theFrom all sources
fruits of his/this Where var ©
creation Refs/use
S&B
309 233 428 Let us with a gladsome mind 171 362 707 ii God is forgiveness (Taizé) CLM/Can 1Lic
- - - Lord, how can I repay - - 620 i, ii God moves in a mysterious way (Cowper) var PD
324 - - Lord, however can I repay you? - - - i, ii God whose farm is all creation AMNS/HPS/W Aut
- - - Lord of creation 547 - 869 iv (v/3) I bless you, Lord my God (Taizé) CLM8/CdT 1Lic
- - - No longer I - - 397 2R Look to God and be filled (Taizé) CLM32 1Lic i
No longer I (Hurd) cf 2R BC/L 1Lic
- - - Our Father, we have wandered 577 587 211 i
O love of God, how strong (Bonar) HPs PD
455 347 582 Praise to the holiest 262 606 788 ii, v Put thou thy trust in God (Wesley) AMNS PD
- 370 - Sing of the Lord’s goodness 794 654 713 ii Seek the Lord (O’Connor) 0-10482/EV/LHR 1Lic
514 388 644 Tell out, my soul, the greatness 609 684 880 ii The last shall be first Psallite A-168 1Lic
- - - The Kingdom of God 798 701 821 ii, iii These I lay down (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona)
- - - We are your people 807 770 - iii Taizé: For yours is the kingdom; Oculi nostri; Seek first the kingdom; The
- - - We cannot own the sunlit sky - - 688 i-iii Kingdom of God (see page 60)
- - - We have a king who comes 810 - - ii Children
597 - 718 We plough the fields and scatter 346 - 735 iv You call us to live close to you (Inwood) CAH 1Lic
- - - What can we offer you 351 793 - i (v.4)
- - - You are called to tell the story - - 425 iii

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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 27 September 2020
Prayer for the Harvest
Hear the Word The Gospel today has a new address at the start: ‘Jesus said to the chief priest
and the elders of the people,’ rather than ‘the crowds’ or ‘the people’. This is be- Roman Lectionary
cause Jesus is in Jerusalem; what is omitted from the Gospel since the last week is his entry into the city Ezekiel 18:25-28
to the Hosannas of the crowds. From now until the end of the year the Gospel passages will be teach- Psalm 24(25)4-9
ings in the shadow of the Passion. Today’s passage comes immediately after a challenge to Jesus from the Phil 2:1-11 (or 1-5)
chief priests and elders which he countered with a question about John the Baptist, which they failed to ✠ MATTHEW 21:28-32
answer. The parable of the two sons is a commentary on this, but where the original question was about
John’s authority, the parable is about the kind of people that heeded his message - not the ‘professional’ CWL (principal service)
holy men but the worst kind of public sinners - and this was likely to be felt as a reproach. There is 18th after Trinity (Prop. 21)
Continuous Exodus 17:1-7
something of the Prodigal Son in this passage. 1R too talks about the contrast between ‘upright men’
Ps 78:1-4.12-16
and sinners, and the psalm about sins, and the forgivness that God gives to those who call on him. This Related Ezekiel 18:1-4.25-32
is in the context of 2R, which is in two parts, the initial verses and the Hymn. In the initial verses ‘con- Psalm 25:1-9
sider the other person to be better than yourself’ relates to the 1R and the Gospel. The great hymn of Philippians 2:1-13
vv.6-11, perhaps a pre-existing one quoted by Paul, is most appropriate to Jesus’s situation in Jerusalem. ✠ MATTHEW 21:23-32

PSALM 24(25). A Lament. The heart of the Look at the Liturgy ‘ The gospel is in the ‘Holy Week’ context
psalm is sung today, the verses which speak of the and the 2nd Reading is that of Palm Sunday. It is worth pointing out
the connection, so that this great passage gets the attention which it
tender mercy of God, a frequent O.T. theme. Singing
deserves. The musicians can help by choosing a sung setting (see below.)
Remember your mercy, Lord is a way of entering directly
into the world of today’s readings, not as a spectator • The ‘new’ Missal (now nine years old): the last of three sample homi-
lies from the Liturgy Office at the time reflected on the Liturgy of
but as someone directly conversing with God. It is
the Word, pointing out that when the reader stands at the ambo and
the privilege of the cantor of the psalm to make this
proclaims the Word, it is actually Christ who speaks (GIRM 29).
possible.
• CAFOD fast day is on Friday. See next Sunday for a suggestion
Scripture keywords: (i) Sin and repentance; (ii) Sinners in the kingdom; (iii) The way of God (Ps 25); (iv) Humility (2R); (v) Jesus
Respond in Song Christ is Lord (2R)
Antiphons: EA: Psallite A-169 CAii: Psalm 23; Psallite A-172
ANTIPHONS EA: Dan 3:31, 29, 20, 43, 42 All that you have done to us, O Lord,
Psalm Settings HON633, C669. Teach me your ways/Remember your
you have done with true judgement, But give glory to your name
mercies (Haas, PCY3). In your love remember me (O‘Hara, AK15/C760/
for we have sinned against you and deal with us according to the
CFE309). There are several settings with a different response e.g.: To you O
and not obeyed your commandments. bounty of your mercy. + Ps 129 (130)
Lord (Hurd, O-9706, or Soper, CB/0-8979) or Here I am (Ogden, Ps3) which CAi: cf. Ps 118 (119):49-50 Remember your word to your servant, O Lord,
should be kept for days when these responses come up. A hymn: I lift my by which you have given me hope.
soul to you, O God (Bell, PPP) Newer: To you O Lord (Kendrick, Source). This is my comfort when I am brought low. + Ps 118 (119):1-2, 49-52, 73-80

Singing theorMass
Ps 118 (119):1-2, 25, 28, 41, 74, 76, 81-82, 114 or Ps 41 (42)
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & CAii: 1 Jn 3:16 By this we came to know the love of God:
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that Christ laid down his life for us;
so we ought to lay down our lives for one another. + Ps 118 (119):1-8, 103-106
- - 99 Across the years there echoes 385 10 - i
Singing the Mass It would be a good day to
- - - All praise to thee, O Christ - - 791* v
36 31 131 Amazing grace 19 40 846 i lay emphasis on the Pentential Act, e.g. Penitential
50 43 147 At the name of Jesus 28 59 762 v Litany (Inwood, MM 17; . Penitential Song 2 (Remember,
remember: Inwood: MMI/70 etc, NEW ostinato version
- - - Before the heaven and earth - - 754 v
in HPR) © 1Lic.) is a setting of Psalm 25 (Resp. Psalm).
66 62 174 Blest are the pure in heart 36 88 908 iv
There are various ways it could be used to join together
- - - Every knee shall bow - - 755 v
the Opening
From Rite and Psalm,
all sources Wherealthough © Refs/useit is God’s forgive-
175 145 286 God forgave my sin 477 209 849 ii ness which is the subject of the psalm so making it too
- - - God gives his people strength s1 210 - i ‘penitential’ is not necessarily correct.
- - - God, your glory we have seen 748 226 758 v •From
Todayall andsources
14th Sept. are the Where
only time ©outside Refs/use
Holy
- - - Great God of mercy - - 429 ii Week that the great hymn of 2R occurs. This is a text we
- - - Hear us, almighty Lord 751 251 196 i should be able to sing.
- - - He became poor - - 245 iv, v
- - - How can we sing with joy to God - - 844 i From all sources Where © Refs/use
Longing, trusting (Foster) Can 1Lic iii
244 - - In Christ there is no East or West 136 303 831 v
My soul cannot be still (Sharpe) AK5 1Lic i
- 206 - Jesu, lover of my soul 150 319 797 i No one will ever be the same (Bell) WG2 1Lic (Iona) ii, v
- - - Jesus, Lord of life and love 764 - - i, iv Our help is the name of the Lord (Huijbers) C/AA 1Lic i
326 247 447 Lord Jesus Christ 179 383 772 v These I lay down (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona) i
344 263 - Many times have I turned 191 - - i Philippians 2:6-11 [Psallite settings A-172, C-174]
All praise to thee (Tucker) [= All praise O Christ HTC] AMNS/NEH CPF
- - - My soul cannot be still 771 504 - i At the name of Jesus (Dufner) JCYT/0-10766 1Lic
391 296 512 O God of earth and altar 221 527 935 i At the name of Jesus (Walker) ANJ/O-10150 1Lic
393 - 517 O God, thy people gather 223 529 - i Before the heaven and earth (Black) C727 Jub
- - 528 O Lord, be not mindful ([Link]) 780 541 838 i Christ Jesus the lowly (Duck) DIU) 1Lic
Empty he came HTC Jub
- - - Our Father, we have wandered 577 587 211 i Every knee shall bow (Dean) L/Decani 1Lic
- - - Our help is the name of the Lord 578 - - i He became poor (Bell) CFE/L/LFB 1Lic (Iona)
- - 592 Remember, remember (cf Psalm) - 621 843 iii He is Lord, he is Lord var PD?
Jesus Christ is Lord (Canedo) CC 1Lic
- 130 267 Servant King - 187 749 v Jesus, the holy Lamb of God (O’Hare) C522 1Lic
- - - The Kingdom of God 798 701 821 ii Jesus the Lord (O’Connor) DP/O-9935 1Lic
570 - - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace - - - i Jesus, you are Lord (refrain) var.
595 448 - Welcome all you noble saints 648 792 646 ii (v4!) Let us have the mind of Christ (Haugen) G-6934 1Lic
O Christ what can it mean for us (Dufner) GGS 1Lic
- - - What does the Lord require 817 796 893 iv Though one with God (Bell) LFB/Res 1Lic (Iona)

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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 October 2020
Hear the Word The vineyard metaphor was introduced last week, and today it fills 1R, Roman Lectionary
Psalm and Gospel. The Gospel begins with a reminiscence of Isaiah 5:1-7, which is thus an Isaiah 5:1-7
inevitable choice for the 1R. In this account the Lord says that he will allow the vineyard to go Psalm 79(80)
to ruin as a judgement on the disappointment it has produced. Every care was lavished on it but Phil 4:6-9
it brought forth only sour grapes. And the vineyard is expressly said to be the house of Israel. ✠ MATTHEW 21:33-43
Jesus speaks in the context of his coming passion and death, and the vineyard is the kingdom of
God; he himself is the son and heir, although the chief priests and elders would, obviously, not
acknowledge him as such. Matthew however sets up a situation in which they have to deliver a CWL (principal service)
harsh verdict on the wicked tenants. Note what happens to them: they are thrown out of the 19th after Trinity (Prop 22)
Cont. Ex 20:1-4.7-9.12-10
vineyard which is given to other tenants, a perfect illustration of what Jesus wants to say, and indeed Psalm 19
does say in the last verse of the passage. The parable of the wedding feast next week will un- Related Isaiah 5:1-7
derline the same message. Recall in all these weeks though that is not ‘the Jews’ who are under Psalm 80:7-14
attack but the religious authorities; Matthew was taking to a largely Jewish audience. 2R is an Philippians 3:4b-14
interlude of calm and optimism, from the first words There is no need to worry. ✠ MATTHEW 21:33-46

PSALM 79(80). A communal lament; for once a Look at the Liturgy The 2R (Phil 4:6-9) is another classic text
psalm which seems to fit in perfectly with the other which carries on from the passage ‘Rejoice in the Lord always.’
readings, though this is partly because the refrain Shorn of these famous words, we can more clearly hear the rec-
is taken from 1R (Isaiah 5:7). Like 1R but unlike the ommendation to prayer in v6, which could be used to preface the
Gospel though the responsibility for the vineyard’s Intercessions.
ruin seems to be God’s - why have you broken down • CAFOD collection: A suggestion: bring food to church, to be
its walls? though the promise to ‘turn again’ means carried in the Procession of Gifts (along with the money). Gifts
that the psalmist recognised our need for repentance. in this procession are real gifts - i.e. anything carried up should be
given away.

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) Vineyard, harvest; (ii) God sent his son Jesus to suffering and die; (iii) Turn again, Forgive us, Lord.
Antiphons: EA: Psallite A-179; CAi: Psallite A-176 CAii: Psallite B-54, and see below
The vineyard of the Lord (Barr; RPs ) is a song version ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Esther 4:17
Psalm settings with an Middle Eastern flavour. The people of God is Within your will, O Lord, all things are established,
the vineyard (Psall A174). Versions with a different response: Lord make and there is none that can resist your will.
us turn to you (Guimont, GII 69); Shepherd of Israel (Inwood WLP); God For you have made all things, the heaven and the earth,
of hosts, bring us back (Furlong) PsS1; Lord, make us turn to you (Haugen, and all that is held within the circle of heaven;
VE/G/PCY2) Songs ‘based on’: Save us O Lord (Dufford, BB): All © you are the Lord of all. + Ps 8 or Jdt 16:2-3a, 13-15 or Ps 118 (119):1-16
1Lic. God of hosts, you chose a vine (Mowbray, PsT, © Jub. CAi: Lam 3:25 The Lord is good to those who hope in him,
to the soul that seeks him. + Ps 102 (103) or Ps 85 (86)
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & CAii: cf. 1 Cor 10:17 Though many, we are one bread, one body,
L* possible for we all partake of the one Bread and one Chalice.
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass + Jer 31:10-14 or Ps 121 (122)
85 - - Christ suffered for you 418 - - ii Singing the Mass A mass for harvest may be cel-
- - 200 Christ triumphant 730 113 763 ii ebrated on a Sunday to be decided locally. There are several
- - - Crucem tuam - - 222 ii Sundays on which vineyards and harvests are featured in
137 - - Fear not, rejoice and be glad 457 169 - the readings. Some members of urban parishes may need to
- - - Free as is the morning sun 745 - - i, ii make an effort to realise that much of what is in the shops
165 137 280 Glory be to Jesus 88 197 750 ii was once growing in the ground. We should make a habit of
giving thanks, for God’s creation and human work. See be-
703 - - He did no wrong - - - ii
low for some harvest hymns. These days, of course, it is not
712 186 376 Here I am, Lord 508 283 865 ii such a simple subject, as food shortages threaten the lives of
404 311 529 How great thou art 227 568 721 ii millions of people, always the poorest ones. Pray for them.
227 - - I am the vine 502 173 - i
250 - - In the earth the small seed 138 306 - i From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - 394 Jesus is Lord! creation’s voice 762 326 324 ii I am the vine (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona) i
Lo, in the wilderness a voice (Dearmer) AMNS/NEH 1Lic (OUP) i
326 247 447 Living Lord 179 383 772 ii
My soul cannot be still (Sharpe) AK51/C/CFE 1Lic iii
337 257 461 Love divine, all loves excelling 184 398 801 ii You are the vine (O’Hara) AK67/C/CFE 1Lic i
363 277 487 My song is love unknown 206 503 753 ii Ours were the all
sins you bore (Sharpe)
From sources Where AK 70 © 1Lic iii
Refs/use
- - - My soul cannot be still 771 504 - iii My song is love unknown = AK80 ii
378 - - Now watch for God’s coming 563 514 101 First reading:
A song about a friend of mine (Hodgetts) aut HQU
- - - Ours were the griefs - - 22 ii Lord, see your garden dry and bare (Almighty God) L&A
- - - Shepherd of souls 597 641 665 i Cornerstone (Gospel)
- 130 267 Servant King (cf 2R) - 187 749 ii *The stone which the builders (Farrell) GBN/L 1Lic
d- - - The stone which the builders rejected - - 258 Gosp *Christ is made the sure foundation var. PD
Christ is our cornerstone AMNS/CP etc PD
- - - The wandering flock of Israel 322 719 - i Harvest/care of the world†
- - - To God be the glory 803 745 719 ii *Come, ye thankful people, come var PD
771 431 696 Turn to me, O turn - 752 786 iii *For the fruits of his/this creation var S&B
- - 697 Unless a grain of wheat 812 754 748 ii God gives us harvest (Lee/Coy) C478 1Lic
610 343 731 When I survey the wondrous cross 355 501 756 ii *God in his love for us gave us this planet L SB
†God of the galaxies (Murray) HQ Copycare
- 445 - We have a Gospel to proclaim 809 778 852 ii †Into our hands this precious land is given HQ S&B
- - - We have been told 811 779 859 i †Lord of the earth’s resources (Mowbray) HQ S&B
- - - We hold the death (Now we remain) - 781 621 ii *Reap me the earth L/C/CFE/AMNS 1Lic
- - 732 When the time came 653 807 - ii - also songs for Preparation of Gifts, e.g.
- - - You are the vine 825 824 - ii Offertory Song I (Inwood) MMI 105 1Lic
Lord. to you the fruits we offer (Hoar ) MM1 108 1Lic
L* = Laudate 2012 edition * also in some or all of HON/Cel/Laudate
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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 11 October 2020
Hear the Word The Gospel passage last week omitted vv45-46 which say ‘When they heard his Roman Lectionary
parables, the chief priest and the scribes realised he was speaking about them’ and wanted to arrest him. Isaiah 25:6-10
But he has one more parable to rub in his message, after which the pharisees go away to work out how to Psalm 22(23)
trap him. This is a hard-hitting parable, with dire consquences first to the original invitees to the wedding Phil 4:12-14.19-20
feast, and second to one of the replacement guests who was not appropriately dressed. The miserable end ✠ MATTHEW 22:1-14 [1-10]
of the first may be influenced by Matthew’s experience of the destruction of the city of Jerusalem by the
Romans in AD70. The second group, gathered from the streets of the town, included ‘bad and good alike’.
The Church is full of saints and sinners, and no-one who has received the invitation should presume on CWL (principal service)
God’s goodness; they have to persevere in the faith. 1R is what the servants who went out to gather wed- 20th after Trinity (Prop 23)
Continuous Exodus 32:1-14
ding guests might have said to them. What a prospect is put before people! It starts with a banquet of rich Ps 106:1-6.19-23
food and fine wines, but much more than that: Death will be destroyed and the tears from every cheek Related Isaiah 25:1-9
will be wiped away. A banquet is promised in the Psalm too. The food allusion extends to 2R in which Paul Psalm 23
says that he is ready for anything - full stomach or empty stomach - but rewards are promised ‘as lavishly Philippians 4:1-9
as only God can.’ There is nothing that cannot be mastered without God’s help. ✠ MATTHEW 22:1-14

PSALM 22(23). A hymn, possibly a ‘royal’ psalm, Look at the Liturgy The hospitality of the parish should be
i.e. a about, or to. a king, to whom the examined; not just its hospitality to its
title ‘shepherd’ was frequently applied. It comes members but in its willingness to go out and find new guests for the
up seven times in the Sunday Lectionary but it banquet. Not many may answer the invitation - who knows? - but the
people of the neighbourhood should be aware that it has been issued.
should be treated with the same care each time.
The parishioners should of course make sure that they are hospitable
The word that resonates today is ‘banquet’, a to one another, i.e. that they have fully accepted the Lord’s invita-
feature of the hospitality of eastern kings (and of tion. Finally, is there a problem with our view of ‘Communion’? see
shepherds in the dangerous conditions of desert). below. Cycle of Prayer intention today: Prisoners and their families

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) banquet; (ii) Shepherd; (iii) called to the table of the Lord; (iv) House of the Lord/Kingdom
Antiphons: EA: A-176 De profundis, eg. Gel 24Ps/L CAi: Ps 33/34 (e.g. The cry of the poor) CAii Psall A-15; Life through him (Inwood)
ANTIPHONS EA: Ps 129 (130):3-4 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Psalm settings Gelineau setting: see below, and MM1/119. Lord, who could stand?
Others: Psall A-177, AK13; Stanley & Boyce
But with you is found forgiveness,
Can98/RnS2; Jabulani JM15. A few hymn versions Because the Lord O God of Israel. + Ps 129 (130) or Ps 89 (90)
is my shepherd; The King of love my shepherd is; The Lord is my shepherd CAi: cf. Ps 33 (34):11 The rich suffer want and go hungry,
(Richards, C/CFE); The Lord is my shepherd (Joe Wise, G); Psalm 23: but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing. + Ps 33 (34) or Ps 24 (25)
God alone may lead my spirit (Conry: L949 (first ed.)/CFE213), etc. CAii: 1 Jn 3:2 When the Lord appears, we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is. + Ps 26 (27):1, 7-14 or Ps 83 (84) or Ps 62 (63):2-9
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & Singing the Mass ‘While the priest is receiving the
L* possible
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the
Sacrament, theCommunion
Mass chant is begun. Its purpose is
- - - All are welcome - - 458 i, iv to express the communicants’ union in spirit by means of the
unity of their voices, to show joy of heart, and to highlight
27 18 121 All people that on earth do dwell 10 22 466 iv
more clearly the ‘communitarian’ nature of the procession
29 20 123 All the earth proclaim the Lord 390 24 460 iv
to receive Communion. The singing is continued for as long
- - - All who hunger, gather gladly - - 477 iii
as the Sacrament is being administered to the faithful. If,
682 80 203 Come and be filled - - - i
however, there is to be a hymn after Communion, the Com-
- - - Come, Christ’s beloved - - 616 i
munion chant should be ended in a timely manner. Care
- - - Come to the feast (Table of Plenty) - - 632 i, iii should be taken that singers, too, can receive Communion
- - - Diverse in culture, nation, race - - 841 i with ease’. (GIRM (86)
131 113 247 Father and life-giver 69 157 659 i
• In reality Communion is not seen as ‘an act of com-
137 - - Fear not, rejoice and be glad 457 169 - i (v2)
- 170 327 Gather us in 752 253 475 ii
munity’ but a very personal and individual moment.
- - - Gather your people, O Lord - - 462 iii, iv How does this square with the Gospel? Or the GIRM?
- - - God, you call us to this place - - 469 i From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - Happy are those who are invited - - 615 i The last shall be first Psallite A-168 1Lic
356 274 480 My God, and is thy table spread 202 496 651 i Eucharistic songs
- - - New life! 559 - - iii Amen, amen, so shall it be (Foster) Decani/Can 1Lic
- - - Now in this banquet 774 511 623 iii BreadFrom allheaven
of life from sources (Haugen)Where ©
Can/G-5652 Refs/use
1Lic
- - - O how lovely is your dwelling place 779 534 457 iv Call us to your table (Walker) IFIH 1Lic
Come, risen Lord (Briggs) NEH/AMNS 1Lic (OUP)
- - - One shall tell another 785 580 - iii
Come, Christ’s beloved (Quinn/Walsh) NEH/GW2 1Lic
- - - One thing I ask 670 - 990 iv
Come to the feast (James Moore) Isaiah 25:6-10 (1R) G-5728 1Lic
- - - Praise now your God 787 603 642 iii God’s table (Bell) slightly ironic tone WG1 1Lic (Iona)
511 387 641 Take our bread 297 678 610 iii One in body, heart and mind (Walker) 0-10583/SNJ 1Lic
631 276 486 The Lord is my shepherd (Gelineau) 667 502 42 Ps Shout for joy (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona)
- - - O Christ the great foundation - - 829 iii Song of the banquet (Duchesneau) AA Sefim
518 391 647 The Church’s one foundation 300 688 830 iii Taste and see cf CA (various: eg MMI 113, Cantate)
572 427 690 Thy hand, O God, has guided 331 741 876 iii (v.2) There is one thing I ask (O’Hara) AK16 1Lic
584 442 707 We are gathering together unto him - - - - iii This is the body of Christ (Bell) TIAU/Can 1Lic (Iona)
589 - 715 We celebrate this festive day 344 773 - iii The Gospel
- - - We come as guests invited - - 630 iii We are the servants (Ridge) BB/JS/O9505 1Lic
- - - We come to share our story - 774 473 iii Taizé: Eat this bread; *O Christe Domine Jesu
- - - We have gathered - - 639 iii Children
595 448 - Welcome all you noble saints 648 792 646 iii Jesus is the good shepherd (Walker) SSSJ 1Lic
- - - What is this place 818 797 476 iv Jesus you are bread for us (Walker) CTC 1Lic
- - - Within the reign of God - - 641 i, iii Jesus be with us (Inwood) CAH 1Lic
-
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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 18 October 2020
World Mission Sunday
Hear the Word 1R today mentions a biblical figure, Cyrus, who has been enjoying a new prestige
Roman Lectionary
in the US recently. He was a Persian king, i.e. not one of the chosen people, who defeated the Assyr-
ians and brought about the end of the Israelite exile in Babylon in 538 BC, thus openisng the way to the Isaiah 45:1.4-6*
rebuilding of Jerusalem and all subsequent Jewish history. The modern-day Cyrus is ... Donald Trump, Psalm 95(96)
who may not be an ideal Christian but is seen by some fundamentalists as the instrument of Providence. I Thess 1:1-5
But such a self-seeking identification does not enhance anyone’s prestige as the big message of all the ✠ MATTHEW 22:15-21
readings today is: I am the Lord, unrivalled; there is no other God besides me. The Gospel can be misinterpeted
as meaning that Caesar’s sphere and God’s are separate and each is autonomous. In fact God is in CWL (principal service)
charge of everything, although Jesus does not say this here. He implies that secular political authori- 21st after Trinity (Prop 24)
ties deserve respect and that he is not going to encourage anarchy; his answer would have satisfied Continuous Exod.33:12-23
the Herodians who supported Roman rule, but not the Pharisees who opposed it. The next verse Psalm 99
Related Isaiah 45:1-7
(v.22) says the reply took them by surprise, and they left him alone and went away. Return to 1R and the psalm
Ps 96:1-9.[10-13]
for the explicit declaration of God’s authority, especially the quotation above. God is king, and will I Thess 1:1-10
judge the peoples in fairness. 2R starts a new letter of Paul, 1 Thessalonians (see sp.57). ✠ MATTHEW 22:15-22

PSALM 95(96). One of a series (93-98) of En- Look at the Liturgy EP III says ‘from the rising of the sun
thronement Psalms, sung to God as King. to its setting’.Today’s 1R contains these
We may think the psalter is peppered with the phrase words. It is the mission of the Church to preach to all nations that
‘Sing a new song’ but it occurs only three times, this God is king (Today is World Mission Sunday).
being one. Certain OT rituals required the use of new Pope Francis on Mission: I hope that all communities will devote
objects be used; why not a song? Early Christian writ- the necessary effort to advancing along the path of a pastoral and
ers called Christ ‘the new song.’ This is a pure song of missionary conversion which cannot leave things as they presently
praise; the ‘missionary’ call to make God known to all are. “Mere administration” can no longer be enough. Throughout
nations is unusual in the psalter. the world, let us be “permanently in a state of mission”. (EG25).
Scripture keywords: (i) Worship the Lord; (ii) God is the Lord, there is no other 1R); (iii) God’s glory and power; (iv) Jesus is Lord
Respond in Song
Antiphons: EA: Psallite A- 179; CAi: Happy the people, L394; Psallite A- 181
ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Ps 16 (17):6, 8
Psalm Settings Psallite A-180; Proclaim to all the nations (Haas, PCY3/
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God;
GII: Ref. 2.) Proclaim the wonders of the Lord (Dean, HG) is a big, elaborate
turn your ear to me; hear my words.
piece. Sanctus Dominus II (Taizé II) has some verses (vv.4-6, 8b-9a). As a
Guard me as the apple of your eye;
hymn: Cantai ao Senhor (Bell, MG; also in World Praise with lots of verses) in the shadow of your wings protect me. + Ps 16 (17) or Ps 60 (61):2-6
Sing to the Lord, Alleluia (Foley, HON/C.). Sing a new song (Bell, G-4672) is CAi: cf. Ps 32 (33):18-19 Behold, the eyes of the Lord
something for choirs to sing, with a refrain for assembly. are on those who fear him, /who hope in his merciful love,
to rescue
Singing thetheir
Mass souls from death,/ to keep them alive in famine.
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & + Ps 32 (33):1-5, 13-15, 18-22
L* possible CAii: Mk 10:45 The Son of Man has come
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use
to give his life as a ransom for many. + Rev 4:11; 5:9, 10, 12 or Ps 39 (40):7-12
25 16 119 All my hope on God is founded 389 21 959 ii
27 18 121 All people that on earth do dwell 10 22 466 i Singing the Mass Compare today’s readings with
29 20 123 All the earth proclaim the Lord 390 24 460 i those for Christ the King. There is ‘kingship’ to be seen in
50 43 147 At the name of Jesus 28 59 762 i-iv both, although today the power of earthly rulers is in focus as
- - - Be still and know that I am God - 70 - ii well. There is a long list of hymns to choose from today, which
- - - Bless the Lord - - 997 ii can be as problematic as having a short one. Why not choose
- - - Bring to the Lord a glad new song - - 705 i, ii now which hymns about Kingship you are going to sing today,
81 75 196 Christ is King of earth & heaven 42 108 319 i, iv which on Christ the King, and for the Sundays in between? ‘Jesus
FromAlpha
Christ, all sources
and Omega’,Where
is a good way©of Refs/use
summing up.
- - - Christ is the world’s light 428 111 744 iii
- - 200 Christ triumphant, ever-reigning 730 113 763 iii, iv Refrain Your kingdom come (1Lic (Iona), MG); For yours is the
206 167 325 He is Lord, he is Lord 493 246 761 iv kingdom
From (CAYP); Mayenziwe (TIAU)
all sources Where © Refs/use
213 174 333 Holy God, we praise thy name 121 257 708 i-iii From all sources Where © Refs/use
214 177 335 Holy, holy, holy 123 259 468 i At the name of Jesus (Walker) ANJ/0-10150 1Lic
Be still and know that I am God (Bell) WG2/SG 1Lic (Iona)
242 196 361 Immortal, invisible 181 301 725 i Christ is the king! O friends rejoice AMNS/NEH 1Lic (OUP)
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun - - 322 iv Glorious things of thee are spoken AMNS/NEH PD
286 216 - Jesus, you are Lord 525 - 766 iv Judge eternal, throned in splendour NEH PD
Laudate Dominum (Taizé) - 346 698 i Name of all majesty (Dudley Smith) HTC/MP Aut
725 - 875 Laudate omnes gentes - - 478 i Shout all the world (Boulton Smith) MMI 62 1Lic
Thy/Your kingdom come, O God AMNS/NEH PD
- - - Let us go to the altar of God - - 474 i Ye servants of the Lord (Doddridge) AMNS/NEH PD
- - - O God, beyond all praising - - 728 i-iv Taizé : Jubilate servite; Christus vincit; For yours is the kingdom; Sanctus Domi-
- 599 - O God through all the nation’s life - - - Gosp nus II; Psallite Domino; Laudate omnes gentes; Sing to God (Singt dem Herrn)
224 182 346 Our God reigns 500 268 768 i. iii • World Mission Sunday (some in Laudate, not in column alongside)
452 346 579 Praise the Lord, ye heavens 585 605 704 i, ii As a fire is meant for burning (Duck) GII/L 1Lic
- 353 - Rejoice! rejoice! - 618 818 i, iii, iv All that is hidden (Farrell) SL/CFE/L 1Lic
463 354 591 Rejoice! The Lord is king 270 619 326 i, iii, iv God has chosen me (Farrell) CFE/BB/O9667/L 1Lic
Go forth and tell (Seddon) HTC Jub
478 - 615 Sing, all creation 793 646 467 i Go forth for God (Peacey) NEH Aut
- - - Sing a new song 792 644 - i Go out to the whole world (Tamblyn) CEL/CFE/MM/L 1Lic
- 370 - Sing of the Lord’s goodness 794 654 713 i, iii Go out to the whole world (Jakob) 0-11945/Can 1Lic
493 - - *Sing to the Lord, alleluia 603 - - i, iii Go into the world (Duffy) MMI 66 Aut
- - - Sing to the world of Christ 605 658 857 iv WMS I’ll follow my Lord (Philippines) Can Jub
Lord you give the great commission CFE/BB/var/L Hope
771 431 696 Turn to me - 752 786 ii Now let us from this table rise (Kaan) AMNS S&B
- - - We praise you O Lord (Jones) - - 709 i, iii, iv Send us as your blessing (Walker) SCFE/HG/O7133 1Lic
- 456 - When morning gilds the skies 652 805 - i, iv Take Christ to the world (Inwood) BB/O7199/L 1Lic
Take the word of God (Walker) CH/CFE/O9847/L 1Lic

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 25 October 2020
Hear the Word Jesus continues to best his opponents who are trying to trip him up. The reference Roman Lectionary
to the Saducees refers to a quetion about the Resurrection which is not read this year (it comes on Sunday Exodus 22:20-26
32C). This Sunday’s passage is also heard from Mark, on 31B, where mark unusually has a longer account than Psalm 17(18):2-4.47.51
Matthew which includes a dialogue between Jesus and a scribe who approves of Jesus’s answer and is in turn I Thess 1:5-10
commended by him. The two quotations that Jesus cites are from Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19.18. It MATTHEW 22:34-40
is the first time they have been combined and this is a notable moral advance. The pharisees were keen on
many ritual practices and minor regulations which could have obscured what is central to the law. To say that
the whole of the Law and the prophets depend on these two commandments is something new. After this CWL (principal service)
question there is only one more dialogue between Jesus and the Pharisees and then ‘no one dared to ask him Last after Trinity (Prop 25)
any further questions’ (22:40). 1R does not use either of the OT sources that Jesus cited but instead illustrates Continuous Deut 34:1-12
some of the practical ways in which ‘love your neighbour’ is manifested, which could potentially shame us Ps 90:1-6.13-17
today. Do not oppress the stanger (immigrants?) the widow or orphan; do not exact interest from a poor man, Related Lev.19:1-2.15-18
and do not take a man’s cloak as a pledge and thus deprive him of covering at night. Does this not recall some Psalm 1
of the injustices that a policy of austerity and hostility to foreigners have led to in our own country? I Thess 2:1-8
✠ MATTHEW 22:34-46

PSALM 17 (18):2-4.47.51. The verse numbers are Look at the Liturgy The ‘widow’ and ‘orphan’ are impor-
quoted because it is idle to pretend that we tant in the Bible, New Testament as
have ‘psalm 17’ today, only a couple of fragments of a
well as old (see James 1:27) as objects of a practical charity.
lengthy hymn. It is a ‘royal’ psalm, and may have at its
The rise of the single-parent family has diminished their
heart an ancient, original composition by King David,
in whose mouth these words are put (see a parallel in symbolic value as examples of total helplessness. Perhaps old
1 Sam 22:1-51). What we have are the opening and final people are a good equivalent today? Whatever the case, a par-
exclamations of praise; in between is the whole history ish cannot be simply a worshipping community but must be a
of God’s dealings with David. serving one as well. Can our celebrations show this?

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i) Love of God (and God’s love for us); (ii) love of others; (iii)God our strength (cf. Psalm)
Antiphons: EA: Psallite A-182
ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Ps 104 (105):3-4
Psalm settings Psallite A-183; I love you Lord, my strength Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice;
(Guimont, GII 25); You are my rock (Haas, ITT); O Lord my strength turn to the Lord and his strength;
(Dean, Decani) Lord, I love you (Sharpe, AK10) - all © 1Lic; I love constantly seek his face. + Ps 104 (105):1-11, 43-45 or Ps 62 (63):2-9
you O Lord, you alone (Idle, HTC, PsT18A, © Jub.) CAi: cf. Ps 19 (20):6 We will ring out our joy at your saving help
and exult in the name of our God. + Ps 19 (20) or Ps 97 (98) or Ps 21 (22):23-32
CAii: Eph 5:2 Christ loved us and gave himself up for us,
as a fragrant offering to God.+ Rev 4:11; 5:9, 10, 12 or Phil 2:6-11 or Ps 39 (40):7-12
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, &
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1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass Today you are choosing
39 1 133 A new commandment 4 380 920 ii music which will allow people to give voice to the
- - - All that I counted as gain - - 905 i greatest commandments of the law. The sentiments
- - 142 As the deer pants - 54 965 i
- - 186 Brother, sister, let me serve you - [813] 924 ii
of love of God and love of others are capable of
- - 198 Christ’s is the world (A touching place) - 115 882 ii intense expression but we may also find ourselves
- - - Father, Lord of all creation 453 161 - i, iii singing words we don’t really mean, or which are
693 125 262 For the healing of the nations 462 179 886 ii belied by our actions. ‘Did you see the way she sang
- - - God is love, and where true love is - - 242 i, ii Ubi caritas - I can’t stand that woman!’ One of the
- - - God is love, let heaven adore him - - 811 i ways that liturgy works, however, is to give us words
- - - God’s holy family - - 834 ii
that imprint themselves on our minds. We will learn
- - - Help us accept each other 497 - - ii
- - - I come with joy, a child of God - - 649 ii the formula and even though we don’t live up to it.
244 - - In Christ there is no East nor West 136 303 831 ii one day we will find it yields its meaning
252 202 368 Into one we all are gathered 139 312 243 i, ii
292 221 408 King of glory, king of peace 161 343 715 i From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - Lord, your love has drawn us near - 396 774 i, ii A new commandment (cf Gospel) Psall A-49 1Lic
As theFrom
bridegroom
allto sources
his chosen Where
C, etc. © PD (wds)
Refs/use
338 258 462 Love is his word (esp. v.6) 185 399 803 i, ii
Faith, hope and love (Walker) 0-7149 1Lic ii
342 262 470 Make me a channel of your peace 189 478 898 ii God’s holy family (Schiavone) O-8967 1Lic ii
- - - My God I love thee 204 498 - ii I come with joy to meet my Lord HTC/CP 1Lic (OUP) ii
- - - Not for tongues of heaven’s angels - - 919 ii I’ll love the Lord (Bell) WG1 1Lic (Iona) i
- - - Now let us from this table rise - - 647 ii Lord of all nations, grant me grace W602 Concordia i
Lord be thy word my rule CP/NEH PD i
- 303 522 O Jesus, I have promised - 536 875 ii Love is of God (Quinn) PAS 1Lic i
- - - The master came to bring good news 799 709 848 ii These words (Löwenthal) WYP 1Lic i
557 417 681 This is my body 623 730 627 ii Dear Christ uplifted from the earth SG 1Lic (OUP)
557 418 682 This is my will, my one command 418 732 921 ii i
563 - - This is what Yahweh asks of you 628 734 - ii [When Christ was lifted . . . AMNS/HTC]
615 - 734 Where is love and loving-kindness 358 809 - i, ii Your love is finer than life (Haugen) G/MMII 227 1Lic i
772 432 893 Ubi caritas (Taizé) - - 245 ii. ii Chants
- - 730 When I needed a neighbour 353 800 888 ii Bless the Lord (Bell) TIAU/L 1Lic (Iona)
We will take what you offer (Bell) TIAU 1Lic (Iona)
- - - We are your people 807 770 - ii
779 - 735 Where charity and love endure - - - i, ii Children
We hear God’s word (Walker) CTC 1Lic
- - - Where charity and love prevail - - 827 i, ii
Taizé Ubi caritas; Mandatum novum; Adoramus te; There is one Lord
- - - Where there is love (Haas) - - 918 i, ii Ubi caritas versions e.g. MMI 123, 125
- - - Your love is finer than life 778 564 213 i

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76
All Saints 1 November 2020
Replacing 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hear the Word Most of the the saints we know little about - especially the multitude of re- Roman Lectionary
cently created ones. This is the day to assuage any anxiety we may have over Apo1Licypse 7:2-4.9-
this: we can think of them all at once. In recent years three have been added who are well within 14
living memory - John XXIII, John Paul II and Mother Teresa; unlike saints from past centuries Psalm 24(23)
whom we only know from pictures, these two men feel like people we know. But it also makes us
1 John 3:1-3
think of what saints are. Why are so many of them popes, priests and nuns from other countries
- no European housewives, for instance? Well, canonization is not everything. Saints walked and CWL (principal service)
walk the earth and are nothing more than people who cherish the word of the Lord and keep
their hearts open to it (what to do: see Gospel and Psalm). This is the vocation to which we are Isaiah 56:3-8 or 2
Esdras 2:42-48
all called. • The Saints are our fellow-Christians, the Church spans the grave, so we can ask them
Psalm 33:1-5
for help as we would other fellow-Christians. The glory is the Lord’s; if the saints thought we
Hebrews 12:18-24
were being idolatrous they would not listen to us. The Beatitudes are a summary of the way they
✠ MATTHEW 5:1-12
led their lives, simple enough for us to remember and even to live by.

PSALM A processional liturgy. In three sections: Look at the Liturgy In the Intercessions remember the non-
1-2, an affirmation of God as Lord of crea- canonised saints, perhaps members of our
tion; 3-6, the good person’s qualities; 7-10 (omitted family. The Promise of His Glory (the Anglican service book for Advent/
today) the entry into the Temple. many other sources, Christmastide) has some interesting texts for All Saints (48ff) and All
mostly not with today’s response, which in any case Souls (62ff, 74). All Souls day is tomorrow and some of its message
needs editing: few will deny that ‘Such are the men can be combined with that of All Saints. The readings of the ‘missing’
who seek your face, O Lord’ is a little biased, and 31st Sunday, e.g. the last sentence of the Gospel, might provide some
extra ideas: the contrast between the ‘official’ holy men, scribes and
‘Blessed are they who... ’ is better.
pharisees (a type found at all times), and ‘beatitudes’ people.

Respond in Song Scripture keywords: (i): Saints; (ii): The holy life; (iii): The call of God; (iv): Praise; (v): Heaven
Antiphons: EA Psallite A-229 CA; Psallite A-102, 103
ANTIPHONS EA: Let us all rejoice in the Lord,
Psalm settings Psallite A-230. Many settings have the ‘wrong’
as we celebrate the feast day in honour of all the Saints,
response: Let the Lord enter in (O’Hara, AK); Let the
at whose festival the Angels rejoice
Lord enter (Ollis, PsS3 67); Open wide your gates, O Lord (Keil) GII 32. Hymn
and praise the Son of God. + Ps 32 (33)
versions: Fling wide the gates (Perry) var.; This earth belongs to God (Idle)
CA: Matt 5:8-10 Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.
(Trumpet Voluntary); Lift up your heads, you mighty gates (Winkworth) BB
Blessed are the peacemakers,
etc. PD. Stretch towards heaven (Boulton Smith) PsS1 24 (ICEL text).
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. + Ps 125 (126) or Is 66:10-14a
L* possible
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass There are some obvious
8 9 - Alabaré 387 - - i, iv choices for hymns like For all the saints and some less
66 62 174 Blest are the pure in heart 36 88 908 ii obvious ones, like the Litany of the Saints as a Gather-
- - - By all your saints still str4ing - - 372 i, iv ing Song (the kind with a refrain such as J. Walsh Saints
- - - Eye has not seen 737 154 792 iii C of God or Bernadette Farrell’s Saints of God in Glory .) In
130 112 246 Faith of our Fathers 67 165 837 i this year of Matthew the Beatitudes form a good PG or
145 122 259 Follow me 460 175 863 ii, iii Comm chant (see below), or Taizé Adoramus Te. For All
146 123 260 For all the saints 77 176 371 i The Saints is a final song - it is too strong for the begin-
- - - For all the saints who showed your love - - 387 i ning of Mass. One of the Te Deum based hymns is a
149 - - For to those who love God - - - i, ii better start, e.g. Holy God we praise thy name. (The Celtic
210 169 331 He who would valiant be 119 248 862 iii Alleluia has some verses based on the Te Deum.) Taizé:
213 174 333 Holy God we praise thy name 121 257 708 i, iv Beati in domo Domini; Adoramus te Domine II (MMI 134,
HON672, C696)
712 185 376 I, the Lord of sea and sky 508 285 865 iii
- - - Jerusalem, my happy home - - 373 i, v From all sources Where © Refs/use
273 205 387 Jerusalem the golden 149 317 991 i, v Around the throne a glorious band ICEL PD
For all the saints (Bell) LFB 1Lic (Iona)
- - - Litany of the Saints (Walsh) - - 369 i Give us From
the wingsall sources
of faith (Watts) Where
var © Refs/use
PD
457 - - Praise we now the Lord our God 265 607 - i, iv Glory to thee, O God (Gaunt) AMNS Aut
458 350 586 Praise we our God with joy 266 610 784 i, iv He wants not friends (Baxter) var PD
513 - - Te Deum laudamus 719 683 - i, iv Holy Cirty, new Jerusalem (Woodruff) Decani 1Lic
In our day of thanksgiving (Draper) AMNS/HPS Curwen
572 417 690 Thy hand, O God, has guided 331 741 876 i, iii Jerusalem, my happy home var PD
- - - We praise you, O God - - 709 i, iv Let saints on earth (Wesley) var PD
595 448 - Welcome all you noble saints 648 792 646 i, iv One thing I ask of the Lord (Dean) HG/O-7 157 1Lic
There is a land of pure delight (Watts) var PD
Beatitudes: - - Alleluia! Raise the Gospel - - 822* We praise you, O God (Jones) BB/SoH 1Lic
158 Be blessed, pure of heart - - - Who are these like stars ICEL/var PD
63 61 - Blessed are my people - - - The Beatitudes (more alongside):
- - - Blessed are they 699 83 815 Alleluia, raise the Gospel (Farrell) Can/O-11978/L* 1Lic
68 64 - Blest are you, O poor in spirit - - - Amen, amen, it shall be so (Bell) L&A 1Lic (Iona)
- - - Blest are they (Haas) - 85 814 Happy are those who are invited (Dean) Decani 1Lic
- - - As a tree planted 726 50 370 Hey, my love (Bell) WG1 1Lic (Iona)
- - - Happy are they who are in invited - - 615 Lead me, Lord (Becker) JS/RUS 1Lic
- - 654 The kingdom 320 702 816 Psallite A-102, 103 1Lic
Show us your ways, O Lord (Llwellyn) HPs Music: 1Lic (OUP)
- - - We are the light of the world - - 817

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77
All Souls 2 November 2017
Music in Masses for the Dead The present Funeral Rite was introduced in 1990 Roman Lectionary
and there were hopes that it would lead to the development of a new repertoire of funeral music. To a large
extent these hopes have remained unfulfilled, and clergy and musicians will attest that many families who Any readings may be
come to arrange the funerals of their loved ones have a knowledge of even standard repertoire which is chosen from the appro-
very limited or even non-existent. A CD of the deceased’s favourite song is offered instead. The suggestion priate section of Volume
was made that volunteer ‘choirs’ of people who are free to attend daytime masses would lead the music, 3 of the Lectionary. The
and facilitate the introduction of such ritual elements as the Song of Farewell. If this has not happened, it is following are only sug-
not for want of information. gestions:
Isaiah 25:6-9
The following is taken from the introduction to Into Your Hands, a booklet to be given to people preparing
Ps 26(27): 1-4.7-9.13-14
funerals (published by Decani for the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.) All Souls’ Day, if attendance is
Romans 5:5-11
encouraged, would be a good opportunity to sing some of the music that might be used at funerals.
✠ MATTHEW 11:25-30
‘Music is part of the very structure of the funeral rites. It allows people to express feelings
that words alone cannot convey. It has the power to console and uplift, and to strengthen the unity of
the assembly in faith and love.
‘The texts of the songs chosen should express the paschal mystery of the Lord’s suffering, death,
CWL
and triumph over death and should be to the readings. The music at funerals should help to create
a spirit of hope in Christ’s victory over death and in the Christian’s share in that victory Lam 3:17-26.31-33
‘There should be music for all parts of the funeral liturgy, whenever possible. When preparing the or Wisdom 3:1-9
funeral, the priest or other person helping the family should be able to put them in touch with an Ps 23 or Ps 27
organist and other musicians. Rom 5:5-11 or I Pet 1:39
‘If you are thinking of including a piece of non-religious music, please ensure that it is in harmony with ✠ JOHN 5:19-25 or 6:37-40
our faith in the Lord’s death and resurrection and will contribute to the atmosphere of Christian worship.’
ANTIPHONS for All Souls’ Day CA: May eternal light shine on them, O Lord, with all your saints for ever, for you are
FIRST MASS • EA: Just as Jesus died and rose again, so will the Father bring with him rich in mercy. Give them eternal rest, O Lord, and may your light shine on them for
those who have died in Jesus. Just as in Adam all men die, so in Christ all will be made ever, for you are rich in mercy (4 Ezra 2:35, 34)
alive. (1 Thess 4:14, 1 Cor 15:22). THIRD MASS • EA: God who raised Jesus from the dead, will give new life to our
CA: I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord. If anyone believes in me, even own moral bodies through his Spirit living in us (Romans 8:11)
though he dies, he will live. Anyone who lives and believes in me, will not die.(Jn 11:25-26). CA: We are waiting for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; he will transfigure our lowly
SECOND MASS • EA: Give them eternal rest, O Lord, and may your light shine bodies into copies of his own glorious body (Phil 3:20-21).
on them for ever (4 Ezra 2:34-35)
Psalms 22(23) The Lord is my shepherd; 24(25), To you, O Lord
I lift up my soul; 26(27) The Lord is my light and my help or I am sure Funeral Liturgy
I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living; 41(42) My soul Items in Bold may be sung. Items in capitals are to be
is thirsting for God, the God of my life., Like the deer that yearns; given preference for singing. Numbers in brackets refer to
62(63) For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God; 102 (103) The paragraphs in the Order of Christian Funerals
Lord is compassion and love; 114/5 (116) I will walk in the presence Greeting Introductory Rites
of the Lord in the land of the living orAlleluia! 121(122) I rejoiced Sprinkling with Holy Water
when I heard them say: let us go to God’s house; 129(130) Out of the [Placing of the Pall]
depths I cry to you, O Lord. orI wait for the Lord, I count on his word; Entrance procession/ENTRANCE SONG (§144)
142(143) Lord, listen to my prayer (see Psallite A-234). Opening Prayer
____________________

Readings Liturgy of the Word

Some MusicHSuggestions
O & N/Cel/ Refs, & RESPONSORIAL PSALM (§148)
Ritual Music Soul of myCelebration
Saviour L* possible GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (§149)
Antiphons: EA Psall A-232; Laudate
L 438-9 (Re- Thine beComplete
the glory CFE use
Gospel
quiem, Latin/English) CA Psall A-236 Modern Hymns Homily
Song of Farewell: L440-443 Be still and know I am with you Intercessions (Response)
Gospel Acc: Alleluia Beati (Walker) Be not afraid ____________________
Go, silent friend
Tradit1Lic (Iona)l Hymns How great thou art
“Celebrated in the usual manner’ Liturgy of the Eucharist
Abide with me I am the bread of life Song for Procession of Gifts or Instrumental Music (§153)
All my hope on God is founded Like a child rests EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATIONS
Be thou my vision Jesu, son of Mary Dialogue, Sanctus, Memorial Acclamation, Great Amen (§153)
Firmly I believe and truly O the love of my Lord Lord’s Prayer and Doxology (§153)
For all the saints On eagle’s wings Lamb of God (§153)
Guide me, O thou great redeemer
I heard the voice of Jesus say
There is a longing in our hearts COMMUNION SONG (§153)
Unless a grain of wheat
O Jesus, I have promised We walk by faith
____________________

Lead, kindly light Invitation to Prayer Final Commendation

O Lord, I know you are near
Lord of all hopefulness Silence
Now the green blade riseth Taizé [Signs of Farewell]
O God, our help in ages past Bless the Lord, my soul SONG OF FAREWELL (§156)
Praise to the holiest in the height Jesus, remember me
Prayer of Commendation
Praise we our God with joy O Lord, hear my prayer
O Christe, Domine Jesu
Psalms Procession to place of
Sing with all the saints in glory
In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful
Committal

78
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 November 2020
Remembrance Sunday
Hear the Word In Matthew’s Gospel the end is approaching, and in this last chapter before we
Roman Lectionary
hear that ‘Jesus had now finished all he wanted to say’ (26:1) he is now talking
to the disciples, in what is called the Eschatological Discourse, which is concerned with the end of the Wisdom 6:12-16
world and (more for Matthew’s audience) with the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70. It is the first of Psalm 62(63)
these which concerns us today, and the message is: stay awake and be alert for the return of Christ, which I Thess 4:13-18 (13-14)
could come at any time. To illustrate this Jesus tells three parables of which this is the first. The ten ✠ MATTHEW 25:1-13
bridesmaids recall the wedding banquet of a few Sundays ago. It does not need more explanation as it is
clear what it means. What can be noted is that the Bridegroom doesn’t come at the expected time and CWL (principal service)
that the foolish bridesmaids fall asleep without having made all the necessary preparations. The opposite 3rd before Advent
of foolishness is Wisdom, and this is the first word of 1R. This beautiful reading is worth revisiting after Wisdom 6:12-16
the Gospel. If we take Wisdom to represent the Holy Spirit every phrase, every word, is even more vivid. Canticle: Wis 6:17-20
2R contains the text which leads to belief in the Rapture when at the second coming those of us who are OR Amos 5:18-24; Ps 70
still alive will be taken up into the clouds. This is usually associated with the elect being saved and the rest I Thess 4:13-18
damned. It is a concept that presumes that we know best, and not God. ✠ MATTHEW 25:1-13

PSALM 62(63). Last sung on 22nd Sunday, Look at the Liturgy It’s time to look to Christmas and
quite recently, but the context of the beyond. Preaching should link this
readings should make us look at it afresh each time. Sunday with the next two and the first two of Advent, all of which
We are obviously on the side of the wise brides- also talk of the Day of the Lord. In 1999 when these readings
maids, prepared for the coming of the Lord; we came round the millennium was looming; once more that taught
us not to identify a calendrical event with the Day of the Lord
wouldn’t like to be the foolish ones, shut out of the
which the Gospel tell us to expect at any moment. Millennium
banquet. If we do, it would be wise of us to take the
fever is a very dim memory - but Covid-19 caught us unawares.
words of the response seriously.
Remember: Stay awake!
Scripture keywords: (i) Wisdom; (ii) Thirsting for God; (iii) Waiting; (iv) a King who comes (2R, Gosp)
Respond in Song
Antiphons: EA: Psallite A-189 CAi: ‘The Lord’s my shepherd’ settings; CAii: On the journey to Emmaus (Haugen)
ANTIPHONS EA: cf. Ps 87 (88):3
Psalm Settings See p.70. L49. It might be worth considering Let my prayer come into your presence.
a new setting as the psalm has been sung such a short time ago. Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord. + Ps 87 (88) or Ps 26 (27):7-14
It is a good text to sing at Communion as well as in the liturgy CAi: cf. Ps 22 (23):1-2 The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
of the Word. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose,
near restful waters he leads me. + Ps 22 (23)
CAii: cf. Lk 24:35 The disciples recognized the Lord Jesus in the breaking of
bread. + Ps 22 (23) or Ps 103 (104):10-15, 27-29, 33-34
Singing the Mass
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, &
L* possible Singing the Mass These last Sundays can be
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use
given a distinctive musical identity, for instance
- - - As the deer longs (Hurd) - 53 214 ii
52 - 153 Awake, awake, fling off the night 405 64 851 iv in the Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia for the last
61 53 168 Be thou my vision 35 74 970 i, ii Sundays of the Year, MMI 87. Alleluia! Hurry,
159 135 274 Give me joy in my heart (see v.5*) 84 190 722* iii, iv the Lord is near (Lee/Sands, MMI 74/O-7175).
- - - God is my great desire 746 216 912 i Emphasise also the memorial acclamation: ‘Until
212 - - Holy Father, God of might 120 256 - iv you come again’, we think of the Second Coming
224 182 346 Our God reigns 500 268 768 iv at every Mass.
- - - I was born before creation 509 287 - i From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - In God’s good time - - 985 iv
From all sources Where © Refs/use
How far is the night (Huijbers) WYP 1Lic iii
- - - In the land there is a hunger (Lynch) 758 307 976 ii From
O God, allI long
for you sources
(Farrell) Where
GBN/Can © Refs/use
1Lic i
285 215 - Jesus, thou art coming 158 332 - iv O God of matchless glory (Duck) DIU 1Lic i

312 237 - Like the deer (Connaughton) 538 - - ii Wake your power (Löwenthal) WYP/C 1Lic ig
- - 433 Like as the deer (Tamié) - 370 219 ii, iii When he comes back (Stewart) HCSF S&B? iv
- - - Lord of creation 547 - 869 i (v3) Wisdom has built herself a house (Hurd) HT 1Lic i Com
Ye servants of the Lord (Doddridge) AMNS/NEH PD ii, iv
337 257 461 Love divine, all loves excelling 184 398 801 iv (modernised version in HTC, © Jub)
378 - - Now watch for God’s coming 563 514 101 iii, iv
Taizé: Ostende nobis (C/CFE/L/HONL); Maranatha II: Stay with me; Wait for
397 302 521 O Jesus Christ, remember 233 535 982 iv the Lord (also in the hymnbooks); My soul is at rest. Also: In the Lord I’ll be ever
- - - Promised Lord and Christ is he 267 613 103 iv thankful (C/CFE/L/HONL) Music for the Mass: I74 (A gospel acclamation) 126
510 - 640 Take my life 608 677 874 ii (Tamié Psalm 42)
- - - The king shall come when morning 613 700 106 iv 1Lic (Iona) refrains (CAYP): Behold I make all things new; Your kingdom come;
Word of the Father (also L)
602 - - We will walk through the valley 350 790 - iv
751 - - O wisdom - - - i Remembrance Sunday
- - - Wake, awake! (Gospel) 639 763 91 iii, iv The Order of Christian Funerals says that music for Masses
776 440 705 Wake up, O people - - - iv for the Dead should ‘affirm hope in the Resurrection’ (§86).
- - - Wake your power 806 - - iv Everyone knows Abide with me, O God our help in
775 439 897 Wait for the Lord 805 762 88 iii ages past, and so on. As at every Mass, though, first things
- - - We have a king 810 - - iv should be chosen first: what psalm is to be sung? 22, 24,26, 42,
- - - What shall we pray (Remembrance Sun.) - 449 62, 102, 121, 129 (Lectionary.) What about the Alleluia? See
- - - Word of the Father, come - - 740 iv the Funeral section of the hymnbook, or Iona’s collection When
- - 758 You shall go out with joy 823 831 878 iv grief is raw
- - - Your love is finer than life 778 564 213 iv

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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 15 November 2020
World day of the poor
Hear the Word 1R begins with a very striking sentence which will immediately provoke
Roman Lectionary
ambivalent thoughts in the minds of the hearers. One has to say that it can
Prov 31:10-13.19-20.30-31
feed a patriarchal view of women, but on the other hand it comes at the end of a book in which Psalm 127(128)
Wisdom is presented as a female figure. This passage is sometimes read by Jewish mothers at I Thess 5:1-6
the beginning of sabbath celebrations. It shows the practis ability of a resourceful woman. The ✠ MATTHEW 25:14-30
Gospel passsage on the contrary, illustrates degrees of responsibility shown by the men to whom (14-15.19-21)
property has been entrusted. The parable does not need more explanation. It is basically about
CWL (principal service)
sums of money (a talent is four-figure sum) but because it is associated with the word ‘ability’ in
v.14 ‘talent’ has come to mean for us a gift or special attribute; however, thinking of it in this way 2nd before Advent
does not make it any less vivid. The remark in v.29 about taking away from the one ‘who has not’ Zephaniah 1:7.12-18
recalls 13:12 which was read on Sunday 15. At the centre of the passage is that the ‘master of those Psalm 90:1-8.(9-11).12
servants came back.’ 2R explains that this will happen unexpectedly (see remarks on the Rapture I Thess 5:1-11
last week). But it also gives us the credit of being children of light and thus able to know that we ✠ MATTHEW 25:14-30
have to stay wide awake and sober, so that we are not taken unawares by the Master’s return.

PSALM 127(128). A Wisdom psalm (the Look at the Liturgy Next Sunday is Youth Sunday. This doesn’t
Wisdom books, like Ecclesiasticus, mean that every other is Middle-Aged or Old People’s Sunday. We
are the newest strand of the Hebrew scriptures.) It has might think of the parable of the talents as operating simply at the in-
a simple message: those who walk in God’s ways will be dividual level. But does any parish really make use of the talents in its A
blessed. It is also used on the feast of the Holy Family, community? Both the old and the young, who tend to get overlooked, e
where some might feel the first reading also belongs. need to be valued and allowed to give of their best. • World Day of the t
Of course, it is not only perfect wives who are blessed, Poor dates from 2017 when Pope Francis instituted it at the end of the a
but everyone, woman or man, who is faithful in small Year of Mercy. Again, this does not imply the existence of the World b
things (Gospel.) Day of the Rich. See p.55 for an extract from the pope’s letter o
Scripture keywords:
Respond in Song (i) Faithful servant of the Lord; (ii) Blessed are they (Beatitudes: last time this year); (iii) walking in God’s way; using
God’s gifts; (iv) The Lord’s coming (2R, seasonal)
A
Antiphons: EA:Psallite A-193 CAi: Psallite C-196 n
ANTIPHONS EA: Jer 29:11, 12, 14 d
Psalm Settings HON 654; O blest are those (Inwood: G/RPsA/L58) The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. o
O-7139) or Dean (VE p.86); O blessed are those (Ollis, You will call upon me, and I will answer you,
PsS1/46). Blest are those who love you (Haugen GII, PCY2) all © 1Lic. and I will lead back your captives from every place. + Ps 84 (85) or Ps 125 (126)
CAi: Ps 72 (73):28 To be near God is my happiness,
Hymn versions: Blessed are those who fear the Lord (Idle); Bless all who
to place my hope in God the Lord. + Ps 72 (73):1-2, 21-28 or Ps 62 (63):2-9
trust in God (Mowbray) both PsT
CAii: Mk 11:23, 24 Amen, I say to you, whatever you ask in prayer,
Singing
believe that
theyou will receive,
Mass
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, & and it shall be given to you, says the Lord. + Ps 60 (61) or Ps 85 (86)
L* possible
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use Singing the Mass Gospel Acc: Alleluia for the last
25 16 119 All my hope on God is founded 389 21 959 i Sundays of the Year, MMI 87. Alleluia! Hurry, the Lord is near
28 19 122 All that I am 11 23 600 i (Lee/Sands, MMI 74/O-7175). Sing a new song (Bell, G-4672)
- - - Almighty Father 397 - - i has an exuberant Alleluia refrain with choir vv. from Ps 96. It
- - - As a tree planted 726 50 370 ii could perhaps serve as an entrance song for these last weeks.
61 53 168 Be thou my vision 35 74 970 i Taizé: Beati in domo Domini; Beati pacifici; Jubilate servite
- - - Blessed are they who are poor in spirit - - 817 ii (MMI 82); Salvator mundi (MMI 15); Benedictus qui venit;
- - - Centre of my life 781 543 423 i Maranatha; Prepare the way of the Lord; Psallite Deo; Stay with
- - 215 Come my way, my truth , my life - - 911 i, iii From
me; Waitall
forsources Where
the Lord; Bonum est © Refs/use
- - - Father, we come to you 739 166 463 iv Iona refrains: Take, O take me as I am; and see last week
171 143 283 God be in my head 93 205 914 i, ii Psallite: Sometimes the compilers have decided to take
- - - God our maker 483 222 - i aFrom
phraseall sources
from Where
the Gospel as the antiphon ©rather
Refs/use
than the
- - - Hills of the north, rejoice 499 255 983 iv Missal text. Today Come, all you good and faithful servants is
243 197 362 In bread we bring you 135 302 609 i one example. The Antiphon texts are sometimes problem-
- - - In God’s good time - - 985 iv atic, as being the only element of the Missal left unre-
- - - In the day of the Lord - - 986 iv formed after the Council.
- - - Lord, in everything I do 545 381 - i, iii
250 250 450 Lord of all hopefulness 181 386 969 iii
From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - Lord of creation 547 - 869 i (v3) The Way of the Lord:
330 - - Lord of the universe - - - i, iii Almighty Father, who for us (Caird) C/AMNS Independent Press
- - - Now let us from this table rise - - 647 i, iii Centre of my life (Inwood) O-7270 1Lic
Come my way, my truth (Herbert) var Words PD
419 332 543 On this house your blessing, Lord 240 576 - i Now let us from this table rise (Kaan) AMNS/NTC S&B
- - - Reap me the earth 268 615 734 iii Take, Lord, receive (J. Foley) EV/O-10483 1Lic
- - - Sharers in the promise - - 988 i The Day of the Lord:
509 386 639 Take my hands 296 676 608 i Alleluia! Hurry the Lord is near MMI 74/O7175 1Lic
510 - 640 Take my life 608 677 874 i In God’s good time (Dean) O-11082 1Lic
- - - The church of Christ in every age - - 896 i In the day of the Lord (Ridge) BCWS/L 1Lic
Let heaven rejoice (Dufford) O-10479 1Lic
- - - The day of the Lord - - 89 Mannafest Acclamations (Walker) MMI 39 1Lic
- - - The king shall come when morning 613 700 106 iv Now the day of the Lord is at hand (trad/Proulx) W687 1Lic
- - - The Kingdom of God 798 701 821 iv Stay awake (Walker) CLOW/L 1Lic
578 434 699 Upon thy table, Lord, we place 637 756 606 i The day of the Lord (Bell) WG1 1Lic (Iona)
Thy kingdom come! on bended knee AMNS/NEH PD
619 461 743 Word made flesh - - 989 iv Your (Thy) kingdom come, O God HTC/NEH PD

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Youth Sunday
Hear the Word The breathtaking finale of the Year of Matthew is a vision rather than a parable.
Roman Lectionary
And what a vision! All the nations, everyone on earth, will be brought before the
Son of Man on his throne of glory, and judgment will be passed on them. The substance of the judg- Ezekiel 34:11-12.15-17
ment is a summary of all that Jesus has been teaching in this Gospel: in the Beatitudes and the Sermon Psalm 22(23)
on the Mount, the conclusion of the apostolic discourse (10:40-42, on the 13th Sunday so not read this I Cor 15:20-26.28
year). The list of works of mercy has been taken up by the Church (Catechism 2447. there are six, the ✠ MATTHEW 25:31-46
seventh, burying the dead, is not included here). The question asked by the righteous and the answer
given by Jesus are an additional adornment to the story. The just express surprise at having done these CWL (principal service)
things without knowing. Verse 40 is the centre of the whole passage: as long as you did it to one of the least
of my brothers of mine, you did it to me. How many times in the Covid-19 pandemic have acts of kindness Christ the King
towards strangers been made like this? Christ is the old person in the care home, the refugee, in fact Ezekiel 34:11-16.20-24
Christ is in everyone we meet. Pope Francis instituted last Sunday as World Day of the Poor as a prepa- Psalm 100 or 95:1-7a
ration for this Sunday, because poverty is at the very heart of the Gospel and that, as long as Lazarus lies at the Ephesians 1:15-23
door of our homes (cf. Lk 16:19-21), there can be no justice or social peace. (Misercorida et Misera §22, p.00). ✠ MATTHEW 25:31-46

PSALM 22(23); see 28th Sunday, but there was a Look at the Liturgy Today is the antithesis of ‘render unto
different response then. The context of the readings Caesar’, when all the Caesars come to be
today, and the significance of the day itself, raise this judged. It is the end of a year, leading on to a new beginning; in
psalm from something we have heard umpteen times four weeks we will be celebrating the anniversary of Jesus’s birth.
before to a message full of significance. By singing Today is also Youth Sunday, which is a chance for the parish
‘The Lord is my shepherd’ we are asking to be includ- to show how it values the contribution of young people. There
ed among the sheep described in the Gospel, and be should be a shared preparation: mature experience eliciting and
led into the kingdom of heaven by our Shepherd King. guiding youthful inventiveness and enthusiasm.

Scripture keywords: (i) Faithful servant of the Lord; (ii) Blessed are they (Beatitudes: last time this year); (iii) walking in God’s way; using
Respond in Song God’s gifts; (iv) The Lord’s coming (2R, seasonal)
Antiphons: EA: Psallite A-196; CelSupp: 1004, 1006; Laudate 19
ANTIPHONS EA: Rev 5:12; 1:6
Psalm Settings A recent one: Psallite A-39. Whatever setting How worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
of this psalm you normally sing, choose a different one today to ensure to receive power and divinity,
it is noticed. If you normally use a psalm-tone for the psalm, sing and wisdom and strength and honour.
something a little more special today: Gelineau, Walker, Haugen, or To him belong glory and power for ever and ever.
Schubert. Or go the opposite way if you usually sing one of these. Tony + Ps 23 (24):7-10 or Rev 4:11; 5:9, 10, 12 or Ps 71 (72)
Barr (Jabulani, available from Decani) is simple and memorable CA: Ps 28 (29):10-11 The Lord sits as King for ever.
The Lord will bless his people with peace. + Ps 28 (29)
Singing the Mass
HON H O & N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, &
Today could be like the last Sunday
L* possible Singing the Mass
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete CFE use before Lent, with a Gloria and
an impressive Alleluia, so Advent can be a time of restraint,
22 15 116 All hail the power of Jesus’ name 9 19 323 iv
preparation and drawing breath. You don’t need to have the
50 43 147 At the name of Jesus 28 59 762 ii
word ‘King’ in every hymn. Repeat a word often enough and
81 75 196 Christ is king of earth and heaven 41 108 319 ii it starts to become meaningless. There are many aspects to
84 77 - Christ is our King 43 110 325 ii kingship and the shepherd-king is the dominant image today.
- - 200 Christ triumphant 730 113 763 ii, iv Taizé: For yours is the kingdom (MMI 43); Christus vincit; Laudate
- - 201 Christus vincit 715 116 327 ii Dominum (MMI 59); Tibi Deo Patri ; O Christe Domine Jesu (for Ps
107 96 220 Come, praise the Lord, the Almighty 53 131 700 i 23); Adoramus te, Christe. Iona: Your kingdom come, O Lord (MG);
112 101 229 Crown him with many crowns 56 139 321 ii From
Lo, all sources
I am with you (TIAU); Where ©kingdom
For yours is the Refs/use
(CAYP); There
- - - Great is the power we proclaim - - 711 iii is one among us (TIAU) Words that sum it all up are Jesus Christ,
195 159 310 Hail, Redeemer, King divine 107 239 320 i, ii yesterday, today and for ever (Toolan, L/JCYT)
206 167 325 He is Lord 493 246 761 iv From all sources Where © Refs/use
716 209 390 Jesus Christ is waiting - 323 889 iii From all sources Where © Refs/use
- - - Jesus is Lord! creation’s voice 762 326 324 ii, iv
At the name of Jesus (Walker) ANJ/O-10150 1Lic
- - - Jesus shall reign where’er the sun - - 322 ii, iv Christ is victor (Quinn) PAS 1Lic
- - - Laudate, laudate Dominum - - 730 iv Glorious the day when Christ was born (Pratt Green) S&B
302 231 420 Let all the world 168 357 716 ii Laudate Dominum (Walker) O-10704 1Lic
- - - Lord, for the years - - 942 iv Lest he be too far from us (Oosterhuis) C531 1Lic
- - - Lord, whose love in humble service - - 885 iii Praise to God, creative spirit HQU Aut
735 261 469 Majesty 769 477 767 ii, iv Shout all the world (Boulton Smith) MM1 62 1Lic
438 325 568 O worship the King 253 559 683 ii Sing to the world of Christ sMMI130/C/O-7124 1Lic
457 - - Praise we now the Lord our God 265 609 - ii The day of the Lord (Bell) WG1 1Lic (Iona)
The King shall come when morning dawns PD
463 354 591 Rejoice! the Lord is king 270 619 326 ii
To Jesus Christ, our Sovereign King BB/C/CFE Mueller
- - - Shepherd me, O God - - 951 i Based on the Gospel:
- - - Sing to the world 605 658 857 ii Come all you good and faithful servants Psall A-195 1Lic
528 400 656 The King of love my shepherd is 311 699 804 i, ii Come, now, you blessed (Duck) DIU 1Lic
- - - The king shall come when morning 613 700 106 ii Come, you blessed of my Father F1 1Lic
- - - The kingdom of God is justice and joy 798 701 821 iv God of the hungry (Soper) CB/O-9567 1Lic
561 - - This is the feast of victory 626 - - iv also Christ be our light (Farrell) CBL 1Lic
- - - To Christ the Lord of worlds 332 743 - ii Jesus Christ is waiting (Bell) WG2 1Lic (Iona)
606 452 726 Whatsoever you do 352 799 926 iii Lest he be too far from us (Oosterhuis) C531 1Lic
There is one among us (Bell) TIAU 1Lic (Iona)
- - - When the King shall come again 820 806 90 ii Whatsoever you do - see left
- - - Ye servants of God - 819 - i
- - - You have put on Christ 826 825 400 iv Refrains/Chants: see Planning Music/Singing the Mass
Children World without end (Inwood) CAH 1Lic

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First Sunday of Advent 29 Novsßember 2020
Hear the Word Today’s readings are fertile ground for doom-mongers. In 1R, God - whose Roman Lectionary
preence would cause the mountains to melt - is asked to tear open the Is 63:16-17; 64:1.3-8
heavens and come down. Melting mouutains sounds remarkably like the consequences of earth-
Ps79(80) 2-3.15-16.18-19
quake, which some have linked to global warning, or nuclear war. Yet, as already mentioned on
page 3, we are increasingly blasé and inured to prophecies of misery and destruction. The Gos- I Corinthians 1:3-9
pel, if we listen hard to it, is a severe warning against such dismissiveness. Stay awake! There are ✠ MARK 13:33-37
always some who never sleep, and they may change our lives without our knowledge. ‘The price
of freedom is eternal vigilance’ is Thomas Jefferson’s version of this fact. Failure to be vigilant CWL (principal service)
leads to tyrannies such as the Third Reich. Advent 1
Jesus’s warning, in the last words Mark attributes to him before his passion and death, is Is 64:1-9
more serious. The Third Reich was swept away and so have, and so will be, all tyrannies past and Ps 80 1-7.16-18
future. We cannot control the end of the world but we can control our inner state so it is ready to
I Corinthians 1:3-9
welcome Jesus when he comes back, or when our journey on earth is ended. Steady and without
blame, this is how we must be, and God will keep us like that if we allow him (2R).s
✠ MARK 13:24-37

As 1R, a communal lament. If the cantor The Pen. R. should combine repentance
PSALM Look at the Liturgy and hope. Eucharistic Prayer II for
has been attending to 1R, this response will
be heartfelt: it expresses the essence of today’s readings Reconciliation is appropriate in this season. For preaching, look
(indeed, of Advent.) It is not known when it was composed, ahead to the 2nd reading of Midnight Mass. In its presentation of
but surely as a response to a national disaster, probably a the significance of the incarnation and anticipation of the second
military defeat. In the missing vv. the vine (Israel) is sung of coming it could well be read today. Note that after today, Jesus’s voice
at length (see Sun. 27A). We may or may not have a specific is not heard in the Gospels until January (2nd Sunday in OT).• Prayer
disaster to pray about today, but we should learn these resources: Adv. Response 3 (Cloth from the Cradle - CfC p.37) Blessing CfC
words, so they can serve us when we need them. p.53; Chapter III of PHG; LTP Prayers for Sundays & Seasons.
Scripture keywords: (i) Stay awake; (ii) Lord, come; (iii) the Second coming/the day of Lord (iv) Steady and blameless (2R)
Respond in Song Antiphons: They are taken from the Common Psalms for Advent; see p.4. Also Psallite B1/B5.
ANTIPHONS EA cf. Ps 24 (25):1-3 To you, I lift up my soul, O my God.
Psalm Settings Furlong (PsS1). Psallite B2 (actually an Introit) The
In you, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame.
Inwood and Walsh (this also in VE) settings in the
Nor let my enemies exult over me;
old RSB are worthy of note. Dean (VE); plus an older one in RPs. Lord and let none who hope in you be put to shame. + Ps 24 (25)
make us turn to you (Haugen, MHS/G/PCY 2) has vv. from Ps 84(5) as well, CA Ps 84 (85):13 The Lord will bestow his bounty, and our earth shall
see next week; Let us see your face (Haugen, VE/G5462). Shepherd of Israel (In- yield its increase. +Ps 84 (85)
wood, WLP); Save us, O Lord (Dufford LoL/O9495) - song based on the Ps.
HON Refs, & Singing the Mass Wait for the Lord (Taizé),
HON Liturgical
1989 ed 1994(red) H H
O&O N/Cel/
& N/Cel/ Celebration Refs, &
possible Litany of the Word or Come to set us free (Farrell); Lord
Celebration L*
Laudate Complete
CFECFE
L* possible
use Emmanuel, Come (McGrail, L), My soul in stillness waits
1989 ed 1994(red) Liturgical Laudate Complete use (C/CFE/L); Longing, Trusting + The way of the Lord (Foster,
1 2 94 Abba, abba Father 383 7 932 1R Cantate); Gathering Songs from VE, eg Make Ready (Dean,
- - 192 Change my heart, O God - - - 1R Decani 0260). The antiphons are worth making some effort
about.
102 93 - Come, let us go up to the Lord - - - O
• Younger people: Do not delay & The Lord is with you
684 95 - Come, Lord Jesus - - - ii PG/C (Quigley: RUS/Decani); Stay awake (Walker, L/ CLOW) •
- - - Come, O God of all the earth - 130 - ii O Pen. rite: Grant to us (Deiss HONL/CFE/L) or Remember,
- - - Come to set us free 733 135 81 ii O remember (Inwood) from Ps 25 (Introit today.)
117 105 [567] Dear maker/ Creator of the stars 61 138 87 iii O/PG
From all
From all sources
sources Where
Where © Refs/use
© Refs/use
- - - God is working his purpose out 480 217 86 iii Gosp
201 164 316 Hark! a herald voice 112 243 92 O/F Await the Lord with hope (Hurd) BB/UC 1Lic gen
- - - In God’s good time - - 985 iii Let all mortal flesh, arr. John Bell GCT/G-5489 arr 1Lic (Iona) gen
He will come (Bell) GCT-G-5486 1Lic (Iona) PG
- - - In the day of the Lord - - 986 iii Restore, O Lord (Kendrick) CP/MP KTY 1R
300 229 418 Let all mortal flesh 166 355 607 iii PG Why don’t you tear apart the heavens (Bell) GCT-G-5500 1Lic (Iona) 1R
311 235 431 Like a sea without a shore 537 368 84 ii You clouds of heaven, open wide JS 1Lic 1R gen
- - - Lord Emmanuel, come - - 82 ii O Come, God, and hear my cry (Duck) WGT 1Lic i
Wake, o wake (many variations) most books PD i
337 257 461 Love divine, all loves excelling 184 398 801 ii PG/F Watchmen wait in expectation (Pratt) SBU S&B i
- - - My soul cannot be still 771 504 - ii 1R O Alleluia! Hurry, the Lord is near O7175/CP/MM1 1Lic ii
397 302 521 O Jesus Christ, remember 233 535 982 i Come, light of the world (Inwood) Decani/WLP 1Lic ii
- - - Promised Lord and Christ is he 267 613 103 ii F Come, Lord, and tarry not (Bonar) W/IRC PD ii
Come, Lord, come quickly (Bell) WG1 - chant 1Lic (Iona) ii
459 - - Rain down justice/Come Saviour, come 732 132 95 ii PG/C Come to set us free (Farrell) G/CSF/L/O-7135 1Lic ii O
- - - The day of the Lord - - 89 iii God of all people (Haas) G/GII/G-3330 1Lic ii
- - - The King shall come when morning dawns 613 700 106 ii Invocation (O’Hara) ITP 1Lic ii
- - - There will be signs - 726 - i, ii O Jesus, where’er thy people meet AMNS/NEH/CP PD ii (v5)
Judge eternal throned in splendour NEH/AMNS etc PD ii
- - - There is a longing - - 941 iv Nations hear the prophet’s word Dufner [F] SNC 1Lic ii, iii
569 426 688 Though the mountains may fall 630 739 785 ± i, iii O quickly come, dread judge of all NEH/AMNS PD ii, iii
775 439 439 Wait for the Lord [Comm] 805 762 88 i People of the night (Haas) G/WBT/G-2378 1Lic ii, iii
- - - Wake up! the dawn is near 640 764 - i, ii, 1R First Light (CJM) RnS2 1Lic iii
Great God, what do I see and hear HTC PD iii
776 440 705 Wake up, O people - - - i O day of God, draw nigh/near (Scott) AMNS/CP Aut iii
- - 721 We shall stay awake - - - i Songs of praise the angels sang AMNS/NEH/CP etc PD iii
619 461 743 Word made flesh - - 989 ii C The Day of the Lord (Bell) WG1 1Lic (Iona) iii
- - - Word of Jusice (Litany of the Word - - 64 ii The night now is ending (Huijbers) Decani 1Lic iii
Ye servants of the Lord (Doddridge) HTC/AM/NS/CP PD iii Gosp

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Res Resurrexit (Decani, revised 2011)

Abbreviations apologies for any misprints or omissions - let us know about them
RnS2 Rejoice 'n' Sing 2 (CJM Music Ltd)
RPs (A-C) Responsorial Psalter (McCrimmon)
RS Ritualsong (large GIA hymnal)
1Itb One is the body (Wild Goose) ITP In this place (O’Hara, Viewpoint Publications) RTH Restless is the heart (Farrell, OCP)
1RL One in the Risen Lord (Hurd, OCP) IYT I am yours today (Haas, OCP) RUS Rise up and Sing (OCP)
A&E Always and Everywhere (Schutte) Jabulani Enquire from Decani Music S1-3 Songs of the Spirit (1-3) Kevin Mayhew
AA Alleluia, Amen (Veritas) JCYT Jesus Christ, Yesterday, Today & Forever SBL Sent by the Lord (Wild Goose)
AGG Alleluia! give the glory (Hurd, OCP) (Toolan, OCP) SG Sing Glory (Mayhew)
AK Acclaim the King (McCrimmon) JS Journeysongs: OCP hymnbook SH Songs of Hope (STM Group, OCP)
AMNS Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard L&A Love and Anger (Wild Goose) SID Streams in the Desert (O’Hara, Viewpoint Pubs)
ANJ At the name of Jesus (Walker, OCP 1999) LBCR Lord by your Cross & Resurrection (STMC o/p) SMG Shepherd me, O God (Haugen, GIA)
AVCO A Voice Cries Out (Joncas, OCP) LFB Love from Below (1Lic) SNC Sing a new church (Dufner, OCP)
AWT As Water to the Thirsty (Haas, GIA) LGO Love goes on (Farrell, OCP) Source A collection by G. Kendrick (Mayhew)
BB Breaking Bread (OCP) LJ A Lenten Journey (Hurd, OCP) STL Share the Light (Farrell, OCP)
BC Behold the cross (Hurd, OCP) L* Laudate Revised (2012) SW Stages on the Way (Wild Goose)
BHPs Biblical Hymns and Psalms (Deiss, WLP) LTC Laus Tibi Christe (OCP Latin collection) T1AU There is one among us (Wild Goose)
BWF Baptized with Fire (Society of St Gregory) LTP Liturgy Training Publications (Chicago) TaT Throughout all time (Haas, GIA)
Can Cantate (Decani, 2005) LUA Lover of us all (Schutte, OCP) TBB To be your bread (Haas, GIA)
CAYP Come all you people (Bell, Wild Goose) MHS A Marty Haugen Songbook (Decani 2009) TYHL (LL) That you may have life (Haugen musical; LL
CB Ceremonial of Bishops MHWE Music for Holy Week & Easter (McCrimmon) is Lent Liturgy version G-6537)
CBA Choir book for Advent (GIA) MilMas Millennium Mass (Inwood, Magnificat) TSL The Steadfast Love (St Louis Jesuits, OCP)
CBL Christ be our light (Farrell, OCP) MM1, 2 Music for the Mass 1 or 2 (Chapman) TSP Taizé Songs for Prayer (available fr. Decani)
CE Celebrating Easter (CTS Do 580, 1988) MP Mission Praise (Marshall Pickering) UC Ubi Caritas (Hurd, OCP)
CfC Cloth from the Cradle (Wild Goose) NEH New English Hymnal (Canterbury Press) UW Up from the Waters (Haugen GIA)
CFE Celebration Hymnal for Everyone NGL No Greater Love (Joncas) VE Ven Emmanuel (Decani)
CFT Chants de Taizé The community booklet, NLS No longer strangers (Haas, GIA) W (WIII) Worship III (GIA) (sometimes with number)
CG Creating God (Haas, GIA) NSNG Neither Silver nor Gold (SLJ) WBT We have been told (Haas, GIA)
CGr Common Ground (Scottish ecumenical hymnal) O-0000 + number: OCP Octavo edition WCBN (1, 2) Who called you by name (Haas, GIA: 2 vols)
CH Christ is here (Walker, OCP) OCPs OCP Psalm collections (Singing the Psalms, 1-5) WeCel We celebrate (World Library Publications)
CHH Church Hymnary (Church of Scotland hymnal) OD Out of Darkness (Walker, OCP) WEG When every gate (Foley, GIA)
CLSJ Come let us sing for joy (Haugen, GIA) OHB O How Blest (John Schiavone, OCP) WG1/2/3 Heaven Shall Not Wait/Enemy of Apathy/Love
CJM CJM music OR The Office of Readings, Liturgy of the Hours from below (Wild Goose Songs 1-3)
Clif Clifton Music OYG Only you, O God (Haugen, GIA) WGYT We give you thanks (Haas, GIA 1998)
CLM Christe Lux Mundi (GIA Taizé collection) PAS Praise for all seasons (Quinn, Chapman) WL Wondrous Love (Haugen, GIA)
CM Come to me (Joncas, GIA) PCY Psalms for the Church Year (8 vols, GIA) WLP World Library Publications
CM0000 -a Clifton Music octavo PLR Praise the Lord revised (Chapman 1972) WRF Where the River Flows (Haas, GIA)
CP Common Praise Psall Psallite (Liturgical Press) WWC Walk with Christ (Dean, OCP)
CSN The Courage to say No (Bell, Wild Goose) PPP Psalms of Patience, Praise and Protest (Wild WWHW We walk his way (Bell, Wild Goose)
CRC Come, receive Christ (Walker, OCP) Goose) YAH You are all we have (O’Brien, GIA)
CT Chants de Taizé PsS1-3 Psalm Songs 1-3 (Ogden/Smith, Chapman) XSB Christmas Source Book (Liturgy Training Pubs)
CWP1-3 Christ we proclaim (ed. Walker, OCP) PsT Psalms for Today’s Church (Hodder &S)
DD Drawn by a Dream (Schutte, OCP)
DIU Dancing in the universe (Ruth Duck, GIA) Copyright Abbreviations
DK Dining in the Kingdom (Hurd, OCP) Aut Copyright to the author
DP A Dwelling Place (SLJ collection, OCP) 1Lic OneLicense (successor to Calamus, online at [Link]
EL Everlasting your love (Hurd, OCP) Cant Canterbury Press, St Mary’s Works, St Mary’s Plain, Norwich NR3 3BH
EM Easter Mysteries (STM Group, OCP)
Church Pension Fund: Church Publishing Inc., 445 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA, (copyrights@cpg.
EoF Echo of Faith (Haas, GIA)
org)
ETY Each time I think of you (Hurd, OCP)
EV Earthen Vessels (St Louis Js, OCP)
comp Copyright to the composer
FEW From East and West (Dufford, OCP) CopyCare IS NOW SongSolutions CopyCare 14 Horsted Square Uckfield East Sussex TN22 1QG tel 01825
FSB A Bernadette Farrell Songbook (Decani) 748893 fax 748899 [Link]
G-0000 a GIA octavo Faber Faber Music UK, Bloomsbury House, 74-77 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DA
G/GII Gather; Gather 2 (GIA hymnals) [Link]/ 020 7908 5310
GB Glory Bound (Walker, OCP) Taizé Via OneLicense
GBN God beyond all names (Farrell, OCP) Hope [Link] via OneLicense
GBU Go Before Us (Farrell, OCP) Hymn Soc Amer: Hymn Society of America: via Hope Publiishing Co
GC[1, 2] Gather Comprehensive, 1/2) (GIA hymnals) Iona The Iona Community, 21 Carlton Court, Glasgow G5 9JP. [Link]. Words may be copied
GIC Glory in the Cross (Schutte, OCP) free on parish sheets, with acknowledgement. Also via OneLicense
GtG Glory to God (Smith/Jones, Decani) ICEL International Committee on English in the Liturgy. Material may be reproduced free for parish liturgy
GLL God of life and of the living (Joncas, GIA) sheets.
GNLYC General Norms for the Liturgical Yr & Calendar Jub The Jubilate Group, Kitley House, St Katherine’s Road, Torquay TQ1 4DE, [Link]
GW The Great Week (McCrimmons, ed. Dean) (01803 607754)
HG Holy is God (STM Group, OCP)
KTh Kingsway’s ThankYou Music, Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, [Link] BN23 6NT. (01323 410 930.
HGf Holy Gifts (Dean, OCP)
music@[Link]).
HICY: Hymn Introits for Church Year (WLP)
HONA Hymns Old and New Anglican
LitP The Liturgical Press, St John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN 56321
HPR Hear the Prayers that Rise (OCP) MW Make Way (as Kingsway)
HPs Hymns and Psalms (Methodist) OUPs Oxford University Press,Hymn Copyright, Clarendon Street, Oxford 01865 355067,
HTC Hymns for Today’s Church (Hodder & S) [Link]/academic/rights/music-rights/reproduction/
1Itb One is the body (Wild Goose) PD Public domain, i.e. out of copyright.
IBB In the breaking of the bread (Hurd) OCP S&B Stainer & Bell, PO Box 110, Victoria House, 23 Gruneisen Road, London N3 1DZ (020 8343 3303,
ICEL/IRC ICEL’s Resource Collection (pub. GIA) post@[Link])
IEA In Every Age (Ridge, OCP) Veritas 7-8 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
IIFIH In faith, in hope (Walker, OCP) WLP World Library Publications Inc via OneLicense
ISG I shall see God (Haas, GIA)

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The New Celtic Liturgy Christopher Walker
(n.b. not The Celtic Mass) now with Kyrie, Gloria and Agnus
DECANI MUSIC
Oak House, 70 High Street, Brandon, Suffolk IP27 0AU

Dei 0285 Keyboard/guitar £3.00 • 0285a pew £0.30 • Mass of St Andrew Stephen Dean A revision of a
• The Belmont Mass Christopher Walker A chant setting with a long history - it dates from 1987 and was written
for the parish of St Andrew in Hitchin, Herts.
mass of great simplicity 0300 keybd £3.00 • 0300a pew £0.30
0231 keyboard £3.00 • 0231a pew £0.40
• The Sussex Mass Stephen Dean includes two Gloria
settings 0301 Keyboard/guitar £3.00 • 0301a pew £0.40
• The Pershore Mass Alan Smith Already published
in Glory to God and Laudate, this strong and vigorous setting
• Mass of St David Alan Rees a popular setting from is now available separately. 0328 keyboard/choral £3.50 •
the 1960s, now revised 0302 Kbd £3.00 • 0302a pew £0.30 0328G melody/guitar £2.50 • 0328a pew £0.40
• Water of Life Mass Stephen Dean based on his well- Others on the website and in Glory to God (above)
known song 0321 score £3.00 • 0321a pew £0.40 all available as downloads or printed editions

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