The Three-Day Weekend, plus Ash Wednesday

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Ordinary (for the three-day weekend):
Gloria: recited or Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Info with links to PDF's) (omitted on Friday)
Sanctus and Agnus Dei: Mass for Christian Unity (Jan Vermulst)
Memorial Acclamation: We proclaim your death, O Lord... - Holy Angels Mass (BMP)

Alleluia: Marier

The rest:

Sacred Heart Community Mass (First Friday)
Friday, III-1, at 6 PM

Entrance hymn: O Sacred Heart, O Love Divine (on sheets provided)
Psalm 119: R./ Guide me, Lord, in the way of your commands (Psalm Tone 8G)
Offertory anthem: Panis Angelicus (Hungarian tune)
Communion responsory: R./ I will sing to your Name, O Most High (Adam Bartlett)
Recessional hymn: To Jesus' Heart, all-burning ("Cor Amoris") (on sheets provided)

Sunday VIII of the Year
Saturday, III-2, at 5 PM; Sunday, III-3, at 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM

Being the final Sunday before Ash Wednesday, you will see that most of this day's hymnody is chocked full of Alleluias, thus "putting the Alleluia away" with a bang.  Come Ash Wednesday, there are no Alleluias until the Easter Vigil, and no Gloria until Holy Thursday (except for the Solemnities: St. Joseph and the Annunciation).

Entrance hymn: Alleluia! sing to Jesus (Maroon hymnal, #347, second tune)
Psalm 92: R./ Lord, it is good to give thanks to you (Sam Schmitt)
Offertory hymn: Christ is the King ("Gelobt sei Gott") (Worship hymnal, #500)
Communion music:
- (11:15) Alleluia! song of gladness (Maroon hymnal, #54)
- (all others) R./ I will sing unto the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me (BMP) (PDF)
Meditation hymn: At the Name of Jesus ("King's Weston") (Maroon hymnal, #356, first tune, vv. 1-3)
Recessional hymn: Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Maroon hymnal, #599)

Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, III-6, at 9 AM, 12 noon, and 6:30 PM

Ordinary:
Kyrie: Laus Tibi Christe (Federico Caudana)
Sanctus and Agnus Dei: Mass XVIII
Memorial Acclamation: Save us, Savior of the world (ICEL chant)
Amen: adapted from Sanctus VIII

Gospel Acclamation: Vexilla Regis (BMP) (PDF)

The rest:
Entrance hymn: Lord, who throughout these forty days (Maroon hymnal, #59)
Psalm 51: R./ Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned (Alexander Peloquin)
Offertory hymn: Our Father, we have wandered (Worship hymnal, #755)
- This is sung to the same tune as "O Sacred Head Surrounded".
Communion responsory: Attende, Domine (Worship hymnal, #414, in Latin)
Distribution of Ashes: Parce, Domine (Mode I or Rossini, depending on singers' availability)

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP

Sundays VI and VII

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Ordinary:
Gloria: recited or Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Info with links to PDF's)
Sanctus and Agnus Dei: Mass for Christian Unity (Vermulst)
Memorial Acclamation: We proclaim your death, O Lord... - Holy Angels Mass (BMP)

Alleluia: Marier

The rest:

Sunday VI (February 17)

Entrance hymn: To the Name of our salvation (Maroon hymnal, #326) (Listen)

Psalm 1: R./ Blessed are they who hope in the Lord (BMP) (PDF)

Offertory hymn: O Jesus, I have promised (Maroon hymnal, #570, second tune) (Listen)

Communion music:

- (11:15): Adoro Te, O Panis Caelice (Louvain)

- (all others) Psalm 78: R./ They ate, and they were fully satisfièd (BMP) (PDF)

Meditation hymn: Blest are the pure in heart (Maroon hymnal, #418) (Listen)

Recessional hymn: Jesus, Name all names above (Maroon hymnal, #342) (Listen)

Sunday VII (February 24)

Entrance hymn: Love divine, all loves excelling (Worship hymnal, #558)

Psalm 103: R./ The Lord is kind and merciful (BMP) (PDF)

Offertory hymn: Father, we thank thee, who hast planted (Worship hymnal, #588) (Listen)

Communion music:

- (11:15): He shall feed his flock (Handel)

- (all others): Psalm 9: R./ I will sing to your Name, O Most High (Bartlett)

Meditation hymn: What wondrous love is this (Worship hymnal, #600) (Listen)

Recessional hymn: Sing praise to God who reigns above (Worship hymnal, #528) (Listen)

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP

Sunday V

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Ordinary:
Gloria: recited or Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Info with links to PDF's)
Sanctus and Agnus Dei: Mass for Christian Unity (Vermulst)
Memorial Acclamation: We proclaim your death, O Lord... - Holy Angels Mass (BMP)

Alleluia: Marier

The rest:
Entrance hymn: Christ for the world, we sing (Maroon hymnal, #537) (Listen)
Psalm 138: R./ In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord (BMP) (PDF)
Offertory hymn: Fight the good fight (Maroon hymnal, #560) (Listen)
Communion music:
- (11:15) Adoro Te Devote (Mode V)
- (all others) Psalm 43: R./ I will go to the altar of God; praise the God of my joy (Worship hymnal, #38, antiphon I)
Meditation hymn: Take my life and let it be (Maroon hymnal, #408) (Listen)
Recessional hymn: Jesus shall reign (Maroon hymnal, #542) (Listen)

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP