Indeed, it isn't. This Sunday, another major feast occurs - The Dedication of the Basilica (formally "Archbasilica") of St. John Lateran in Rome. This feast always falls on November 9, even when it falls on a Sunday (thus superseding the 32nd Sunday of the Year). This is the first time November 9 has fallen on a Sunday since 2014. You'd think it would have had fallen once or twice more in the meantime, but leap years prevented that (we've had three leap years since - 2016, 2020 and 2024).
The significance of this feast is that St. John Lateran is the Pope's Cathedral. While Papal Masses are held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, the Basilica of St. John Lateran is the seat of the Pope in his capacity as Bishop of Rome.
In today's second reading, Paul writes in his first letter to the Corinthians, "Like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it," and "No one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely Jesus Christ." This explains two of today's hymns: Christ is made the sure foundation (entrance) and The Church's one foundation (is Jesus Christ, her Lord) (recessional).
For the offertory I chose Lord, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray (that all thy Church might be for ever one), citing the Communion proper of the day from the Graduale Romanum, "Jerusalem is built as a city, bonded as one together."
For the remainder of "Ordinary Time", we will be using the Latin Ordinary Laus Tibi Christe Mass by Federico Caudana, a Mass written in unison and very congregation-friendly.
Thus...
MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS
ORDINARY OF THE MASS:
Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei: Missa Popolare "Laus Tibi Christe" (Federico Caudana)
Memorial Acclamation (When we eat...) and Amen: adapted from Laus Tibi Christe
PROPER OF THE MASS:
Readings begin on page 265 in the Pew Missal
Psalm 46: R./ The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High (BMP) (PDF)
Alleluia: the refrain of the hymn Christ is the King ("Gelobt sei Gott") (Listen)
Hymns, etc.
Entrance hymn: Pew Missal, #104 Christ is made the sure foundation ("Westminster Abbey") (Listen)
Offertory hymn: Pew Missal, #190 Lord, who at thy first Eucharist ("Unde et Memores") (Listen)
Communion music:
- Responsory: Psalm 122, R./ Jerusalem is built as a city, bonded as one together (BMP) (PDF)
- or Motet: Jesu, joy of man's desiring (Johann Schop, arr. by J.S. Bach)
Recessional hymn: Pew Missal, #257 The Church's one foundation ("Aurelia") (Listen)
See you at the bazaar! :)
Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP
