SUNDAY XXII at SACRED HEART

For the months of September and October we will be switching from Community Mass to Heritage Mass, another setting of the Ordinary we have done plenty of times.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

ORDINARY OF THE MASS:
Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Gloria, when sung, and Memorial Acclamation)
Heritage Mass (Owen Alstott) (Sanctus, Amen, Agnus Dei)

ALLELUIA: Mode VI (the classic which begins "do re mi do...")

HYMNS, PSALMS, etc.
Entrance: To the Name of our salvation ("Oriel") (Listen)
Psalm 15: R./ He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord (BMP) (PDF)
Offertory: Blest are the pure in heart ("Franconia") (Listen)
Communion:
- Responsory: Psalm 71, R./ O Lord, I will be mindful of your justice alone (BMP) (PDF)
- or Motet: Cantate Domino canticum novum (Vincent d'Indy)
Recessional: When morning gilds the skies ("Laudes Domini") (Listen)
- I like the organist's harmony in the intro and opening verse.

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP

REMAINDER OF AUGUST at SACRED HEART

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

ORDINARY OF THE MASS:

Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Gloria on Sunday unless recited)

A Community Mass (Richard Proulx) (Sanctus through Agnus)

ALLELUIA: Alleluia "O Clemens" (BMP)

August 15 - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

(9 AM and 7 PM)

Entrance hymn: Hail, holy Queen enthroned above ("Salve Regina Caelitum")

Psalm 45: R./ The queen stands at your right hand arrayed in gold (BMP) (PDF)

- Click here for a podcast episode I did back in 2011.  At about the 3:10 mark I featured this Psalm setting in my podcast.  It was played at no other than Sacred Heart and introduced for the first Assumption Mass I played here.

Offertory hymn: O Sanctissima ("Sicilian Mariners") (aka, "O Du Fröliche")

- I heard this was a fan favorite at the daily Mass.  It's a crying shame that today was the last daily Mass to take place.

Music during Communion:

- Responsory: Magnificat, R./ All generations shall call me blessed. (BMP) (PDF)

- or Motet: Ave Maria (Lorenzo Perosi)

Marian antiphon after Communion: Salve Regina (Mode V)

Recessional hymn: Tell out, my soul ("Woodlands")

August 18 - Sunday XX through the Year

(New schedule: Saturday 5 PM; Sunday 10 AM)

Entrance hymn: Alleluia! sing to Jesus ("Hyfrydol")

Psalm 34: R./ Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (BMP) (PDF - first three versicles only)

Offertory hymn: Let all mortal flesh keep silence ("Picardy")

Hymn during Communion: Panis Angelicus (Louis Lambillotte, SJ)

Recessional hymn: O living Bread from heaven ("Aurelia") - repeated from last weekend

August 25 - Sunday XXI through the Year

Entrance hymn: At the Lamb's High Feast we sing ("Salzburg")

Psalm 34: R./ Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (BMP)

- same response melody as above, but different versicles

Offertory hymn: O Jesus, I have promised ("Day of Rest")

Hymn during Communion: Adoro Te devote (Mode V)

Recessional hymn: Immortal, invisible, God only wise ("St. Denio")

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP

SUNDAY XIX at SACRED HEART

The hymns on the most part today take on a Eucharistic theme.  "I am the living bread that come down from heaven," says the Lord.  That is our Gospel reading for this Sunday.

Last week during Communion, I sang the hymn O Esca Viatorum (O Food to pilgrims given), set to a tune written by Johann Michael Haydn.  This week at the Offertory, we will sing the hymn Glorious things of thee are spoken, set to the tune "Austria", written by J.M. Haydn's slightly more famous older brother, Franz Joseph Haydn.  The text is by John Newton.  It would surprise many that Newton also wrote the text of the hymn Amazing grace.  The third verse concludes this: Safe they feed upon the manna which He gives them as they pray.

The recessional hymn for the next two weeks is a new-to-you text, but set to a tune you should most likely recognize.  The hymn is O living Bread from heaven, and is sung to the tune "Aurelia", which is also sung with the more familiar hymn, The Church's one foundation.  Here is the first verse:

    O living Bread from heaven, how hast thou fed thy guest!
    The gifts thou now hast given hath filled my heart with rest.
    O wondrous food of blessing, O cup that heals our woes,
    My heart, this gift possessing, in thankful song o'erflows.

Incidentally, some may have recognized the Alleluia tune (before the Gospel) that I restored last weekend and will be our Alleluia for the month.  Known as "Alleluia O Clemens", it's based on the ending of the chant Salve Regina.  That ending many have sung before: O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.  I adapted the Alleluia to three-quarters of that ending. ;)

So, without further ado...

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

ORDINARY OF THE MASS:

Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Gloria on Sunday unless recited; omitted on Friday)

A Community Mass (Richard Proulx) (Sanctus through Agnus)

ALLELUIA: Alleluia "O Clemens" (BMP)

Entrance hymn: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates ("Truro")
Psalm 34: R./ Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (BMP) (PDF)
Offertory hymn: Glorious things of thee are spoken ("Austria") (Listen)
Communion hymn: Soul of my Savior ("Anima Christi")
Recessional hymn: O living Bread from heaven ("Aurelia") (Listen)

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP

AN ACTION PACKED THREE-DAY WEEKEND

You read that right.  Action packed!

First, there's First Friday (August 2), the Sacred Heart Community Mass at 6 PM.

Then on Saturday, the Italian Heritage Mass (August 3) at 5 PM followed by the dinner dance at the Quonset O Club.  In addition to honoring our patrons of Fornelli (SS. Pietro Martire e Domenico Abate), we will also be honoring our late pastor and fearless leader, Father Richard A. Bucci!  There will be singing in English, Latin and (of course) Italian at this Mass!  And there couldn't be a more fitting priest to celebrate this annual Mass in place of Father Bucci than his best friend, Msgr. Carlo Montecalvo.

Finally on Sunday, our regularly scheduled Masses at 7:30, 9:00 and 11:15 AM.

Music for all the Masses will be in the Mass Guide (on Saturday and Sunday, these come with the bulletin; please grab one on the way in).

So, without further ado...

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

ORDINARY OF THE MASS:

AUGUST 2 AND 4

Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Gloria on Sunday unless recited; omitted on Friday)

A Community Mass (Richard Proulx) (Sanctus through Agnus)

AUGUST 3

Messa Popolare "Laus Tibi Christe" (Federico Caudana) (Gloria, Sanctus, Amen (adapted) and Agnus)

Annunziamo la tua morte... (Memorial Acclamation in Italian)

ALLELUIA (All dates): Alleluia "O Clemens" (BMP)

The rest...

August 2 - Sacred Heart Community Mass (First Friday) (6:00 PM)

Entrance hymn: O Sacred Heart, O Love divine (Traditional)

Psalm 69: R./ Lord, in your great love, answer me (BMP)

Offertory hymn: Soul of my Savior ("Anima Christi")

Communion anthem: Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck)

Recessional hymn: To Jesus' Heart, all-burning ("Cor Amoris")

August 3 - Sunday XVIII anticipated/Italian Heritage Mass (5:00 PM)

Entrance hymn: For all the saints ("Sine Nomine")

Psalm 78: R./ The Lord gave them bread from heaven (Richard Rice)

Offertory hymn: Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All / Hai dato un cibo... ("Sweet Sacrament")

- alternating English and Italian (two verses each).  Special thanks to Peter Fiore, music director at Immaculate Conception Church in Westerly (where Msgr. Montecalvo often says Mass), for sending me the Italian text.  GRAZIE!

Communion hymn: Lodate Maria (traditional Italian)

Recessional hymn: Holy God, we praise thy Name ("Grosser Gott")

August 4 - Sunday XVIII (7:30, 9:00 and 11:15 AM)

Entrance hymn: Alleluia! sing to Jesus ("Hyfrydol")

Psalm 78: R./ The Lord gave them bread from heaven (Richard Rice)

Offertory hymn: Father, we thank thee who hast planted ("Rendez à Dieu")

Communion anthem: O Esca Viatorum (Johann Michael Haydn)

- Johann Michael Haydn is the younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn, who wrote the tune of next weekend's offertory hymn.

Recessional hymn: Tell out, my soul ("Woodlands")

Quod scripsi, scripsi!

BMP