We'll be opening Mass the next couple of weeks revisiting a couple of old classics: O God, our help in ages past this coming Sunday (XXIII) and Praise to the Lord, the Almighty the following Sunday (XXIV).
This weekend, with the First Reading and Gospel being all about healing, opening the eyes of the blind, the ears of the deaf and the mouth of the mute, Your hands, O Lord, in days of old was the perfect allusion to both of those readings. It will be sung at the Offertory.
Next weekend, the Gospel is about "taking up the cross", so two of our go-to's in that case are the most obvious - Take up thy cross (at the Offertory) and Lift high the cross (at the Recessional). During Communion, I added In the cross of Christ I glory, sung to an early American tune, "Charlestown".
All the music is in the Mass Guide. You are most encouraged to grab one at any of the church entrances, along with the bulletin. Also, feel free to check out the "Listen" links below to familiarize yourself with the tune of the hymn. ;)
That said...
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.
Sunday XXIII through the Year - September 8
Entrance: O God, our help in ages past ("St. Anne") (Listen)
Psalm 146: R./ Praise the Lord, my soul (Fr. Samuel Weber, OSB)
Offertory: Your hands, O Lord, in days of old ("Mozart") (Listen)
Communion: Psalm 76, R./ Make your vows unto the Lord and accomplish them (BMP) (PDF)
- or motet: Like as the hart (Vincent Novello)
Recessional: O praise ye the Lord (Listen)
Sunday XXIV through the Year - September 15
Entrance: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty ("Lobe den Herren") (Listen)
Psalm 116: R./ I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living (Richard Clark) (PDF)
- Richard Clark is currently music director and organist at Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston and is doing fantastic things there.
Offertory: Take up thy cross ("Breslau") (Listen)
Communion: In the cross of Christ I glory ("Charlestown") (Listen)
Recessional: Lift high the cross ("Crucifer") (Listen)
Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP
