Sunday, 3 March 2013
| Entrance | Attende Domine/Hear us, O Lord |
| Kyrie | Missa Orbis Factor (chant) |
| Psalm | Ps 102 (A Gregory Murray) |
| Gospel Acclamation | Glory and Praise (mcb) |
| Preparation of the Gifts | The Crown of Roses (P.I. Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893) |
| Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen | Mass XVIII |
| Agnus Dei | Mass XVIII |
| Communion | Give us, Lord, a new heart (Bernadette Farrell) |
| Postcommunion | (silence) |
| Recessional | Praise my soul, the king of heaven |
Charles Smith, one of our choral scholars, conducted us in Tchaikovsky’s affecting miniature, portraying the infant Christ encountering suffering while tending his garden. (It kind of tied in with the Gospel parable of the fig tree, which we heard today.) Another of our choral scholars, Tim Round, gave a confident rendition of the (immensely challenging) cantor’s part in Bernadette Farrell’s gently reflective penitential song, which we sang at Communion.
Gremlins of my own making meant that the wrong Sanctus and Agnus crept on to today’s people’s sheet. The simpler setting today made for a more vigorous response than we’ve so far had with Missa Orbis Factor, but we’ll persevere with the challenge. It’s Lent, after all.
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