25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, 2013)

Sunday, 22 September 2013

 
Entrance Christ, be our light (Bernadette Farrell)
Kyrie Kyrie II from Paschal Mass (Alan Rees)
Gloria Mass of the Most Sacred Heart (Jacob Bancks)
Psalm Ps 112 (Paul Wellicome)
Gospel Acclamation Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of the Gifts Blest are the pure in heart
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen Mass of the Redeemer (mcb)
Agnus Dei Holy Family Mass (John Schiavone)
Communion Teach me, O God (Christopher Walker)
Postcommunion Prayer of St Richard of Chichester (Malcolm Archer)
Recessional Sing of the Lord’s Goodness (Ernest Sands)
 One of today’s antiphons for Communion in the Missal was

You have laid down your precepts to be carefully kept;
may my ways be firm in keeping your statutes.

Our musical selections during and after Communion reflected on the same theme, both in Chris Walker’s Teach me, O God, to follow your ways, and in Malcolm Archer’s setting of the famous prayer of St Richard:

O most merciful redeemer,
friend, and brother,
may we know thee more clearly,
love thee more dearly,
and follow thee more nearly. Amen.

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, 2013)

Sunday, 15 September 2013

 
Entrance Our Father, we have wandered
Kyrie (Dinah Reindorf)
Gloria Psallite
Psalm Ps 50 (Boulton Smith/GĂ©lineau)
Gospel Acclamation Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of the Gifts I will arise (Robert Creighton, c.1639-1734)
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen Mass of the Redeemer (mcb)
Agnus Dei Holy Family Mass (John Schiavone)
Communion The blessing cup (Sue Furlong)
Postcommunion Miserere Mei (Orlande de Lassus, 1532-1594)
Recessional Praise we our God with joy
 

The Gospel story of the prodigal son comes up twice in Year C, and some of our musical selections were the same as we had in March. The Responsorial Psalm today was Ps 50(51), so after Communion we reflected on the opening verse in Lassus’s setting. Before that we sang Sue Furlong’s pensive setting of the Communion antiphon and verses from Ps 115(116), usually heard together at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.

Choral Scholarships for 2013-4

 

We’re now recruiting to fill two vacancies for choral scholars, one soprano and one bass, for 2013-14. Click on the image to see it full size, and e-mail me if you'd like further information.

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, 2013)

Sunday, 8 September 2013

 
Entrance When I survey the wondrous cross
Kyrie Taizé Kyrie I
Gloria Glory to God (Peter Jones)
Psalm Lord, you have been our refuge (John Bell)
Gospel Acclamation Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of the Gifts Where your treasure is (Marty Haugen)
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen Mass of the Redeemer (mcb)
Agnus Dei from Take and Eat (Michael Joncas/Gary Daigle)
Communion As the deer longs (Bob Hurd)
Postcommunion Song of the Light (Simon Lole)
Recessional O God our help in ages past
 

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, 2013)

Sunday, 1 September 2013

 
Entrance Christ is made the sure foundation
Kyrie Dinah Reindorf
Gloria Psallite
Psalm Ps 67 (Fintan O’Carroll)
Gospel Acclamation Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of the Gifts O Lord, you are good (mcb)
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen Mass of the Redeemer (mcb)
Agnus Dei Lamb of God from Take and Eat (Michael Joncas/Gary Daigle)
Communion Now in this banquet (Marty Haugen)
Postcommunion Ubi Caritas (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986)
Recessional Tell out, my soul
 

The readings today spoke of the humble being exalted, including the parable of the wedding feast from St Luke’s Gospel. Our final hymn was a paraphrase of the Magnificat, with the words the hungry fed, the humble lifted high. Our song at communion also sang of the feast to which we are invited.