Mass of the Lord’s Supper (2018)

Holy Thursday, 29 March 2018

 
Opening Hymn The Glory of the Cross (John Ainslie)
Kyrie Mass XVII (chant)
Gloria Psallite
Responsorial Psalm The Blessing Cup (Christopher Walker)
Gospel Acclamation Glory and Praise (mcb)
Washing of Feet If there is this love among you (Martin Barry & Diane Murden)
Preparation of the Gifts Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd)
Sanctus Mass XVII
Memorial Acclamation B, AmenMissal Tone
Agnus Dei Mass XVII & Mass in A minor (Claudio Casciolini, 1697-1760)
Communion O Sacrum Convivium (mcb)
Procession Pange Lingua (plainchant)
Stay with me (Taizé)
 

The Mass of Chrism (2018)

Wednesday, 28 April 2018

 
Opening HymnPraise to the Lord, the Almighty
KyrieKyrie 2 from A Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
GloriaPsallite
Responsorial PsalmI will sing forever of your love (mcb)
Gospel AcclamationGlory and Praise (mcb)
Procession of the OilsO Redeemer (Paul Ford/mcb)
Preparation of the GiftsA joy for all the earth (Ephrem Feeley)
Sanctus, Acclamation C, AmenMissal tone in English
Agnus DeiMass XVIII (chant) & Mass in A minor (Claudio Casciolini, 1697-1760)
CommunionCome and eat this bread (Marty Haugen)
Christus Factus Est (Felice Anerio, 1560-1614)
O bread of heaven
Cantique de Jean Racine (Gabriel Fauré, 1845-1924)
Recessional HymnHoly God, we praise thy name
 

Ephrem Feeley’s A joy for all the earth is the official hymn for the World Meeting of Families 2018, taking in place in Dublin in August. Inspired by the document Amoris Laetitiathe Joy of Love – written in 2016 by Pope Francis following the Synods on the Family held the preceding two years, the text sets well-known words from 1 Corinthians 13, with a simple but strong people’s refrain. It was a good choice for our annual grand gathering of the Diocesan family.

Palm Sunday (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 25 March 2018

 
Entrance Hosanna Filio David (Victoria)
All Glory Laud and Honour
Psalm My God, my God (John Ainslie)
Gospel Acclamation Glory and Praise (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts O Crux Ave (Rihards Dubra, b. 1964)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Mass XVII
Agnus Dei Mass XVII
Communion Father, if this cup (Stephen Dean)
Recessional My song is love unknown
 

Our responsorial psalm was a new setting by John Ainslie, taken from his yet unpublished collection Sing the Psalms Lyrically.

5th Sunday of Lent (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 18 March 2018

 
Entrance Unless a grain of wheat (Bernadette Farrell)
Kyrie Mass XVII
Psalm Ps 50 (Tony Barr)
Gospel Acclamation Glory and Praise (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts (Henry Purcell, 1659-1695)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Mass XVII
Agnus Dei Mass XVII
Communion Give us Lord, a new heart (Bernadette Farrell)
Recessional Praise to the holiest
 

4th Sunday of Lent (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 11 March 2018

 
Entrance Rejoice, the Lord is King
Kyrie Mass XVII
Psalm Ps 136 (Julia Rowntree)
Gospel Acclamation Glory and Praise (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts God so loved the world (John Stainer, 1840-1901)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Mass XVII
Agnus Dei Mass XVII
Communion O Jerusalem (David Haas)
Recessional Praise we our God with joy
 

3rd Sunday of Lent (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 4 March 2018

 
Entrance When I survey the wondrous cross
Kyrie Mass XVII
Psalm Ps 18 (Geoffrey Boulton Smith)
Gospel Acclamation Glory and Praise (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts How lovely are thy dwellings (Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Mass XVII
Agnus Dei Mass XVII
Communion Crucem tuam (Taizé)
Recessional Christ triumphant
 

At the Preparation of the Gifts, we sang words from the Brahms Requiem, echoed in today’s Communion Antiphon: Blessed are they who dwell in your house, for ever singing your praise.

2nd Sunday of Lent (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 25 February 2018

 
Entrance Be still for the presence of the Lord
Kyrie Mass XVII
Psalm Ps 115 (McCarthy/Bévenot)
Gospel Acclamation Glory and Praise (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts Visionem Quam Vidistis (Malcolm Hill, b. 1944)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Mass XVII
Agnus Dei Mass XVII
Communion Turn to me (John Foley)
Recessional Immortal, Invisible
 

At the end of today’s Gospel narrative of the Transfiguration, we hear Jesus’s stern instruction: As they came down from the mountain he warned them to tell no one what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. (Mark 9:2-10). Malcolm Hill’s fiery medieval dance-like setting takes the corresponding words from Matthew, where our Lord’s words are given directly rather than reported: Tell no one about the vision you have seen, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead. (Mt 17:9) The music, to my untutored ear reminiscent of Machaut or something similar from the fourteenth century*, was written in 1971 for the choir of St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, where the composer was organist and choirmaster. An interesting find on the ICSLP web site.

*update: a bit of digging suggests maybe Léonin or Pérotin, which would make it late twelfth or early thirteenth century respectively. Medieval Parisian, anyway. Anyone more knowledgeable care to offer an opinion?

1st Sunday of Lent (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 18 February 2018

 
Entrance Led by the Spirit (Bob Hurd)
Kyrie Mass XVII (chant)
Psalm Ps 24 (Boulton Smith/Dean)
Gospel Acclamation Glory and Praise (mcb)
Intercessions (said)
Preparation of the Gifts Emendemus in Melius (William Byrd, c. 1540-1623)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Mass XVII
Agnus Dei Mass XVII
Communion Not on bread alone are we nourished (Psallite)
Recessional Guide me, O thou great redeemer

Ash Wednesday (2018)

Wednesday, 14 February 2018

 
Entrance Lord Jesus, think on me
Psalm Ps 50 (Stephen Dean)
Gospel Acclamation Glory and Praise (mcb)
Imposition of Ashes Lord, Cleanse my heart (Psallite)
Preparation of the Gifts Miserere Mei (Orlande de Lassus, 1532-1594)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Mass XVII (chant)
Agnus Dei Mass XVII
Communion Bless the Lord, my soul (Taizé)
Recessional Our Father, we have wandered
 

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 11 February 2018

 
Entrance Christ is made the sure foundation
Kyrie Community Mass Kyrie 2 (Richard Proulx)
Gloria Psallite
Psalm Ps 31 (Dean/Forrester)
Gospel Acclamation Here in our Midst (Peter Jones)
Preparation of the Gifts You are my hiding place (Michael Ledner)
Exsultate Justi (Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, 1560-1627)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen German Mass (Schubert, arr. Proulx)
Agnus Dei Hurd Mass
Communion Forget not what God has done (Marty Haugen)
Recessional Alleluia, sing to Jesus

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 4 February 2018

 
Entrance Come, ring out your joy (17th c. Peruvian, arr. Martin Foster)
Kyrie Community Mass Kyrie 2 (Richard Proulx)
Gloria Psallite
Psalm Ps 146 (Ward/Bévenot)
Gospel Acclamation Here in our Midst (Peter Jones)
Preparation of the Gifts We cannot measure how you heal
Locus Iste (Anton Bruckner, 1824-1896)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen German Mass (Schubert, arr. Proulx)
Agnus Dei Hurd Mass
Communion Eye has not seen (Marty Haugen)
Recessional Tell out, my soul
 

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 28 January 2018

 
Entrance Save us, Lord our God (Christopher Walker)
Kyrie Community Mass Kyrie 2 (Richard Proulx)
Gloria Psallite
Psalm Listen to the voice of the Lord (Patrick Geary)
Gospel Acclamation Here in our Midst (Peter Jones)
Preparation of the Gifts Lord, for tomorrow
A song of the light (Simon Lole, b.1957)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen German Mass (Schubert, arr. Proulx)
Agnus Dei Hurd Mass
Communion Blest are they, the poor in spirit (David Haas)
Recessional Your hands, O Lord, in days of old
 

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 21 January 2018

 
Entrance Awake, awake, fling off the night
Kyrie Community Mass Kyrie 2 (Proulx)
Gloria Psallite
Psalm Ps 24 (Boulton Smith/Dean)
Gospel Acclamation Here in our Midst (Peter Jones)
Preparation of the Gifts God has chosen me (Bernadette Farrell)
Cantate Domino (Giuseppe Pitoni, 1657-1743)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen German Mass (Schubert, arr. Proulx)
Agnus Dei Hurd Mass
Communion Teach me, O God (Christopher Walker)
Recessional God whose almighty Word

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, 2018)

Sunday, 14 January 2018

 
Entrance Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Kyrie Community Mass Kyrie 2 (Richard Proulx)
Gloria Psallite
Psalm Ps 39 (Paul Inwood)
Gospel Acclamation Here in our Midst (Peter Jones)
Preparation of the Gifts The Lamb (John Tavener, 1944-2013)
Will you come and follow me
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen German Mass (Schubert, arr. Proulx)
Agnus Dei Hurd Mass
Communion Jesus, Lamb of God (Bernadette Farrell)
Recessional Forth in the peace of Christ
 

The Epiphany (2018)

Sunday, 7 January 2018

 
Entrance O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
Kyrie Kyrie Eleison (Missa Ubi Caritas – Bob Hurd)
Gloria Missa Ubi Caritas
Psalm Every Nation on Earth (Marty Haugen)
Gospel Acclamation St Agatha Alleluia (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts Bethlehem Down (Peter Warlock, 1894-1930)
Angel voices richly blending
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Missa Ubi Caritas
Agnus Dei Missa Ubi Caritas
Communion Laudate Omnes Gentes (Taizé) & Reges Tharsis (chant)
Recessional The First Nowell