Pentecost (2017)

Sunday, 4 June 2017

 

Entrance	Come Holy Ghost
Kyrie	(Peter Jones)
Gloria	Psallite
Psalm	Send forth your Spirit (Paul Wellicome)
Gospel Acclamation	(i) Pentecost Sequence (arr. Proulx) (ii) Easter Gospel Acclamation (Brian Luckner)
Preparation of the Gifts	Wisdom, Come Softly (Martin Barry & Diane Murden)
Sanctus, Acclamation B, Amen	Spring Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei	(Peter Jones)
Communion	Veni Sancte Spiritus (Gregorio Allegri, c.1582-1652) Tui Amoris Ignem Accende (Taizé)
Recessional	Shine, Jesus, Shine

The proposed change to the age at which Confirmation will be conferred in the Diocese in future means that the sacrament is effectively on hold for children and adolescents for a few years. Our celebration of the sacrament today with Bishop John was for adult candidates from around the Diocese. The rite itself was carried out in silence, but elsewhere in the celebration we had an eclectic mix of hymns and songs invoking the Holy Spirit, ranging from Gregorio Allegri to Graham Kendrick.

The Ascension of the Lord (Year A, 2017)

Sunday, 28 May 2017

 

Entrance	Praise him as he mounts the skies
Kyrie	(Peter Jones)
Gloria	Psallite
Psalm	Ps 46 (Stephen Dean)
Gospel Acclamation	Easter Gospel Acclamation (Brian Luckner)
Preparation of the Gifts	Viri Galilei (William Byrd, c.1540-1623)
Sanctus, Acclamation C, Amen	Spring Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei	(Peter Jones)
Communion	My Peace (Taizé)
Postcommunion	We shall walk through the valley (trad., arr. Moses Hogan)
Recessional	Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour

 

With the victims of the Arena bombing still uppermost in our minds, we reprised We shall walk through the valley from Tuesday, after which Fr Michael led us into a minute’s silence.

Mass in Remembrance of the Victims of the Manchester Arena Bombing

Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide, 23 May 2017

 

Entrance	All my hope on God is founded
Kyrie	Missal chant
Psalm	Ps 90(91): Be with me, O Lord (Peter Smedley)
Gospel Acclamation	Easter Alleluia (plainchant)
Preparation of the Gifts	We shall walk through the valley (trad. arr. Moses Hogan)
Sanctus, Acclamation B, Amen	Missal chant
Agnus Dei	Missal chant
Communion	Come to Me (Martin Barry & Diane Murden)
Postcommunion	In Paradisum (Gabriel Fauré, 1845-1924)
Recessional	Thine be the glory

 

We remembered the dead and their loved ones in a moving celebration with Bishop John and a large number of concelebrating priests. Among the people of Manchester and beyond, the shock and devastation of last night’s cowardly and barbarian attack has been tempered by a tangible sense of proud defiance. We gave voice to that in our final hymn: not Abide with me, but

Thine be the Glory, risen, conquering Son.
Endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

6th Sunday of Easter (Year A, 2017)

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Today – a little earlier in the year than usual – was the celebration of First Holy Communion for children of the parish, with music provided by the choir of St Peter & St John’s Primary School.

5th Sunday of Easter (Year A, 2017)

Sunday, 14 May 2017

 

Entrance	Christ is made the sure foundation
Kyrie	(Peter Jones)
Gloria	Psallite
Psalm	May your love be upon us (Daniel Bath)
Gospel Acclamation	Easter Gospel Acclamation (Brian Luckner)
Preparation of the Gifts	Regina Caeli (Samuel Webbe, 1740-1816)
Sanctus, Acclamation B, Amen	Spring Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei	(Peter Jones)
Communion	I am the vine (John Bell) & Ps 80 (Laurence Bévenot)
Postcommunion	Exsultate Justi (Lodovico da Viadana, 1560-1627)
Recessional	Out of darkness (Christopher Walker)

 

4th Sunday of Easter (Year A, 2017)

Sunday, 7 May 2017

 

Entrance	The living God my shepherd is
Kyrie	(Peter Jones)
Gloria	Psallite
Psalm	Ps 22 (Murray/Gélineau)
Gospel Acclamation	Easter Gospel Acclamation (Brian Luckner)
Preparation of the Gifts	Flocks in Pastures Green (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)
Sanctus, Acclamation B, Amen	Spring Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei	(Peter Jones)
Communion	You are the shepherd (Psallite)
Postcommunion	Surrexit Pastor Bonus (Michael Haller, 1840-1915)
Recessional	Praise we our God with joy

 

The readings and propers for today, Good Shepherd Sunday, invite plenty of musical selections relating to the shepherd and his sheep, so we went the whole, er, hog.

3rd Sunday of Easter (Year A, 2017)

Sunday, 30 April 2017

 

Entrance	The day of resurrection
Kyrie	(Peter Jones)
Gloria	Psallite
Psalm	Centre of my life (Paul Inwood)
Gospel Acclamation	Easter Gospel Acclamation (Brian Luckner)
Preparation of the Gifts	Awake, thou wintry earth (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)
Sanctus, Acclamation B, Amen	Spring Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei	(Peter Jones)
Communion	Come and eat this bread (Marty Haugen)
Postcommunion	Mane nobiscum Domine (William Byrd, c.1540-1623)
Recessional	Stay with us, Lord (mcb)

 

Today’s Gospel account of the encounter on the road to Emmaus prompted the choice of two contrasting settings of the text Stay with us, Lord.

Our Mass setting for the Easter season comprises three items from the Decani Music collection Glory to God. Peter Jones’s setting of the Kyrie and Agnus Dei are in disparate keys (C minor and B minor respectively), but transposing the Kyrie down a semitone makes them both good companions for the D major of my own Spring Sanctus. The Gospel Acclamation is Brian Luckner’s fiery setting of the 15th century French melody O Filii et Filiae. It makes for a rousing and dramatic congregational refrain, though the setting of the verses, it has to be said, is less successful.