liturgy & music guide december 2, 2018 1 advent december

Liturgy & Music Guide December 2nd through March 3rd

1st Sunday of Advent – 8th Sunday in

Ordinary Time Year of Luke’s Gospel

The suggestions for hymns and songs below are primarily from GIA, OCP, and WLP resources. Most songbooks provide indices with even more ideas. Choose a selection of music that brings forth treasures, both the old and the new. Our worship brings us together to send us forth! (The titles in ALL CAPS are the tunes to which the texts have been wedded.) Be sure to be using the revised Grail translations of the psalms.

E=Entrance, O=Offertory, C=Communion, S=Sending

Pope’s Evangelization Intention (December) In the Service of the Transmission of Faith That

people, who are involved in the service and transmission

of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a

language suited to the conditions of the present time.

December 1st: World AIDS Day. Please

remember in the Universal Prayer to pray for all those who suffer from this disease.

A question came up recently as to the “use” or “tradition” of the Entrance and Communion Antiphons. These quotes (mainly from Sacred Scripture) are prayed aloud IF an opening song or communion song is not possible. They may be recited or chanted (perhaps in “call and response”-style), again, to unite the voices of all worshippers. The reason they are included in this guide is to assist in focusing the choices made for congregational song.

December 2, 2018 1st Advent

Today we begin a new liturgical year. Before attending to the music for Advent, perhaps we might ask ourselves how we can let our work in liturgy and music lead us to holiness; how we might renew our desire for justice and peace. Today’s Prayer after Communion implores: “…as we walk amid passing things, you teach us by the, to love the things of heaven and hold fast to what endures.”

Some Advent reminders: 1) There is no Gloria during Advent, except on solemnities

such as Immaculate Conception, December 8. 2) The Prayer of Blessing of the Advent wreath takes the

place of the concluding prayer of the Prayer of the Faithful (Universal Prayer) only on the First Sunday of Advent. On other Sundays the candles are lit before Mass or immediately before the Collect. The blessing prayer is taken from the Book of Blessings, nos. 1509-1540.

3) It is the Tradition in the Diocese of Crookston that the Song at Communion is done beginning with the communion of the presider through the reposition of the Blessed Sacrament; the customary posture for processionals is standing. A period of silence is to be observed after communion for the offering of individual prayers of thanksgiving.

Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

To you, I lift up my soul, O my God. In you, I have trusted;

let me not be put to shame. Nor let my enemies exult over me;

and let none who hope in you be put to shame.

A Season of Light (O/C/S)

Ábranse los Cielos (O)

Advent Gathering Rite

Awake to the Day (O/S)

Behold, O Zion, God Will Come (O/S)

Come, Emmanuel (O/C/S)

Come, Light of the World (O/S)

Come, Now, Almighty King ITALIAN HYMN

Find Us Ready (Booth)

In the Day of the Lord (Ridge)

Letanía de Adviento/Advent Litany (J. Cortez)

Litany of the Word (Farrell)

Now Is the Time Approaching (O/S)

O Lord of Light (O/S)

¡Oh Ven! ¡Oh Ven, Emanuel! (O)

Preparen el Camino (S)

Sing Out, Earth & Skies (Haugen)

The Advent of Our God (O/S)

The Advent of Our King (Williams) ST. THOMAS

The King Shall Come (Mattingly) (O/S)

The King Shall Come ST. STEPHEN

The King Shall Come when Morning… MORNING SONG

This Is Our Justice (O/C)

To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd)

Tu Pueblo Te Espera (O/C)

Vamos a la Casa del Señor

Ven, Señor (Rubalcava) (S)

Wake, O Wake, and Sleep No Longer WACHET AUF (O/S)

1st Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16:

The time is coming when the LORD’s promise to Israel will be

fulfilled. An offspring of David will come and bring justice

for all nations of the world.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14

To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.

2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2:

Paul prayed to the Lord for the Christians of Thessalonica

that their love for one another would overflow and that their

hearts might be blameless and holy before God.

Gospel Verse:

Show us, Lord, your love;

and grant us your salvation.

Gospel: Luke 21:35-28, 34-36:

There will be great signs in the heavens and great distress on

the earth when the Son of Man comes in glory. Therefore, “be

vigilant at all times…to stand before the Son of Man.”

Prep of Gifts:

(Instrumental/choral)

Al Partir el Pan (C)

Bread That Was Sown (Norbet)

Come, Emmanuel (Thomson)

Come, Lord! Maranatha (Manalo)

El Señor Es Mi Luz: Sal 27(26) (C)

Love One Another (Dufford)

Maranatha (Chiusano)

Maranatha II (Schoenbachler)

Muéstranos, Señor: Sal 85(84) (C)

Prepare Ye (S)

Te Esperamos, Oh Señor (S)

The King Shall Come (Thomson)

Ven, Salvador EL DIOS DE PAZ (S)

Your Light Will Come, Jerusalem (Hurd)

Communion Processional: Communion Antiphon:

The Lord will bestow his bounty, and our earth shall yield

its increase.

Bread of Life (Advent/Christmas Setting) (Farrell)

Jesus, Come to Us (Haas)

Jesus, Hope of the World

Justice Shall Flourish/Lord, Every Nation (Cooney)

Lord, Show Us Your Mercy and Love (C)

Maranatha I (Westphal)

My Deliverer (S)

Taste and See (Hurd)

There Is a Longing (Quigley)

This Bread That We Share (MacAller)

To You, O Lord (Joncas, Soper)

We Remember, We Believe (Angrisano)

Song of Praise/Sending Forth:

Bearers of Peace SOMERSTOWN

Christ the Lord (Hart)

City of God (Schutte)

For the Healing of the Nations ST. THOMAS

Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord PARK PLACE

Lord of Glory (Manion)

People of Peace (Landry)

Soon and Very Soon SOON AND VERY SOON

We Are Called (Haas)

OTHER:

Canticle of the Turning

Christ Is Surely Coming

Come, Lord, and Tarry Not

Dwelling Place

Each Winter As the Year Grows Older

From the Father’s Throne on High

Let Justice Roll like a River

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Now the Day of the Lord Is at Hand

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

Wait for the Lord

When the Lord in Glory Comes

Question of the Week: How can I prepare myself for the coming of Jesus, at Christmas and at the end of time?

Calendar 2 Begin Year C of the Sunday

Lectionary for Mass 3 Memorial of St. Francis Xavier Hanukkah begins 4 Optional Memorial of St. John

Damascene 6 Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas 7 Memorial of St. Ambrose First Friday Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate

Conception of Mary (Obligation)

December 8 Immaculate Conception of Mary

Did you know that this solemnity is usually an obligatory one for the USA? That’s because Mary of the Immaculate Conception is our nation’s patroness. Did you know that some confuse the feast with Jesus’ conception? Remember, Jesus’ birth is celebrated December 25, 9 months after the feast of the Annunciation on March 25. NB: When it falls on a Sunday, the Feast moves to Monday (without its obligation). Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

I rejoice heartily in the Lord, in my God is the joy of my soul;

for he has clothed me with a robe of salvation, and wrapped

me in a mantle of justice, like a bride adorned with her jewels.

Blessed One (O/C/S)

Canticle of the Turning (O/C)

Canto de María (O/C)

Elevamos Nuestros Cantos (S)

Glory and Praise to Our God (Schutte)

Hail Mary: Gentle Woman (Landry) (O/C/S)

Holy Is His Name (Talbot) (O/C)

Holy Is Your Name WILD MOUNTAIN THYME (O/C)

Hymn to Mary Immaculate (O/S)

Immaculate Mary LOURDES HYMN (O/S) Ave de Lourdes

Magnificat (Farrell)

Mary’s Song (Rieth)

My Soul Rejoices (François)

O Sanctissima O DU FRÖHLICHE Oh Santísima (O)

She Will Show Us the Promised One (O/S)

Sing a New Song (Schutte)

Sing “Ave!” (O/S)

Sing of Mary (O/S)

Song of Mary SONG OF MARY

Stainless the Maiden (O/S)

The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came GABRIEL’S MESSAGE

1st Reading: Genesis 3:9-15, 20:

Adam and Eve ate from the tree that the LORD God forbade.

Enmity would rise up between the serpent and the woman.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4

Sing to the Lord a new song,

for he has done marvelous deeds.

2nd Reading: Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12:

Christians received “every spiritual blessing in the heavens”

through Jesus. Through Christ, God freely chose and adopted

the faithful as children.

Gospel Verse:

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;

blessed are you among women.

Gospel: Luke 1:26-38:

The angel greeted Mary, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with

you.” The angel told Mary she would conceive a son by the

power of the Holy Spirit. She answered, “May it be done to me

according to your word.”

Prep of Gifts:


All That Is Hidden (Farrell)

Ave Maria (E. Cortés, Norbet)

Canticle of Mary (C)

Canticle of Our Lady (C)

I Rejoiced (Hart)

Mary’s Song NEW BRITAIN (S)

Mary’s Song of Praise (S)

Mu Soul Rejoices in the Lord (C)

O Holy Mary (Alstott)

O María, Madre Mía

Pilgrim Prayer (Moriarty)

The Hail Mary (C/S)


Glorious things are spoken of you, O Mary, for from you

arose the sun of justice, Christ our God.

All the Ends of the Earth (Haas)

Let It Be Done to Us/Tu Voluntad, Señor (Hurd)

Like a Child Rests (Walker)

Mary’s Song (Joncas)

My Soul Rejoices (Alstott)


One Bread, One Body (Foley)


A Rightful Place (Angrisano)

Adiós, Reina de Cielo

Bearers of Peace SOMERSTOWN

Hail, Holy Queen SALVE REGINA COELITUM

Let Heaven Rejoice (Dufford)


Morning Has Broken BUNESSAN

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow OLD 100TH

See How the Virgin Waits (Jabusch)

Sing We of the Blessed Mother OMNI DIE DIC MARIAE

OTHER:

I Am for You

I Say Yes, Lord/Digo Sí, Señor

I Sing a Maid

Litany of Mary

Mary First among Believers

Mary, How Lovely

No Wind at the Window

O Come, Divine Messiah

O Mary of Promise

Praise We the Lord This Day

Savior of the Nations, Come

Question of the Day: How has God blessed my life?

December 9 2nd Advent

Pope Francis, in his Apostolic Exhortation, “Gaudete et Exultate,” (March 19, 2018) states that discernment is more than intelligence or common sense. “The gift of discernment has become all the more necessary today, since contemporary life offers immense possibilities for action and distraction, and the world presents all of them as valid and good” (167-168) “Discernment also enables us to recognize the concrete means that the Lord provides in his mysterious and loving plan, to make us move beyond mere good intentions” (169). How does this apply to our liturgical music planning? As servants of the liturgy, our priority must be to proclaim the Gospel message in this year, in this particular culture through music with whatever music style will enable the People of God to draw closer into the mystery of this season as we again celebrate the Incarnation. Did you know? At the OCP website (ocp.org) you can add “The Orchard” after any of their song titles in your YouTube search so that you can listen to a rendering before playing or teaching a new selection.


O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the

nations, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard

in the joy of your heart.

Ábranse los Cielos (O)

Alleluia! Hurry the Lord Is Near (Sands)

Awake to the Day (O/S)

Behold, O Zion, God Will Come (O)

Christ, Be Our Light (Farrell) (O/C)

Come, Emmanuel (Thomson) (O/C/S)

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus STUTTGART

Comfort, Comfort, O My People GENEVA (O/S)

Let the Valleys Be Raised (Schutte)

Litany for the Season of Advent (O/C)

Look to the One (O/C)

Now Is the Time Approaching (O/S)


On Jordan’s Bank WINCHESTER NEW (O/S)

People, Look East (O/S)

Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (O/C/S)

Preparen el Camino (S)

Proclaim the Joyful Message (O/C/S)

Ready the Way (Hurd, Stephan)

Sing Out! Earth and Skies (Haugen)

The Great Forerunner of the Morn WINCHESTER NEW

This Is Your Justice (O/C/S)

To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd)


Ven, Señor (Rubalcava) (S)

You Have Anointed Me (Balhoff)

1st Reading: Baruch 5:1-9:

Rejoice, Jerusalem, and be glad! The glory of God will

shine upon you. The mountains and valleys will become a

level plain. “God is leading Israel in joy.”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 6

The Lord has done great things for us;

we are filled with joy.

2nd Reading: Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11:

Paul prayed for the Philippians that the good work begun in

them may be “filled with the fruit of righteousness that

comes through Jesus Christ.”

Gospel Verse:

Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths:

all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

Gospel: Luke 3:1-6:

The word of God was spoken to John the Baptizer. From that

time on he went about proclaiming a baptism of repentance,

saying, “Prepare the way of the Lord.”

Prep of Gifts:


Be Holy (C)

Come and Set Us Free (Thomson)

Come, Lord Jesus (Ridge)

Every Valley (Dufford)

God of Mercy (Manalo)

Homeward Bound

Muéstranos, Señor/Lord, Show Us: Sal 85(84) (C)

¡Oh Jesús! ¡Oh Buen Pastor! (C)

Prepare Ye (S)

Say to the Frightened Heart (Hurd)


Ven, Salvador EL DIOS DE PAZ (S)

Ven y Sálvanos (S)



Jerusalem, arise and stand upon the heights, and behold

the joy which comes to you from God.

A Voice Cries Out (Joncas)

Blessed and Holy (Farrell)

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)

Jesus, Hope of the World

Litany of the Word (Farrell)

Lord, Let Us See Your Kindness (Psalm 85) (Soper)

Servant Song (McGargill)

The Lord Has Done Great Things (J. Cortez, Manalo)

There Is a Longing (Quigley)


Anthem (Conry)

As It Is in Heaven (Maher)

Benedictus (Farrell)

Let the Heavens Be Glad (Feiten)

Let the King of Glory Come (Joncas)

Lord of Glory (Manion)

Ready the Way (Stephan)

Soon and Very Soon SOON AND VERY SOON

The King of Glory KING OF GLORY

OTHER:

A Morning Star Draws Near

City of God

City of God, Jerusalem

Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior

Prepare! Prepare!

Wait for the Lord

Walk in the Reign

Wild and Lone the Prophet’s Voice

Question of the Week: Can I properly discern what is of value and then act according to those values?

Calendar 11 Optional Memorial of St. Damasus I 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 13 Memorial of St. Lucy 14 Memorial of St. John of the Cross

December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe

This feast has become the most popular liturgical celebration for Mexican Americans in the US as well as in Mexico. Early in the morning on this feast, the plaza of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, for one, will be bursting with mariachi music, Aztec dancers, and love songs to Nuestra Señora, who led the people to her son Jesus. We can celebrate in solidarity, and recognition of our Catholic-ness = universality. For other songs and hymns, see December 8th. Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun,

with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve

stars.

Buenos Días, Paloma Blanca

God Has Chosen Me (Farrell)

Immaculate Mary LOURDES HYMN

Las Mañanitas Guadalupanas

Las Mañanitas Tapatías

Laudes, Salmo 62/Morning Prayer: Psalm 63 (Rubalcava)


O Love of God/Amor de Dios (Hurd)

Mary’s Song NEW BRITAIN

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL

O Sanctissima/O Most Holy One/Mary, Full of Grace

(Hagan)

Sing of Mary PLEADING SAVIOR

1st Reading: Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab:

After the woman and her child were saved from the dragon, a

loud voice sounded from heaven: “Now have salvation and

power come, and the Kingdom of our God and the authority of

the Anointed.”

Responsorial Psalm: Judith 13:18bcde, 19

You are the highest honor of our race.

Gospel Verse:

Blessed are you, holy Virgin Mary,

deserving of all praise;

from you rose the sun of justice,

Christ our God.


Mary went to Zechariah’s house in the hill country to visit

Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary, the baby in

Elizabeth’s womb “leaped.” Mary said, “My soul proclaims

the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my

savior.”

Prep of Gifts:


Ave Maria (E. Cortés, Norbet)

Be Not Afraid (Dufford)

In God Alone (Farrell)

Las Apariciones Guadalupanas (Desde el Cielo)


Pescador de Hombres/Lord, You Have Come (Gabaráin)

Prayer of St. Francis/Oración de San Francisco (Temple)

The Cry of the Poor (Foley)


The Lord has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and

has lifted the lowly.

OR God has not acted thus for any other nation; to no other

people had he shown his love so clearly.

Al Partir el Pan (Fuertes)


El Cáliz que Bendecimos/Our Blessing Cup (Cortez)

El Señor Es Mi Pastor/The Lord Is My Shepherd (Reza)

Gusten y Vean/Taste & See (Reza)

Litany for the Earth (Bridge)

Magnificat (Rubalcava)

Open My Eyes (Manibusan)

Somos el Cuerpo de Cristo/We Are the Body of Christ

(Cortez) (S)

Ustedes Sacarán Agua/You Will Draw Water Joyfully

(Reza)


Adiós, Oh Virgen de Guadalupe

Day of Peace (Whitaker)

Deo Gratias (Rubalcava)

Envía Tu Espíritu (Hurd)

For the Healing of the Nations ST. THOMAS

Hail, Holy Queen SALVE REGINA COELITUM

Laudate, Laudate Dominum (Walker)

Vayan al Mundo/Go Out to the World (Cortez)

Question of the Day: Can I, like Juan Diego, accept the challenge and speak from the heart, even if at first rejected?

December 16 3rd Advent

“Rejoice!” The opening Collect as well as the First Reading, Responsorial (not a psalm), and Second Reading, all speak in joyous tones! Pope Francis’ apostolic letter, “Gaudete et Exultate” emphasizes the importance of discernment. Are we in touch with our own need for peace and calm? Until we get in touch with our own enslavement, can we really understand the impact of the Incarnation? Do we need a savior? Do we rejoice or merely sing the words? What are we singing about? In this crazy busy time for musicians, take time to “get in touch” with “why we do what we do” and focus on what endures! During the final days of Advent (December 17-23), pray with the “O” Antiphons”:

December 17: O Sapientia (O Wisdom) December 18: O Adonai (O Lord) December 19: O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse) December 20: O Clavis David (O Key of David) December 21: O Oriens (O Dayspring) December 22: O Rex Gentium (O King of the Nations) December 23: O Emmanuel (O With Us is God)


Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed,

the Lord is near.

Canten a Dios con Alegría (S)

Canto del María (O/C)

Come and Set Us Free (Thomson)

Come, Light of the World (O/S)


Come, O Long-Awaited Savior (O/S)

Comfort, Comfort, O My People GENEVA (O/S)

Emmanuel (Angrisano)

God of Might and God of Mercy GRAHAM

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (O/S)


Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates TRURO

Look to the One (O/C)

O Come, Divine Messiah (O/S)

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel VENI VENI EMMANUEL


On Jordan’s Bank (O/S)

On That Holy Mountain (O/S)

People, Look East (O/S)

Preparen el Camino (C/S)

Proclaim the Joyful Message (O/C)

Ready the Way (Hurd)

Shout to the Lord (O)

Shout to the North (O/S)

The Spirit of God (O/C)


1st Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-18a:

Be joyful, Jerusalem! The LORD will come and save you from

your enemies. Do not be discouraged or lose heart, for “the

LORD, your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Jesse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel

Responsorial Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6

Cry out with joy and gladness:

for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.

2nd Reading: Philippians 4:4-7:

“Rejoice in the Lord always,” wrote Paul. “I say it again:

rejoice! The Lord is near. Make your requests known to God;

then the peace of God that surpasses understanding will guard

your hearts and minds.”

Gospel Verse:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

because he has anointed me

to bring glad tidings to the poor.


John the Baptizer said to the crowds, “I am baptizing you with

water, but one mightier than I is coming. He will baptize you

with the Holy Spirit and fire.” In that way he preached good

news to the people.

Prep of Gifts:


Ábranse los Cielos

All That Is Hidden (Farrell)

Blessed and Holy (Farrell) (E)

Christ, Circle Round Us (Schutte)

Come, Emmanuel (Thomson)

Come, Lord Jesus (Ridge)

Cry Out with Joy/You Will Draw Water (Blakesley)

Su Nombre Es Santo: Lc/Lk 1(C/S)


(Reza)

¡Ven, Salvador! EL DIOS DE PAZ (C)

Ven y Sálvanos (S)

We Shall Draw Water (Inwood)


Say to the faint of heart: Be strong and do not fear. Behold,

our God will come, and he will save us.


Bread of Life (Advent/Christmas Setting) (Farrell)

Christ, Be Our Light (Farrell)

El Pan de la Vida (Cortés)

God of Mercy (Manalo/Hurd)

Gusten y Vean/Taste and See: Sal 34(33)

Lord, Show Us Your Mercy (Psalm 85) (Modlin)

O How Blessed (Schutte)

Patience, People (Foley)


Rejoice in the Promise of Jesus (Crandal)

Song of the Body of Christ NO KE ANO’ AHI AHI

Voice of Christ (Smith)


Anthem (Conry)

Benedictus (Angrisano)


Isaiah 61 (Maher)



My Deliverer

Rejoice

The Great Forerunner of the Morn WINCHESTER NEW

The Spirit Sends Us Forth AZMON

Ven, Señor


With One Voice (Manalo)

OTHER:

Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn

City of God, Jerusalem

My Soul in Stillness Waits

Prepare the Way of the Lord


Send Down Fire

Sing a New Song to the Lord

Wait for the Lord

What Does the Lord Require

When John Baptized by Jordan’s River

Wild and Lone the Prophet’s Voice

Question of the Week: Knowing that God is in our midst, how can I answer the question from the Gospel: “What should I do?”

Calendar 21 Optional Memorial of St. Peter

Canisius Winter begins

December 23 4th Advent

Pack you gear, musicians! Make sure everything is in order at home for Christmas. Hopefully, the gifts are wrapped! Say farewell to your loved ones! Promise your spouse anything! Because, surely, church will be a priority today, tomorrow (Christmas Vigil), and Tuesday (Christmas Day). For today, depending on your situation, consider simple, straightforward selections in contrast to what will probably be the very festive and celebratory sounds of Christmas liturgies. Not everyone in your community is excited about Christmas. For some it is a difficult time, especially those experiencing loss or incarceration…remember your pastoral-ness…


Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds

rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring

forth a Savior.

Advent Litany (Prendergast)

Ave Maria

Behold a Virgin Bearing Him (O/S)

Blessed One (O/C/S)

Come, Now, Almighty King ITALIAN HYMN

Come, O Long-Awaited Savior (O/S)

Come to Us (Walton) (C)

Elevamos Nuestros Cantos (S)

Emmanuel (Angrisano) (O/C/S)

Hail Mary: Gentle Woman (Landry) (O/C/S)

Lift Up Your Heads (O/S)

Magnificat (Farrell, FINLANDIA)

O Come, Divine Messiah VENEZ, DIVIN MESSIE (O/S)

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel VENI VENI EMMANUEL

(O/C/S)


O Lord of Light (O/S)

Preparen el Camino (C/S)

Savior of the Nations, Come (O/S)

Sing Out! Earth and Skies (Haugen)


1st Reading: Micah 5:1-4a:

Out of tiny Bethlehem will come one who is to be ruler over

all Israel. “He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock…he

shall be peace.”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19

Lord, make us turn to you,

let us see your face and we shall be saved.

2nd Reading: Hebrews 10:5-10:

God took no delight in holocausts and sin offerings, even

those that fulfilled the law. Rather, God desired Christ. By

death, Jesus took away the first covenant to set up the second.

Gospel Verse:

Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.

May it be done to me according to your word.


When Mary visited Zechariah’s house,

Elizabeth greeted her: “Blessed are you among women, and

blessed is the fruit of your womb.” When Elizabeth heard

Mary’s greeting, “the infant leaped in her womb.”

Prep of Gifts:


Ábranse los Cielos

Alegría, Alegría, Alegría (S)

Ave Maria (Cortés)

Ave Maria/Hail, Maiden Mary (C/S)

Beyond the Moon and Stars (Schutte)

Blessed and Holy (Farrell)


Canticle of Our Lady (C)

Christ, Circle Round Us (Schutte)

Digo Sí, Señor/ I Say Yes, My Lord (C)

Dime, Señor (C)

Lo, How a Rose ES IST EIN’ ROS’ ENTSPRUNGEN (S)

Lord, Come and Save Us (S)


My Soul Rejoices in the Lord (C)

Take My Life (C)


The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came GABRIEL’S

MESSAGE

¡Ven, Salvador! EL DIOS DE PAZ


Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son; and his name

will be called Emmanuel.

Banquete de Unidad

Bread for the World (Farrell)

Like a Shepherd (Dufford)


Servant Song (McGargill)

Taste and See (Kendzia)

That There May Be Bread (Norbet)

The Cry of the Poor (Foley)



Creator of the Stars of Night CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM

Let the King of Glory Come (Joncas)

Mary’s Song NEW BRITAIN

Night of Silence (Kantor)

People, Look East BESANҪON

See How the Virgin Waits (Jabusch)

The Whole World Is Waiting for Love (Misetich)

Ven, Señor (Rubalcava)

OTHER:

All Who Claim the Faith of Jesus


Canticle of the Turning

Come to Set Us Free

God of All People

Immaculate Mary

Salve Regina

When to Mary, the Word

Question of the Week: Do I, like Elizabeth and her baby, realize that I am in the presence of the Lord here today? Do I react with joy?

Calendar 24 Vigil of Christmas 25 Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

(Christmas) (Obligation) 26 Feast of St. Stephen Boxing Day (Canada) 27 Feast of St. John 28 Feast of the Holy Innocents 29 Fifth Day with the Octave of the

Nativity of the Lord Optional Memorial of St. Thomas

Becket

December 24/25 The Nativity of the Lord

I humbly acknowledge the following from Elaine Rendler- McQueeney, and relay it on to you all! (from 2015) “Musicians: we have fulfilled our obligation to proclaim the Gospel through music! In Advent we answered the call to shout for joy, sing joyfully, and sing praise. [For Christmas, we break] out in song and [join] in singing a new song to the Lord about the saving power of God. Visitations, journeys, shepherds, kings, and angels on the move…[urge] us to keep moving too. It hasn’t been a problem for those in music ministry! Shortly, it will be time to go home and celebrate or collapse – or both – until tomorrow when it’s time for Vigil Masses again.” Here is a Christmas wish for us all: “Place on your lips the word of salvation, in our hearts a love that welcomes all, and, in the depths of our being, the light of faith and hope, which the darkness can never overcome.” (Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary, Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2005, p.1378)

SONG SUGGESTIONS: Explore your parish’s heritage, hymnbooks, and current population

to tap into and sing carols that represent these varied cultures –

remember – we are a “universal” church even if the faces present in

our pews may look “homogenous”.

NOTEWORTHY: There are FOUR sets of readings. According to the Lectionary, par.95: “For the Vigil and the three Masses of Christmas both the prophetic readings and the others have been chosen from the Roman tradition.” So take care in your choosing. Strive to feed your people with the richness of Sacred Scripture by perhaps proclaiming a set not usually done. Remember that most beloved “manger” scenes are reflected in most of the texts of our carols…

VIGIL: Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

Today you will know that the Lord will come, and he will save

us, and in the morning you will see his glory.

Responsorial Psalm 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29

For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Gospel Verse:

Tomorrow the wickedness of the earth will be destroyed:

the Savior of the world will reign over us.


The glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all flesh will see

the salvation of our God.

NIGHT: Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

The Lord said to me: You are my Son. It is I who have

begotten you this day.

OR Let us all rejoice in the Lord, for our Savior has been

born in the world. Today true peace has come down to us

from heaven.

Responsorial Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13

Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.

Gospel Verse:

I proclaim to you good news of great joy:

today a Savior is born for us, Christ the Lord.


The Word became flesh, and we have seen his glory.

DAWN: Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

Today a light will shine upon us, for the Lord is born for us, and

he will be called Wondrous God, Prince of peace, Father of

future ages: and his reign will be without end.

Responsorial Psalm 97: 1, 6, 11-12

A light will shine on us this day:

the Lord is born for us.

Gospel Verse:

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to those

on whom his favor rests.


Rejoice, O Daughter Sion: lift up praise, Daughter Jerusalem:

Behold, your King will come, the Holy One and Savior of the

world.

DAY: Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

A child is born for us, and a son is given to us; his scepter of

power rests upon his shoulder, and his name will be called

Messenger of great counsel.

Responsorial Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6

All the ends of the earth

have seen the saving power of God.

Gospel Verse:

A holy day has dawned upon us.

Come, you nations, and adore the Lord.

For today a great light has come upon the earth.


All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Question of the Day: How will I respond to the gift we have been given today, the gift of God’s love made incarnate? How can I make Jesus present for others?

December 30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

The Christmas Season continues…the feast of the Holy Family is only recent in the Christmas season. This year’s Gospel Reading of the finding of the child Jesus in the temple is also commemorated in the Fifth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary. Since the feast is part of the Christmas season, Christmas hymns are encouraged. The Blessing of Families may be adapted for today’s feast. It can be found in the Book of Blessings, 62-67. Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

The shepherds went in haste, and found Mary and Joseph and

the Infant lying in a manger.

Angels We Have Heard on High GLORIA

Children, Run Joyfully (Dufford)

Come, Sing a Home and Family (O/S)

Dichosos Los Que Temen a Dios: Sal 128(127) (C)

Faithful Family (Cooney)

For the Beauty of the Earth (O/C/S)

Good Christian Friends, Rejoice (O/S)

Hoy a la Tierra

Join in the Dance (Schutte)


O Come, All Ye Faithful ADESTE FIDELES

Of the Father’s Love Begotten (O/S)

Oh, Pueblecito de Belén

Once in Royal David’s City IRBY (O/S)

Pastorcitos del Monte, Venid (C)

Paz en la Tierra (S)

Shout to the Lord (Zschech)

The Snow Lay on the Ground (O/S)

Wake from Your Sleep (Schutte)

What Child Is This (O/C/S)

1st Reading: 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28:

Hannah conceived and bore a son, Samuel, whom she

presented to the LORD in the temple at Shiloh saying, “As

long as he lives, he shall be dedicated to the LORD.”

OR Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14


Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.

OR Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5

2nd Reading: 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24:

God’s love has been given to us so we may be called his

children. And so we are. We should believe in Jesus Christ

and love one another as he commanded.

OR Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17

Gospel Verse:

Open our hearts, O Lord,

to listen to the words of your Son.

OR Colossians 3:15a, 16a


At age twelve, Jesus sat in the temple at Jerusalem

listening to the teachers and asking them questions. He

astounded everyone by his understanding and answers.

Prep of Gifts:


Build a Family (C)

In Perfect Charity PERFECT CHARITY

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly W ZLOBIE LEZY

La Virgen y San José

Love Goes On (Farrell)

Love One Another (Dufford, Alonso, King) (C)

Noche de Paz

The Greatest Gift (C)

The Hands That First Held Mary’s Child

These Alone Are Enough (Schutte)

Ubi Caritas/Live in Charity (C)

Ubi Caritas/Where True Charity (C)

Vamos, Pastores, Vamos

Venid, Pastorcillos

What Wondrous Love Is This WONDROUS LOVE

Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit, Hill)

Where Charity Is True (C)



Our God has appeared on earth, and lived among us.

Child of the Poor/What Child Is This GREENSLEEVES

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light HOUSTON

Like a Child Rests (Walker)


Love Has Captured the Night (Blakesley)

O Little Town of Bethlehem ST. LOUIS

Open My Eyes (Manibusan)

Pastures of the Lord (Stephan)

The First Nowell THE FIRST NOWELL

Vamos, Pastorcillos (S)



Go, Tell It on the Mountain GO TELL IT

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing MENDELSSOHN

Joy to the World ANTIOCH


Love Has Come (Maher)

Lover of Us All (Schutte)

Sing of the Lord’s Goodness (Sands)

The Name of Jesus

OTHER:


Carol at the Manger

God Made from One Blood

God of Adam, God of Joseph

Our Father, by Whose Name

Our Savior’s Infant Cries Were Heard

Sing of Mary

Star-Child/Niño Es Astro

The Aye Carol

The Tiny Child to Bethlehem Came

The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

Within the Father’s House

Question of the Week: What can I do for my parents/siblings/spouse/children to make my family more holy, more like the ideal that God calls us to?

Calendar 31 Seventh Day within the Octave of

the Nativity of the Lord Optional Memorial of St. Sylvester I

Jan. 1 Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God (Obligation) World Day of Peace New Year’s Day

2 Memorial of SS. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen

3 Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

4 Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton First Friday 5 Memorial of St. John Neumann First Saturday

Pope’s Evangelization Intention (January) That young people, especially in Latin America, follow

the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord

to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.

January 1, 2019 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

The Christmas Season continues…consider blending Christmas music with songs relating to Mary for today. The Christmas season will last until the Baptism of the Lord on January 13. Our communities are often weary of carols by January! Plan for a wide variety of carols for the season and don’t use them exclusively. Besides Christmas carols, Christmas repertoire can include Psalms of the season such as Psalms 96, 97, 98 as well as words of Scripture (Magnificat, Ave Maria, etc.) Thought for today: Mary was the only person to accompany Jesus from His birth to His death. Gathering Song: Entrance Antiphon:

Hail, Holy Mother, who gave birth to the King, who rules

heaven and earth for ever.

OR Today a light will shine upon us, for the Lord is born for

us; and he will be called Wondrous God, Prince of peace,

Father of future ages: and his reign will be without end.

A Child Is Born in Bethlehem (O/C/S)

Ave de Lourdes (O/S)

Blessed One (O/C/S)

Canticle of the Turning (O/C)

Canto de María (O)

Dichosos Los Que Temen a Dios: Sal 128(127) (C)

For Us a Child of Hope Is Born (O)

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (O/C/S)

God, We Praise You NETTLETON

Hoy a la Tierra

Immaculate Mary LOURDES HYMN

Joy to the World ANTIOCH

Love Has Captured the Night (Blakesley)

Mary, Woman of the Promise DRAKES BROUGHTON

O God, beyond All Praising THAXTED

O Mary of the Promise (O/S)

On This Day, the First of Days LÜBECK

Pastorcitos del Monte, Venid (C)

Santa María del Camino (S)

She Will Show Us the Promised One (O/C/S)


Sing of Mary (O/S)

Song of Mary SONG OF MARY

Stainless the Maiden (O/S)

1st Reading: Numbers 6:22-27:

“The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face

shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon

you kindly and give you peace!”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8

May God bless us in his mercy.

2nd Reading: Galatians 4:4-7:

When the time had come, God sent the beloved Son born

of a woman so that we might become adopted children.

We are no longer slaves but heirs of God whom we call,

“Abba, Father!”

Gospel Verse:

In the past God spoke to our ancestors

through the prophets;

in these last days,

he has spoken to us through the Son.


On the eighth day, Mary’s child was circumcised and was

given the name Jesus, that is, “God saves.” Mary “kept all

these things, reflecting on them in her heart.”

Prep of Gifts:


A Blessing (S)

All Is Well with My Soul (Landry/VILLE DU HAVRE)

Ave Maria (Cortés)


Cry Out with Joy and Gladness (C)

Day of Peace (Whitaker)

God with Us (Hart)

La Virgen y San José

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming

Los Peces en el Rio


Make Our Lives a Prayer of Peace (Hillebrand)


Of the Father’s Love Begotten (S)

Oh María, Madre Mía (S)

¿Que Niño Es Éste? (C)

See amid the Winter’s Snow WINTER’S SNOW

The Hail Mary (C/S)

The Snow Lay on the Ground (C)

What Child Is This (C)


Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and for ever.

All the Ends of the Earth (Haas)

Blessed Be the Name of the Lord (Mayernik)

Dichoso El Que Teme: Sal 128(127)

Grant Us Peace (Canedo)

Holy Gifts (Dean)

Litany of Peace (Bridge)

Miracle of Grace (Stephan)




The First Nowell THE FIRST NOWELL

Who Has Known (Foley)


Benediction (Stephan)

For the Healing ST. THOMAS

Give Us Your Peace (Manibusan)

Go in Peace (Schiavone)


Good Christians, All, Rejoice IN DULCI JUBILO


Let There Be Peace on Earth (Miller, Jackson)

May God Bless You (Van Grieken)

With All Your Strength (Muglia)

OTHER:

All Who Claim the Faith of Jesus

Angels We Have Heard on High

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

God of Eve and God of Mary

Greet Now the Swiftly Changing Year

I Sing a Maid

Once in Royal David’s City

The Aye Carol

The God of All Eternity

The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky

The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

Virgin-born, We Bow before You

Question of the Day: Do I truly treasure the blessings I have received in my life? How can I realize how God has blessed me?

January 6 The Epiphany of the Lord The Christmas Season continues…ponder this: Do Nativity pageants really deepen the assembly’s understanding of the mystery of the Incarnation or are they entertainment for the adults? Are we diminishing the great feast of the Incarnation? Would it be possible to have young adults play the major figures of the story? Then the children might have a tradition to grow into – to play a role. Does casting young children to re-enact the Nativity story, a centerpiece of our religion, send a subtle message to older students that religion is for “little kids?” Are we surprised that they leave after Confirmation? After years of “we’ve always done it this way,” is it time for a review?


Vigil: Arise, Jerusalem, and look to the East and see your

children gathered from the rising to the setting of the sun.

Day: Behold, the Lord, the Mighty One, has come; and

kingship is in his grasp, and power and dominion.

All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford)

As with Gladness Men of Old DIX (O/S)

Del Oriente Somos (C/S)



How Brightly Beams the Morning Star (O/S)

In the Bleak Midwinter CRANHAM

In the Light (O/C)

Jesus Christ, the Long-Awaited (O/S)


O Little Town of Bethlehem ST. LOUIS

Oh, Pueblecito de Belén

Pastores, a Belén (S)

Paz en la Tierra (S)

Rise Up in Splendor (O/S)

Sing a Joyful Song (Farrell)

The God of All Grace (Manalo)

Venid, Fieles Todos

What Star Is This PUER NOBIS (O/S)

1st Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6:

Darkness covers the earth, and heavy clouds hang over the

people. But the light has come, and the glory of the Lord

shines bright.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13

Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

2nd Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6:

In Christ Jesus, Gentiles and Jews are co-heirs of the family

fortune and co-sharers in the saving promise.

Gospel Verse:

We saw his star at its rising

and have come to do him homage.

Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12:

The magi from the east followed the star until it stopped still

over the house. They entered, found the child with Mary,

prostrated themselves, and did him homage.

Prep of Gifts:


Beyond the Moon and Stars (Schutte)

Christ the Lord (Hart)

God So Loved the World (C)

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly W ZLOBIE LEZY

Let All the Earth (Psalm 66) (Angrisano) (C)

Let Me Be Your Bethlehem

Los Magos Que Llegaron a Belén

Many and One (Angrisano, Hart, Liles)

Of the Father’s Love Begotten DIVINUM MYSTERIUM

¿Que Niño Es Éste? (C)

Shine Through Us (C)

Silent Night, Holy Night STILLE NACHT

The First Nowell (C)

Vamos, Pastores, Vamos

We Three Kings KINGS OF ORIENT (E/C/S)

Ya Viene la Vieja


Vigil: The brightness of God illumined the holy city of

Jerusalem, and the nations will walk by its light.

Day: We have seen his star in the East, and have come with

gifts to adore the Lord.

Bread of Angels (Stephan)

God’s Holy Gifts (Schutte)


Lord, Every Nation (Manibusan)

One Bread, One Body

One in Body, Heart and Mind (Walker)

Take and Eat (Joncas, Quinn)

The Supper of the Lord (Rosania)

We Are God’s People (Haas)

What Child Is This GREENSLEEVES (O)


Angels from the Realms of Glory REGENT SQUARE

Angels We Have Heard on High GLORIA



Good Christians, All, Rejoice IN DULCI JUBILO

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing MENDELSSOHN

He Is Jesus

He Is the Lord (Haas)


Songs of Thankfulness & Praise SALZBURG (E/O)

The Snow Lay on the Ground VENITE ADOREMUS

OTHER:

A Stable Lamp Is Lighted

Brightest & Best

Child of Mercy

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

Lord, Today

Rise Up, Shepherd, & Follow

The People Who Walked in Darkness

Wood of the Cradle

Question of the Week: To whom do I pay homage? Are they worthy of my respect?

Calendar 6 National Migration Week begins

7 Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Penyafort

Julian Calendar Christmas

January 13 The Baptism of the Lord

The Christmas Season comes to an end today! Saint Luke has already told us how the angels and the shepherds, and Saint Matthew recalled the magi: how all have attested to the holiness of this child. Today we hear God call out from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well please.” Let us each reflect today on our own baptism, when we were recognized as a child of God. May God be well pleased!


After the Lord was baptized, the heavens were opened, and

the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the voice of

the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son with whom I

am well pleased.


Alabemos a Dios (S)

Baptized in Water (O/S)

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) (S)

Cantad al Señor (S)

Canten a Dios con Alegría (S)

Come to the River (Mass of Glory) (Hurd)

Estamos Reunidos

Fieles, Te Alabamos (O/S)

God, Who at the Font Once Named Us (O/S)


Hoy Nos Reunimos (C)


Jesus to Jordan’s Waters Came BROTHER JAMES’ AIR



Pueblo de Reyes (C)

Songs of Thankfulness & Praise SALZBURG (O/S)

The Church’s One Foundation (O/S)

The Spirit of God (O/C/S)

There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy IN BABILONE

To Jordan Jesus Humbly Came (O/S)

Wade in the Water (Ridge)

Waters of Love (O/S)

When Jesus Comes to Be Baptized WINCHESTER NEW

When John Baptized by Jordan’s River RENDEZ Á DIEU (O/S)

1st Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11:

“Comfort, give comfort to my people.” Isaiah prophesies that

“the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all people shall

see it.”

OR Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30

O bless the Lord, my soul.

OR Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10

2nd Reading: Titus 2”11-14; 3:4-7:

Through the grace of God’s appearance, we have been saved

“through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit…

through Jesus Christ our savior.”

OR Acts of the Apostles 10:34-38

Gospel Verse:

John said: One mightier than I is coming;

he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22:

When Jesus was baptized, the heavens opened and a voice

said, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”

Prep of Gifts:


Before the Sun Burned Bright (Schutte)

Come to the Water (Foley)

Comfort, Comfort, O My People GENEVA

Down to the River to Pray (Crandal)

Envía Tu Espíritu (Hurd)

Fuente de Agua Viva

Fuente Eres Tú

God of Mercy (Manalo, Hurd)


Infinite Grace (Hart)

I’ve Just Come from the Fountain (C)

Priestly People (C)

Send Out Your Spirit (Farrell)

There Is a Redeemer (C)

There Is One Lord (C)

Un Solo Señor (Deiss) (C)

Waters of Life


Behold the One of whom John said: I have seen and

testified that this is the Son of God.

A Place at Your Table (Walther)

All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) (S)

Behold the Lamb (Willett)


God with Us (Hart)

I Have Loved You (Joncas)

Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Canedo)

One Lord (Soper)


(Reza)

We, the Body of Christ (Hillebrand)


All the Ends of the Earth (Hurd)


Every Day

Every Valley (Dufford)

Everyone Moved by the Spirit (Landry)

Find Us Ready (Booth)

In Christ Alone (Getty)

River of Glory (Schutte)


Shall We Gather at the River HANSON PLACE

The Spirit Is A-Movin’ (Landry)

Un Solo Señor (Rubalcava)

Yo Tengo un Gozo en Mu Alma

OTHER:

Baptized in Water

Come to the Feast (Haugen)

God Has Chosen Me

Good News

Healing River


Song over the Waters

When Jesus Came to Jordan

You Have Anointed Me

Question of the Week: How does my baptism affect the way I live my life? Does prayer help guide me?

Calendar 14 First Week in Ordinary Time begins

Begin Year 1 of the Weekday Lectionary for Mass

17 Memorial of St. Anthony 18 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Begins (January 18-25) 19 Optional Memorial of the Blessed

Virgin Mary Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany)

January 20 2nd Ordinary Time

Today we hear the Gospel story of the wedding feast at Cana. This Gospel doesn’t occur every year in the Lectionary and it celebrates the first miracle of Jesus – the changing of water into wine. May is there at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, and she is there at the end – at the foot of the cross. There are many choices for this week’s pastoral needs. Choose wisely. Focus on the Gospel.


All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall

sing to you, shall sing to your name, O Most High!

Alabemos a Dios (S)

All Are Welcome TWO OAKS

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (O/S)

At the Name of Jesus KING’S WESTON

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) (O/S)

Cantad al Señor (O)

Come, Holy Ghost (O)

Come, Worship the Lord (Talbot)


God Is Here! As We His People ABBOT’S LEIGH


Here at This Table (Whitaker)

Hoy Nos Reunimos

I Come with Joy (O)

I Will Lift Up Your Name (Angrisano)

In Christ There Is No East or West MCKEE

Jerusalén (O/S)

Jesus Christ, by Faith Revealed (O)


O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath (O)

Pueblo de Reyes (C)


Songs of Thankfulness & Praise SALZBURG (O/S)

The Church’s One Foundation (O/S)

There Is One Lord (O/C)

Vamos a la Casa del Señor (S)

1st Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5:

As a young man marries a virgin, so the LORD will marry

Israel. No longer will she be called “Forsaken,” for she is

now the precious one of God and will be call “My Delight.”


Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11:

There is one Spirit from whom come many gifts. Each person

is given a different gift to use for the common good. We are all

united in the one Spirit through our individual gifts.

Gospel Verse:

God has called us through the Gospel

to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Gospel: John 2:1-11:

Jesus and his mother were invited to a wedding feast at

Cana. There he performed the first of his great signs,

changing water into wine, thus he revealed his glory to all.

Prep of Gifts:


Anointing, Fall on Me (C)

Be God’s (S)

Canten al Señor: Sal 96 (C)


City of God (C/S)

Earthen Vessels (Foley)

Flowing River (C)

Give Me Jesus (Hansen)


Make the Love of God Known (Modlin)

One Lord (Soper)

One Love Released (Frenzel, Keil)

Vine and Branches (Thomson)

The Spirit of God (C)


You have prepared a table before me, and how precious is

the chalice that quenches my thirst.

OR We have come to know and to believe in the love that God

has for us.

All the Ends of the Earth (Hurd)

Banquete de Unidad

Bread of Life (Fisher)

Estamos Reunidos

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)

King of My Heart (Walton)

Many and Great (Manalo)

Miracle of Grace (Stephan)

My Shepherd Is the Lord (Gelineau)

One Bread, One Body

One in Body, Heart & Mind (Walker)

Our Blessing Cup (Hurd)

Pan de Vida (Rubalcava)

Proclaim His Marvelous Deeds (Smith)

The Supper of the Lord (Rosania)

We Are Many Parts (Haugen)


All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford)

As It Is in Heaven (Maher)

Church of God, Elect & Glorious HYFRYDOL

Con la Cruz

From All That Dwell below the Skies DUKE STREET

Id y Enseñad

Lord, Who at Your First Eucharist UNDE ET MEMORES

May God Bless You (Van Grieken)


Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above MIT FREUDEN

ZART

OTHER:

Come to the Banquet

Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life

Diverse in Culture, Nation, Race

God, in the Planning

I Have Loved You

Jesus, Come! For We Invite You

Jesus, Wine of Peace

Many Are the Light Beams

May We Be One

Sing a New Church

Take and Eat

Taste and See (Moore)

Ven, Creador

Question of the Week: How am I challenged to live my life differently? Can I recognize the Spirit when I am challenged to change?

Calendar 21 Memorial of St. Agnes Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

World Youth Day, January 22-27: Panama City, Panama

23 Optional Memorial of St. Vincent Optional Memorial of St. Marianne

Cope 24 Memorial of St. Francis de Sales 25 Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul

the Apostle 26 Memorial of SS. Timothy & Titus

January 27 3rd Ordinary Time

These few weeks before Lent provide an opportunity to teach some new Eucharistic acclamations to our assemblies. Teach each one for several weeks, but don’t sing it during Mass until they almost know it by heart. Otherwise, they will have to scramble for the music or choose not to sing.


O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth.

In his presence are majesty and splendor, strength and honor

in his holy place.

10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (Myrin)

All Creatures of Our God & King LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) (O/C)

Come, Holy Ghost (O)

Gathered as One

Holy, Holy, Holy NICAEA


I Have Been Anointed (O/C/S)

In Christ There Is No East or West (O/S)

O Bless the Lord (Michaels)

Our God Is Here (Muglia)

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven LAUDA ANIMA

Pueblo de Reyes (C)

Sing of the Lord’s Goodness (Sands)

Song of Good News (O/C/S)

The Spirit of God (O/C/S)

There Is One Lord (O/C)

Ven al Banquete/Come to the Feast (Hurd, Moriarty)

1st Reading: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10:

Ezra the priest stood before the people and proclaimed

the book of the law. Then he “interpreted it so that all

could understand.” He declared the day holy and urged

the people to rejoice.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15

Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 OR 12:12-14, 27:

The body is one and has many members, but all members,

though many, are one body. Further, each part is

indispensable. So it with Christ’s body: we, though many,

are one.

Gospel Verse:

The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings

to the poor,

and to proclaim liberty to captives.

Gospel: Luke 1:1-4;4:14-21:

Returning to Nazareth, Jesus entered the synagogue and read

from the prophet Isaiah. After reading, Jesus proclaimed,

“Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Prep of Gifts:


As Grains of Wheat (Rosania)


Busca Primero

Give Us, O Lord (Hurd)

In the Land There Is a Hunger (Lynch)

Lord, I Believe (C)

Pan de Vida (Hurd) (C)

Para Amar como Tú (Fernández/Manibusan)

The Light of Christ (Fishel)

Un Mandamiento Nuevo (C)

We Are the Light (Manibusan)

We Are the Light of the World GREIF

Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit, Hill)


Look toward the Lord and be radiant; let your faces not be

abashed.

OR I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follow

me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.

Al Partir el Pan

Banquete de Unidad

Estamos Reunidos

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light HOUSTON

Lord, You Have the Words (Joncas)

Lord, You Have the Words of Everlasting Life (Harbor)


One in Body, Heart and Mind (Walker)

Pueblo Libre (S)

Speak, Lord (Uszler)

The Lord Is My Light (DeBruyn)

We Are Many Parts (Haugen)

We Are One Body

Yo Soy el Pan de Vida

Your Words Are Spirit & Life (Farrell, Hurd)


Alleluia! Give the Glory (Mass of Glory) (Canedo)

Alleluia! Raise the Gospel (Farrell)

And We Cry, “Holy”

Been So Busy (Brown)

Companions on the Journey (Landry)

Con la Cruz


God’s Blessing Sends Us Forth

He Is Jesus

I Am the Light of the World (Hayakawa)

Lord, You Give the Great Commission ABBOT’S LEIGH

(E/O)


Many and One (Angrisano)

Tend the Ground (Stephan)

Un Pueblo Que Camina

We Bring God’s Holy Love

OTHER:

A Year of God’s Favor

All Are Welcome

Christ, You Formed the Church

Deep Within

God Is Here! As We, His People

Good News

May We Be One



Sing a New Church

Somos el Cuerpo de Cristo

Stand Up, Friends

The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve

The Voice of God Goes Out through All the World

With Gifts That Differ by Your Grace


Question of the Week: Am I conscious of Jesus’ presence in our midst? How do I show others that I am part of the Body of Christ?

Calendar 27 Catholic Schools Week begins 28 Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas 31 Memorial of St. John Bosco Feb. 1 First Friday 2 Feast of the Presentation of the Lord World Day for Consecrated Life First Saturday Groundhog Day

Pope’s Universal Intention (February) For a generous welcome of the victims of human

trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence.

February 3 4th Ordinary Time

Expectations have a habit of tripping us up. We think we have it all figured out. We know what to expect. But then something happens to surprise us and we have to decide whether to believe it or not. Is this for real? The folks in Nazareth had expectations of their native son. This “son of Joseph” couldn’t possibly be the Anointed One, could he? God has a habit of surprising us, of defying our expectations.


Save us, O Lord our God! And gather us from the nations, to

give thanks to your holy name, and make it our glory to praise

you.

Alabemos a Dios (S)

Alaben Todos: Sal 148

Caminaré: Sal 116(114) (O/C/S)

Christ before Us SUO GÂN

Christ in Me Arise (Thomson)

Christians, Let Us Love One Another PICARDY

Come, Lord Jesus (Angrisano)

Estamos Reunidos

God Is Love ABBOT’S LEIGH


God of Might and God of Mercy GRAHAM


I Have Been Anointed (O/C/S)

Let Us Stand (S)

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (O/S)



Si Yo No Tengo Amor (C)

The God of All Grace (Manalo)

Word of God, Come Down on Earth (O/S)

You Are the Way (O/S)

You Have Anointed Me (Balhoff, Daigle, Ducote)

1st Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19:

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you

were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I

appointed you…They will fight against you but not prevail

over you, for I am with you.”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17

I will sing of your salvation.

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:31 – 13:13 OR 13:4-13:

“Love is patient, love is kind…Love never fails.” In the end

there are three tings – faith, hope and love – “but the greatest

of these is love.”

Gospel Verse:

The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings

to the poor,

to proclaim liberty to captives.


God sent Elijah to no other widow than the widow of

Zarephath near Sidon. Elisha cured no other leper than

Naaman the Syrian. The crowd grew angry, “But Jesus passed

through the midst of them and went away.”

Prep of Gifts:


A New Commandment (C)

Anémonos de Corazón (C)


Bendigamos al Señor

Cantemos al Amor de los Amores

Dwelling Place (Foley)

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33) (C)



Love One Another (Alonso, King) (C)

Not for Tongues of Heaven’s Angels

O God, You Search Me (Farrell)


Set Your Hearts on the Higher Gifts (C)

Strength for the Journey (C)

Tomado de la Mano

Ubi Caritas/We Will Find God (Thomson) (C)

Where Charity Is True (C)

Where Love Is Found (Schutte)


Let your face shine on your servant. Save me in your merciful

love. O Lord, let me never be put to shame, for I call on you.

OR Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of

Heaven. Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the land.

Age to Age (Vogt)

Al Partir el Pan

Amén. El Cuerpo de Cristo (Schiavone)

Beatitudes (Ducote, Balhoff)

Blest Are They (Haas) (O)

Endless Is Your Love (Kendzia)

Song of the Body of Christ NO KE ANO’ AHI AHI

Ubi Caritas (Rosania, Hurd)

Venimos ante Ti

We Remember (Haugen)

When We Eat This Bread (Joncas)

Where There Is Love (Haas)


As Christ Is for Us (Whitaker)

Beautiful Savior ST. ELIZABETH

Con la Cruz

Do Not Fear to Hope (Cooney)

Go Make a Difference (Angrisano)

Hallelujah Is Our Song (Hart)

Hold on to Love (Manibusan)

Now Thank We All Our God NUN DANKET

The Spirit Sends Us Forth AZMON

Unwavering (Maher)


OTHER:

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

Faith, Hope & Love

Father, We Thank Thee Who Hast Planted

God, Whose Purpose Is to Kindle

Good News

Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley

Shelter Me, O God

The Spirit of God

Where True Love & Charity Are Found

You Are Called to Tell the Story

You Are Near


Question of the Week: Can I see the face of Jesus in someone I disagree with? Can I respond with love? Can that love bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, endure all things?

Calendar

3 World Day for Consecrated Life (observed)

Boy Scouting Sunday 5 Memorial of St. Agatha Chinese New Year 4717

6 Memorial of St. Paul Miki & Companions

8 Optional Memorial of St. Jerome Emiliani

Optional Memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita

International Day of Prayer & Awareness against Human Trafficking

9 Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary


We are privileged to share in the ministry of music, but it does not make us holy. It gives us the opportunity to become holy through it. Perseverance, patience, and meekness; joy, and a sense of humor; being part of a community; praying constantly. Valentine’s Day is this week in the civil calendar. You can’t go wrong singing about love in church! Send Valentine cards to those who need them! We are with you in prayer, incarcerated brothers and sisters!


O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who

made us, for he is the Lord our God.


Acudamos Jubilosos

Alabado Sea el Señor: Sal 29(28) (O/C)

As We Gather at Your Table NETTLETON

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) (C/S)

Come, Follow Me (Berberick)

Come, Let Us Ring Out (Smith)

Come, Worship the Lord (Talbot)

Estamos Reunidos


Holy, Holy, Holy NICAEA (O/S)


In Christ Alone (Getty)

Keep in Mind (O/C/S)

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (O)

Sing Praise to God (O/S)

Sing to the Mountains (Dufford)

Sometimes By Step (O/C/S)

Venimos ante Ti (O/C)

You Walk along Our Shoreline (O/S)

1st Reading: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8:

Isaiah received a call from the Lord. With a burning coal his

lips were cleansed and his sin removed. When the Lord asked

for a messenger, Isaiah replied, “Here I am, send me!”


In the sight of the angels

I will sing your praises, Lord.

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 OR 15:3-8, 11:

Paul urged everyone to remain faithful to the gospel he

preached, namely, that Christ died for sin and rose again. This

“least of the apostles” received the Lord’s blessing.

Gospel Verse:

Come after me

and I will make you fishers of men.


Jesus boarded Simon Peter’s boat and told him to cast his net

for a catch. Simon and his friends caught enough to fill two

boats. When Jesus invited them to become fishers of people,

they left all to follow him.

Prep of Gifts:


All My Days (Schutte)

Christ Has No Body But Yours (C/S)

Come and Follow Me

Come to Jesus (Blakesley)

Dime, Señor

Lord of the Dance (Carter)

Only This I Want (Schutte)


Seek Ye First (Lafferty)

The Love of Christ (Walker)

The Summons KELVINGROVE (E/S)

These Alone Are Enough (Schutte)

Tomado de la Mano


Let them thank the Lord for his mercy, his wonders for the

children of men, for he satisfies the thirsty soul, and the

hungry he fills with good things.

OR Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for

they shall have their fill.

Al Partir el Pan


Be Not Afraid (Dufford) (O)

Come unto Me (Hurd)

Here I Am, Lord (Schutte)

I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan)

I Sought the Lord (Booth)

On the Day I Called (Cooney)

Pan de Cielo

Pescador de Hombres/Lord, You Have Come (Gabaráin)

(E/O/S)

Shepherd of Souls ST. AGNES

Take and Eat (Joncas)

This Alone (Manion)


And We Cry, “Holy”

Anthem (Conry)

Con la Cruz

Enter the Journey (Friedman)

Fish with Me (Canedo)

For You Are My God (Foley)


Go Make of All Disciples

Go to the World!

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name GROSSER GOTT

I Will Choose Christ (Booth)

Id y Enseñad


Ten the Ground (Stephan)

We Are Marching/Siyahamba

OTHER:

Come & Follow Me

From Shallow Waters Call Us, Lord

Glorious in Majesty

God Has Chosen Me

How Firm a Foundation

Jesus, Lead the Way

Santo, Santo, Santo/Holy, Holy, Holy

Take, O Take Me as I Am

Two Fishermen

You Are Called to Tell the Story

Question of the Week: How am I called to transform my life? Have I already transformed my life and feel called to encourage others to do so as well?

Calendar 10 World Marriage Day 11 Optional Memorial of Our Lady of

Lourdes World Day of the Sick

12 Lincoln’s Birthday 14 Memorial of SS. Cyril & Methodius Valentine’s Day 16 Optional Memorial of the Blessed

Virgin Mary


Today we will hear Luke’s account of the Beatitudes. Luke’s version is more challenging that Matthew’s, the one we usually hear. You see, Luke’s “blessed” are immediately followed by complementary “woes” that are, well, not at all complimentary. As we listen to today’s Gospel, let us ponder which ones most closely apply to our lives. How will our music reflect that challenge?


Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For

you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the

sake of your name.

A Mighty Fortress EIN’ FESTE BURG


Acudamos Jubilosos

All Are Welcome (TWO OAKS, Manibusan)

Alleluia No. 1 (O/C/S)

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) (O/C)

Christ, the Good Shepherd (Hurd)

Crown Him with Many Crowns (O/S)

Estamos Reunidos

Gather Us In (Haugen)

Gathered as One


I Know That My Redeemer Lives (O/S)

Lead Me, Guide Me (O/C/S)

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling HYFRYDOL

O God, Our Help in Ages Past (O/S)

Our God Is Here (Muglia)

Pues Si Vivimos (O/S)

Sing a New Church NETTLETON

Ven al Banquete/Come to the Feast (Hurd)

Venga Tu Reino (S)

When We Are Living/Pues Si Vivimos (O/S)

You Are the Way (O/S)

1st Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8:

Those who trust in the things of this life will soon perish, but

those who trust in the Lord will remain strong, bearing fruit

even in the worst of seasons.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 1:1-2, 3-, 4 & 6

Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20:

If we do not believe that Christ has been raised from the

dead, then our faith is worthless.

Gospel Verse:

Rejoice and be glad;

your reward will be great in heaven.

Gospel: Luke 6:17, 20-26:

Jesus described the blessings in store for the meek and lowly

who place their trust in the Lord and said that the rich and

powerful will lose everything they have.

Prep of Gifts:


Amar Es Entregarse


Be Not Afraid (C)

Beatitudes (Ducote)



I Am Yours, Consume Me Completely (C)

Jesus Christ, Homeless One (Landry)

Jesus, Meek and Humble (Walther)

Ofertorio Nicaragüense

¡Oh Buen Jesús! (C)


Take My Hands (Temple)

The Beatitudes (C)

The Least of These (Hurd)

‘Tis the Gift to Be Simple SIMPLE GIFTS

We Will Follow (Brennan)


They ate their fill, and what they craved the Lord gave them;

they were not disappointed in what they craved.

OR God so loved the world that he gave his Only Begotten

Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but have

eternal life.

Al Partir el Pan

Blest Are They (Haas) (O)

Bread for the World (Farrell)

Bread of Life (Advent/Christmas Setting) (Farrell) (S)


Gift of Finest Wheat BICENTENNIAL

O How Blessed (Schutte)



That There May Be Bread (Norbet)

Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell)

Whatsoever You Do (Jabusch)


A Rightful Place (Angrisano)


Con la Cruz

I Am the Bread of Life (Come & Follow Me)

(Angrisano/Booth)

Lead Me, Guide Me (Akers)

Lead Me, Lord (Becker)

Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service HOLY MANNA


Te Den Gracias

We Are the Light (Manibusan)

We Are the Light of the World GREIF (O/C)

We Will Be the Light

OTHER:

A Touching Place

All You Who Seek a Comfort Sure

Center of My Life

God, Your Knowing Eye Can See

Good News (Belihu)

Kyrie Guarany/On the Poor

O Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

The Cry of the Poor

The Harvest of Justice

The People of God

We Know That Christ Is Raised


Within the Reign of God

Your Ways Are Not Our Own

Question of the Week: How can I change the way I live my life in accordance with the Beatitudes? What can I do to receive the blessings of God and to help others receive those blessings as well?

Calendar 18 Washington’s Birthday observed (aka Presidents’ Day)

21 Optional Memorial of St. Peter Damian

22 Feast of the Chair of St. Peter the Apostle

Washington’s Birthday 23 Memorial of St. Polycarp


Jesus teaches his disciples the Golden Rule in the passage we hear today: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” But he goes on to require more: “Love your enemies and do good to them…expecting nothing back.” Today let us listen for what God is calling us to do for the people in our lives, both those who treat us kindly in return and those who do not.


O Lord, I trust in your merciful love. My heart will rejoice in

your salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful

with me.

All Are Welcome (Manibusan)

Bring Peace to Earth Again (O/S)

Christ before Us SUO GÂN


Come to Us (Angrisano)

Faithful Family (Cooney)

For the Healing (O/S)

God of Mystery, God of Mercy MOUNT ST. MARY’S

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ST. DENIO

In Christ There Is No East or West (O/S)

Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace (O/S)

Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace (O/S)

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling HYFRYDOL

O Bless the Lord, My Soul ST. THOMAS (Williams)

O God of Love (O/S)

Peace for Our Times (O/S)

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (O/S)

The Love of Christ Urges Us On (O/C/S)

There’s a Wideness (Be Merciful) (O/C/S)

There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy IN BABILONE (O/S)

We Are Called (O/S)

1st Reading: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23:

Saul pursued David with a large army, but David sent out

spies and penetrated Saul’s camp. David declined to kill Saul

but instead took merely his spear and water jar.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13

The Lord is kind and merciful.

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:45-49:

Paul compared the risen Christ with Adam. The first Adam

received life, but the risen one gives life. Adam is an earthly

model, and Christ is spiritual. As we are like Adam, so will we

be like Christ.

Gospel Verse:

I give you a new commandment, says the Lord:

love one another as I have loved you.


Jesus challenged: “Love your enemies.” Love goes beyond

the payment of debt. “Lend expecting nothing back,” said

Jesus. “Stop judging and you will not be judged.”

Prep of Gifts:


Christians, Let Us Love One Another PICARDY

If I, Your Lord and Master (Dean)

In Perfect Charity PERFECT CHARITY


Love Never Fails (Canedo)

Love One Another (King) (C)

Prayer of St. Francis


Where Charity and Love Prevail CHRISTIAN LOVE

You Gather in the Outcast (Crandal)


I will recount all your wonders, I will rejoice in you and be

glad, and sing psalms to your name, O Most High.

OR Lord, I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the

Son of the living God, who is coming into this world.

Be Not Afraid (Dufford)

Blest Are They (Haas)

Bread of Life (Fisher)


I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan)

Let Your Mercy Wash Over Us

Love One Another (Dufford)

Mercy

Pan de Vida (Hurd, Moriarty)

Psalm 103: The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Manalo)

The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Dufford)

Ubi Caritas (Rosania)

With the Lord There Is Mercy (Modlin)


Beatitudes (Ducote)



God of the Hungry (Soper)

Lord, You Give the Great Commission ABBOT’S LEIGH

Make Your Home in Me (Walther)

Many and One (Angrisano)

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow OLD 100TH

Take Christ to the World (Inwood)

‘Tis the Gift to Be Simple SIMPLE GIFTS

OTHER:

Faith, Hope and Love


Help Us Accept Each Other

Koinonia

The Master Came to Bring Good News

They’ll Know We Are Christians


Where True Love and Charity Are Found

Your Ways Are Not Our Own

Question of the Week: How am I showing my mercy, my humanity to others? Am I witnessing to the God-given Spirit within me?

Calendar Mar. 1 World Day of Prayer First Friday

2 Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary

First Saturday

Pope’s Evangelization Intention (March) That Christian communities, especially those who are

persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have

their rights respected.

March 3 8th Ordinary Time

Lent is just around the corner, so today is a good day to think about our character as we approach this holy season. Am I prone to judge others, more likely to recognize others’ faults rather than my own? Jesus points out that when we overlook our own faults, not only are we ourselves left deficient, but our judgmental outlook distorts our view of others. How do we plan our liturgies to help our assemblies to reflect on this during Mass?


The Lord became my protector. He brought me out to a

place of freedom; he saved me because he delighted in me.

Alleluia! Give the Glory (Mass of Glory) (Canedo)

Alleluia No. 1 (O/C/S)

Alleluia! Raise the Gospel (Farrell)

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus HYFRYDOL

Come, Christians, Join to Sing MADRID

Come, Now Is the Time to Worship (Doerksen)

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (O)

Estamos Reunidos (C)

Festival Canticle (O/C/S)

Gathered In HARK MY SOUL



Hoy Nos Reunimos

I Know That My Redeemer Lives (O/S)

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (O/S)

Like Cedars They Shall Stand (Schutte)

Open My Eyes (O/C)

Rejoice, the Lord Is King DARWALL’S 148TH

Sing a New Song (O/C/S)

There’s a Wideness (Be Merciful) (O/C/S)

Vamos a la Casa del Señor (S)

Vamos Peregrinos (S)

Venga Tu Reino (S)

Venimos ante Ti (O/C)

We Are Your People (O/S)

1st Reading: Sirach 27:4-7:

Praise no one before he speaks, for it is then that people are

tested.


Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

2nd Reading: Philippian 2:15d, 16a:

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But

thanks be to God who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus

Christ.

Gospel Verse:

Shine like lights in the world

as you hold on to the word of life.


People do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather

grapes from brambles. From the fullness of the heart the

mouth speaks.

Prep of Gifts:


Alle, Alle, Alleluia (Caribbean Mass) (Ho Lung)


Be God’s (S)


Eye Has Not Seen (C)

Gracias

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33) (C)

Laudato Sí! Be Praised, O God! (Manalo)

Litany for the Earth (Bridge)

Make Your Home in Me (Walther)

Prayer of St. Francis

O Word of God (Manalo)

Seek Ye First (Lafferty)

Shine the Light (S)

You Are the Healing (Soper)


I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me, sing

psalms to the name of the Lord Most High.

OR Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age,

says the Lord.


Draw Near

God’s Holy Gifts (Schutte)

I Received the Living God LIVING GOD


Precious Lord, Take My Hand PRECIOUS LORD

Taste and See (Moore)

The Love of Christ (Walker)

Ubi Caritas (Hurd)

When We Eat This Bread (Joncas)


Beautiful Savior ST. ELIZABETH


Companions on the Journey (Landry)

Con la Cruz

Go Out, Go Out (Stephan)

I Send You Out (Angotti)

Id y Enseñad

Lead Me, Lord (Becker)

Now Thank We All Our God

O Bless the Lord (Michaels)

Por Tu Misericordia

Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens HYMN TO JOY

Rise Up with Him (Vogt)

Te Den Gracias

Tend the Ground (Stephan)

You Are the Light/Let Your Light Shine

OTHER:

As a Fire Is Meant for Burning

Deliver Us, O Lord of Truth

God of Day and God of Darkness


Goodness Is Stronger Than Evil

Help Us Accept Each Other

I Am the Vine

Let There Be Peace on Earth

O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God

O for a Heart to Praise My God

Servant Song

Standin’ in the Need of Prayer

The Kingdom of God (Rees)

Voices That Challenge

We Are Called

We Have Been Told

Question of the Week: In what ways do I speak or act without integrity? What must I say or do at home or in my community to bear good fruit? Can I make a commitment to doing something fruitful throughout Lent?

Calendar 4 Optional Memorial of St. Casimir 6 Ash Wednesday (Obligatory Fast and Abstinence) 7 Optional Memorial of SS. Perpetua

& Felicity 8 Optional Memorial of St. John of

God 9 Optional Memorial of St. Frances of

Rome

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