Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

July 23, 2017

Pope Saint John Paul II prays inside the Basilica on September 14, 1987

Saint Mary’s Basilica

Entrance Hymn God bids us Welcome

(Verses sung by Choir)

Kyrie Eleison

God bids us wel —come to - his house, and he in—

- vites us to - his feast; Day of great joy and

ha - ppi - ness, al - le - lu - ia.

Great was my joy when I was told: "Let us go forth to God's abode there in the city of the Lord." Speak, then, O Lord, our hearts renew. You show the way, your word is true. Bring life to us, make all things new.

Christ is the grain of wheat that died, sown in distress and reaped with joy, yielding a harvest of new life.

Gloria

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Responsorial Psalm Psalm 86

Gospel Acclamation

Offertory Air, Minuet, Trio & Bourée from ‘Water Music’ (G.F. Handel, 1685-1759)

2017 marks the 300th Anniversary of Handel’s famous Water Music Suite. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request

for a concert on the River Thames.

Sanctus

Mass of Junipero Serra, O.F.M………... A.M.Bienbar(1868-1942) (Adaptation and English parts by G. Stevenson)

Choir: Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua, hosanna in excelsis, hosanna in excelsis.

Choir: Hosanna in excelsis.

The Mass of Junipero Serra was composed in honor of St. Junipero Serra, O.F.M, Apostle of California, in 1934 on the 150th Anniversary of Serra’s death.

It was published by, and dedicated to St. Mary’s Basilica Choir under the direction of Friar Owen da Silva, O.F.M.

Ho —ly, ho —ly, ho — ly Lord God of Hosts,

Ble- ssed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,

Ho—sa — nna, Ho—sa — nna in the high — est.

Mystery of Faith Amen

Agnus Dei Choir: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, ALL:

Choir: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

ALL:

Choir: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

ALL:

Communion Motet (Sung by Choir) Adoramus Te, Christe, We adore you, O Christ,

Et benedicimus tibi. And we bless you.

Quia per sanctam crucem tuam Because by your holy Cross

Redemisti mundum. You have redeemed the world.

(T. Dubois, 1837-1924) Communion Hymn

Recessional: Alla Hornpipe from ‘Water Music’…….. G.F. Handel, 1685-1759

In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, we are a caring community in Christ recognizing a

wonderful Roman Catholic heritage. We find our strength in rich liturgy and commit to live the Gospel values of peace, justice, and the

loving embrace of all people.

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