Music Planning Guide ~ 2018 Distribution of Ashes: Year B through Ashes (S) Ashes to Ashes (Schutte) Suggested psalms, songs and hymns Be Merciful, O Lord (Angrisano) (G=Gathering/O=Offertory/C=Communion/S=Sending, Dust and Ashes Sq=Sequence) Signed by Ashes (Keil) With These Ashes (Chiusano) February 14 - Year B The readings for this first day of the Lenten journey to calls us Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: to turn. Silence/Instrumental In Hebrew, the word for repentance is to turn, like the turning of the Be Still and Know That I Am God (Walker) earth to the sun at this time of year, like the turning of the soil before Christ in Me Arise (Thomson) spring planting. The Lenten journey that begins on this Ash Wednesday El Señor Es Compasivo: Sal 103(102) (C) calls us to repentance: to turn away from those things that separate us God of Mercy (Manalo/Hurd) from God and return to the mercy, justice, and reconciliation of the O Beauty, Ever Ancient (O’Connor) Lord. O God, You Search Me (Farrell) In today’s , from his Sermon on the Mount, instructs his Óyenos, Señor: Sal 130(129) listeners on the true attitude and disposition toward prayer, fasting, Renew Me, Lord (Farrell) and almsgiving. Such acts are meaningful only if they are outward manifestations of the turning that has taken place within our hearts. Tree of Life (C) Turn to Me (Foley)

Gathering Song: You are merciful to all, O Lord, and despise Communion Song: He who ponders the law of the Lord day nothing that you have made. You overlook people’s sins, to and night will yield fruit in due season. bring them to repentance, and you spare them, for you are the Be Merciful/Create in Me (Stephan) Lord our God. Be Merciful, O Lord/Create a Clean Heart (Consiglio) Again We Keep This Solemn Fast (O/S) Create in Me (Kendzia) Enter the Journey (Friedman) Oh Dios, Crea en Mi (Cortés) Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive (O/S) Ubi Caritas (Hurd, Rosania) From Ashes to the Living Font (O/S) Grant to Us, O Lord (O/C) With the Lord There Is Mercy (Modlin) Hosea (Ashes/O/C) In These Days of Lenten Journey (Manalo) Song of Praise or Sending Forth Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days Christ before Us (Whitaker) Pardon Your People (Landry) Into the Desert (Stephan) Return to God (Haugen) (O/C/S) Pardon Your People (Landry) Return to the Lord, You God (Dufford) Save Your People (Farrell) Spare Us, O Lord/Parce Domine (O/C) Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door The Glory of These Forty Days We Are Called (Haas) There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy OR Silence This Is Our Accepted Time (O/S) Today Is the Accepted Time (O/S) OTHER: Forty Days and Forty Nights Joel 2:12-18 The Lord is slow to anger and rich in kindness. The Hear Us, Almighty Lord faithful return with their whole hearts, fasting and repenting. Penitential Litany/Hold Us in Your Mercy All God’s people gather together before the Lord for mercy. Remember You Are Dust Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6a, 12-13, 14, 17 Return to the Lord Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. Seek the Lord 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 Paul implored the Corinthians to be The Cross of Jesus reconciled to God right away. As Christ carried their sins upon the cross, so can they bear his holiness within them, if Question of the Day: Can I challenge myself, in every they turn to him. “Behold, now is a very acceptable time; encounter and relationship, to determine how I can share behold, now is the day of salvation.” God’s grace and then to do so? Gospel verse: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Jesus warned the disciples against performing religious acts only to attract the attention of others. In giving alms, praying and fasting, Christians are to conduct themselves in such a way that no one will know, except God, who sees all things.

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February 18 - First Sunday of Lent (B) Turn to Me (Foley) The Rite of Election will be at the today. You Have Called Us (Farrell) Covenant and journey are the themes of today’s responsorial psalm. Humankind’s covenant with God, reestablished in the faithfulness of Communion Song: One does not live on bread alone, but Noah and his clan, is centered in God’s compassion and justice. The by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. OR psalm also praises God as the source of true wisdom: God is the guide The Lord will conceal you with his pinions, and under his wings and teacher who marks our life’s journey by way of justice and you will trust. humility. Be Merciful/Create in Me (Stephan) Celebrate the “Rite of Sending” for Election in your for Be Merciful, O Lord/Create a Clean Heart (Consiglio) those in the final leg of their journey toward at this year’s . Be with Me (Haugen) Create in Me (Kendzia) Gathering Song: When he calls on me, I will answer him; I will Come unto Me (Hurd) deliver him and give him glory, I will grant him length of days. Hosea (Norbet) 40 Days (Maher) On Eagle’s Wings (Joncas) Again We Keep This Solemn Fast (O/S) With the Lord There Is Mercy (Modlin) Christ in Me Arise (Thomson) Enter the Journey (Friedman) Song of Praise or Sending Forth Forty Days and Forty Nights (O/S) Beyond the Days (Manalo) From Ashes to the Living Font (O/S) Blest Be the Lord (Schutte) He Is the Lord (Haas) Change Our Hearts (Cooney) In These Days of Lenten Journey (Manalo) Christ before Us (Whitaker) Led by the Spirit Companions on the Journey (Landry) Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (S) Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley Praise the Lord, My Soul (Foley) Lift High the Cross Return to God (Haugen) (O/C/S) There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy The Glory of These Forty Days (O/S) We Belong to You (Thomson) The Least of These (Hurd) OR Silence These Forty Days of Lent (O/S) This Is Our Accepted Time (O/S) OTHER: Today Is the Accepted Time (O/S) Jerusalem, My Destiny Jesus, Lead the Way Genesis 9:8-15 After the great flood, God told Noah of the Lead, Me, Guide Me covenant between heaven and earth. Never again would a Now in This Banquet flood destroy the earth. To mark this covenant, the Lord set The Cross of Jesus up a rainbow in the sky. The Kingdom of God (Rees) Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant. Question of the Week: What can I do to live up to my covenant 1 Peter 3:18-22 As the ark saved a chosen few in Noah’s day, so with God during this season of Lent? does baptism by faith save God’s chosen today. Baptism is “an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the Christ.” Gospel verse: One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. Mark 1:12-15 The Spirit sent Jesus to the desert to fast and pray for forty days. Afterwards, Jesus appeared in Galilee proclaiming “the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Rite of Sending takes place after the Homily.

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Silence/Instrumental Be Still and Know That I Am God (Walker) God of Mercy (Manalo/Hurd) Gracious God (Manibusan) Jesus Christ, Homeless One (Landry) Jesus, Meek and Humble (Walther) On Eagle’s Wings (C) Only This I Want (Schutte) Seek the Lord (O’Connor) Tree of Life – has verses for each week of Lent 2

February 25 - Second Sunday of Lent (B) Miracle of Grace (Stephan) One can hear the relieved Abraham offering today’s responsorial Sacred Silence (Booth) psalm. Even in the midst of his anguish and suffering, at a time when To You, O Lord (Stephan) his faith was tested to the limit, the psalmist continues to trust in the Transfigure Us, O Lord (Hurd) Lord (as the devastated Abraham did). The psalmist recommits himself to the service of God who has saved him and will fulfill his “vow”: his Song of Praise or Sending Forth: public offering of thanksgiving for the saving work of God in his life. Anthem (Conry) Be Thou My Vision Gathering Song: Of you my heart has spoken: Seek his face. It Change Our Hearts is your face, O Lord, that I seek; hide not your face from me. Day of Peace (Whitaker) OR Remember your compassion, O Lord, and your Lead Me, Lord (Becker) merciful love, for they are from of old. Let not our enemies exult O Bless the Lord (Michaels) over us. Redeem us, O God of Israel, from all our distress. The Glory of These Forty Days Come, Worship the Lord (Talbot) There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy From Ashes to the Living Font (O/S) OR Silence God’s Holy Mountain We Ascend He Is the Lord (Haas) OTHER: In These Days of Lenten Journey (Manalo) Christus Paradox (You Lord, Are Both Lamb and O Bless the Lord, My Soul Shepherd) Rain Down (Cortez) Holy God Return to God (Haugen) (O/C/S) How Good, Lord, To Be Here Save Your People (Farrell) I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light The Glory of These Forty Days Jerusalem, My Destiny ‘Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here (O) Jesus Christ, Yesterday, Today, and Forever What Is This Place Mercy, O God Softly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling Genesis 22:1-2,9,10-13,15-18 God tested Abraham, asking The God of Abraham Praise him to sacrifice his only son Isaac. Seeing Abraham’s Transform Us obedience, God relented. Because of Abraham’s faith, God blessed him greatly. We Are Marching / Siyahamba Psalm 116:10, 15, 16017, 18-19 I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. Question of the Week: In the Gospel, God says, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” (Mark 9:7). What is Jesus saying Romans 8:31-34 We have received the ultimate proof of God’s love: to me? What is Jesus asking me to do? Christ Jesus given up to death for the sake of us all. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Gospel verse: From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard: This is my beloved Son, listen to him. Mark 9:2-10 Jesus went up a mountain with his disciples and was transfigured before their eyes. A voice from a cloud proclaimed, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Silence or instrumental All That Is Hidden (Farrell) Dwelling Place (Foley) Gracious God (Manibusan) If God Is for Us (Brown) Renew Me, Lord (Farrell) The Lord Is My Light (Walker) Transfiguration (Manalo, Landry) Tree of Life (C)

Communion Song: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him. Happy the People You Have Chosen (Cooney) How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place (DeBruyn) I Have Loved You (Joncas) In the Presence of God (Kendzia) Let All Praise the Name (Modlin) Lord, Let Your Mercy (Dufford) Loving and Forgiving (Soper) 3

March 4 - Third Sunday of Lent (B) Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit) RCIA - First Scrutiny (takes place after homily) Your Words Are Spirit and Life (Farrell) (If you have Elect, you may use cycle A readings.) The wisdom of God’s law is praised in this short poem. For the Communion Song: The sparrow finds a home, and the psalmist, the law of God is not a restriction but the source of wisdom swallow a nest for her young: by your altars, O Lord of hosts, that empowers and liberates its adherents to live lives of meaning and my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, purpose. The antiphon is Peter’s reply to Jesus at the conclusion of for ever singing your praise. John 6. After Jesus calls himself the “Bread of Life,” many abandon As the Deer Longs (Hurd) him but Peter steadfastly remains, confessing his faith in Jesus’ words Create in Me (Kendzia) as the source of “everlasting life.” Deep Within I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me) Gathering Song: My eyes are always on the Lord, for he (Angrisano) rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan) me, for I am alone and poor. OR Look Beyond (Ducote) When I prove my holiness among you, I will gather you from all Lord, You Have the Words (Joncas) the foreign lands; and I will pour clean water upon you and To You, O Lord (Soper) cleanse you from all your impurities, and I will give you a new Ubi Caritas (Rosania) spirit, says the Lord. Ubi Caritas/We Will Find God Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (Schutte) Christ in Me Arise (Thomson) Song of Praise or Sending Forth Crux Fidelis (O/C) Better Is One Day (Redman) Enter the Journey (Friedman) City of God (Schutte) From Ashes to the Living Font (O/S) Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord (Inwood) From the Depths We Cry to Thee God of the Hungry (Soper) Holy, Holy, Holy How Firm a Foundation I Heard the Voice of Jesus I Will Choose Christ (Booth) In These Days of Lenten Journey (Manalo) The Church’s One Foundation Lift High the Cross We Are Called (Haas) O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God Your Grace Is Enough (Maher) To You, O God, I Lift Up My Soul (Hurd) OR Silence We Acclaim the Cross of Jesus (O/S) We Should Glory in the Cross (O/S) OTHER: What Wondrous Love Is This (O/S) Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation God, Whose Purpose Is to Kindle Exodus 20:1-17 or 20:1-3,7-8,12-17 God delivered the In the Cross of Christ commandments to Moses and the Hebrews, who had been Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley freed from slavery in Egypt. “You shall not have other gods besides me,” says the Lord God. On Holy Ground Psalm 19:8. 9. 10, 11 Return to God/Volvamos Hoy a Nuestro Dios Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 Paul preached Christ crucified “a The Church of Christ in Every Age stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.” God’s The Kingdom of God (Rees) folly is wiser and his weakness stronger than human wisdom. The Stars Declare His Glory Gospel verse: God so loved the world that He gave his only We Will Serve the Lord (Cooney) Son, so that everyone who believes in him What Is This Place might have eternal life. John 2:13-25 Jesus found people buying and selling in the Question of the Week: How can I take the mercy and wisdom temple. With a whip, he drove out the moneychangers. He of God and pass it on to others in my day-to-day life? Am I said, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it providing an example of God’s mercy in my relationships with up.” others? Am I providing an example of God’s wisdom by valuing what the world ridicules? Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Silence/Instrumental Earthen Vessels (Foley) Endless Is Your Love (Kendzia) Grant to Us, O Lord (C) Love One Another (Dufford) Now We Remain (C) O God, You Search Me (Farrell) Rejoice in the Promise of Jesus (Crandal) Tree of Life (C) 4

March 11 - Fourth Sunday of Lent (B) Communion Song: Jerusalem is built as a city bonded as RCIA - Second Scrutiny (takes place after homily) one together. It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the (If you have Elect, you may use cycle A readings.) Lord, to praise the name of the Lord. Psalm 137 is the soul-wrenching lament of refugees forced from their Christ, Be Our Light (Farrell) beloved city into slavery. The exiles of Jerusalem vow to remember the Come to Me (Norbet) land they left behind and to never lose hope in the Lord who does not I Received the Living God forget them. Listen, O Lord, to My Prayer My Shepherd Is the Lord (Gelineau) Gathering Song: Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be Only This I Want (Schutte) joyful, all who were in mourning; exult and be satisfied at her Open My Eyes (Manibusan) consoling breast. Precious Lord, Take My Hand (Dorsey) Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death (O/C/S) Shepherd Me, O God (Haugen) Christ before Us (Whitaker) We Have Been Told (Haas) From Ashes to the Living Font (O/S) With the Lord (Joncas) I Am the Light of the World (Hayakawa) I Rejoiced (Thomson) Song of Praise or Sending Forth: Let Us Go Rejoicing (Angrisano) Christ the Lord (Hart) Lift High the Cross City of God (Schutte) Lord of All Hopefulness Do Not Fear to Hope (Cooney) Out of Darkness (Walker) Faithful Family (Cooney) Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior (Farrell) God of the Hungry (Soper) Rain Down (Cortez) Let All Things Now Living Take Up Your Cross (Stephan) Stand by Me (Kendzia) The King of Love My Shepherd Is The Church’s One Foundation The Least of These (Hurd) We Are the Light of the World (Grief) There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy (O/S) OR Silence

2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 God’s people lived in sin, OTHER: mocking God’s messengers and ignoring the Lord’s By the Waters of Babylon warnings. Finally, their enemies destroyed Jerusalem. They Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation were taken captive, but God showed mercy. For God So Loved the World Psalm 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 God Is Love (Haas) Let my tongue be silenced, if ever I forget you! I Have Loved You Ephesians 2:4-10 God is rich in mercy, and out of love the Lord In the Cross of Christ brought us to life in Christ when we were in sin. God saved Lead Me, Guide Me us by grace, not by anything we have done. Gospel verse: God so loved the world that He gave his only We Remember Son, so that everyone who believes in him Question of the Week: What do I do in the darkness that needs might have eternal life. to be brought into the light? Is it something that can stand the John 3:14-21 God’s Son came into the world not to condemn it, glare of truth or is it something that I need to stop doing? but to save it. As Moses lifted up the serpent, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that all who believe may have eternal life.

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Silence/Instrumental Amazing Grace (S) Hold On to Love (Manibusan) I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (S) In Perfect Charity (DeBruyn) O God, for You I Long (Farrell) Speak, Lord (Uszler) The Light of Christ (Fishel) The Lord Is My Light (Walker) You Are the Healing (Soper)

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March 18 - Fifth Sunday of Lent (B) - I Have Loved You (Joncas) RCIA - Third Scrutiny (takes place after homily) Now We Remain (Haas) (If you have Elect, you may use cycle A readings.) Oh Dios, Crea en Mí (Cortés) The image of God recreating hearts, of renewing human souls, that The Goodness of the Lord (Soper) Jeremiah writes of in today’s first reading is echoed in the antiphon The Jesus Song (Booth) and verses selected from Psalm 51, today’s responsorial psalm. Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) With the Lord There Is Mercy (Modlin) Gathering Song: Give me justice, O God, and plead my cause against a nation that is faithless. From the deceitful and Song of Praise or Sending Forth: cunning rescue me, for you, O God, are my strength. 40 Days (Maher) Christ in Me Arise (Thomson) Christ before Us (Whitaker) Crux Fidelis (O/C) Glory in the Cross (Schutte) Draw Near, O Lord/Attende Domine (O/C) In These Days of Lenten Journey (Manalo) For You Are My God (Foley) Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley Forty Days and Forty Nights Lead Me, Lord (Becker) From Ashes to the Living Font (O/S) Purify My Heart (Doerksen) From the Depths We Cry to Thee Rain Down (Cortez) I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me) Roll Away the Stone (Conry) (Angrisano) Though the Mountains May Fall (Schutte) I Am the Resurrection and the Life (Hurd) OR Silence Lift High the Cross Save Your People (Farrell) OTHER: Take Up Your Cross (Cortez) How Great Thou Art I Heard the Voice of Jesus Jeremiah 31:31-34 God says, “I will make a new covenant Jerusalem, My Destiny with the house of Israel…I will place my law within them and Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall Jesus, the Lord be my people…I will forgive their evildoing and remember Only This I Want their sin no more.” The Love of the Lord Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 Create a clean heart in me, O God. Question of the Week: When I forgive someone who hurt me, Hebrews 5:7-9 When Jesus was in the flesh, he prayed constantly do I truly forget it or does it continue to affect our to God. Through his prayer and obedience, Jesus became the relationship? How can I let go of the injury? How can I be source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. confident that forgetting it will help? Gospel verse: Whoever serves me must follow me, says the Lord; and where I am, there also will my servant be. John 12:20-33 Jesus told his followers: “Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat…And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.”

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Silence or instrumental As the Deer (Farrell) Flow, River Flow (Hurd) Grant to Us, O Lord (C) Have Mercy on Us, Lord/Attende Domine Here I Am (Booth) I, the Lord (Kendzia) Now We Remain (C) Renew Me, Lord (Farrell) Yes, I Shall Arise (C) You Are Mine (Haas)

Communion Song: Amen, amen I say to you: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains a single grain. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. As the Deer Longs (Hurd) Create in Me (Kendzia) Eye Has Not Seen

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March 25, 2015 - Passion (Palm) Sunday Were You There (S) Psalm 22, Jesus’ last cry of abandonment, is today’s response. The What Wondrous Love Is This psalms were the song book of Judaism and faithful Jews would know its When I Behold the Wondrous Cross (S) hymns by heart. Onlookers would have immediately recognized the Who Is the Crucified? (Keil) words to this lament cries by Jesus as he hung outside the city gates. Wood of the Cross (Alstott) Several of the horrific images in the psalm’s verses that are sung on mirror the sufferings endured by Jesus, but the psalm Communion Song: Father, if this cannot pass concludes with hope and trust in God’s providence. without my drinking it, your will be done.

Adoramus Te Gospel: Mark 11:1-10 Jesus rode the colt into Jerusalem. Some Amén. El Cuerpo de Cristo (Schiavone) people spread cloaks and reeds before him and honored him. Crucem tuam Gathering Song: Six days before the Passover, when the Lord Jesus, Remember Me (Berthier) (S) came into the city of Jerusalem, the children ran to meet him; in Jesus, Savior, Friend and Brother (Kiel/Bluett) their hands, they carried palm branches and with a loud voice Jesus, the Lord cried out: Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you who have My God, My God (Smith, Manion) come in your abundant mercy! O gates, lift high your heads; Now We Remain (Haas) grow higher, ancient doors. Let him enter, the king of glory! Take and Eat (Joncas) Who is this king of glory! He, the Lord of hosts, he is the king of Ubi Caritas (Hurd) glory. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you, who have come Unless a Grain of Wheat in your abundant mercy! All Glory Laud and Honor Song of Praise or Sending Forth: on the King (Lynch) At the Name of Jesus (Walker) Crux Fidelis (O/C) Glory in the Cross (Schutte) Hosanna Filio David (Chant) Lift High the Cross Hosanna, Son of God Take Up Your Cross Hosanna to the Son of David There Is a Balm in Gilead Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates Were You There Lord, This Is the People/Let the Lord Enter (Smith) When I Behold/Survey the Wondrous Cross Palm Sunday Processional (Willcock) Your Only Son (Paris) Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior (Farrell) (S) OR Silence The King of Glory OTHER: Adoramus Te Christe Is 50:4-7 The servant of the Lord God was rebuffed but did not turn back. Calvary Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Crucem tuam/O Lord, Your Cross My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Nada Te Turbe/Nothing Can Frighten Phil 2:6-11 Christ was in the form of God but did not consider Ride On, Jesus, Ride equality with God a thing to be grasped at. Stay Here and Keep Watch Gospel verse: Christ became obedient to the point of death, Tree of Life even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and Question of the Week: As we enter the final days of this Lenten bestowed on him the name journey, am I ready to respond to the Christ in others with loyalty, courage, and love in whatever condition I find them, which is above every name. through whatever difficulties they may have undergone? Mark 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39 Jesus is betrayed, tried, condemned, crucified and buried; this is his Passion and death. A Roman soldier said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” Faithful women stayed with Jesus.

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Silence/Instrumental Lord, Let Me Walk (C/S) Now We Remain (C) O Sacred Head (Hurd) O Sacred Head, Surrounded (S) Ours Were the Griefs He Bore (Dean) Take Up Your Cross (Cortez) The Jesus Song (Booth) Up to Jerusalem (S) Upon the Cross (DeBruyn)

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Chrism - Monday, March 26 - 6:30 pm. tabernacle or pyx. Under no circumstances may it be You are invited to sing in the Diocesan Choir for our annual exposed in a monstrance.”7 This is also clearly Mass. Watch the OND and your local bulletins for dates understood by the rubric describing the end of the and times of rehearsals in your area! with the Blessed which reads: Notes on Triduum Liturgies “Then the or the himself places the No Perpetual Exposition of Blessed Sacrament during Sacrament in the tabernacle and closes the door.”8 Triduum After the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, the faithful [Parishes or] Groups authorized to have perpetual should be [strongly] encouraged to spend a suitable exposition are bound to follow all the liturgical norms period during the night in the church in adoration before given in Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist the reposed Blessed Sacrament. Some communities have outside Mass, nos. 82-100. established the custom of praying compline (night prayer) Under no circumstances may perpetual at the conclusion of the time of solemn adoration. exposition take place during the Easter Triduum.2 The 2 Responsum ad dubium received by ’ Committee on the Liturgy. (BCL Newsletter Vol. XXI), Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the June 1995. Lord’s Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, 3 General Norms for the and the Calendar [hereafter GNLY], no. 19. 4 Sacred Congregation of Rites. “Declaration of March 15, 1956,” no. 3, AAS 48 (1956): 153; and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday night.3 Ordinationes et declarationes circa Ordinem hebomadae sanctae instauratum, no. 15, AAS 49 (1957): 93. 5 Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the . Paschale Solemnitatis: The Reception of the Holy Oils Blessed at the Chrism Circular Letter Concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts [hereafter PS]. January 16, 1988, no. 54. “This rite of transfer of the Blessed Sacrament may not be carried out if the Mass liturgy of the Lord’s passion will not be celebrated in that same church on the following day.” http://www.wf-f.org/PaschaleSolemnitatis.html#anchor270734 It is appropriate that the oil of the Sick, the oil of 6 Roman Missal III: rubrics for “The Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament” no. 44. Catechumens, and the Sacred Chrism, which are blessed 7 PS, no. 55. 8 Roman Missal III, Rubric for Holy Thursday no. 39, “Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament.” by the during the Chrism Mass, be presented to and received by the local community. The reception of the holy oils may take place at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday or on another day after the celebration of the Chrism Mass. The oils should be reserved in a suitable repository in the sanctuary or near the baptismal font. The oils, in suitable vessels, are carried in the procession of the gifts, before the bread and wine, by members of the assembly.

No Liturgy? No Transfer of Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thursday

“This rite of transfer of the Blessed Sacrament may not be carried out if the liturgy of the Lord’s Passion will not be celebrated in that same church on the following day.”4 Roman Missal (third edition): “If in the same church the celebration of the Lord’s Passion on the following Friday does not take place, the Mass is concluded in the usual way [like any Sunday Mass] and the Blessed Sacrament is placed in the tabernacle.”6

Adoration not Exposition The rubrics for the procession on Holy Thursday read: “The Blessed Sacrament, accompanied by lighted candles and incense, is carried through the church to the chapel of reservation, to the singing of the hymn, ‘Pange lingua’ or some other eucharistic song.” The directives from the Congregation are very clear in this regard: “The Blessed Sacrament should be reserved in a closed

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March 29 - Holy Thursday Donde Hay Amor y Caridad/ “Triduum” is an odd-sounding word (tree-doo-oom) that comes from Where Charity and Love Abound (Rubalcava) the Latin term for “three days.” These most sacred days begin Holy Here at This Table (Whitaker) Thursday evening to Friday evening (day one), include Friday evening In Remembrance of You (C) and (day two), and conclude with the Easter Vigil and Take and Eat This Bread (C) Easter Sunday (day three). We recall that, though the modern world The Jesus Song (Booth) (like the ancient Romans) starts a day at midnight, the Jewish (and Ubi Caritas (Rosania) Christian liturgy’s) day starts at sundown. (And a day for the ancient We Have Been Told (Haas) Greeks started at “sunrise!) These “three days” are the most sacred of the liturgical year. And the Where Charity and Love Prevail pinnacle of the Triduum is the Easter Vigil (General Norms for the Where Charity Is True Liturgical Year and the Calendar, 19). Parishes sometimes begin this only an hour, or even minutes after sundown. It’s as though the church Communion Song: This is my Body that will be given up can’t wait to celebrate Easter. for you; this is the Chalice of the new covenant in my Blood, says the Lord; do this, whenever you receive it, in memory of Gathering Song: We should glory in the Cross of our Lord me. Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, At That First Eucharist through whom we are saved and delivered. Bread of Angels (Stephan) Gather the People (Schutte) Eat This Bread (Berthier) Glory in the Cross (Schutte) Gift of Finest Wheat Keep in Mind (Deiss) Miracle of Grace (Stephan) Lift High the Cross One Bread, One Body Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior (Farrell) Our Cup (Joncas) Table of Plenty (Schutte) Stay Here and Keep Watch Take Up Your Cross Taste and See We Should Glory in the Cross The Song of the Lord’s Supper What Wondrous Love Is This The Supper of the Lord (Rosania)

Exodus 12:1-8,11-14 The Lord instructs Moses and Aaron OTHER: regarding the Passover meal. They were to eat roasted lamb, Bread of Life, Cup of Blessing unleavened bread, and bitter herbs and to sprinkle blood In the Cross of Christ from the lamb on the doorpost and lintels as a sign that those Jesu, Jesu inside obeyed God’s command. Jesus Took a Towel Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 Prepare a Room for Me Our blessing-cup is a communion with the blood of Christ. So You Must Do 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Paul recounted the tradition of the Song of the Lord’s Command Lord’s Supper: Jesus said, “This is my body that is for you. This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this in This Is My Example remembrance of me.” Gospel verse: I give you a new commandment, says the Lord: Transfer of the Eucharist love one another as I have loved you. Pange Lingua/Praise We… John 13:1-15 Jesus called his disciples together for the Passover Sing My Tongue… Supper. During the meal, Jesus rose, tied a towel around himself, and washed the disciples’ feet. He said, “If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you DEPART IN SILENCE ought to wash one another’s feet.” Question of the Day: “I have given you a model to follow,” Foot Washing: Jesus told his friends at the beginning of their final meal As I Have Done for You (Schutte) together after he had washed their feet. “As I have done for Jesus Christ, Homeless One (Landry) you, you should also do.” “You” also means all of us every time No Greater Love (Schoenbachler) (O) we share in this Eucharistic meal. How will I, how must I, Para Amar como Tú (Manibusan) wash my friends’ feet, my neighbors’ feet, my enemies’ feet Shepherd of Souls toady and every day? Te Alabamos, Señor (Hurd) The Lord Jesus (Norbet) The Sacrament of Service Vine and Branches (Thomson)

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March 30 - Good Friday Each gospel writer has a unique theological point of view. Each has Collection for the Holy Land: See Above something to say about Jesus. The church in her wisdom preserves all four, with their different voices and blending melodies. We do not need Song for Communion: to reconcile each gospel with the other. Each is true with respect to Crux Fidelis theology, even if they differ over seemingly important details such as Father, I Put My Life in Your Hands (Talbot) whether Jesus was crucified on Passover or on the day of preparation. Jesus, the Lord (O’Connor) For the Synoptics, Jesus being crucified on Passover allows them to My God, My God (Manion) develop the theology of the as a reinterpretation of the Passover meal, something not found in John. For John, Jesus being My Shepherd Is the Lord (Gelineau) crucified on preparation day allows him to develop the theology of Now We Remain (Haas) Jesus as Lamb of God, a title not found in the Synoptics. The richness On Eagle’s Wings (Joncas) of our Christian theology means we can hold multiple perspectives Pastures of the Lord (Stephan) simultaneously. The theology about Jesus is more nuanced, There Is a Balm in Gilead sophisticated, and complex than one evangelist alone can convey. Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell, Hurd) We Are Many Parts (Haugen) Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Isaiah foretold the Messiah’s sufferings by describing those of the servant who died and was raised OTHER: up to take away the sins of many. Adoramus Te, Christe Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 All You Who Pass This Way Father, I put my life in your hands At the Cross Her Station Keeping Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Jesus is the great high priest, servant of At the Name of Jesus all, source of salvation. Though he was God’s son, he Behold the Lamb of God learned obedience through suffering. He was heard because of his reverence. Calvary Gospel verse: Christ became obedient to the point of death, Crucem tuam/O Lord, Your Cross even death on a cross. From Glory to Glory Because of this, God greatly exalted him Glory in the Cross and bestowed on him the name Have Mercy on Us, Lord/Attende Domine which is above every other name. In Manus Tuas, Pater John 18:1-19:42 The Gospel of John provides a variation on the In the Cross of Christ story of Jesus’ betrayal, condemnation, suffering and death. Jesus, Remember Me Death and life are side by side today. Jesus’ death brings life. Prayer of St. Francis A soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately Renew Me, Lord (Becker) blood and water flowed out. Shepherd Me, O God (Haugen)

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General Intercessions Question of the Day: When I suffer unjustly for something I Good Friday Solemn Intercessions (Keil) did not do, do I see it as a way to imitate what Jesus did for me? Can I forgive those who have wronged me, as Jesus Adoration of the Holy Cross: forgave those who wronged him? Behold the Cross (Hurd) Behold the Wood (Schutte) Faithful Cross (Kendzia) Father, into Your Hands (Foster) Father, into Your Hands I Commend… (DeBruyn) God of Mercy (Manalo/Hurd) Lord, Let Me Walk (C) O Sacred Head (Hurd) O Sacred Head, Surrounded The Jesus Song (Booth) Tree of Life Upon the Cross (DeBruyn) We Acclaim the Cross of Jesus We Should Glory in the Cross Were You There What Wondrous Love When I Behold the Wondrous Cross Who Is the Crucified ? (Keil) Wood of the Cross (Alstott)

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March 31 - Easter Vigil Create a clean heart in me, O God. The compassion and love of the women would not be blocked by a Romans 6:3-11 Christ’s death is death to sin once and for all, and stone, for it had been moved. We, like the women on Easter morning, his life is life for God. We are dead to sin and living for God often prepare to be confronted by “stones” – metaphorical stones of in Christ. social conventions, profit and power, humiliation and ridicule. But Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Christ’s resurrection is the complete victory of love over the “stones” Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! of sadness and hatred. With Easter faith, we see these stones have been Mark 16:1-7 When the women came to the tomb, they found the removed so we can experience the risen Christ, who overcomes all stone had been rolled away. Inside there was an angel who barriers. said to them, “You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here…He is going before you to Processional of light: Christ Our Light! Thanks Be to God! Galilee.” Exsultet – be sure to use the revised text found in the Roman Missal Hymns for Baptism: III – full or abridged. Litany of Saints (Chant, Becker) Hymns during Sprinkling: Scripture - Come to the River (Hurd) Nine readings are assigned to the Easter Vigil: seven from the Living Streams (Schutte) Old Testament and two from the New. If circumstances demand New Creation (François) in individual cases, the number of prescribed readings may be River of Glory (Schutte) reduced. Three selections from the Old Testament, however, Shall We Gather at the River should be read before the epistle and Gospel, although when Springs of Water, Bless the Lord (Trapp) necessary, two may be read. In any case, the reading from Wade in the Water (Ridge) Exodus about the escape through the Red Sea (reading 3*) Water of Life/Agua de Vida (Dean, Cortez) should never be omitted. – Lectionary for Sunday Mass Waters of Life (S) Genesis 1:1-2:2 God created the world and saw how good it was. We Shall Draw Water (Inwood) God looked at everything and found it very good. Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 25 Alleluia! Love Is Alive (Angrisano) Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth. Alleluia No. 1 (C) Or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20, 22 Down to the River to Pray (Crandal) The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Laudato Sí! Be Praised, O God! (Manalo) Genesis 22:1-18 Abraham offered his only son Isaac as a sacrifice Out of Darkness (Kendzia) to God, and it was credited to him as justice. Sing, Rejoice, O Heavenly Powers (S) Ps. 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 The Strife Is O’er You are my inheritance, O Lord. Ye Sons and Daughters *Exodus 14:15-15:1 Israel passed through the Red Communion Song: Christ our Passover has been Sea unharmed. As for the Egyptians, their horses and sacrificed; therefore, let us keep the feast with the unleavened chariots were tossed into the sea. Exodus 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 bread of purity and truth, alleluia. Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory. Bread of Angels (Stephan) Canticle of the Free (Whitaker) Isaiah 54:5-14 I, your Maker, the LORD of hosts, will establish you in justice, far from fear where no harm can come near you. Christ, Be Our Light (Farrell) – Easter Vigil verses Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 Come to the Water (Foley) I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan) Isaiah 55:1-11 “All you who are thirsty, come to the water!... I I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me) will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits (Angrisano) assured to David.” Resucitó/He Is Risen (Argüello) Is. 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 This Is the Day (Joncas) You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation. You Have Called Us (Farrell) Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4 All who cling to God’s law will live. Song of Praise or Sending Forth: “Blessed are we, O Israel; for what pleases God is known to Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise us!” Christ before Us (Whitaker) Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Christ the Lord Is Risen Today Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. In Christ Alone Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28 The Lord will pour clean water over the Jesus Christ Is Risen Today people and give them a new heart. Rise Up with Him (Vogt) Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 Sing with All the Saints in Glory Like a deer that longs for running streams, The Day of Resurrection my soul longs for you, my God. OR when there are NO : Question of the Day: We began this night by receiving the Is. 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 (Note Verse difference from above). light of Christ and sharing it with one another. Am I Same refrain as Is. 12 above. committed to going forth and sharing that light of Christ with OR Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 others?

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April 1 - Easter Sunday Morning Has Broken Easter calls us out of the darkness that shrouds our lives into the light Now the Green Blade Rises of possibility, of healing, of re-creation. In his rising from the dead, Ye Sons and Daughters Christ enables us to bring into our own lives all that he taught and You Are Mine (Haas) lived throughout his life: the love, compassion, generosity, humility, and selflessness that ultimately triumphs over hatred, bigotry, Communion Song: Christ our Passover has been prejudice, despair, greed, and death. sacrificed, alleluia; therefore, let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread of purity and truth, alleluia, alleluia. Gathering Song: I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia. Christ Is Risen (Maher) You have laid your hand upon me, alleluia. Too wonderful for Come to Me and Drink (Hurd) me, this knowledge, alleluia, alleluia. Gift of Finest Wheat OR The Lord has truly risen, alleluia. To him be glory and Happy Day (Hughes) power for all the ages of eternity, alleluia, alleluia. I Am the Bread of Life All You on Earth (O/S) Now We Remain (Haas) Alleluia! Love Is Alive (Angrisano) Song of the Body of Christ Alleluia! The Strife Is O’er (O/C/S) This is the Feast of Victory At the Lamb’s High Feast (O/S) We, the Body of Christ (Hillebrand) Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (LLANFAIR) (O/S) Worthy Is the Lamb (Manalo) Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (VICTIMAE) (Sq/O/S) Holy, Holy, Holy Cry (Modlin) Song of Praise or Sending Forth: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (EASTER HYMN) (O/S) Alleluia! Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise New Creation (François) Glory in the Cross (Schutte) This Joyful Rise Up with Him (Vogt) Three Days (THAXTED) The Day of Resurrection

Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Peter preached about Jesus’ baptism, the Other: anointing with the , works of kindness and Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna! healing, and his crucifixion and resurrection from the dead. All who believe in him are forgiven. Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Goodness Is Stronger than Evil This is the day the Lord has made; Hail Thee, Festival Day let us rejoice and be glad. OR Alleluia Heaven Is Singing for Joy / El Cielo Canta Alegría Col 3:1-4 Think about what is above. When Christ appears, Jesus Is the Resurrection then you shall appear with him in glory. Joyous Cup OR 1 Cor 5:6-8 A little yeast does its work all through the dough. Regína Caeli / O Queen of Heaven Throw out the old yeast to make fresh dough. Resucitó Easter Sequence: (mandatory today) That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright Christ Is Arisen This Is the Feast of Victory Christian People, Sing Your Praises We Walk His Way Christians, Praise the Paschal Victim Christians, to the Paschal Victim (Chant) Question of the Week: How can I bear witness to the Good Let Christians All Their Voices Raise News of Jesus Christ in the world today? Can I take the risen Secuencia de la Pascua (Montgomery) Christ I receive in the Eucharist and make him present in my

Sequence for Easter daily life? Gospel verse: Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed; let us then feast with joy in the Lord. John 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene and the disciples went to the tomb and found it empty. They did not yet understand that Jesus would rise from the dead.

Sprinkling: Let All Praise the Lord (Modlin) Springs of Water, Bless the Lord (Trapp) Water of Life (Dean)

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Baptized in Water (Landry) Come to the Water (Foley) Down to the River to Pray (Crandal)

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April 8 - (B) Song of Praise or Sending Forth: All Shall Be Well (Foley) As on Easter Sunday, today’s responsorial psalm is taken from Psalm Behold the Glory of God (O’Connor) 118, the great festival psalm that has become the Easter psalm of the I Am the Resurrection (Repp) church. I Know That My Redeemer Lives Join in the Dance (Schutte) Gathering Song: Like newborn infants, you must long for the Sing with All the Saints in Glory pure, spiritual milk, that in him you may grow to salvation, Sweet Redeemer (Angrisano) alleluia. The Day of Resurrection OR Receive the joy of your glory, giving thanks to God, The Strife Is O’er who has called you into the heavenly kingdom, alleluia. Up from the Earth (Cooney) Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise Baptized in Water (Landry) OTHER: Come to the River (Hurd) Christ Has Risen Down to the River to Pray (Crandal) Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna! God of Mystery, God of Mercy (Walker) Come and Eat This Living Bread O Bless the Lord (Michaels) Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain This Is the Day (Kendzia, Fisher) He’s So Real Upon the Cross (DeBruyn) I Am the Bread of Life / Yo So el Pan de Vida Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones Jesus Is Here Right Now No Greater Love Acts 4:32-35 The community of believers shared “one heart and Shout for Joy, Loud and Long mind.” No one claimed ownership over anything, everything That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright was held in common, nobody went needy among them, and Ubi Caritas all “bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.” Without Seeing You Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, Question of the Week: Whom can I forgive who has hurt me his love is everlasting. OR Alleluia. or someone I love? Can I put my trust in God, the author of all 1 John 5:1-6 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been mercy? Can I believe that by forgiving my neighbor I am begotten by God. “The Spirit is the one that testifies, and the allowing the Spirit of God to work through me and am Spirit is truth.” participating in the gift of divine mercy? Gospel verse: You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord; blessed are those who have not seen me, but still believe! John 20:19-31 Jesus appeared to the disciples and said, “Peace be with you” and breathed the Holy Spirit on them. Thomas doubted and then believed saying, “My Lord and my God!”

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Alleluia No. 1 (Fishel) Day of Peace (Whitaker) God of Mercy (Manalo/Hurd) Hold on to Love (Manibusan) This Is the Day (Joncas) To Live with Him Forever (Hart/Feduccia) We Have Been Told We Walk by Faith Ye/O Sons and Daughters

Communion Song: Bring your hand and feel the place of the nails, and do not be unbelieving but believing, alleluia. All Is Well with My Soul (Landry) Bread of Life (Fisher) Eye Has Not Seen In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd, Smith) Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) We Have Been Told (Haas) With the Lord There Is Mercy (Modlin) Your Words Are Spirit and Life (Farrell) 13

April 15 - (B) Lord, Let Your Face Shine upon Us (Booth) Psalm 4 is an evening meditation, a prayer before retiring for the Miracle of Grace (Stephan) night. The psalmist ends his day by giving thanks for the “wonders” of Song of the Body of Christ the day past and placing his trust in the mercy of God to forgive his The Supper of the Lord (Rosania) failings and ease his anxieties as he retires. Song of Praise or Sending Forth: Gathering Song: Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; O sing Alle, Alle, Alleluia (Ho Lung) to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise, alleluia. Alleluia! Love Is Alive (Angrisano) All Are Welcome (Haugen) Bearers of Peace (Farrell) Alleluia! Give the Glory (Canedo) Benediction (Stephan) Christ before Us (Whitaker) Glory in the Cross (Schutte) Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today Happy Day (Hughes) Come to the River (Hurd) Jesus Christ Is Risen Today Holy, Holy, Holy Cry (Modlin) Tell It Out (Smith) Resurrection Day (Maher) We Are Sent into the World (Manalo) Rise Up with Him (Vogt) We Belong to You (Thomson) This Joyful Eastertide Three Days OTHER: Ye/O Sons and Daughters As We Gather at Your Table Baptized in Water Acts 3:13-15,17-19 Peter said to the people, “The author of Christ Has Risen life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead.” Emmaus God brought to fulfillment what the prophets announced long Go Make of All Disciples ago: that the Messiah would suffer. Go to the World! Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 I Know That My Redeemer Lives Lord, let your face shine upon us. OR Alleluia. Jesus Is Here Right Now 1 John 2:1-5 John told believers that Christ Jesus is a just Now We Remain intercessor who offers sacrifice for the sin of the whole world and that a person cannot know Jesus without keeping his On the Journey to Emmaus commands. Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless Gospel verse: Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; Sing a New Song to the Lord make our hearts burn while you speak to us. That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright Luke 24:35-48 The risen Christ appeared to the disciples and said, “Peace be with you.” The Lord ate cooked fish in their Question of the Week: How can I be a witness? How do I presence and discussed the law, prophets and psalms with explain what the presence of Jesus in my life means? them, opening their minds to understand the Scriptures.

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Christ Be beside Me (Wasson) Day of Peace (Whitaker) In the Breaking of the Bread Jesus, Savior, Friend and Brother (Keil/Bluett) Peace Is Flowing like a River (Landry) Rejoice in the Promise of Jesus (Crandal) The Lord Is My Hope (Ridge) This Day Was Made by the Lord (Walker) Two Were Bound for Emmaus(Hurd) Upon the Cross (Glen) We Walk by Faith

Communion Song: The disciples recognized the Lord Jesus in the breaking of the bread, alleluia. OR The Christ had to suffer and on the third day rise from the dead ; in his name repentance and remission of sins must be preached to all the nations, alleluia. Amén. El Cuerpo de Cristo (Schiavone) Eat This Bread (Berthier) Gift of Finest Wheat In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd, Smith) Litany of Peace (Bridge)

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April 22 - (B) Song of Praise or Sending Forth: The antiphon in today’s responsorial psalm, Psalm 118, is quoted by At the Name of Jesus Peter in his sermon in the first reading. The first Christian community Christ Is Alive prayed the images and the refrain, “for his mercy endures forever,” of How Can I Keep from Singing? Psalm 118 as a thanksgiving for God’s great love manifested in raising I Am the Resurrection (Repp) Jesus from the dead. In Christ Alone (Getty) Let Heaven Rejoice (Dufford) Gathering Song: The merciful love of the Lord fills the earth; Psalm 23 (Conry) by the word of the Lord the heavens were made, alleluia. Shall We Gather at the River Baptized in Water (Landry) Take Christ to the World (Inwood) Behold the Lamb of God (Dufford) Down to the River to Pray (Crandal) OTHER: Jesus Is Risen All People That on Earth Do Dwell Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks Now the Green Blade Rises God Is Love Rain Down (Cortez) Heaven Is Singing for Joy / El Cielo Canta Alegría Sing to the Mountains (Dufford) O Christ the Great Foundation The King of Love My Shepherd Is Shepherd of My Heart This Is the Day (Fisher) There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

With a Shepherd’s Care Acts 4:8-12 Peter explained to the people that every good deed You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd and all restoration to health are accomplished in the name of Christ Jesus the Nazorean, through whom all are saved. Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 Question of the Week: In what ways can the Holy Spirit give me wisdom and courage to speak and act regarding issues in The stone rejected by the builders the world, in our country, in my community? has become the cornerstone. OR Alleluia. 1 John 3:1-2 Believers are the dearly beloved children of God who do not yet know what shall come to light. When it does come to light, believers will be like God. Gospel verse: I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me. John 10:11-18 Jesus is the good shepherd who knows the sheep. The Good Shepherd not only loves and protects the sheep but is willing to lay down his life for the sheep.

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Because the Lord Is My Shepherd (Walker) Come to Me (Norbet) El Señor Es Mi Pastor/The Lord Is My Shepherd (Reza) In God Alone (Farrell) Jesus, Savior, Friend and Brother (Keil/Bluett) Pastures of the Lord (Stephan) The King of Love My Shepherd Is The Lord is My Shepherd Your Only Son (Paris)

Communion Song: The Good Shepherd has risen, who laid down his life for his sheep and willingly died for his flock, alleluia. Gift of Finest Wheat How Great Thou Art I Am the Living Bread (Haas) I Shall Not Want (Booth) Like a Shepherd (Dufford) My Shepherd Is the Lord (Gelineau) Shepherd Me, O God Shepherd of Souls The Least of These (Hurd) This Is the Day (Joncas) We Will Rise Again (Haas) 15

April 29 - (B) Taste and See (Moore) Psalm 22 was the psalm Jesus prayed on the cross according to Unless a Grain of Wheat Matthew and Mark’s (My God, my God, why have you We Have Been Told (Haas) abandoned me?); but the final third of the psalm (today’s verses) takes a dramatic turn from lament to thanksgiving: despite the horrors that Song of Praise or Sending Forth: have befallen him, the psalmist is confident that, in the end, God will be All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) his salvation. We can also imagine these words being prayed by Paul Alleluia! Love Is Alive (Angrisano) in today’s first reading, as God calls him from his old life as oppressor Now Is the Time (Kendzia) of the Gospel to a new life as evangelizer of the risen Jesus. Out of Darkness (Walker, Kendzia) Gathering Song: O sing a new song to the Lord, for he has Sing Alleluia, Sing (Ault) worked wonders; in the sight of the nations he has shown his Sing with All the Saints in Glory deliverance, alleluia. Tell the Good News At the Lamb’s High Feast The Spirit Sends Us Forth Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Again We Have Been Baptized in Christ (Landry) I Am the Vine (Hurd) I Know That My Redeemer Lives (Soper) OTHER: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Alleluia! Sing to Jesus River of Glory (Schutte) I Come with Joy Sing, O Sing (Schutte) I Will Be the Vine The Day of Resurrection Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace Three Days Now We Remain Psalm of Hope Acts 9:26-31 Saul went back to Jerusalem, but the disciples were Pues Si Vivimos / If We Are Living afraid of him. Barnabas told them how the Lord had The Love of the Lord conversed with Saul and how he had suffered in the name of Ubi Caritas Jesus. Then they welcomed and protected Saul. Psalm 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 Question of the Week: How do I think God will prune my I will praise you, Lord branch of the vine? What part of me is withered and should be in the assembly of your people. OR Alleluia. burned? What part of me is bearing the most fruit? How can I make the vine stronger and healthier? 1 John 3:18-24 “Let us love not in word or speech but indeed and truth.” If our hearts do not condemn us, we can have confidence that God will grant our requests. Gospel verse: Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me will bear much fruit. John 15:1-8 Jesus said, “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit.” Everyone else “will be thrown out like a branch and wither.”

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (Schutte) Christians, Let Us Love One Another Healing Waters (Thomson) In Every Age (Whitaker) Laudato Sí! Be Praised, O God! (Manalo) Love One Another Make Your Home in Me (Walther) No Greater Love Remain in Me, I Am the Vine (Angrisano) Vine and Branches (Thomson) We Have Been Told We Walk by Faith (Haugen)

Communion Song: I am the true vine and you are the branches, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me, and I in him, bears fruit in plenty, alleluia. All I Ask of You (Norbet) As Grains of Wheat (Rosania) How Great Thou Art One Lord (Soper) One Love Released (Frenzel) 16

May 6 - Sixth Sunday of Easter (B) Litany of Peace (Bridge) Psalm 98 is one of a series of consecutive psalms (95-100) inviting the No Greater Love hearer to join in praising God as savior/deliverer/, king/sovereign, and Spirit and Grace (Manalo) judge/lawgiver. Today’s responsorial psalm is inspired by some great That There May Be Bread (Norbet) military victory or act of deliverance by God: some scholars suggest Ubi Caritas (Rosania) that these psalms may have been composed for the rededication of the We Are Many Parts (Haugen) temple following Israel’s return from Babylonian exile. We Have Been Told (Haas) We Remember (Haugen) Gathering Song: Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard; proclaim to the ends of the earth: The Lord has freed his people, Song of Praise or Sending Forth: alleluia. Alleluia Festivalé (Whitaker) All Are Welcome (Haugen) Alleluia! Love Is Alive (Angrisano) Baptized in Water (Landry) Blessed by Your Sacrifice Come, Christians, Join to Sing Christ Is Alive Come to the River (Hurd) Faithful Family (Cooney) Glory in the Cross (Schutte) In Christ Alone (Getty) In Christ There Is No East or West Laudate, Laudate Dominum (Walker) Love Divine All Loves Excelling Now Is the Time (Kendzia) Lover of Us All (Schutte) Rise Up with Him (Vogt) Sing a New Song (REVISED) (Schutte) Take Christ to the World (Inwood)

Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-48 Peter entered the house of OTHER: Cornelius and proclaimed the good news to his household. Holy God They listened and believed, so Peter had them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit, Come to Us Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 I Come with Joy The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. I Will Be the Vine OR Alleluia. Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace 1 John 4:7-10 John wrote, “Let us love one another, because love Lord, Who at Your First Eucharist is of God.” The person without love knows nothing of God My Song Will Be for You Forever because God is love. O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God Gospel verse: Whoever loves me will keep my word, Stand Up, Friends says the Lord, The Love of the Lord and my Father will love him Ubi Caritas and we will come to him. With a Shepherd’s Care John 15:9-17 Jesus told his disciples, “This is my commandment: You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd love one another as I love you.” There is no greater love than You Satisfy the Hungry Heart this: “to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Question of the Week: Can I improve my character so that I Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: focus more on others’ needs and less on my own needs? To Come to the Water (Foley) whom can I reach our this week with my attention, time, and Down to the River to Pray (Crandal) energy? Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring Love Goes On (Farrell) Mary’s Song (Rieth) Peace (Norbet) Regina Caeli/O Queen of Heaven We Have Been Told Where My Father Lives (Ridge)

Communion Song: If you love me, keep my commandments, says the Lord, and I will ask the Father and he will send you another Paraclete, to abide with you for ever, alleluia. Ang Katawan ni Kristo/Behold, the Body of Christ (Manalo) Bread of Life (Cooney) Faith, Hope and Love I Received the Living God Jesus Christ, Inner Light (Toolan)

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May 13 - Ascension of the Lord (B) Peace, My Friends (Repp) Psalm 47 is one of several psalms called the “enthronement psalms,” Remembrance (Maher) songs that celebrate the Lord as King. The verses of the psalm imagine This Bread That We Share (MacAller) God assuming his throne for all eternity, to the acclaim of the nations. With All the Saints (Hurd) The Christian community saw Jesus’ triumphant return to the Father in Worthy Is the Lamb (Manalo) the images of this psalm. Song of Praise or Sending Forth: Gathering Song: (Vigil) You kingdoms of the earth, sing to Crown Him with Many Crowns God; praise the Lord, who ascends above the highest heavens; Everyone Moved by the Spirit (Landry) his majesty and might are in the skies, alleluia. Go Make of All Disciples (Day) Men of Galilee, why gaze in wonder at the heavens? This Go Out, Go Out (Stephan) Jesus whom you saw ascending into heaven will return as you Go to the World saw him go, alleluia. He Is the Lord (Haas) A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing Here I Am, Lord Alleluia, Sing to Jesus I Could Sing of Your Love Forever (Smith) Come, Christians, Join to Sing I Send You Out (Angotti) Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise (S) Lord You Give the Great Commission Hail Thee, Festival Day (S) Shouts of Joy (Canedo) Holy, Holy, Holy Cry (Modlin) Take Christ to the World (Inwood) In Christ Alone (Getty) Tell It Out (Smith) Lift Up Your Hearts (O’Connor) This Joyful Eastertide Praise to the Lord Shouts of Joy (Canedo) OTHER: Three Days A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing To Live with Him Forever (Hart/Feduccia) Be Not Afraid Up from the Earth (Cooney) For the Life of the World Go Out to the World Acts 1:1-11 The apostles witness Jesus’ ascension into heaven. Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 One Lord God mounts his throne to shouts of joy; Rejoice, the Lord Is King a blare of trumpets for the Lord. OR Alleluia. You Are Called to Tell the Story Ephesians 1:17-23 God has put all things under the feet of Christ, exalted as head of the church. Question of the Week: How often do I just stand around Gospel verse: Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; looking when there is work to be done, when there is injustice I am with you always, until the end of the world. occurring, or when there is someone in need? What can I do Mark 16:15-20 “Go into the whole world and proclaim the so that I am spurred to act day in and day out? gospel.”

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Come Down, O Love Divine God Mounts His Throne (Stephan) Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Canedo) Make Your Home in Me (Walther) O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God One Sacrifice of Christ (Modlin) Song of the Cross (HooKong-Taylor) We Walk by Faith (Haugen) Where My Father Lives (Ridge)

Communion Song: (Vigil) Christ, offering a single sacrifice for sins, is seated for ever at God’s right hand, alleluia. (Day) Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age, alleluia. All That Is Hidden (Farrell) Ang Katawan ni Kristo/Behold, the Body of Christ (Manalo) Bread of Angels (Stephan) Come to Me and Drink (Hurd) I, the Lord (Kendzia) In God Alone (Farrell) 18

May 20 - Pentecost Sunday (B) Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: Invoking many images of the creation story in Genesis, Psalm 104 is a Dona Nobis Pacem (Norbet) hymn of praise to God, the Creator, whose “Spirit” sets all creation in Envía Tu Espíritu (Hurd) motion, whose “breath” animates all life. In God Alone (Farrell) New Creation (François) Gathering Song: (Vigil) The love of God has been poured into Send Out Your Spirit (Farrell) our hearts through the Spirit of God dwelling within us, Spirit of God Within Me alleluia. Tâm Tình Hi n Dâng/A Gift of Love (Sông Lam) (Day) The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world and that Veni, Creator Spiritus/Creator Spirit, Lord of Grace which contains all things understands what is said, alleluia. Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Walker) (C) Alleluia! Love Is Alive (Angrisano) Come Down O Love Divine Communion Song: Come, Holy Ghost (Vigil) On the last day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out: Creator Spirit, by Whose Aid If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink, alleluia. Holy Spirit (Canedo) (Day) They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke of the Holy Spirit, Come Now (Manibusan) marvels of God, alleluia. Now Is the Time (Kendzia) God’s Holy Gifts (Schutte) Send Out Your Spirit (Schoenbachler) I, the Lord (Kendzia) Send Us Your Spirit (Haas) Let All Praise the Name (Modlin) Litany of Peace (Bridge) (Vigil) Genesis 11:1-9 At that time, the entire world spoke only Many and One (Angrisano) one language. In order to make a name for themselves, the One Bread, One Body people decided to build a city with a tower reaching to the Peace Is Flowing like a River (Landry) sky. The Lord confused their language and scattered them all Spirit and Grace (Manalo) over the earth. (Or: Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b; Ez 37:1-14; We Have Been Told (Haas) Joel 3:1-5) With All the Saints (Hurd) (Day) Acts 2:1-11 On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was sent to the disciples in the form of fiery tongues. They began to speak in different tongues “as the Spirit enabled them to Song of Praise or Sending Forth: proclaim.” Church of God, Elect and Glorious Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 Everyone Moved by the Spirit (Landry) Lord, send out your spirit, Go Make a Difference (Angrisano) and renew the face of the earth. OR Alleluia. Go Make of All Disciples (Vigil) Romans 8:22-27 We groan inwardly while awaiting the Go Out! Go Out! (Stephan) redemption of our bodies. The Spirit is there to help us and to I Send You Out (Angotti) intercede according to God’s will. O Spirit All-Embracing (Day)1 Cor 12:3-7,12-13 The apostle Paul wrote that there are One Spirit, One Church (Keil) many gifts but the same Spirit, different ministries but the Tell the Good News same Lord. The Spirit Sends Us Forth OR Galatians 5:16-25 Paul calls us to reject the ways of the OTHER: flesh and be guided by the Spirit. We who are in Christ Jesus Living Spirit, Holy Fire are called to “live in the Spirit” and “follow the Spirit.” O Spirit, All-Embracing Pentecost Sequence: (mandatory today) Spirit of God within Me Come, O Holy Spirit (Alstott)

Come, O Holy Spirit, Come (Chant) Question of the Week: Can I sense the movement of the Holy Pentecost Sequence (Willcock) Spirit in my life right now? Does it feel more like a gentle Sequence for Pentecost breath or a strong driving wind? Gospel verse: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. (Vigil) John 7:37-39 Jesus exclaimed, “Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink.” He was referring to the Spirit who would come to those who believe. (Day) John 20:19-23 Jesus appeared and told the disciples, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you…Receive the Holy Spirit.” OR John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 The Holy Spirit, our Advocate, is the “Spirit of truth” who will guide us to all truth.

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