Introductory Rites Liturgy of the Word

T HE P ARISH OF O UR S AVIOUR GOSPEL ACCLAMATION A. Gregory Murray, O.S.B. (1905–1992) S AINT S TEPHEN AND O UR L ADY OF THE S CAPULAR AND THE CHAPEL OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK GOSPEL READING Matthew 18:21–35 The Reverend Robert J. Robbins, K.C.H.S., Pastor I do not tell you to forgive seven times, but seventy-seven times. The Reverend Andrew E. Kurzyna, Parochial Vicar The Reverend Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, In Residence HOMILY The Pastor The Reverend Monsignor Hilary C. Franco, Honorary Associate Paul J. Murray, K.C.H.S., Director of Music and Organist CREDO Old Scottish Chant T WENTY- FOURTH S UNDAY IN O RDINARY T IME 17 September 2017 – Choral Mass at 11 o’clock PRELUDE Psalm-Prelude, Op. 32, No. 1 Herbert Howells Psalm 34, v. 6 (1892–1983) SIGN OF THE CROSS GREETING I NTRODUCTORY R ITES PENITENTIAL ACT All: INTROIT cf. Sirach 36:18 I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have Da pacem, Domine, sustinentibus te, ut Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait done and in what I have failed to do, prophet tui fideles inveniantur; exaudi preces for you, that your prophets may be through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; servi tui, et plebis tuæ Israel. found true. Hear the prayers of your therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, servant, and of your people Israel. and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. HYMN Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. KYRIE Missa sine nomine Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594) GLORIA Missa sine nomine Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina COLLECT L ITURGY OF THE W ORD FIRST READING Sirach 27:30–28:7 Forgive your neighbor the hurt he does you, and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven. RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 103(102):1–2, 3–4, 8, 10, 12–13 Theodore Marier (1912–2001) SECOND READING Romans 14:7–9 Alive or dead we belong to the Lord. MYSTERY OF FAITH Chant C ONCLUDING R ITE BLESSING AND DISMISSAL HYMN AMEN McNeil Robinson II (1943–2015) UNIVERSAL PRAYER C OMMUNION R ITE L ITURGY OF THE E UCHARIST THE LORD’S PRAYER OFFERTORY Herbert Howells (1892–1983) SIGN OF PEACE Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks: so longeth my soul after thee, O God. AGNUS DEI Theodore Marier My soul is athirst for God yea even for the living God: when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? My tears have been my meat day and night: while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God? – Psalm 42(41):1–3 PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS POSTLUDE Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott, BWV 680 Johann Sebastian Bach PREFACE RESPONSES (1685–1750) SANCTUS Theodore Marier MUSIC NOTES This Sunday marks the beginning of the choir’s new season. A booklet containing the choir’s repertoire for the season is available for your taking in the narthex. The list is also available on the parish website. COMMUNION Psalm 96(95):8–9 The Ordinary of the Mass is the Missa sine nomine, “Mass without a name”, by Tollite hostias, et introite in atria eius: Bring up your sacrifices and come into Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. One of the most prolific Renaissance composers, adorate Dominum in aula sancta eius. his courts; adore the Lord in his holy Palestrina spent his career in Rome, where he was a member of the papal choir and temple. director of the choir at St. John Lateran. Palestrina wrote over 100 Masses and an even greater number of motets. AGNUS DEI Missa sine nomine Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina At the offertory, the choir will sing Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks, a setting of CHOIR Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov the first three verses of Psalm 42 by the English composer Herbert Howells. A (1859–1935) pupil of Stanford, Howells wrote this poignant anthem during the Second World War. In September 1940 the Howells’s house was bombed in the Blitz, resulting in Bless the Lord, O my soul, Blessed art thou, O Lord; the loss of his library and many manuscripts. He and his family moved temporarily Bless the Lord, O my soul, Bless the Lord and forget not all his benefits. to Cheltenham, about 100 miles northwest of London, where they were snowed in Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. at the beginning of January 1941. During this time, Howells produced a new work Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness. every single day until 15 January, when he returned to London to teach at the He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. Royal College of Music. This burst of activity included the composition of a set of Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. anthems which he called In Time of War. Among them was Like as the hart, written Blessed art Thou, O Lord. on 7 January 1941. In it, one can hear the sense of fear and uncertainty that – Psalm 103(102):1–4, 9 surrounded much of Europe during this time. The piece concludes with an unanswered question, a restatement of the second verse of Psalm 42: “When shall I PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION come to appear before the presence of God?” .

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