THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS IN MEMORY OF ALL DECEASED KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CONCLUDING THE 139TH SUPREME CONVENTION AUGUST 4, 2021 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOHN VIANNEY PRIEST His Excellency Most Reverend William E. Lori Archbishop of Baltimore Supreme Chaplain Principal Celebrant & Homilist 3:00 P.M. St. Mary’s Church Prelude Nimrod Enigma Variations Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) INTRODUCTORY RITES Entrance Hymn I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say 3 Introit cf. Psalm 132(131):9 Your priests, O Lord, shall be clothed with justice; your holy ones shall ring out their joy. Greeting V/ Peace be with you. R/ And with your spirit. Penitential Act V/ Have mercy on us, O Lord. R/ For we have sinned against you. V/ Show us, O Lord, your mercy. R/ And grant us your salvation. 4 Kyrie Deutsche Messe Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Collect 5 LITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading Ezekiel 3:17-21 A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel The word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, you shall warn them for me. If I say to the wicked man, You shall surely die; and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his wicked conduct so that he may live: the wicked man shall die for his sins, but I will hold you responsible for his death. If, on the other hand, you have warned the wicked man, yet he has not turned away from his evil nor from his wicked conduct, then he shall die for his sin, but you shall save your life. If a virtuous man turns away from virtue and does wrong when I place a stumbling block before him, he shall die. He shall die for his sin, and his virtuous deeds shall not be remembered; but I will hold you responsible for his death if you did not warn him. When, on the other hand, you have warned a virtuous man not to sin, and he has in fact not sinned, he shall surely live because of the warning, and you shall save your own life. The word of the Lord. R/ Thanks be to God. 6 Responsorial Psalm 117:1bc, 2 Peter J. Latona (b.1968) b j . j & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Go out to all the world, and tell the Good News. Praise the LORD, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples! R/ For steadfast is his kindness toward us, and the fidelity of the LORD endures forever. R/ Gospel Acclamation G Minor Chant Luke 4:18 The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor and to proclaim liberty to captives. R/ 7 Gospel Matthew 9:35-10:1 V/ The Lord be with you. R/ And with your spirit. @ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew R/ Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The Gospel of the Lord. R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. 8 Homily His Excellency Most Reverend William E. Lori Archbishop of Baltimore Supreme Chaplain Necrology Paul G. O’Sullivan Deputy Supreme Knight All are invited to pray silently as the Necrology is read. The complete Necrology may be found starting on page 27. 9 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Offertory Motet The Call Five Mystical Songs, IV Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Text: George Herbert (1593-1632) Setting: Allen Percival Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life; Such a Way, as gives us breath; Such a Truth, as ends all strife; Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength; Such a Light, as shows a Feast; Such a Feast, as mends in length; Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart; Such a Joy, as none can move; Such a Love, as none can part; Such a Heart, as joys in love. 10 Offertory V/ Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. R/ May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. Prayer Over the Offerings Preface V/ The Lord be with you. R/ And with your spirit. V/ Lift up your hearts. R/ We lift them up to the Lord. V/ Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R/ It is right and just. 11 Sanctus Deutsche Messe Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 12 Eucharistic Prayer III Mysterium Fidei Deutsche Messe Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Amen Deutsche Messe Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 13 COMMUNION RITE Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Doxology For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever. Sign of Peace V/ The peace of the Lord be with you always. R/ And with your spirit. 14 Agnus Dei Deutsche Messe Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Ecce Agnus Dei V/ Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. R/ Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. 15 Guidelines for the Reception of Communion For Catholics: As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive Communion devoutly and frequently. In order to be properly disposed to receive Communion, participants should not be conscious of grave sin and normally should have fasted for one hour. A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord without prior sacramental confession except for a grave reason where there is no opportunity for confession. In this case, the person is to be mindful of the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, including the intention of confessing as soon as possible (canon 916). A frequent reception of the Sacrament of Penance is encouraged for all. For our fellow Christians: We welcome our fellow Christians to this celebration of the Eucharist as our brothers and sisters. We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these will lessen and finally disappear, in keeping with Christ’s prayer for us “that they may all be one” (Jn 17:21). Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Holy Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission according to the directives of the diocesan bishop and the provisions of canon law (canon 844 § 4). Members of the Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Polish National Catholic Church are urged to respect the discipline of their own Churches. According to Roman Catholic discipline, the Code of Canon Law does not object to the reception of communion by Christians of these Churches (canon 844 § 3). For those not receiving Holy Communion: All who are not receiving Holy Communion are encouraged to express in their hearts a prayerful desire for unity with the Lord Jesus and with one another. For non-Christians: We also welcome to this celebration those who do not share our faith in Jesus Christ. While we cannot admit them to Holy Communion, we ask them to offer their prayers for the peace and the unity of the human family. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1996 16 Communion Antiphon Philippians 3:20-21 We await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our mortal bodies, to conform with his glorified body. Communion Motet Beati Quorum Via Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Beati quorum via integra est: Qui ambulant in lege Domini. Happy are those whose path is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. 17 Communion Meditation Source Pure Melody: Livre Vermeil de Montserrat (XIV) Harmonization: J.P. Lécot Source pure où Dieu vient boire, Ave Maria! Fleur du Fruit qu’il nous prépare, notre salut vient par toi! L’homme vit, le Fils de gloire! Ave Maria! Source pure et pure grâce, Ave Maria! Brise au ciel d’un autre espace, notre salut vient par toi! L’homme vit, nouvelle race! Ave Maria! Source pure de lumière, Ave Maria! Espérance de la terre, notre salut vient par toi! L’homme vit, voici sa Mère! Ave Maria! 18 Pure spring where God comes to drink, Hail Mary! Flower of the Fruit he prepares for us, our salvation flows from you! Man is alive, the Son of Glory! Hail Mary! Pure spring and pure grace, Hail Mary! Gentle breeze from higher heavens, our salvation flows from you! Man is alive, a new race born! Hail Mary! Pure spring of light, Hail Mary! True hope of Earth, our salvation flows from you! Man is alive, behold his Mother! Hail Mary! Prayer After Communion 19 CONCLUDING RITE Pontifical Blessing V/ The Lord be with you.