Music Suggestions
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Dominus fortitudo plebis suæ [Graduale Romanum, p.294]
2. Dominus fortitudo plebis suæ [Gregorian Missal, p.481]
3. Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
4. The Lord is the strength of his people [Simple English Propers, p.230 (Adam Bartlett)]
5. God is the strength of his people [Simple Choral Gradual, p.173 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
6. The Lord is the strength of his people [Lumen Christi Missal, p.939 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
7. The Lord is the strength of his people [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.58, Mode 2 / OCP]
8. The Lord is the strength of his people [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.518-520]
9. The Lord is the strength of his people [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.128, with Psalm 28[27] / Liturgical Press]
10. The Lord is the strength of his people [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #264, with Psalm 28 / Illuminare Publications]
11. The Lord is the strength of his people [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Summer (Penkala) p.1, with Psalm 63]
12. Choose one Entrance Antiphon and Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
13. The Lord Is the Strength of His People [tune: Saint Denio] from Introit Hymns 48 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Convertere Domine [Graduale Romanum, p.295]
2. Convertere Domine [Gregorian Missal, p.483]
3. Turn Thee Again, O Lord (Thomas Attwood)
4. Choose one Psalmus responsorius from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. Choose one Responsorial Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
6. Chabanel Psalmody
7. Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
1. In te Domine speravi [Graduale Romanum, p.296]
2. In te Domine speravi [Gregorian Missal, p.483]
3. In te Domine speravi (Dieterich Buxtehude, Alessandro Grandi)
4. In Thee, O Lord (John Weldon)
5. Defend Me, Lord, from Shame (Stephen Jarvis)
6. Choose one Alleluia or Psalmus alleluiaticus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
7. Choose one Alleluia or Alleluia Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
Offertory:
1. Perfice gressus meos [Graduale Romanum, p.273]
2. Perfice gressus meos [Gregorian Missal, p.484]
3. Perfice gressus meos (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Franz Xaver Witt)
4. Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. Render secure my footsteps [Simple English Propers, p.231 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. I kept my feet firmly in your paths [Simple Choral Gradual, p.174 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. Choose one Offertory Antiphon from any of those suggested in #144-157 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.945-949 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
8. Make me to walk perfectly [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.521-523]
9. I will bless the Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #290, with Psalm 16 / Illuminare Publications]
10. My steps have been steadfast [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Summer (Penkala) p.4, with Psalm 27]
11. Choose one Offertory Antiphon from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
Communion:
1. (A) Quod dico vobis in tenebris [Graduale Romanum, p.472]
2. (A) Quod dico vobis in tenebris [Gregorian Missal, p.485]
3. (A) Quod dico vobis in tenebris [Communio, p.228 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
4. Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. (A) That which I tell you in the dark [Simple English Propers, p.232 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. (A) That which I tell you in the dark [Choral Communio, p.126 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
7. The eyes of all look to you [Simple Choral Gradual, p.175 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. I am the Good Shepherd [Simple Choral Gradual, p.176 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
9. Choose one Communion Antiphon from any of those suggested in #158-186 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.949-956 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
10. (A) That which I tell you in the dark [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
Mass settings:
1. Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
2. Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
3. Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
4. Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)
5. Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
6. Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
7. Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
8. Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
9. Modal Mass (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
10. Stirling Bridge Mass (Gary Penkala)

Other liturgical music

Adoro te devote: A Communion Processional (arr. Gary Penkala)
Gloria Vaticana (Gary Penkala)
Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
Psalm for Communion: Taste and See (David O'Donnell)
Psalm 69 (arr. Gary Penkala)

Hymns

All Things Bright and Beautiful(WIII #505, ICEL #221, CH #594, CHB #202, SMH #420, EH #311)
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (WIII #617, HPSC #128, ICEL #183, CBW #542, CH #485, AH #561, CHB #209, SMH #470, EH #384, VII #306, LCH #156)
Come, Thou Almighty King (WIII #487, ICEL #91, CH #307, PMB #114, AH #484, SMH #488, EH #271, LCH #128)
Eternal, Unchanging, We Sing to Thy Praise (CD #907, HH #187)
Father Almighty, Pour on Us Thy Blessing (HPSC #153)
God Is My Great Desire (WIII #581, SMH #535)
God Is My Strong Salvation (HPSC #165, ICEL #208, CH #646, HH #302)
God, Whose Almighty Word (WIII #486, HH #190, CH #308, LCH #105)
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (WIII #607, HPSC #192, ICEL #157, CH #453, AH #579, SMH #572, EH #424, LCH #44)
I Sing the Mighty Power of God (WIII #502, ICEL #228, HPSC #197, AH #616, CH #565, SMH #575, VII #218, LCH #96)
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (CH #581, HPSC #203, WIII #525, SMH #601, EH #281, VII #224, LCH #82)
Lord of All Hopefulness (WIII #568, CH #524, HH #226, CHB #239, SMH #622, EH #363)
O God, beyond All Praising (WIII #579, HH #199, SMH #659, LCH #89)
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (HPSC #241, WIII #579, ICEL #237, CBW #640, CH #457, PMB #128, HH #169, AH #624, CHB #249, SMH #661, EH #289, VII #203, LCH #92)
O Praise Our Great and Gracious Lord (HPSC #258)
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (WIII #530, HPSC #279, ICEL #242, CBW #650, PMB #123, AH #611, CHB #258, CH #513, SMH #716, EH #282, VII #216, LCH #80)
Sing Praise to Our Creator (PMB #112, AH #500, SMH #750)
The Works of the Lord Are Created in Wisdom (WIII #504)
With All My Powers of Heart and Tongue (HPSC #352)

AH = The Adoremus Hymnal, Ignatius Press

CBW = Catholic Book of Worship II / Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

CD = Cantate Domino / Hymnal Supplement, GIA Publications, Inc.

CH = The Collegeville Hymnal, The Liturgical Press

CHB = The Catholic Hymn Book [London Oratory], Gracewing Publishers

EH = The Hymnal 1940 (Episcopal), used by many Anglican Use Roman Catholic parishes

HH = Hymnal of the Hours, GIA Publications, Inc.

HPSC = Hymns, Psalms & Spiritual Canticles, out of print but excellent

ICEL = ICEL Resource Collection, GIA Publications, Inc.

LCH = Lumen Christi Hymnal, Illuminare Publications

PMB = People's Mass Book, World Library Publications, Inc.

SMH = The Saint Michael Hymnal – 4th Edition 2011, Saint Boniface Church, Lafayette IN

VII = Vatican II Hymnal, Corpus Christi Watershed

WIII = Worship, 3rd Edition, GIA Publications, Inc.

Choral Music

Adoro te devote (Andrew R. Motyka)
Almighty and Everlasting God (Orlando Gibbons) [GIA Publications]
All Things Bright and Beautiful (arr. Jonathan Brannon)
Anima Christi (Calvert Shenk)
Christ Is the Heavenly Food (Roger Petrich)
Every Eye Waiteth upon Thee (Heinrich Schütz)
God Be in My Head (Colin Brumby)
I Will Praise the Name of God (John Blow) [Oxford]
In te Domine speravi (Dieterich Buxtehude) [Arista]
Prayer of Saint Francis (Gary Penkala)
The Eyes of All Wait upon Thee (Jean Berger, Everett Titcomb)

Organ Music

Butresses from Gothic Suite (Gordon Young)
Come, Thou Almighty King (Healey Willan) [Parish Organist, Book 8 - Concordia 97-1404]
Ellacombe (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, March 1999]
Fanfare on Lauda anima (Robert Hughes) [Organist, January 1982]
Festival Intrada on Ellacombe (Roger Bailey) [Consoliere V-2]
Hymn to Joy (Wilbur Held) [Organist's Companion, August 1982]
Introduction and Processional for the Wedding Day (Gilbert Martin) [The Sacred Organ Folio - Lorenz Publ Co]
Italian Hymn (Robin Dinda) [Organist's Companion, June 1987]
Italian Hymn (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, May 1998]
Italian Hymn (David Schack) [Organist's Companion, October 1981]
Lord of All Hopefulness (Ronald Arnatt) [Parish Organist XII - Concordia]
Movements 1 & 2 from Sonata II (Paul Hindemith)
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (Heinrich Fleischer) [Wedding Music, Part II - Concordia 97-1370]
Our God, Our Help in Ages Past (George T. Miles) [Parish Organist, Part 3 - Concordia]
Partita on Hymn to Joy (Charles Callahan) [Morning Star Music Publ]
Partita on Saint Anne (Paul Manz) [Concordia 97-5307]
Pastorale on Trinity (Richard Proulx) [Consoliere V-2]
Postlude on Hymn to Joy (Gordon Young) [Seven Chorale Preludes]
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (J.L. Adam) [Parish Organist XI - Concordia]
Prelude on Ellacombe (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, March 1991]
Prelude on Hymn to Joy (Michael Burkhardt) [Morning Star Music Publ]
Prelude on Italian Hymn (Richard Proulx)
Prelude on Kremser (Wilbur Held, Dennis Johnson, Michael Sullivan, Murray Bradshaw)
Prelude on Lauda anima (Robert Hughes, J.L. Adam)
Prelude on Leoni (Richard Proulx) [Augsburg]
Prelude on Saint Anne (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, June 1983]
Prelude on Slane (Gerre Hancock) [AGO 90th Anniversary Anthology of American Organ Music - Oxford]
Procession (Russell Schulz-Widmar) [Organist's Companion, August 1980]
Processional in G Major (John Stanley)
Processional on Hymn to Joy (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, August 1986]
Psalm XIX (Benedetto Marcello)
Saint Thomas from Two Trios on Catholic Hymn Tunes (David Lasky)
Slane: A Partita for Organ (Robert W. Jones) [Organist's Companion, January 1995]
Solemn Prelude on Leoni (Wilbur Held) [Organist's Companion, July 1989]
Suite for Worship on Slane (Kevin Norris) [Organist's Companion, October 1981]
The Kingsfold Trumpet (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, August 1987]
Toccata on Saint Anne (Gordon Young) [Five Toccatas - Flammer HF-5009]
Toccata-Chorale on Slane (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, February 1986]
Toccata-Prelude on Saint Anne (Garth Edmundson) [J. Fischer & Bros]
Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (Joseph Lowe) [Organist's Companion, June 1985]
Variations on Jesu dulcis memoria (Dennis R. Johnson)
Variations on Saint Anne (James Konkel) [Organist's Companion, January 2001]
Variations on Slane (Robin Rokey) [Organist's Companion, January 2000]
Variations on Slane for Violin & Organ (Jan Bender)
Vater unser in Himmelreich (J.S. Bach)
Village Suite (Tim Knight)
We Gather Together (J. William Greene)

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

Various tools are extremely useful to the musician responsible for planning liturgical music. During the summer Sundays in Ordinary Time we will explore these tools. The more of these you own or have access to, the easier and more complete will be your planning.

-- Roman Missal --

The Roman Missal, revised as a Third Edition [in Latin in 2002 and English in 2010], contains all the texts necessary to celebrate the Eucharstic Liturgy throughout the year, apart from the readings (lections) of the Liturgy of the Word, which are found in the Lectionary. The Roman Missal contains the prescribed text and the options for the non-changing parts of the Mass (e.g. the Penitential Act, Gloria, Creed, Eucharistic Prayers, Blessings). Also included are the Prefaces and other rites (Sprinkling) that may change seasonally or by celebration.

Making up the largest part of the Roman Missal are the proper antiphons (Introit, Communion) and the presidential prayers, or orations, (Collect, Prayer over the Offerings, Prayer after Communion) for every Sunday, seasonal weekday, and saint's day throughout the year. These antiphons and prayers are valuable tools for liturgical planners, and are often overlooked. They are available, as are the elusive Offertory Antiphons, in the CNP Liturgical Planning Pages.

Special Note: All the Orations on the Liturgical Planning Pages are pointed for singing with the Solemn Tone found in Appendix I of the Roman Missal. This is a very valuable tool for priests who want to sing the Orations, but need help in dividing the text properly. Also see the article: O-rational Thinking.

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