Music Suggestions
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Liturgical Music
Official texts
- Introit:
- Lætetur cor [Graduale Romanum, p.268]
- Lætetur cor [Gregorian Missal, p.442/456]
- Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
- Let the hearts of those who seek [Simple English Propers, p.191 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
- Save us, Lord our God [Simple Choral Gradual, p.141 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
- Save us, O Lord our God [Lumen Christi Missal, p.937 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
- Save us, O Lord our God [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.46, Mode 2 / OCP]
- Save us, O Lord our God [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.444-446 / Ignatius Press]
- Save us, O Lord our God [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.112, with Psalm 122[121] / Liturgical Press]
- Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #255, with Psalm 105 / Illuminare Publications]
- Save us, O Lord our God [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #256, with Psalm 122 / Illuminare Publications]
- Choose an Entrance Antiphon from one of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
- Save us, O Lord our God [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Winter (Penkala) p.1, with Psalm 95]
- Let Searching Hearts Rejoice in God [tune: Old Hundredth] from Introit Hymns #39 (Christoph Tietze)
- Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
- Quis sicut Dominus [Graduale Romanum, p.269]
- Quis sicut Dominus [Gregorian Missal, p.443/457]
- Quis sicut Dominus from Laudate pueri Dominum in D (George Frideric Handel)
- Choose one Psalmus responsorius from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
- Choose a Responsorial Psalm from one of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
- Chabanel Psalmody
- Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
- Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
- Adorabo ad templum [Graduale Romanum, p.270]
- Adorabo ad templum [Gregorian Missal, p.444/458]
- Adorabo ad templum (Felix Mendelssohn)
- Choose one Alleluia or Psalmus alleluiaticus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
- Choose an Alleluia or Alleluia Psalm from one of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
- Offertory:
- Bonum est confiteri [Graduale Romanum, p.270]
- Bonum est confiteri [Gregorian Missal, p.445/458]
- Bonum est confiteri (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
- Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
- It is good to give thanks unto the Lord [Simple English Propers, p.192 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
- O Most High [Simple Choral Gradual, p.142 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
- It Is A Good Thing to Give Thanks (James Kent)
- Choose one Offertory Antiphon from any of those suggested in #144-157 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.945-949 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
- It is good to give praise to the Lord [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.447-449 / Ignatius Press]
- It is good to give praise to the Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #286, with Psalm 92 / Illuminare Publications]
- Choose an Offertory Antiphon and Psalm from one of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
- It is good to give thanks to the Lord [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Winter (Penkala) p.3, with Psalm 103]
- Communion:
- (B/C) Illumina faciem tuam [Graduale Romanum, p.271]
- (B/C) Illumina faciem tuam [Gregorian Missal, p.445/459]
- (B/C) Illumina faciem tuam (Carlo Gesualdo)
- Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
- (B/C) Illumina faciem tuam [Communio, p.112 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
- Let your face shine down [Simple English Propers, p.194 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
- Let you face shine on your servant [Simple Choral Gradual, p.143 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
- Happy are the poor in spirit [Simple Choral Gradual, p.144 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
- Choose one Communion Antiphon from any of those suggested in #158-186 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.949-956 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
- (B/C) Let your face shine down on your servant [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
- Let your face shine on your servant [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year, p.46 / Mode 1 (Columba Kelly OSB) OCP]
- (B/C) Let your face shine upon your servant [Choral Communio, p.105 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
- Let your face shine on your servant [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.450-452 / Ignatius Press]
- Blessed are the poor in spirit [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.113, with Psalm 37[36] / Liturgical Press]
- Whoever eats my flesh [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #310, with Psalm 119 / Illuminare Publications]
- Taste and see [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #324-331, with Psalm 34 / Illuminare Publications]
- Choose a Communion Antiphon and Psalm from one of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
- Let your face shine on your servant [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Winter (Penkala) p.5, with Psalm 19]
- Blessed are the poor in spirit [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Winter (Penkala) p.5, with Psalm 19]
- Mass settings:
- Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
- Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
- Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
- Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)
- Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
- Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
- Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
- Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
- Modal Mass (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
Other liturgical music
- Common Psalms for Schools and Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
- Gloria Vaticana (Gary Penkala)
- Gospel Acclamation for Ordinary Time (Gary Penkala)
- Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
- Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
- Gregorian Missal [Solesmes edition]
- Psalm 95 (J. Robert Carroll)
Hymns
- Christ Is the World's Light (CBW #543, HPSC #130, WIII #543, CD #897, EH #258)
- Christians, Lift Up Your Hearts (WIII #538)
- Give Thanks to God for He Is Good (HPSC #162)
- God Is My Great Desire (WIII #581, SMH #535)
- God Whose Giving Knows No Ending (WIII #631, CD #873)
- Hope of the World (WIII #565)
- I Sing the Mighty Power of God (WIII #502, ICEL #228, HPSC #197, AH #616, CH #565, SMH #575, VII #218, LCH #96, SEC #934, CBH #116)
- Let Searching Hearts Rejoice in God [tune: Old Hundredth] from Introit Hymns #39 (Christoph Tietze)
- O Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord (ICEL #169)
- Rejoice the Lord Is King (WIII #493, ICEL #108, HPSC #290, HH #181, CBW #645, CH #515, CHB #261, SMH #731, EH #350, LCH #138, CBH #231)
- The Voice of God Goes Out through All the Earth (WIII #358, HPSC #336, CBW #639, HH #24)
- AH = The Adoremus Hymnal, Ignatius Press
- CBH = A Catholic Book of Hymns, Sacred Music Library
- 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.
- SEC = Saint Edmund Campion Hymnal & Missal, Corpus Christi Watershed
- 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
- All Things Bright and Beautiful (Jonathan Brannon)
- But Thanks Be to God from Messiah (G.F. Handel)
- Confitebor tibi (Alois Bauer)
- Create My Nature Pire Within (Joseph Knapicius)
- Exaudi Domine (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
- From All That Dwell (Colin Brumby)
- Great Thou Art (Robert Roesch)
- Laudate, pueri Dominum / BuxWV 69 (Dietrich Buxtehude)
- Laudate, pueri Dominum (Moritz Brosig, William Byrd, G.F. Handel, Claudio Monteverdi, W.A. Mozart, Michael Praetorius, Georg Valentin Röder, Domenico Scarlatti, Johann Baptist Schiedermayr, Tomás Luis de Victoria)
- Laudate pueri Dominum (G.S. Geiger)
- O Bread of Life (Robert Benson)
- O Render Thanks and Bless the Lord (Thomas Clark)
- O Splendor of God's Glory Bright (John Reese)
- O Thou in Whose Presence (Maxcine Posegate)
- Oravi ad Dominum (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
- Psalm 95 (Heinrich Schütz)
- Remember Your Love for Me, O God (Eugene Englert)
- Verbum caro factum est (Hans Leo Hassler)
- With My Whole Heart, My God and King (Richard Garbett)
Organ Music
- Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)
- Allegro from Suite gothique (Léon Boëllmann)
- Andante in D (Felix Mendelssohn)
- Chaconne for Flute or Violin and Organ (André Campra, ed. Gary Penkala)
- Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir (J.G. Walther)
- Jam lucis orto sidere from Three Preludes on Chant Hymns (Mark Siebert)
- Prelude and Chorale on Duke Street (David Schack)
- Prelude III (Ernst Bloch)
- Prelude in G (J.S. Bach)
- Prelude on Ellacombe (Alfred Fedak, Roger Bailey)
- Prelude on Old 124th (Healey Willan) Ten Hymn Preludes, Vol.2 [Peters]
- Two Trios on Catholic Hymn Tunes (David Lasky)
Liturgical Hints & Ideas
Focus on the authority of Christ. Christ-centered hymns are abundant; check the index of your hymnal under "Christ the King." Maybe a parish soprano could be enlisted for the gem, "O Divine Redeemer," by Gounod.
During Ordinary Time in Year B we will highlight passages from the new General Instruction on the Roman Missal (GIRM) that pertain to music during the liturgy. The GIRM contains rubrics and instructions (some of them new) for the celebration of the Mass. The first section below is a direct quote from the English translation of the document. The second section is a commentary on the passage.
The Structure of the Mass, Its Elements and Its Parts: The Importance of Singing (GIRM #40)
Great importance should therefore be attached to the use of singing in the celebration of the Mass, with due consideration for the culture of peoples and abilities of each liturgical assembly.
Although it is not always necessary (e.g. in weekday Masses) to sing all the texts that are in principle meant to be sung, every care should be taken that singing by the ministers and the people not be absent in celebrations that occur on Sundays and on Holy Days of Obligation.
However, in choosing the parts actually to be sung, preference is to be given to those that are of greater importance and especially to those which are to be sung by the Priest or the Deacon or a reader, with the people replying or by the Priest and people together.
Commentary: This rubric is rich with implied meaning. The entire notion of "progressive solemnity," as mentioned also in Sing to the Lord, is promoted. All music within the Mass is not of equal importance. Choice of the texts to be sung should also have some relationship to the season of the Church year: e.g., the Penitential Rite during Advent and Lent, the Sprinkling Rite during Easter.
Also reinforced here is the oft-ignore injunction that the dialogues between priest and people are of paramount importance. How many of us are still "singing at Mass" rather than "singing the Mass" — how often we make such a point of choosing an "appropriate" Closing Song but never hear the priest sing the Blessing?
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