Music Suggestions
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Iustus es Domine [Graduale Romanum, p.332]
2. Iustus es Domine [Gregorian Missal, p.542]
3. Justus es Domine (Robert White)
4. Righteous, O Lord, Art Thou (Antonio Vivaldi) [Elkan-Vogel]
5. Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
6. You are righteous, O Lord [Simple English Propers, p.292 (Adam Bartlett)]
7. Lord, you are just [Simple Choral Gradual, p.217 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. You are just, O Lord [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.74, Mode 1 / OCP]
9. You are just, O Lord [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.621-623 / Ignatius Press]
10. You are just, O Lord [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.155, with Psalm 119[118] / Liturgical Press]
11. You are just, O Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #275, with Psalm 119 / Illuminare Publications]
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. You are just, O Lord [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.1, with Psalm 100]
14. You are just, O Lord [Lumen Christi Missal, p.942 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
15. O Lord, My Good and Gracious God [tune: Old Hundredth] from Introit Hymns 60 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. (C) Domine refugium [Graduale Romanum, p.347]
2. (C) Domine refugium [Gregorian Missal, p.562]
3. Blessed Is the Nation (John Stainer)
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. Domine, exaudi orationem [Graduale Romanum, p.334]
2. Domine, exaudi orationem [Gregorian Missal, p.544]
3. Domine, exaudi orationem (Antonio Cebrián, Anton Diabelli, Giovanni Gabrieli, Matthäus Nagiller)
4. Domine, exaudi orationem (Orlando di Lasso) [G. Schirmer]
5. Hear My Prayer, O Lord (Henry Purcell, Matthew Locke, Thomas Tomkins)
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. Oravi Deum meum [Graduale Romanum, p.334]
2. Oravi Deum meum [Gregorian Missal, p.545]
3. Oravi ad Dominum (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
4. Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. I prayed to my God [Simple English Propers, p.293 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. I, Daniel, pleaded with the Lord [Simple Choral Gradual, p.218 (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. I, Daniel, prayed to my God [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.624-626 / Ignatius Press]
9. Look down, O Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #295, with Psalm 40 / Illuminare Publications]
10. Choose one Offertory Antiphon from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
11. I, Daniel, prayed to my God [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.4, with Psalm 122]
Communion:
1. Vovete, et reddite [Graduale Romanum, p.335]
2. Vovete, et reddite [Gregorian Missal, p.546]
3. Sicut cervus desiderat (G.P. da Palestrina)
4. As the Deer for Water Longs (Handel/Hopson) [Agape]
5. As the Hart Panteth (Benedetto Marcello) [H.W. Gray]
6. Vovete, et reddite [Communio, p.298 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
8. Make vows unto the Lord [Simple English Propers, p.294 (Adam Bartlett)]
9. Make vows to the Lord [Choral Communio, p.163 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
10. Like a deer that longs [Simple Choral Gradual, p.219 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
11. I am the light of the world [Simple Choral Gradual, p.220 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
12. Choose one Communion Antiphon from any of those suggested in #158-186 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.949-956 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
13. Make vows unto the Lord [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
14. Like the deer that yearns [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.75, Mode 2 / OCP]
15. I am the light of the world [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.75, Mode 2 / OCP]
16. Like the deer that yearns [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.627-630 / Ignatius Press]
17. Like the deer that yearns [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.156, with Psalm 42[41] / Liturgical Press]
18. I am the light of the world [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #318, with Psalm 36 / Illuminare Publications]
19. Choose one Communion Antiphon and Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
20. Like the deer that yearns [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.7, with Psalm 145]
21. I am the light of the world [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.7, with Psalm 145]
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

Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
May Christ Be Our Life from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala)
Thaxted Acclamations (Msgr. Anthony Mancini)
We Should Glory in the Cross from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala)

Hymns

A Mighty Fortress (WIII #575, HPSC #100, CBW #641, PMB #145, EH #551)
All My Hope on God Is Founded (CD #923, CHB #200, CBW #667, SMH #416)
Come, Let Us Join with One Accord (CH #561)
Come, Let Us Sing unto the Lord (HPSC #137)
Fight the Good Fight (ICEL #187, EH #560)
God Is My Strong Salvation (HPSC #165, ICEL #208, CH #646, HH #302)
God Is Our Fortress and Our Rock (WIII #575)
Hope of the World (WIII #565)
I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord (WIII #726, CBW #578)
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (WIII #607, HPSC #192, ICEL #157, CH #453, AH #579, SMH #572, EH #424, LCH #44)
I Know That My Redeemer Lives (WIII #445, ICEL #160, PMB #744, CBW #56, CH #293, SMH #573, VII #355, LCH #63)
In Heavenly Love Abiding (ICEL #210, EH #431, VII #315)
Lord of All Hopefulness (WIII #568, CH #524, HH #226, CHB #239, SMH #622, EH #363)
Now Thank We All Our God (CBW #674, PMB #30, WIII #560, ICEL #235, HPSC #231, CBW #674, PMB #130, AH #607, CH #570, CHB #246, SMH #641, EH #276, VII #221, LCH #115)
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 Son of God, in Galilee (WIII #748, CH #408)
Take Up Your Cross (WIII #634, ICEL #51, HPSC #309, CD #927, PMB #44, HH #68, CBW #485, CH #651, SMH #770, LCH #48)
Tell Out, My Soul, the Greatness of the Lord (HPSC #311, CD #846, CBW #638, CHB #264, WIII #534)
Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided (CD #924, CHB #188, VII #213)
We Gather Together (PMB #234, WIII #760, HPSC #344, CH #558, SMH #820, EH #315)
We Praise You, Father (WIII #680, HH #260, AH #620, CH #440)
When the King Shall Come Again (WIII #355)
Word of God, Come Down on Earth (CBW #559, WIII #513, HPSC #355, PMB #105, CH #654)
Your Hands, O Lord, in Days of Old (WIII #750)

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

Cast Thy Burden from Elijah (Felix Mendelssohn)
Crux fidelis (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis p.709]
God Is My Shepherd (Antonin Dvorak)
He Watching Over Israel from Elijah (Felix Mendelssohn)
Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
O crux spes unica (Tomás Luis da Victoria)
O Grant Me Wisdom (Gary Penkala)
O How Amiable Are Thy Dwellings (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Sicut cervus desiderat (G.P. da Palestrina)
Thou, Lord, Our Refuge (Felix Mendelssohn)
Turn Thee Again, O Lord (Thomas Atwood) [E.C. Shirmer]
Wake Every Breath (William Billings)
We Should Glory in the Cross (Rev. Thomas Buffer)

Organ Music

A Mighty Fortress (Murray Bradshaw) [Organist's Companion, September 1991]
A Mighty Fortress (Wilbur Held) [Hymn Preludes for the Autumn Festivals - Concordia 97-5360]
A Mighty Fortress (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Reformation Hymns - Morning Star Music Publ 10-803]
A Mighty Fortress (David Polley) [Organist's Companion, September 1990]
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Samuel Scheidt) [Parish Organist, Part 1 - Concordia]
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Russell Schulz-Widmar) [Organist's Companion, October 1980]
Abide, O Dearest Jesus (Sigfrid Karg-Elert)
Adagio from Symphony No.5 (Charles-Marie Widor)
Ave verum (Sr. Teresine Fonder) [Twenty-six Miniatures]
Ave verum (Michael Sullivan) [Organist's Companion, September 1996]
Ave verum from Two Chant Meditations for Organ (Kevin Waters SJ)
Be Thou My Vision (Paul Manz)
Butresses from Gothic Suite (Gordon Young)
Chorale Improvisation on Neumark (Paul Manz) [AGO 90th Anniversary Anthology of American Organ Music - Oxford]
Echo Fantasia (Jan Pietersoon Sweelick)
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VI - Peters 245]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Jan Bender) [Organist's Companion, October 1984]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Dieterich Buxtehude) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, October 1986] [Organist's Companion, October 1986]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (C.F. Engelbrecht) [Organist's Companion, September 2001]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (J.N. Hanff) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, June 1983]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A.F. Hesse) [Organist's Companion, October 1988]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (G.F. Kauffmann) [Organist's Companion, September 1997]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (J.C. Kittel) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Carl Kuntze) [Organist's Companion, September 1989]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott(F.W. Marpurg) [Twenty-one Chorale Preludes - Augsburg] [Organist's Companion, September 1992]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Johann Pachelbel) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Michael Praetorius) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (J.C.H. Rinck) [Organist's Companion, October 1985 & September 1996]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Wilhelm Rudnick) [Organist's Companion, October 1987]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (David Schack) [Organist's Companion, October 1982]
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (J.G. Walther) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Seasonal Chorale Preludes for Manuals, Bk 2 - Oxford] [Organist's Companion, September 1993 & 1995]
Eucharistica (Joseph J. McGrath)
Fantasia in a minor (J.S. Bach)
Fantasie über Ein feste Burg (John Knowles Paine) [Collected Works - McAfee Music]
Fantasy on If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee (Bram Bruin) [Consoliere VII-1 - World Library Publ]
Festival Prelude on Ein feste Burg (William Faulkes) [Novello]
God of Grace (Paul Manz)
God the Father, Be Our Stay (Paul Manz)
Hail, True Body (Daniel Burton) [Organist's Companion, January 1999]
Hymn to Joy (Wilbur Held) [Organist's Companion, August 1982]
I Bind unto Myself Today (Paul Fetler) [Parish Organist XII - Concordia]
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee (J.S. Bach) [Wedding Music, Part II - Concordia 97-1370]
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Classic Chorales - Morning Star Music Publ 10-843]
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee (Max Reger) [Chorale Preludes for the Church Year - Carl Fischer]
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee; (Harold Vetter) [Parish Organist Bk 9 - Concordia 97-1445]
If You But Trust in God to Guide You (Michael Krentz) [Organist's Companion, February 1988]
In the Cross of Christ I Glory (Wilbur Held) [A Suite of Passion Hymn Settings - Concordia 97-4843]
Introduction and Processional for the Wedding Day (Gilbert Martin) [The Sacred Organ Folio - Lorenz Publ Co]
Jesus, Lead Thou On (J.S. Bach) [Parish Organist, Part 3 - Concordia]
Jesus, Lead Thou On (Paul Manz) [Parish Organist, Part 9: Wedding Music - Concordia]
Jesus, Lead Thou On (Max Reger) [Chorale Preludes for the Church Year - Carl Fischer]
Lift High the Cross (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Great Hymns of Faith - Morning Star Music Publ 10-839]
Lift High the Cross (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 3 - Concordia 97-5702]
Lift High the Cross (Lani Smith) [Organist, September 1982]
Maestoso: Five Processionals (Calvert Shenk)
March on Saint Patrick's Breastplate (Alec Wyton) [Preludes, Fanfares & a March for the Liturgical Year - Flammer]
Méditation (Gabriel Dupont)
Meditation on Ein feste Burg (Jean Drahmann) [Organist's Companion, September 1998]
Now Thank We All Our God (Jan Bender) [Parish Organist, Part 9: Wedding Music - Concordia]
Now Thank We All Our God (Wilbur Held) [Hymn Preludes for the Autumn Festivals - Concordia 97-5360]
Now Thank We All Our God (Paul Manz) [Five Hymn Improvisations for Wedding or General Use - Morning Star Music Publ 10-850]
Now Thank We All Our God (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Hymns of Praise - Morning Star Music Publ 10-750]
Now Thank We All Our God (Piet Post) [Triptych for Organ - Augsburg]
Now Thank We All Our God (David Schack) [Nine Chorale Preludes - Concordia 97-5045]
Nun danket alle Gott (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246]
Nun danket alle Gott (J.S. Bach) from Cantata No.79 [Mercury Music W-142; H.W. Gray Publ - St.Cec.No.868]
Nun danket alle Gott (Dieterich Buxtehude) [Joyce Jones Christmas Album]
Nun danket alle Gott (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, September 1995]
Nun danket alle Gott (Sigfrid Karg-Elert) [Wedding Music, Part II - Concordia 97-1370]
Nun danket alle Gott (G.F. Kaufmann) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448]
Nun danket alle Gott (J.C. Kellner) [Organist's Companion, September 1994]
Nun danket alle Gott (M.F.A. Koehler) [Organist's Companion, October 1986]
Nun danket alle Gott (Michael Krentz) [Organist's Companion, September 1991]
Nun danket alle Gott (Selmar Müller) [Organist's Companion, October 1983]
Nun danket alle Gott (J.C. Oley) [Seasonal Chorale Preludes for Manuals, Bk 2 - Oxford]
Nun danket alle Gott (Max Reger) [Thirty Short Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
Nun danket alle Gott (J.E. Rembt) [Organist's Companion, September 1989]
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 (Domenico Zipoli)
Postlude on Hymn to Joy (Gordon Young) [Seven Chorale Preludes]
Prelude on Hymn to Joy (Michael Burkhardt) [Morning Star Music Publ]
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 on Hymn to Joy (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, August 1986]
Processional on Lift High the Cross (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, April 1985]
Reflection on Wer nur den lieben Gott (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, August 1987]
Ricercare nel duodecimo tono (Andrea Gabrieli)
Suite du deuxieme ton (L.N. Clerambault)
Toccata in F (Dieterich Buxtehude)
Toccata on Saint Anne (Gordon Young) [Five Toccatas - Flammer HF-5009]
Toccata-Prelude on Saint Anne (Garth Edmundson) [J. Fischer & Bros]
Trumpet Tune (Robin Dinda)
Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (Joseph Lowe) [Organist's Companion, June 1985]
Variations on King's Weston (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, June 1985]
Variations on Saint Anne (James Konkel) [Organist's Companion, January 2001]
Verso spirituali (Antonio Valente)
Voluntary on Ein feste Burg (Gordon Young)
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (J.S. Bach) [Orgelbüchlein] [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246]
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (Georg Böhm) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (Don Freudenburg) [Organist's Companion, July 1999]
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (J.P. Kirnberger) [Organist's Companion, February 1985]
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (J.L. Krebs) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (F.W. Marpurg) [Twenty-one Chorale Preludes - Augsburg]
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (Max Reger) [Thirty Short Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (J.G. Walther) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

The theology of the Eucharist is central to any understanding of liturgy, and close to the heart of Saint John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania have produced an excellent booklet called Questions and Answers on the Eucharist and have granted permission for us to reproduce excerpts here. Please contact the Communications Director for the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference for copies of the full booklet, or to obtain permission to reproduce excerpts. The mailing address and website are found at the end of this page.

What does our faith teach us about the Eucharist?

Our faith teaches us that what we proclaim in the Eucharist, Christ's death and resurrection, is also made present in that very action by the power of God's love and goodness. This is the heart of our faith in the sacrament we call the Eucharist, the holy sacrifice of the Mass, the real presence of Christ.

What are some of the ways in which the Eucharist is described?

The Catechism of the Catholic Church begins the article on the Eucharist with a reflection on the names by which the sacrament is identified. Here we read that each name "evokes certain aspects" of the sacrament. It is called "Eucharist because it is an action of thanksgiving to God" (1328). It is sometimes referred to as "the Breaking of Bread" because Jesus used this rite, above all, at the Last Supper (1329). The Eucharist is also called "the memorial of the Lord's passion and resurrection… the Holy Sacrifice" because it makes present the one sacrifice of Christ the Savior and includes the Church's offering (1330).

Why is the Eucharist so important to the Church?

The Eucharist is at the heart of the Church's life. In the celebration of this mystery of faith, Christ himself is present to his people. Rich in symbolism and richer in reality, the Eucharist bears within itself the whole reality of Christ and mediates his saving work to us. In short, when the Church gathers in worship of God and offers the Eucharistic sacrifice, not only is Christ really and truly present under the appearance of bread and wine, but he also continues his saving work of our salvation.

Continued next week…

Music SuggestionsTwenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)