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

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Ego clamavi, quoniam exaudisti me [Graduale Romanum, p.354]
2. Ego clamavi, quoniam exaudisti me [Gregorian Missal, p.571]
3. Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
4. I have called out because you answer me, O God [Simple English Propers, p.323 (Adam Bartlett)]
5. I call upon you, God [Simple Choral Gradual, p.241 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
6. To you, I call [Lumen Christi Missal, p.944 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
7. To you, I call [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.84, Mode 3 / OCP]
8. To you, I call [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.678-681]
9. To you, I call [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.167, with Psalm 17[16] / Liturgical Press]
10. To you, I call [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #281, with Psalm 17 / Illuminare Publications]
11. 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]
12. To you, I call [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.2, with Psalm 100]
13. I Call upon You, Lord [tune: Diademata] from Introit Hymns 67 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Salvum fac populum tuum [Graduale Romanum, p.354]
2. Salvum fac populum tuum [Gregorian Missal, p.572]
3. Salvum fac populum tuum (Anton Bruckner)
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. Lauda anima mea Dominum [Graduale Romanum, p.355]
2. Lauda anima mea Dominum [Gregorian Missal, p.573]
3. Lauda anima mea (Robert Führer, Peter Griesbacher)
4. Choose one Alleluia or Psalmus alleluiaticus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. 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. Meditabor in mandatis tuis [Graduale Romanum, p.356]
2. Meditabor in mandatis tuis [Gregorian Missal, p.574]
3. Meditabor in mandatis tuis (Johann Kaspar Aiblinger, Orlando di Lasso, 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. I shall meditate upon your commandments [Simple English Propers, p.324 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. Your commands have been my delight [Simple Choral Gradual, p.242 (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 will meditate on your commandments [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 3 versions, pp.682-684]
9. By the rivers of Babylon [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #296, with Psalm 137 / 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 will delight in your commands [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.5, with Psalm 122]
Communion:
1. Domine Dominus noster [Graduale Romanum, p.357]
2. Domine Dominus noster [Gregorian Missal, p.575]
3. Domine Dominus noster [Communio, p.59 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
4. Domine Dominus noster (Orlando di Lasso)
5. O Lord Our Governor (Capel Bond)
6. Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
7. O Lord, our governor [Simple English Propers, p.325 (Adam Bartlett)]
8. O Lord, O Lord our governor [Choral Communio, p.176 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
9. See how the eyes of the Lord [Simple Choral Gradual, p.243 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
10. The Son of Man came to give his life [Simple Choral Gradual, p.244 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
11. Choose one Communion Antiphon from any of those suggested in #158-186 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.949-956 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
12. O Lord our God, how admirable [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
13. Behold, the eyes of the Lord [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.84, Mode 2 / OCP]
14. The Son of Man has come [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.85, Mode 2 / OCP]
15. Behold, the eyes of the Lord [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.685-687]
16. The Son of Man has come [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.168, with Psalm 40[39] / Liturgical Press]
17. O Lord our Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #321, with Psalm 8 / Illuminare Publications]
18. 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]
19. Behold, the eyes of the Lord [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.8, with Psalm 145]
20. The Son of Man has come [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.8, 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

Search Me, Lord (Alex Hill)
You Will Not Be Strangers (Alex Hill)

Hymns

All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (WIII #494, ICEL #102, HH #285, PMB #99, CH #521, CHB #199, SMH #415, EH #355, VII #225, LCH #97)
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (HPSC #112, ICEL #130, WIII #737, CBW #536, AH #601, PMB #663, CH #504, CHB #112, SMH #426, EH #347, VII #277, LCH #86)
Canticle of Zachary/Zechariah (WIII #6, CBW #77, CH #421, PMB #223, PMB #754, CH #421, SMH #465)
Christ Be Beside Me (CBW #541, PMB #231, HH #160, SMH #468)
Father, We Thank Thee, Who Hast Planted (WIII #558, HPSC #156, CH #374, PMB #121, CBW #676, AH #515, CHB #116, SMH #521, EH #195, VII #322, LCH #131)
For the Beauty of the Earth (WIII #557, ICEL #225, HPSC #158, HH #163, CBW #624, PMB #125, CH #562, SMH #524, EH #296, VII #207, LCH #104)
God Is My Great Desire (WIII #581, SMH #535)
God of Our Fathers (PMB #124, CH #660, WIII #764, ICEL #227, AH #625, HPSC #167, SMH #538, EH #143)
God Who Spoke in the Beginning (CD #856)
God's Blessing Sends Us Forth (PMB #153, CH #605, SMH #543)
God's Holy Mountain We Ascend (PMB #233)
I Sought the Lord (WIII #593, VII #319)
Jesus, Lead the Way (WIII #611, EH #425)
Lord, Be Thy Word My Guide (CD #857)
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)
Praise to the Holiest in the Height (CBW #651, PMB #131, ICEL #50, HPSC #285, CBW #651, AH #615, CH #514, CHB #260, SMH #719, EH #343, VII #287)
Safe in the Hands of God (HPSC #291)
Spirit Seeking Life and Beauty (HPSC #306, SMH #761)
The Lord Almighty Spoke the Word (CD #855)
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (WIII #595, ICEL #52, PMB #54, AH #613, CH #535, CHB #268, SMH #791, EH #304, LCH #122)
Within the Shelter of the Lord (HPSC #353)

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

Blessed Be the Lord (Eugene Englert)
Estote fortes (Luca Marenzio, ed. Andrea Angelini)
He Watching Over Israel from Elijah (Felix Mendelssohn)
I Call to Thee (Sam Batt Owens)
I Lift Mine Eyes (Heinrich Schütz)
I Will Lift up Mine Eyes (Antonin Dvorak) [Carl Fischer]
I Will Lift up Mine Eyes (John Rutter) [Oxford]
Levavi oculos meos (Orlando di Lasso) [G. Schirmer]
Lift Thine Eyes from Elijah (Felix Mendelssohn)
The Lord Shall Preserve Thee from All Evil (Alan Hovhannes) [Peters]

Organ Music

All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (Heinrich Fleischer) [Parish Organist, Part 1 - Concordia]
Allegro from Organ Concerto No.13 (G.F. Handel)
Ave verum from Two Chant Meditations for Organ (Kevin Waters SJ)
Benedictus (Max Reger)
Butresses from Gothic Suite (Gordon Young)
Carillon (Louis Vierne)
Dix (Don Freudenberg) [Organist's Companion, September 1996]
Duet and Trio on Hyfrydol [Organist's Companion, August 1982]
Festive Prelude on Coronation (Janet Correll) [Organist's Companion, March 1991]
For the Beauty of the Earth (Dennis R. Johnson) [Organist's Companion, May 2001]
Gloria from Messa della Beata Vergine (Andrea Gabrieli)
God of Our Fathers (Carlos Staszeski) [Organist's Companion, September 1997]
Hyfrydol (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, November 1999]
Hymn Prelude on In Babilone (Peter Pindar Stearns) [Eight Hymn Preludes for Ascension & Pentecost - Flammer]
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (J.S. Bach)
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]
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (J.S. Bach, Randall Thompson)
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co]
Lobe den Herren (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
Lobe den Herren (J.G. Walther) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co] [Anthologia pro organo IV - Schott Frères]
Lord of Glory, Who Hast Brought Us (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Great Hymns of Faith - Morning Star Music Publ 10-839]
Lord of Glory, Who Hast Brought Us (David Schack) [Nine Chorale Preludes - Concordia 97-5045]
Maestoso: Five Processionals (Calvert Shenk)
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 Dix (Dennis Janzer) [Organist's Companion, October 1986]
Partita on Saint Anne (Paul Manz) [Concordia 97-5307]
Postlude on In Babilone (Gordon Young) [Collage for Organ - Flammer HF-5011]
Prelude and Fugue in d minor (Johann Eberlin)
Prelude and Fugue in d minor (Felix Mendelssohn)
Prelude on Coronation (Edward Mead) [Three Preludes]
Prelude on Hyfrydol (Iteke Prins) [Organist's Companion, March 2002]
Prelude on Hyfrydol (Ralph Vaughan Williams) [Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes - Galaxy Music Corp]
Prelude on Hyfrydol (Healey Willan) [Ten Hymn Preludes, Set I - Peters 6011]
Prelude on National Hymn (Edward Mead) [Three Preludes]
Prelude on Richmond (Healey Willan) [Ten Hymn Preludes, Set I - Peters 6011]
Prelude on Saint Anne (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, June 1983]
Rendez à Dieu (Robert J. Powell) [Eleven Chorale Preludes on Hymn Tunes - Flammer]
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (J.S. Bach)
Trio in E Major (Max Reger)
Toccata and Variation on Hyfrydol (Gordon Young) [American Organ Music, Vol 2 - Sacred Music Press]
Toccata on God of Our Fathers (Craig Penfield) [Organist's Companion, September 1994]
Toccata on Saint Anne (Gordon Young) [Five Toccatas - Flammer HF-5009]
Toccata-Prelude on Saint Anne (Garth Edmundson) [J. Fischer & Bros]
Trumpet Voluntary (John Stanley)
Variations on In Babilone (Raymond Haan) [Flammer]
Variations on Saint Anne (James Konkel) [Organist's Companion, January 2001]
Vater unser in Himmelreich (J.S.Bach, Johann Pachelbel)
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen (J.S. Bach)
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Andreas Amrsdorff) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (J.C. Bach) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (J.S. Bach) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern from Five Chorale Preludes (Colin Brumby)
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Dieterich Buxtehude) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Victor Klauss) [Organist's Companion, November 1989] [Organist's Companion, November 1997]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Johann Pachelbel) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Flor Peeters) [Thirty Chorale Preludes]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980] [Joyce Jones Christmas Collection - Bradley Publ]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Stephen Rohde) [Organist's Companion, December 1985]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Russell Schulz-Widmar) [Organist's Companion, December 1980]

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 is meant by Christ's real presence in the Eucharist?

The faith of the Church concerning the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine is traced back to the words of Jesus himself as recorded in the gospel of Saint John. In the Eucharistic discourse after the multiplication of the loaves, our Lord contrasted ordinary bread with a bread that is not of this world but which contains eternal life for those who eat it. He said: "I am the bread of life … I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh" (Jn 6:48,51).

What Jesus offers us is his continuing, enduring presence every time we celebrate the Eucharist. The bread and wine become his body and his blood. "This is my body … this is the cup of my blood."

The way in which Jesus is present in the Eucharist cannot be explained in physical terms because it transcends the ordinary necessities of space and measurement. It is a supernatural mystery that the person who becomes fully present at Mass is the same Risen Savior who is seated at the right hand of the Father. In becoming present sacramentally, Christ's condition does not change. He does not have to leave heaven to become present on earth.

What is meant by transubstantiation?

In explaining this doctrine of the faith the Catechism of the Catholic Church quotes the Council of Trent as it summarized our Catholic belief.

Because Christ our Redeemer said that it was truly his body that he was offering under the species of bread, it has always been the conviction of the Church of God, and this holy Council now declares again, that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. This change the holy Catholic Church has fittingly and properly called transubstantiation (1376).

Continued next week…

Music SuggestionsTwenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)