Music Suggestions
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Lætetur cor quærentium Dominum [Graduale Romanum, p.357]
2. Lætetur cor quærentium Dominum [Gregorian Missal, p.575]
3. Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
4. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord [Simple English Propers, p.326 (Adam Bartlett)]
5. Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord [Simple Choral Gradual, p.245 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
6. Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice [Lumen Christi Missal, p.944 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
7. Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.85, Mode 2 / OCP]
8. Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.688-690]
9. Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.169, with Psalm 105[104] / Liturgical Press]
10. Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #282, with Psalm 105 / 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. Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.2, with Psalm 100]
13. Let Every Heart Who Seeks the Lord [tune: Toulon] from Introit Hymns 68 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. (C) Clamaverunt iusti [Graduale Romanum, p.454]
2. (C) Clamaverunt iusti [Gregorian Missal, p.577]
3. Unam petii a Domino (William Byrd)
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 Ierusalem Dominum [Graduale Romanum, p.358]
2. Lauda Ierusalem Dominum [Gregorian Missal, p.578]
3. Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (Claudio Monteverdi)
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. Domine vivifica me secundum [Graduale Romanum, p.359]
2. Domine vivifica me secundum [Gregorian Missal, p.579]
3. Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
4. O Lord, grant me life [Simple English Propers, p.327 (Adam Bartlett)]
5. Lord, I am deeply afflicted [Simple Choral Gradual, p.246 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
6. Choose one Offertory Antiphon from any of those suggested in #144-157 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.945-949 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
7. O Lord, for the sake of your promise [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.691-693]
8. Give me life, O Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #297, with Psalm 119 / Illuminare Publications]
9. Choose one Offertory Antiphon from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
10. O Lord, give me life [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.5, with Psalm 122]
Communion:
1. Lætabimur in salutari tuo [Graduale Romanum, p.359]
2. Lætabimur in salutari tuo [Gregorian Missal, p.580]
3. Lætabimur in salutari tuo [Communio, p.133 (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. We shall rejoice in your salvation [Simple English Propers, p.328 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. We shall rejoice [Choral Communio, p.178 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
7. We will rejoice at the victory [Simple Choral Gradual, p.247 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. Christ loved us and gave himself [Simple Choral Gradual, p.248 (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. We shall rejoice in your salvation [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
11. We will ring out our joy [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.86, Mode 2 / OCP]
12. Christ loved us and gave himself [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.86, Mode 2 / OCP]
13. Christ loved us and gave himself [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.694-696]
14. Christ loved us and gave himself [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.170, with Psalm 40[39] / Liturgical Press]
15. O Lord our Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #321, with Psalm 8 / Illuminare Publications]
16. 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]
17. We will ring out our joy [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.9, with Psalm 145]
18. Christ loved us and gave himself [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.9, 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

Adoro te devote (Gary Penkala)
Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
Psalm 34 (Gary Penkala)
Psalm for Communion: Taste and See (David O'Donnell)
Serve God in Love from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Penkala)
Spirit of Strength and Courage from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Penkala)
You Will Not Be Strangers (Alex Hill)

Hymns

A Mighty Fortress (WIII #575, HPSC #100, CBW #641, PMB #145, EH #551)
All Creatures of Our God and King (WIII #520, HPSC #103, CBW #620, PMB #120, HH #186, AH #600, CH #555, CHB #198, SMH #410, VII #206, LCH #87)
Blest Are the Pure in Heart (CBW #719, CH #450, HH #257, HPSC #123, ICEL #182, CHB #208, EH #418, VII #320)
Breathe on Me, Breath of God (HPSC #125, CBW #519, ICEL #123, EH #375, SMH #460)
Come Down, O Love Divine (WIII #472, HPSC #133, CBW #517, PMB #93, HH #140, AH #440, CH #498, CHB #92, SMH #482, EH #376, VII #364, LCH #76)
Faith of Our Fathers (WIII #571, ICEL #186, HPSC #152, CH #634, PMB #149, CBW #603, AH #603, CHB #183, SMH #520, EH #393, VII #208, LCH #90)
Gift of Finest Wheat (WIII #736, HPSC #360, PMB #665, CBW #570, CH #389, SMH #528)
God Whose Purpose Is to Kindle (WIII #640)
Humbly We Adore Thee [Adoro te devote] (PMB #675, CBW #587, CH #369, SMH #570, EH #204)
My Song Is Love Unknown (CH #258, HH #90, WIII #439, CHB #65, SMH #635, LCH #47)
O Be Joyful in the Lord (HPSC #234, CD #905)
O Bless the Lord, My Soul (CBW #627, ICEL #230, SMH #645, EH #293, LCH #94)
O for A Heart to Praise My God (WIII #591, EH #414)
O How Glorious, Full of Wonder (HPSC #243)
O Lord, You Know Our Weakness (PMB #47)
Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow (ICEL #166, CBW #622, AH #621, PMB #206, EH #139)
Rejoice, My Soul, and Bless the Lord (HPSC #286)
Tell His Praise in Song and Story (HPSC #310)
What Does the Lord Require? (WIII #624)

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

Cantique de Jean Racine (Gabriel Fauré)
De profundis (W.A. Mozart)
Direct, O Lord, Our Actions (Norman Dello-Joio)
Domine non sum dignus (Tomàs Luis da Victoria)
Estote fortes (Luca Marenzio, ed. Andrea Angelini)
God Was in Jesus (Johannes Herbst) [Boosey & Hawkes]
Hear My Prayer, O Lord (Henry Purcell)
Humbly I Adore Thee (J. David Hart)
In paradisum (Michael Cox)
In spiritu humilitatis (Calvert Shenk)
Iustorum animæ (Colin Brumby)
O Domine Jesu Christe (Ludovico da Viadana)
O How Glorious Is the Kingdom (Harold Owen)
Tantum ergo sacramentum (Christopher Bord)
The Lord Is Nigh (Arthur Sullivan)
The Pharisee and the Publican (Heinrich Schütz) [G. Schirmer]

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]
Adoro te devote (Sr. Teresine Fonder) [Twenty-Six Miniatures]
Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (J.S. Bach, Johann Pachelbel)
Alleluya (William Faulkes) [A Victorian Organ Album - Oxford]
Built on a Rock (Paul Manz)
Chaconne for Flute or Violin and Organ (André Campra, ed. Gary Penkala)
Chorale Fantasie on Lasst uns erfreuen (Flor Peeters) [Novello]
Chorale Toccata on Lasst uns erfreuen (R. Evan Copley) [H.W. Gray]
Come Down, O Love Divine (Ronald Arnatt) [Parish Organist XI - Concordia]
Come Down, O Love Divine (Wilbur Held) [Hymn Preludes for the Pentecost Season - Concordia 97-5517]
Concert Variations on Old Hundredth (John Knowles Paine) [Collected Works - McAfee Music]
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]
Faith of Our Fathers (Jack C. Goode) [Organist's Companion, October 1983]
Faith of Our Fathers (Burton Isaac)
Fantasie über Ein feste Burg (John Knowles Paine) [Collected Works - McAfee Music]
Festival Prelude on Ein feste Burg (William Faulkes) [Novello]
Five Versets on Old Hundredth (Henri Carol) [Consoliere IV-4]
Herr Gott, dich loben wir (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VI - Peters 245]
Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Johann Pachelebl) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co] [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448]
Herr Gott, dich loben wir (J.G. Walther) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co]
Humbly I Adore Thee (Myron Casner) [Parish Organist XI - Concordia]
Hymn Prelude on Down Ampney (Peter Pindar Stearns) [Eight Hymn Preludes for Ascension & Pentecost - Flammer]
Improvistaion / Elevation from Suite medievale (Jean Langlais)
Intonation on Old Hundredth (Jan Bender) [Organist's Companion, April 1984]
Lasst uns erfreuen (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, May 2001]
Meditation on Adoro te devote (Alfred Fedak) [Selah]
Meditation on Adoro te devote (Jack Goode) [Organist's Companion, June 1983]
Meditation on Ein feste Burg (Jean Drahmann) [Organist's Companion, September 1998]
Nun danket alle Gott (Sigfrid Karg-Elert) [Wedding Music, Part II - Concordia 97-1370]
Now Thank We All Our God (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Hymns of Praise - Morning Star Music Publ 10-750]
Old Hundred (Dudley Buck) [Organist's Companion, May 1996]
Partita on Adoro te devote (Anthony Giamanco) [Organist's Companion, May & September 2000 ]
Partita on Old Hundredth (David Gell) [Organist's Companion, March 2001 - McAfee Music Corp]
Partita on Old Hundredth (Dennis Johnson) [Organist's Companion, June 1987]
Partita on Old Hundredth (Kathleen Scheide) [Organist's Companion, July 1997]
Postlude on Lasst uns erfreuen (Gordon Young) [Collage for Organ - Flammer HF-5011]
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (J.C. Bach) [Parish Organist, Part 3 - Concordia]
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Hymns of Praise - Morning Star Music Publ 10-750]
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (Piet Post) [Triptych for Organ - Augsburg]
Prelude and Fugue in f-sharp minor (Dieterich Buxtehude)
Prelude and Fugue in G Major (Felix Mendelssohn)
Prelude on Brother James' Air (Harold Darke)
Prelude on Lasst uns erfreuen (Russell Schulz-Widmar) [Organist's Companion, June 1980]
Prelude on Old Hundredth (Healey Willan) [Ten Hymn Preludes, Set I - Peters 6011]
Prelude on Saint Catherine (James F. Konkel) [Organist's Companion, September 1992]
Psalm XIX (Benedetto Marcello)
Recessional (Charles Talmidge) [J. Fischer]
Reflection on Saint Catherine (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, October 1984]
Rigaudon (André Campra)
Saint Catherine (David S. Harris) [Ten Hymn Preludes in Trio Style - Belwin-Mills]
Thee We Adore (Daniel Burton) [Organist's Companion, March 1999]
Thee We Adore, O Savior (G. Winston Cassler) [This Is the Victory - Augsburg 11-9497]
Thee We Adore, O Savior (Healey Willan) [Organ Music for the Communion Service - Concordia 97-1395]
Tiento di sexto tono (de Soto)
Toccata on Old Hundredth (Gordon Young) [Five Toccatas - Flammer HF-5009]
Variations on Adoro te devote (Dale Wood) [Music for Organ - The Sacred Music Press]
Variations on Lasst uns erfreuen (Thomas Bohlert) [Organist's Companion, June 1988]
Variations on Old Hundredth (Dorothy Sheets) [Organist's Companion, March 2000]
Verset and Postlude on Old Hundredth (Henri Carol) [Consoliere VII-3 - World Library Publ]
Voluntary (Maurice Greene)
Voluntary on Ein feste Burg (Gordon Young)
Voluntary on the Doxology: Old Hundredth (Henry Purcell)
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (J.S. Bach)

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.

Why is the Eucharist kept in the tabernacle?

The real presence endures after the celebration of the Eucharistic liturgy. It is for this reason that there is a tabernacle in Church. Once communion has been distributed, the remaining hosts are placed in the tabernacle to provide viaticum for those who turn to the Church in their final hour and also to provide a focal point for prayer and worship of Christ in his real presence.

With the passage of time, reverent reflection led the Church to enrich its Eucharistic devotion. Faith that Jesus is truly present in the sacrament led believers to worship Christ dwelling with us permanently in the sacrament. Wherever the sacrament is, there is Christ who is our Lord and our God; hence he is ever to be worshipped in this mystery. Such worship is expressed in many ways: in genuflections, in adoration of the Eucharist and in the many forms of Eucharistic devotion that faith has nourished.

The popularity of the feast of Corpus Christi (The Body and Blood of Christ), with its joyful hymns and public processions, encouraged further development of Eucharistic devotions. At times the Blessed Sacrament is removed from the tabernacle in which it is ordinarily kept and placed upon the altar for adoration. These periods of exposition are sometimes extended into holy hours. Enjoying particular popularity is the parish tradition of a Eucharistic day or days (e.g. Forty Hours devotion) with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and a homily calling particular attention to this glorious, divine gift. At the conclusion of such devotions the congregation is blessed with the Eucharist. This blessing is known as Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Why is it important to prepare myself to receive the Eucharist?

To respond to the Lord's invitation to eat his flesh and drink his blood, the believer must be prepared. Saint Paul urges us to examine our conscience. "Whoever therefore eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the Body and Blood of the Lord" (I Cor 11:27). Before we approach the table of the Lord it is important to reflect on our life, ask God's forgiveness for our failings and if necessary, due to serious sin, to avail ourselves of sacramental confession.

Recent polls indicate that a significant number of Catholics do not have a complete understanding of the Eucharist and specifically the real presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Whatever the cause of such misunderstanding of the faith, all who approach the table of the Lord need to recognize the significance of their action and the importance of their spiritual preparation. It sometimes becomes the task of older members of the family, especially parents, to review with the younger ones what is happening at Mass and who we receive in holy communion. Grandparents have in some instances a unique and privileged role as teachers of the faith in an age when the awareness of the real presence seems to be diminished.

Continued next week…

Music Suggestions Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)