Music Suggestions
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Intret oratio mea in conspectu tuo [Graduale Romanum, p.363]
2. Intret oratio mea in conspectu tuo [Gregorian Missal, p.586]
3. Let My Prayer Come Up (John Blow)
4. Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. Let my prayer enter into your presence [Simple English Propers, p.334 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. Let my prayer come before you [Simple Choral Gradual, p.253 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. Let my prayer come into your presence [Lumen Christi Missal, p.944 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
8. Let my prayer come into your presence [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.88, Mode 3 / OCP]
9. Let my prayer come into your presence [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.706-708]
10. Let my prayer come into your presence [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.173, with Psalm 88[87] / Liturgical Press]
11. Let my prayer come into your presence [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #284, with Psalm 88 / 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. Let my prayer come into your presence [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.2, with Psalm 100]
14. Allow My Prayer and Plea [tune: Saint Bride] from Introit Hymns 71 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Dirigitus oratio mea [Graduale Romanum, p.363]
2. Dirigitus oratio mea [Gregorian Missal, p.587]
3. Dirigatur oratio mea (Moritz Brosig)
4. Let My Prayer Come Up (John Blow)
5. Choose one Psalmus responsorius from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
6. Choose one Responsorial Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
7. Chabanel Psalmody
8. Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
1. (B/C) Qui posuit fines tuos pacem [Graduale Romanum, p.364]
2. (B/C) Qui posuit fines tuos pacem [Gregorian Missal, p.588]
3. Choose one Alleluia or Psalmus alleluiaticus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
4. 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. Gressus meos dirige Domine [Graduale Romanum, p.365]
2. Gressus meos dirige Domine [Gregorian Missal, p.589]
3. Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
4. Guide my footsteps, O Lord [Simple English Propers, p.335 (Adam Bartlett)]
5. Let my steps be guided [Simple Choral Gradual, p.254 (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. Direct my steps, O Lord [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.709-712]
8. Bless the Lord, O my soul [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #298, with Psalm 103 / 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. Steady my footsteps [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.5, with Psalm 122]
Communion:
1. (B/C) Dominus regit me [Graduale Romanum, p.365]
2. (B/C) Dominus regit me [Gregorian Missal, p.590]
3. (B/C) Dominus regit me [Communio, p.73 (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. (B/C) The Lord is my shepherd [Simple English Propers, p.338 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. (B/C) The Lord is my shepherd [Choral Communio, p.184 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
7. The Lord is my shepherd [Simple Choral Gradual, p.255 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. The Lord Is My Shepherd (Maurice Greene, George Alexander Macfarren)
9. The disciples recognized the Lord [Simple Choral Gradual, p.256 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
10. Choose one Communion Antiphon from any of those suggested in #158-186 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.949-956 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
11. (B/C) The Lord is my shepherd [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
12. The Lord is my shepherd [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.89, Mode 2 / OCP]
13. The disciples recognized the Lord [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.89, Mode 2 / OCP]
14. The Lord is my shepherd [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.712-715]
15. The disciples recognized the Lord [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.174, with Psalm 23[22] / Liturgical Press]
16. The Lord is my shepherd [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #323, with Psalm 23 / Illuminare Publications]
17. 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]
18. The Lord is my shepherd [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Fall (Penkala) p.9, with Psalm 145]
19. The disciples recognized the Lord [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

Canticle of the Lamb (Rev. John-Mark Missio)
Canticle of the Lamb (Howard Hughes, SM)
Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
Let My Prayer Come Up (Alan Smith)
Taste and See (Gary Penkala)
You Will Not Be Strangers (Alex Hill)

Hymns

Eternal Father, Strong to Save (CH #601, CHB #213, SMH #518, EH #512)
God Has Spoken By His Prophets (WIII #516, CH #652)
God Is Our Fortress and Our Rock (WIII #575)
God Whose Giving Knows No Ending (WIII #631, CD #873)
I Sought the Lord (WIII #593, VII #319)
Jesus, Lead the Way (WIII #611, EH #425)
Lord of All Hopefulness (WIII #568, CH #524, HH #226, CHB #239, SMH #622, EH #363)
Now Let Us from This Table Rise (WIII #625, PMB #146)
Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow (ICEL #166, CBW #622, AH #621, PMB #206, EH #139)
Thanks Be to You, O God (PMB #141)
The Kingdom of God (WIII #615, CH #550)
The Living God My Shepherd Is (WIII #612, CD #831, CBW #690)
The Works of the Lord Are Created in Wisdom (WIII #504)
We Believe in One True God (ICEL #97)
When Jesus Came Preaching the Kingdom of God (WIII #614, CH #647)
Where Temple Offerings Are Made (WIII #622)
Ye Sons of Men, O Hearken (CD #802)

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

All Thy Works Praise Thee (Lloyd Weber)
In Thee, O Lord (F.J. Haydn) [Fox]
Jesus, Sun of Life (G.F. Handel)
The Lord's My Shepherd (Colin Brumby)
My Shepherd Is the Living Lord (Thomas Tomkins)
O Lord, Increase My Faith (Orlando Gibbons)
Psalm XXIII (John Wall Callcott, Franz Schubert)
Remember Your Love for Me, O God (Eugene Englert)
The Lord Himself, the Mighty Lord (Stephen Jarvis)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Stephen DeCesare)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Charles Villiers Stanford)

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]
Be Thou My Vision (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Great Hymns of Faith - Morning Star Music Publ 10-839]
Cantilena (Josef Rheinberger)
Canzona francese (Andrea Cima)
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 - McAfee Music Corp]
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]
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]
Gott der Vater wohn uns bei (J.S. Bach)
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]
Hymn Prelude on Melita (Peter Pindar Stearns) [Consoliere VII-2 - World Library Publ]
Intonation on Old Hundredth (Jan Bender) [Organist's Companion, April 1984]
Lord of All Hopefulness (Ronald Arnatt) [Parish Organist XII - Concordia]
Meditation on Ein feste Burg (Jean Drahmann) [Organist's Companion, September 1998]
O Gott du frommer Gott (J.S. Bach)
Old Hundred (Dudley Buck) [Organist's Companion, May 1996 - McAfee Music Corp]
Partita on Old Hundredth (David Gell) [Organist's Companion, March 2001]
Partita on Old Hundredth (Dennis Johnson) [Organist's Companion, June 1987]
Partita on Old Hundredth (Kathleen Scheide) [Organist's Companion, July 1997]
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 on Brother James' Air (Searle Wright, Charles Ore, Harold Darke)
Prelude on Old Hundredth (Paul Manz, Jan Bender)
Prelude on Old Hundredth (Healey Willan) [Ten Hymn Preludes, Set I - Peters 6011]
Prelude on Slane (Paul Manz, Charles Ore, Ronald Arnatt)
Prelude on Slane (Gerre Hancock) [AGO 90th Anniversary Anthology of American Organ Music - Oxford]
Sonata in c minor (Alexandre Guilmant)
Suite for Worship on Slane (Kevin Norris) [Organist's Companion, October 1981]
The Beatitudes (Stephen McManus)
The Lord's My Shepherd (Charles Ore) from Eleven Compositions Set IV
Toccata on Old Hundredth (Gordon Young) [Five Toccatas - Flammer HF-5009]
Toccata-Chorale on Slane (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, February 1986]
Variations on Old Hundredth (Dorothy Sheets) [Organist's Companion, March 2000]
Variations on Slane (Robin Rokey) [Organist's Companion, January 2000]
Verset and Postlude on Old Hundredth (Henri Carol) [Consoliere VII-3 - World Library Publ]
Variations on Slane for Violin & Organ (Jan Bender)
Voluntary V (John Stanley)
Voluntary on the Doxology: Old Hundredth (Henry Purcell)
Voluntary on Ein feste Burg (Gordon Young)
Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen (J.L. Krebs)

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

During Ordinary Time in Year B we will highlight passages from the 2010 General Instruction on the Roman Missal (GIRM) that pertain to music during the liturgy. The GIRM contains rubrics and instructions (some of them surprising) for the celebration of the Mass. The first section below is a direct quote from the document. The second section is a commentary on the passage.

The Arrangement of the Church (GIRM #313)

The organ and other lawfully approved musical instruments should be placed in a suitable place so that they can sustain the singing of both the choir and the people and be heard with ease by everybody if they are played alone. It is appropriate that before being put into liturgical use, the organ be blessed according to the rite described in the Roman Ritual.

In Advent the use of the organ and other musical instruments should be marked by a moderation suited to the character of this time of year, without expressing in anticipation the full joy of the Nativity of the Lord.

In Lent the playing of the organ and musical instruments is allowed only to support the singing. Exceptions, however, are Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent), Solemnities, and Feasts.

Commentary: This section brings together some clear rubrics from the Ceremonial of Bishops (1989). The two penitential (violet) seasons require special consideration for organ and other instrumental music. During Advent, the organ should be played as a solo instrument (preludes, offertories, communions, postludes) with moderation (volume, repertoire), so as not to overshadow Christmastide. During Lent, the organ should not be heard at all, except when used to accompany singing (choir, cantor, congregation) or on Laetare Sunday, when the extreme penitential mood is lightened, or on feasts and solemnities.

The rubric does not state this explicitly, but one might infer that during the festive seasons of Christmastide and Eastertide, one might play more robust and joyful organ music, to set these seasons apart from Ordinary Time. Remember, contours (highs and lows) is the goal for music during the liturgical year.

Music Suggestions Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)