Prelude: Andante Moderato: Smart
Processional Hymn: 327: Lord Of All Hopefulness
Kyrie: -spoken-
Gloria: 113: Mass for Congregations: Andrews
Readings: 650
Offertory: 335: Seek Ye First
(11) Simile est regnum caelorum: Guerrero
Sanctus/Mem/Amen: 117-118-119: Peoples Mass; Danish Mass
Agnus Dei: 188: Holy Cross Mass: Isele
Communion Hymn: 451: Pan De Vida
Final Hymn: 348: There's A Wideness In God's Mercy
Postlude: Alla Marcia: Adams
Music Notes:
This weekend at the Saturday 5 pm (Vigil) Mass the Music is led by the School Choir (directed by Rebecca Monson).
The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper): Tu mandasti mandata tua custodiri nimis: utinam dirigantur viae meae, ad custodiendas iustificationes tuas (You have ordered that your commandments be kept diligently; O that my ways may be guided towards the keeping of your statutes).
Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599) was born in Seville Spain and taught by his older brother Pedro; at age 17 he was appointed music director at Assumption Cathedral in Jaen (south-central Spain) and by age 30 was well established as a singer and composer. He worked and travelled throughout Spain and Portugal and spent a year in Italy (1581-) then went to the Holy Land; his return to Spain was delayed by pirates who received a ransom; the adventures were published in 1590. A later Holy Land trip was prevented by his death of the plague. The motet text presents the beginning of the Gospel passage appointed for this weekend (Mt 20:1-4), allowing all to ponder again the text which ends with "You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you".
Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) born in London England, son of Henry Smart (music publisher, orchestra director, violinist) and nephew of Sir George Thomas Smart (conductor, St George Windsor organist).
Thomas Adams (1785-1858) was born in London England, studied under Thomas Busby, and served as organist at several prominent London churches.
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