Music for OT-29-B (Oct 18)

Prelude:           Voluntary 1.1 in C major (Adagio): Stanley
Processional Hymn: 444: Alleluia Sing To Jesus
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Glory To God: Andrews
Readings:          663
Psalm:             (Guimont p 161) Lord let your mercy...
Acclamation:       (OT-29-B) The Son of Man came to serve...
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         359: Blest Are They
                   (5) Beatus Vir: Monteverdi
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  172-175-177: Community Mass: Proulx
Agnus Dei          189: Lamb Of God: Proulx
Communion Hymn:    366: Whatsoever You Do
Final Hymn:        323: For The Beauty Of The Earth
Postlude:          Voluntary 1.1 in C major (Andante): Stanley

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper)
(Ps 8:2ab) Domine Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen
tuum in universa terra! (O Lord our governor, how admirable
is your name in all the earth!).


This weekend, as part of the Fall Festival, the Parish Choir
(usually singing each Sunday 11 am Mass) attends the Sat 5 pm Vigil
Mass and offers their vocal support. The Choir is joined by several
Guest Instrumentalists (harpsichord, organ, recorder, violin, cello)
who have previously assisted in various Liturgies and Concerts; we
are very grateful for their accompaniment of Monteverdi's Psalm 112
Beatus vir (Happy are those who fear the LORD, who greatly delight
in God's commands. Their descendants shall be mighty in the land,
generation upright and blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in their
homes; their prosperity shall endure forever. They shine through the
darkness, a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and
just. All goes well for those gracious in lending, who conduct their
affairs with justice. They shall never be shaken; the just shall be
remembered forever. They shall not fear an ill report; their hearts
are steadfast, trusting the LORD. Their hearts are tranquil, without
fear, till at last they look down on their foes. Lavishly they give
to the poor; their prosperity shall endure forever; their horn shall
be exalted in honor. The wicked shall be angry to see this; they will
gnash their teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked come to
nothing. Glory to the Father ...).


John Stanley (1713-1786), born in London England, wrote much music,
including three sets of Ten Voluntaries which, when published,
made him the most influential composer of the form, and the
format was often imitated by his contemporaries. His Voluntary
Set One Number One (1745) is in four sections and provides tempos
and registrations and indicates that some phrases are to be "eccho"
and therefore both gallery and antiphonal organ stops will be heard
in alternation.