Music for OT-6-C (Feb 14)

Prelude:           Reflective Processional: Mawby
Processional Hymn: 400: God Is Here
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Glory To God: Andrews
Readings:          595
Psalm:             (OT-5-C Guimont p 92) Blessed are they ...
Acclamation:       (OT-5-C TCBOGA p 129) Rejoice and be glad ...
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         295: We Are The Light Of The World
                   (11) (sheet) Blessed are the poor: Russian chant
Sanctus-Mem-Amen:  172-175-177: Community Mass: Proulx
Agnus Dei          189: Lamb Of God: Proulx
Communion Hymn:    432: Shepherd Of Souls In Love Come Feed
Final Hymn:        300: All Creatures Of Our God And King
Postlude:          Festal Recessional: Mawby

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
(Ps 77: 29,30) Manducaverunt, et saturati sunt nimis, et
desiderium eorum attuliteis Dominus: non sunt fraudati a
desiderio suo (They ate and were fully satisfied; the Lord
gave them all that they desired; they were not deprived of
their wants).


This is the last weekend of the short segment of Ordinary Time.
Mid-week the Penitential Season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday,
and the character of our liturgies changes. There are no flowers;
no organ preludes, interludes, postludes. The Gloria is suspended
except for Feasts (Feb 22 St Peter, Mar 19 St Joseph) and Solemnities
(Mar 25 Annunciation). The Alleluia is not used from Tue Feb 16 after
Compline (Night Prayer) until well after sunset Sat Apr 3 (Easter Vigil).


Various Church documents call for changes of our external and
internal dispositions during the Penitential Season of Lent, in
order to make more room for God. The "fasting" from solo organ works
provides a silence before and after Mass; all are encouraged to use
the silence to prepare for the Sacred Mysteries, and to give proper
thanks at the end, without distraction.