Dear Partners in Ministry,
As I write this, we're just over fifty hours away from our Forty Hours! Our weekend of Solemn Eucharistic Adoration begins Friday with Evening Prayer at 8:00 pm. Here are some important details for all of us to keep in mind:
- Because this is a continuous period of adoration, we intend to maintain a sacred silence in the church and narthex when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed (the half-hour or so before weekend Masses would be the only foreseeable time this wouldn't be the case). Please do your part to help foster a prayerful atmosphere.
- There will be at least one member of the parish staff on site throughout the weekend.
- We have some extraordinary moments in our weekend Masses:
- Alumni from Cathedral Latin High School will join us in worship at the 5:00 p.
- We will commission ten new EMHCs this weekend and welcome them into service at all three Masses. Congratulations to our new ministers!
- Because the Forty Hours is a continuous liturgy, we will not dismiss in the same way we normally do (i.e., the Concluding Rites and Sending Forth). Instead, we re-expose the Blessed Sacrament and depart in sacred silence.
- Music Ministry is welcome to join me in service for the first Evening Prayer (Friday, 8 pm) and the Solemn Closing (Sunday, 3 pm). If you would like to minister, please email me and let me know by Friday morning so I can be prepared for you.
- Finally, all are welcome to take part in this experience by spending an hour in prayer and joining us for the Liturgy of the Hours. It's an opportunity for solace, quiet, meditation, and spiritual nourishment, which is especially helpful amid the chaos and noise we all face in our daily lives.
Peace be with you,
Tony
EMHCs · Reminder: Training Session July 24
A reminder that all EMHCs have been asked to attend a Night of Recollection next Wednesday, July 24 at 7 pm in the church, as a means of re-focusing, addressing questions and concerns, and implementing new or revised procedures for this ministry. If you haven't already done so, please email Fr. Terry to let him know whether or not you're able to attend.
THIS WEEK IN LITURGY
July 21 · Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings
- Read online at usscb.org
- Lectionary for Mass: 107
- Workbook: p. 221
- Breaking Bread 2024: p. 186
Music Selections
- Gathering: BB 305 · JS 766 · Gather the People (Schutte)
- Glory to God: BB 885 · 1.001 · Mass of Creation: Glory to God (Haugen)
- Responsorial Psalm: WA · 2.017 · Psalm 23: Complete Setting (Ward)
- Gospel Acclamation: BB 947 · JS 264 · Celtic Alleluia (O'Carroll/C. Walker)
- Preparation of the Gifts: BB 442 · 3.058 · O God, You Search Me (Farrell)
- Eucharistic Acclamations: BB 885 · 1.001 · Mass of Creation (Haugen)
Holy · When We Eat This Bread · Amen - Lamb of God: BB 953 · JS 789 · Lamb of God (Kendzia)
- Communion: BB 356 · JS 776 · Ubi Caritas (Hurd)
- Sending Forth: We go forth in sacred silence as our Forty Hours devotion continues.
LOOKING AHEAD
July 28 · Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings
- Read online at usscb.org
- Lectionary for Mass: 110
- Workbook: p. 224
- Breaking Bread 2024: p. 188
- This weekend marks the beginning of the "Bread of Life" Sundays, a five-week period in the Year B Lectionary cycle in which the Gospel readings take us through the sixth chapter of John. Beginning with the Feeding of the Multitudes, we'll
Music Selections
- Gathering: BB 312 · JS 761 · Table of Plenty (Schutte)
- Glory to God: BB 885 · 1.001 · Mass of Creation: Glory to God (Haugen)
- Responsorial Psalm: BB 818 · JS 115 · Ps 145: I Will Praise Your Name/The Hand of the Lord Feeds Us (Soper)
- Gospel Acclamation: BB 947 · JS 264 · Celtic Alleluia (O'Carroll/C. Walker)
- Preparation of the Gifts: WA · 3.047 · O Christ Our Life (Ward)
- Eucharistic Acclamations: BB 885 · 1.001 · Mass of Creation (Haugen)
Holy · When We Eat This Bread · Amen - Lamb of God: BB 953 · JS 789 · Lamb of God (Kendzia)
- Communion: BB 328 · 3.079 · Bread of Life (Farrell)
- Sending Forth: BB 301 · JS 771 · Our God Is Here (Muglia)
Aug 4 · Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings
- Read online at usscb.org
- Lectionary for Mass: 113
- Workbook: p. 227
- Breaking Bread 2024: p. 190
Music Selections
- Gathering: BB 309 · JS 777 · Here At This Table (Whitaker)
- Glory to God: BB 885 · 1.001 · Mass of Creation: Glory to God (Haugen)
- Responsorial Psalm: TEMP · Psalm 78: Bread from Heaven (Ward)
- Gospel Acclamation: BB 947 · JS 264 · Celtic Alleluia (O'Carroll/C. Walker)
- Preparation of the Gifts: WA · 3.066 · Bread for the World (Farrell)
- Eucharistic Acclamations: BB 885 · 1.001 · Mass of Creation (Haugen)
Holy · When We Eat This Bread · Amen - Lamb of God: BB 953 · JS 789 · Lamb of God (Kendzia)
- Communion: BB 342 · 3.045 · I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan)
- Sending Forth: BB 599 · JS 824 · Christ, Be Our Light (Farrell)
Aug 11 · Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings
- Read online at usscb.org
- Lectionary for Mass: 116
- Workbook: p. 231
- Breaking Bread 2024: p. 193
Music Selections
- Gathering: BB 449 · JS 675 · For You Are My God (Foley)
- Glory to God: BB 885 · 1.001 · Mass of Creation: Glory to God (Haugen)
- Responsorial Psalm: BB 348 · 3.080 · Taste and See (Moore)
- Gospel Acclamation: BB 947 · JS 264 · Celtic Alleluia (O'Carroll/C. Walker)
- Preparation of the Gifts: BB 464 · JS 692 · I Heard the Voice of Jesus (KINGSFOLD/Bonar)
- Eucharistic Acclamations: BB 885 · 1.001 · Mass of Creation (Haugen)
Holy · When We Eat This Bread · Amen - Lamb of God: BB 953 · JS 789 · Lamb of God (Kendzia)
- Communion: WA · 3.047 · O Christ Our Life (Ward)
- Sending Forth: BB 382 · JS 821 · Celtic Alleluia: Sending Forth (O’Carroll/C. Walker)
RESOURCES
MUSIC SELECTIONS: Ordinary Time II (Summer) · May 26–Aug 25, 2024
MUSIC SELECTIONS: Ordinary Time III (Fall) · Sep 1–Nov 24, 2024
September selections coming soon.