Monthly Archives: March 2026

Our priest likes things quiet and basic for Good Friday, with no music except for Veneration of the Cross and Communion. That is fine with me, except I don’t think we should have communion on Good Friday. Behold the Wood … Continue reading →

The music for the Triduum is not going to change without a good reason. Entrance: Glory In The Cross – Holy Thursday (Schutte) Psalm 115 (Mason) Our blessing cup is a communion with the blood of Christ. Washing of Feet: … Continue reading →

This is Isaiah 12, which can be used as the “psalm” for the Baptism of the Lord Year B, as well as Easter Vigil and Sacred Heart (B). For some Australian Catholics, we can only hear Frank Andersen’s lively chorus, … Continue reading →

We will likely go with the same music liturgy as in the past: Entrance: Blessings on the King (Lynch) Gifts: Glory in the Cross (Schutte) Communion: We Remember (Haugen) Recessional: Jesus Remember Me (Berthier) The psalm response is Psalm 21: … Continue reading →

This is from Daniel 3 and is sung at The Most Holy Trinity Year A. Read the commentary on the YouTube clip below (ie open it in YouTube) to get an idea of the commentary in Paul Mason’s book, Psalms … Continue reading →

There are still a few psalms to get to in Paul Mason’s astonishing Psalms for All Time. In volume three we have Psalm 147 for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Year A. With this psalm chosen for … Continue reading →

… and this is also Psalm 146, this time for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A. Once again, Paul Mason carries over essentially the same tune. The response is from Matt 5:3. The sheet music for Psalms for … Continue reading →

This is also Psalm 146 but this time for the Third Sunday of Advent with much the same tune as yesterday’s psalm and both are from Paul Mason’s Psalms for All Time Vol 3. Response Lord, come and save us. … Continue reading →

Psalm 146 is used for three masses: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B. Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C. Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B. This setting is by Paul Mason from Psalms for All Time Vol … Continue reading →

We are up to Psalm 145 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A as set by Paul Mason in Psalms for All Time Vol 3. Mason’s notes for this are in Volume One, because he did the setting … Continue reading →