Author Archives: maddg

Entrance:  Alleluia! Love Is Alive (Angrisano, Manibusan, Hart) Psalm 97 (McKenna) The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power; his saving power. Gifts: As I Have Done for You (Schutte) Communion: Bread of Heaven  (Manibusan-Hart) Thanksgiving: Servant Song   (Gillard) … Continue reading →

Entrance: All the Ends of the Earth (Dufford) AOV 1/76) Psalm 21 (McKenna) I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people. Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared Bread  (Horner) AOV 2/155 Thanksgiving: … Continue reading →

Entrance:   Christ Light, Shining in the Darkness (Grant) CWB II 468. Psalm 117 (McKenna) The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. Gifts:  Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33 Communion: Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) AOV … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Christ be Our Light  (Farrell) AOV 2/3 – Easter verses. Psalm 4 (McKenna) Lord, let your face shine on us. Lord, let your face shine on us. Gifts:  Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) … Continue reading →

We were very lucky to be able to have Easter Tridium services as Brisbane came out of a three day lockdown on Thursday. We are now having to book individual seats and wearing masks at mass, but there was a … Continue reading →

I’ve only got a few songs left in the Guitar Accompaniment Book from OCP c2005. I’m tidying up 2007 additions that I haven’t blogged elsewhere. I’ve also skipped the Psalms and some service music. This wins the prize for the … Continue reading →

This is the latest installment in my quixotic quest to created my own update to AOV 1,2, & NG from songs that were published after the closing of the canon. I’m looking through the As One Voice digital platform looking … Continue reading →

Bob Hurd wrote this song for Lent, which I just failed to blog in its season. He based the text on passages from Matthew, Mark, Luke and Romans. The sheet music can be purchased at OCP where the text in … Continue reading →

This is an apophatic hymn with a text by Genevieve Glen and set by John Foley. We sing the mystery because it can’t be known and so the Trinitarian third verse makes perfect non-rational sense. Check out the impressive text … Continue reading →

Roc O’Connor wrote this hymn for Lent, Reconciliation and other situations emphasising the need for conversion. The lovely oddness of the text stems from its origin with St Augustine. You can purchase the sheet music at OCP where the text … Continue reading →