Author Archives: maddg

This is a David MacGregor song from 2004 suitable for use at Communion that would work well for young people. The sheet music is available at his website, but it is hard to download so I made a pdf of … Continue reading →

Happy 2025 – the century is a quarter over and I didn’t notice it happen. Over the years this blog has moved emphasis to look at somewhat contemporary, Australian Catholic music. This is the style of music I am used … Continue reading →

Erwin Cabucos also sent this useful recessional song with a text that puts us in the right mind to enter the world as the Body of Christ. There are three verses including a key change and a verse of “la … Continue reading →

Holy Family Entrance: Hark the Herald Angels Sing Psalm 83 (McKenna) How happy they who dwell in your house, O Lord. Gifts: What Child Is This Communion: Summoned by Love  (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 2/18 Recessional: Joy to the World Epiphany Entrance: … Continue reading →

Erwin Cabucos has sent two more songs with which I can round out the year. Erwin is Queensland based teacher and author, originally from the Phillipines. He has had a prolific year of songwriting that just keeps going. This one … Continue reading →

Finishing up the additions to Breaking Bread 2025 from OCP is this song for veneration of the Cross on Good Friday by Santiago Fernández. There are four verses in Spanish and four in English and the refrain is bilingual. This … Continue reading →

I reckon I can knock the rest of the OCP selections for Breaking Bread for 2025 before 2025 starts, because I’ve already looked at “The Feast Meant for Everyone,” so I can move on to another Sarah Hart co-write, this … Continue reading →

If you are looking for a new setting for this funeral song, OCP have added Justin Krueger‘s one to Breaking Bread for 2025. The text is the ICEL text in OCP’s preview, and the sheet music is also available at … Continue reading →

This addition to Breaking Bread for 2025 is a text I have already blogged here from Gather Australia, where it was set to RICHMOND. OCP have used Richard Runciman Terry‘s public domain tune BILLING in a copyrighted arrangement by Andrew … Continue reading →

This ancient song being added to Breaking Bread for 2025 by OCP, seems to be there due to a new translation from ICEL promulgated by USCCB. The original Latin text is by Thomas Aquinas and it is set to DUGUET. … Continue reading →