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Entrance: One Body In Christ (McKenna) AOV NG 102 Psalm 79 (McKenna) The vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel. Gifts: Blessed be Our God (McKenna) Communion: On This Sacred Ground (Janke, Heaney) Recessional: Send Us Out (Bryant) … Continue reading →

Entrance: Canticle of the Sun (Haugen) AOV 1/3 Psalm 24 (McKenna) Remember your mercies, O Lord. Gifts: A Trusting Psalm (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: Tend the Ground (Stephan) Recessional: A New Heart for a New World (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158

Entrance: Seek Ye First (Lafferty) AOV 1/48 Psalm 144 (McKenna) The Lord is near to all who call him. Gifts: Bless Our Gifts (Grant) AOVD Communion: Tend the Ground (Stephan) Recessional: Hope in Love (Bierer, Deegan, Hart, Lynch, Watts)

Entrance:  I’ll Be Always Loving You (Watts) AOV 1/82 Psalm 102 (McKenna) The Lord is kind and merciful; slow to anger and rich in compassion. Gifts: All the Hungry, Come (Doherty) Communion: Tend the Ground (Stephan) Recessional: All You Works of … Continue reading →

For the Season of Creation, we have songs with that theme selected for Mass during September. Entrance: Canticle of Creation (Watts-O’Brien) AOV NG 20 Psalm 94 (McKenna) O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. … Continue reading →

Putting up music selections up until Advent is is an act of hope over reality for me. Our priest is leaving by late September and we have no inkling if or when he will be replaced. The most likely outcome … Continue reading →

This is Frank Andersen’s, “Eagles Wings”, a beloved Australian classic, here arranged by John de Luca. I hadn’t noticed before that the verses are actually a paraphrase of Psalm 105, taken from Psalms Now by Leslie F. Brandt. Andersen’s antiphon … Continue reading →

We had a meeting about the Season of Creation and the Jubilee year of St Francis of Assisi during September 2026. Some songs that were suggested: All You Works of God (Haugen) Canticle of the Sun (Haugen) On This Sacred … Continue reading →

This is Sydney Carter‘s “Lord of the Dance” based on a Shaker tune, SIMPLE GIFTS. I covered this back in AOV with a truly dreadful backing. I suppose it is an Easter song but I’m not at all sure of … Continue reading →

Entrance: You Are Welcome (Watt) Psalm 137 (McKenna) Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands. Gifts: Bless Our Gifts (Grant) AOVD Communion: Bread Broken, Wine Shared Bread  (Horner) AOV 2/155 Recessional:  The Summons  (Maule-Bell) AOV … Continue reading →