PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD at 8:00

April 9 - Parish Mission (7:00 PM)

Theme: The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Entrance hymn: #705 Lift high the cross ("Crucifer") (Listen)

Responsorial Psalm (Daniel 3): Glory and praise for ever (BMP) (PDF)

Gospel Acclamation: Praise to you, Lord, Jesus Christ, King of endless glory (Fr. Samuel Weber, OSB)

Offertory hymn: #159 O sacred Head surrounded ("Passion Chorale") (vv. 1a-3a) (Listen)

Sanctus: #874 Heritage Mass

Memorial Acclamation: #12 (on page 17) Save us, Savior of the world (Official ICEL chant)

Amen: single Amen found on page 22.

Agnus Dei XVIII: #846

Communion: organ improvisation

Meditation hymn: #162 Were you there (Spiritual)

Recessional hymn: #154 Sing, my tongue, the Savior's glory ("Pange Lingua") (Listen)

Stations of the Cross (Fridays in Lent at 6:30 PM)

Entrance hymn: #159 O sacred Head surrounded ("Passion Chorale")
For each station: the aforementioned Stabat Mater verses in English provided in the Stations booklet
Recessional hymn: #705 Lift high the cross ("Crucifer") (Listen)
- Should be familiar, but I think the organ fanfare at the beginning in this link is quite nifty.

April 13 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (8:00 AM)

I'm always amazed at the mood change within the Palm Sunday Mass.  We begin with the Lord's triumphant entry into Jerusalem.  There will be a prelude, and the liturgy begins with the blessing of the palms, the palms that were touted by the people that welcomed Christ the King.  The triumphant hymn  to Christ the King, All glory, laud and honor, is sung.  But then (thud!)  The mood swings from triumphant to solemn and somber.  We now go from the Lord's triumphant entry into Jerusalem to his Passion and death.  And hymns range from O sacred Head to Were you there to Sing my tongue ("Sweet the nails and sweet the wood, laden with so sweet a load!" sings verse 2, describing the Cross of Christ).

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Entrance chant: Hosanna to the Son of David (page 101, #21)

Processional hymn: #142 All glory, laud and honor ("St. Theodulph") (Listen)
Psalm 22: R./ My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (BMP) (PDF)

Gospel Acclamation: Praise to you, Lord, Jesus Christ, King of endless glory (Fr. Samuel Weber, OSB)

Offertory hymn: #159 O sacred Head surrounded ("Passion Chorale") (vv. 1a-3a) (Listen)

Sanctus: #874 Heritage Mass

Memorial Acclamation: #12 (on page 17) Save us, Savior of the world (Official ICEL chant)

Amen: single Amen found on page 22.

Agnus Dei XVIII: #846

Communion hymn: Vexilla Regis Prodeunt (Mode I)

- Translated: The royal banners forward go

Meditation hymn: #162 Were you there (Spiritual)

Recessional hymn: #154 Sing, my tongue, the Savior's glory ("Pange Lingua") (Listen)

- NOTE: This will be sung a capella.  Further, there will be no postlude afterwards.

Quod scripsi, scripsi! (You'll soon hear those words in the Good Friday Passion - that is, What I have written, I have written!)
BMP