VII EASTER AT 8:00

For my opening remarks, here is a bulletin blurb I had room for at my other parish (Sacred Heart in West Warwick).  I have made some adaptations to fit St. Eugene's.

While we are still in Easter Season until next Sunday, we are in the Sunday traditionally known as the Sunday in the Octave of Ascension (yes, until 1969, Ascension, like Easter and Christmas, had an octave).

Looking at our entrance hymn, Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (#714), the first line of the first verse finishes, "His the scepter, his the throne", and the second line of the fourth verse finishes, "Earth thy footstool, heav'n thy throne" (pointing to our Lord's Ascension). The second verse begins, "Alleluia! not as orphans are we left in sorrow now." This is cited in the Alleluia verse which precedes today's Gospel.

Speaking of today's Gospel, here we learn that Jesus prayed to the Father "that all may be one as we are one." Our offertory hymn of the day, Lord, who at thy first Eucharist (#372), makes his petition known, "Lord, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray that all thy Church might be for ever one..." The Communion antiphon (almost halfway down page 168) cites that same passage.

Our meditation hymn Be Joyful, Mary (#191), a translation of Regina Caeli, as some may know, is the Marian antiphon for the Easter season.

Finally, our recessional hymn is the very standard Ascension hymn, Hail the day that sees him rise (#197).

Going back to Alleluia! Sing to Jesus, I am happy that ALL the verses are finally included in the Breaking Bread hymnal.  Verses 2 and 3, which were omitted for years until recently, are verses that really serve a purpose -- Verse 2 for reasons I mentioned above, and Verse 3 for feasts like Corpus Christi (which will be celebrated in three weeks) and other Eucharistic themes.

And now, without further ado...

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Entrance hymn: #714 Alleluia! sing to Jesus ("Hyfrydol") (Listen)

Gloria: Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Listen) or recited

Psalm 97: R./ The Lord is King, the Most High over all the earth (Richard Proulx/Joseph Gelineau)

Alleluia "O Filii et Filiae" (Mode II/arr. and verse music by BMP)

Offertory hymn: #372 Lord, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray ("Unde et Memores") (Listen)

Sanctus: #874 Heritage Mass (Owen Alstott)

Memorial Acclamation and Amen: Missa Cristo Risusciti (Luigi Picchi, adapted by BMP)

Agnus Dei: #879 Heritage Mass (Owen Alstott)

Responsory during Communion: Christus Vincit (BMP) (PDF)

Meditation hymn: #191 Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen ("Regina Caeli, Jubila")

Recessional hymn: #197 Hail the day that sees him rise ("Llanfair") (Listen)

Happy Ascension Octave!

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP