STATIONS OF THE CROSS at 6:30 PM and I LENT at 8:00

I'm once again honored and humbled to be your organist for Stations of the Cross ("Stations and Soup") on the Fridays of Lent! ;)

During Lent, with the exception of the Fourth Sunday (Laetare Sunday, March 15), the following two rules are observed:

    1. I take a little bit off the organ.  It may not sound like much, but some brighter stops are put

        to less use (e.g., using only the swell mixture where normally the great mixture would be used

        or taking off a brighter principal stop).

    2. There will be no prelude or postlude (that is, the instrumental music before and after Mass).
        So if you don't hear any music before the entrance hymn, rest assured of two things: 1. I did
        show up to Mass, ready to do my work, and 2. I did not fall asleep. ;)

The liturgical norm during Lent, except for the Fourth Sunday and Solemnities (there are two: St. Joseph Day, March 19, and Annunciation, March 25), is that the organ should only be used to support singing.

With that, I present to you...

MUSIC FOR STATIONS:

Friday, February 20 (6:30 PM)

Entrance hymn: #140 Lord, who throughout these forty days ("St. Flavian") (Listen)

Recessional hymn: #712 Lift high the cross ("Crucifer") (Listen)
- Fanfare courtesy of Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston, MA, Richard J. Clark, organist/director.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Sunday I of Lent (February 22)

ORDINARY OF THE MASS:

Kyrie XVI or recited

Sanctus (ICEL chant)
Save us, Savior of the world (Memorial Acclamation/ICEL chant)
Single Amen (do do-re)

Agnus Dei XVIII: #843

PROPER OF THE MASS:

Readings are on page 75 in the Breaking Bread hymnal

Psalm 51: Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned (C. Alexander Peloquin)

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

Hymns, etc.:

Entrance hymn: #561 Praise to the Holiest in the height ("Newman") (Listen)

- This hymn alludes to the original sin of Adam (and Eve, too - it takes two to tango), which is cited in both the first and second readings of the day.

Offertory hymn: #368 Shepherd of souls ("St. Agnes") (Listen)

- That allusion to not living by bread alone explains my use of this hymn on I Lent.

Responsory during Communion: #138 Have mercy on us, Lord (Mode V)

Recessional hymn: #140 Lord, who throughout these forty days ("St. Flavian")

- The first two verses allude to Jesus' overcoming the temptations of Satan in the desert, the day's Gospel.

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP