14 May TH SUNDAY OF EASTER. By J. MICHAEL McMAHON

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1 By J. MICHAEL McMAHON 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 2, 2010 Psalm of the Day: Ps 145 Benediciré Tu Nombre/I Will Praise Your Name (Schiavone) JS 111 I Will Bless Your Name For Ever (Jordan) LMGM 538 I Will Praise Your Name (Haas) GC 137/ GC2 76/PCY1 80/WC 443/RS 193/WS 356/MI-BB 828/SS 670 I Will Praise Your Name (Hunstiger) SS 615 I Will Praise Your Name (Willcock) PFS 58/JS 112/SS 669 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever PSL C-84/SS 310 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Alstott) BB p. 163 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Carroll/ Gelineau) WOR 847/RS 194/LPGG 852 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Guimont) GC2 1007/LPMG 69 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Hillert) CCS 2666 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Hughes) PRM C60/PMB 627/WS 142 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Roberts) LMGM 539/RS 192/WC 444/WS 357 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Schiavone) LP 76/JS 932 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Smith) GP 281/JS 110 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Somerville) CBW 102 I Will Praise Your Name For Ever (Soper) MI-BB 829 Songs for the Liturgy PREPARATION: music May 2010 *A New Commandment (G) WC 809/ PMB 423/WS 656/PSL C-55/BFW 121/SS 202, 687 All the Ends of the Earth Dufford (1) GP 683/MI BB 573/JS 595/GC 520/ GC2 526 *All Things New (2) GC 427/GC2 450 As a Fire Is Meant for Burning (1, G) GC 663/GC2 643/RS 779 Break Not the Circle of Enabling Love (G) CBW 524 Christians, Let Us Love One Another (G) CBW 572/MI BB 428/JS 751/CBW 595/GP 646 Easter Alleluia (G) GC 424/GC2 447/RS 592/SS 833 Faithful Family (G) GP 365/GC 413 For the Life of the World (1) GC 801/ GC2 792 God Is Love (G) CBW 473/LMGM 241/ JS 749/GC 629/GC2 608/MI BB 421/ RS 744/GP 647/SS 886 Good Friday Hymn (G) GC 406 Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises (1) RS 692/GC 562/GC2 529/PMB 482 In Perfect Charity (G) JS 757/MI BB 429/GP 547 Jerusalem, My Destiny (2) GC 390/GC2 399/SS 801 Jerusalem, My Happy Home (2) WOR 690/CBW 601/WC 845/JS 788/MI BB 606/RS 871/GC 771/GC2 764/WS 678/PMB 454/SS 1053 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (Ps) WOR 525/WC 905/GP 693/MI BB 564/ LMGM 197/JS 617/RS 669/GC 528/ GC2 520/CBW 511/WS 733/PMB 497/SS 901 *Joyfully Give Praise to God (E) GP 242 Let All Things Now Living (Ps) WOR 559/LMGM 180/WC 945/RS 707/GC 567/GC2 551/CBW 534/WS 753/PMB 516/JS 641/MI-BB 624/SS 918 *Let the Hungry Come to Me, v 3 (2) WC 628 Lord, Help Us Walk Your Servant Way (G) HG 150/SS 795 Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace (1, G) WOR 602/WC 764/RS 751/GC 634/ GC2 602 Love Is His Word (G) WOR 599/RS 750/ WC 630/PMB 299 Love One Another (G) GC 630/RS 745/ GP 645/MI BB 422/JS 752 *Mandatum Novum (G) WOR 812 *My Lord Will Come Again, vss 3 4 (2) GC 769 *New Songs of Celebration (E) WOR 533 *No Greater Love (G) JS 277/BB 149/ MI-BB 427/GC 628/GC2 607/RS 753/ CBW 599/GP 362/SS 936 *Now from the Heavens Descending, v 4 (2) CBW 454 O Holy City, Seen of John (2) WOR 685/ GC 767/GC2 757 O How I Long to See (2) GP 306 *O Sing a New Song (E) IH 26 Out of Darkness Walker (G) MI BB 515/JS 765/GC 689/GP 574 Peace Demny (G) WS 687 Peace Norbet, vss 3, 5 (G) WC 863/ MI BB 493/JS 741/GP 649/WS 691/ PMB 462 Praise the Lord, My Soul (2) GC 554/RS 688 Resucitó/He Is Risen (2) GC 432/GC2 443/RS 580/BB 186/GP 391 *Sing a Joyful Song (Ps) GP 688/MI BB 571/JS 616 *Sing a New Song Brown (E) GP 692/ MI-BB 570 KEY: * = Quotes or makes direct reference to one of the scripture readings or antiphons. E = Related to entrance antiphon. 1 = Related to first reading. Ps = Related to responsorial psalm. 2 = Related to second reading. G = Related to Gospel. C = Related to Communion antiphon. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Publications Service, 90 Parent Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B1: CBW=Catholic Book of Wor ship III (1994). G.I.A. Publications, Inc. (GIA), 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638: CCS=Cantor/Congregation Series; GC=Gather Comprehensive (1994); GC2=Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition (2004); HG=Hymns for the Gospels (2001); LMGM=Lead Me, Guide Me (1987); LPGG=Lectionary Psalms: Grail/Gelineau (1998); LPMG=Lectionary Psalms: Michel Guimont (1998); PCY=Psalms for the Church Year (1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995); PST=Psaltery (1990); RS=RitualSong (1996); SI=Songs of Israel (1971, 1983); WOR=Worship, Third Edition (1986). Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN: BFW=By Flowing Waters (1999); PFS=Psalms for Feasts and Seasons (1990); PJ=Psalms for the Journey (1991); SS=Sacred Song (2008). OCP, 5536 N.E. Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213: BB=Breaking Bread (2010); GP=Glory and Praise, Second Edition (1997); JS=Journeysongs, Second Edition (2003); LP=A Lectionary Psalter: John Schiavone (2003); MI=Music Issue (2010); PSC=Psalms and Selected Canticles (1983). World Library Publications (WLP), 3708 River Road, Suite 400, Franklin Park, IL : PMB=People s Mass Book (2003); PRM=Psalms and Ritual Music, Year C (2000); SO=Sing Out (1994); WC=We Celebrate (2008); WS=Word and Song (2010). 14 May 2010

2 preparation: MUSIC *Sing a New Song Schuttte (E) CBW 563/MI BB 584/RS 686/GP 670/GC 537/GC2 544/JS 607/WC 893/WS 727 *Sing a New Song to the Lord Dudley- Smith/Wilson (E) WOR 550/CBW 566/ GC 521/GC2 541/RS 677/WC 920/SS 898 *Sing a New Song to the Lord Ford (E) BFW 167/SS 552 *Sing to God (E) GC2 533 *Sing to God a New Song (E) PSL C-83/ SS 411 Sing to the Lord (E, Ps) WOR 532/CBW 569 Sing to the Lord a Joyful Song (E) WOR 532 *The Earth Is the Lord s (2) GC 495 The God of Abraham Praise (Ps) WOR 537/JS 602/RS 685/GC 544 There Is a Love (G) WC 811 There Is a River (2) GP 718/JS 656 *They ll Know We Are Christians (G) WC 763/JS 849/MI BB 592/GC 735/GC2 728/GP 568/WS 604/PMB 390 *This Is My Commandment (G) WOR 603 To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (Ps) WOR 497/CBW 438/WC 710/GP 422/ MI BB 743/LMGM 92/JS 485/RS 629/ GC 488/GC2 492/WS 583/PMB 370/ SS 878 Ubi Caritas (G) WOR 604/CBW 67, 376/ GC 408, 631/GC2 430, 568, 601/WC 810, 813/JS 753, 754, 805/MI BB 337, 424, 425/RS 746, 752/GP 364, 365/WS 650, 655/PMB 428, 430/SS 813, 938 We Have Been Told (G, C) GC 699/GC2 694/GP 253/MI BB 509/WC 812/RS 815/WS 657/SS 987 We Will Drink the Cup (1) GC 709 *We Will Extol Your Praise (Ps) CBW 574 What Is This Place (2) WOR 709/GC 748/GC2 736/GP 538/MI BB 303/JS 799/RS 892 *When We Eat This Bread, v 4 (2) JS 823/MI BB 360/GP 510 Where Charity and Love Prevail (G) WC 816, 820/GC 625/GC2 610/MI BB 435/ JS 756/RS 747/GP 644/WS 647, 649/ PMB 424, 428/SS 937 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 9, 2010 Psalm of the Day: Ps (66) 67 God, Let All the People Praise You PSL C-87/SS 274 Let All the Nations (Warner) PST 22 Let the Peoples Praise You (Jordan/Stanbrook Abbey) CBW 105 O God, Let All the Nations (Alstott) BB p. 165 O God, Let All the Nations (Guimont) GC 66/GC2 937/LPMG 72 O God, Let All the Nations (Hunstiger) SS 548 O God, Let All the Nations (Kremer/Gelineau) WOR 850/RS 95/LPGG 855 O God, Let All the Nations (Proulx) WC 411/WS 144, 321/PRM C61/PMB 630 O God, Let All the Nations (Schiavone) LP 79/JS 935 O God, Let All the Nations (Smith) GP 218/MI-BB 789/JS Suggested Common Psalm: Ps (65) 66 Let All the Earth Cry Out with Joy Songs for the Liturgy Arise and Shine (2) CBW 341 Arise, Shine Forth (2) CBW 342 Christ s Peace (G) JS 844 City of God (2) GP 548/GC 678/GC2 663/MI BB 384/WC 774/JS 830/RS 799/CBW 345/WS 624 Come Down, O Love Divine (G) WOR 472/CBW 407/MI BB 460/WC 588/JS 461/RS 617/GC 465/GC2 471 Come, Holy Ghost (G) WOR 482/CBW 416/WC 728/GP 402/MI BB 461/ LMGM 69/JS 458/RS 611/GC 469/GC2 472/WS 584/PMB 372/SS 859 Come, Our Almighty King (G) WC 737/ LMGM 76/WOR 487/GC2 486/MI-BB 727/WS 591/PMB 378/JS 471/SS 868 *Come, Spread the News (E) IH 27 Creator Spirit, Lord of Grace (G) CBW 409/WC 587/WS 480/PMB 280/JS 457 Do Not Be Afraid (G) GP 630 *Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled (G) GC2 765 Dona Nobis Pacem (G) GC 730/GC2 724/JS 348/RS 832/GP 653/BB 210/ MI-BB 498/JS 742, 744/SS 995 Dwelling Place (G) GP 591/GC 594/GC2 582 Envía Tu Espíritu (G) JS 463/GC 459/ MI BB 469/GP 407 Filled with the Spirit s Power (1, G) CBW 413 Gift of God Page (G) WC 597/PMB 289 Good Friday Hymn (G) GC 406 Holy Spirit, Lord of Love (G) CBW 417 *I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (2) WOR 510/GC 507/GC2 513/RS 651/ WC 781/WS 608/PMB 404/MI-BB 540/ SS 887 I Will Be with You (G) GC 455/RS 603 Into Our Hearts, O Spirit, Come (G) WC 581 Jerusalem, My Destiny (2) GC 390/GC2 399/SS 801 Jerusalem, My Happy Home (2) WOR 690/CBW 601/WC 845/MI BB 606/ JS 788/RS 871/GC 771/GC2 764/WS 678/PMB 454/SS 1053 *Jesus, the Bread of Life, v 3 (G) LMGM 141/GP 527/MI BB 336/JS 817 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (G) LMGM 257 Live On in My Love (G) PSL C-88/SS 350 Make Our Lives a Prayer of Peace (G) GP 654 May God s Love Be Fixed above You (G) HG 130 O Day of Peace (G) WOR 654/PMB 460/ JS 740 O Holy City, Seen of John (2) WOR 685/ GC 767/GC2 757 O Holy Spirit, Come to Bless (G) CBW 410 One Spirit, One Church (G) JS 778/ MI BB 408/GP 570 Out of Darkness Walker (G) MI BB 515/ JS 765/GC 689/GP 574 *Peace Demny (G) WS 687 *Peace Norbet (G) WC 863/MI BB 493/JS 741/GP 649/WS 691/PMB 462 Peace Prayer (G) GP 652 People of Peace (G) GP 564 Prayer of St. Francis (G) RS 830/GC 726/ GC2 721/GP 650/WC 860/MI BB 495/ WS 690/PMB 459/JS 738 Priestly People, v 4 (2) WC 740/WS 599/ PMB 383 Receive in Your Heart (G) WC 641 Send Down the Fire (G) GC 466/GC2 477 Send Us Your Spirit (G) GC 470/GC2 476/MI BB 464, 470/RS 612/GP 410/ JS 462/SS 864 Shalom, My Friends (G) WC 859/WS 693/PMB 456 *Shout to the Ends of the Earth (E) PSL C-86/SS 408 Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers (G) WOR 476/CBW 521/WC 730/PMB 374 Spirit Friend (G, C) GC 467/WOR 724/ LMGM 125 Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart (G) LMGM 74 *Take and Eat, v 2 (G) GC 831/GC2 812/ WC 648/RS 910/CBW 611/WS 519/SS 1087 There Is a River (2) GP 718/JS 656 *Unless a Grain of Wheat, v 6 (G) GC May

3 preparation: MUSIC 697/GC2 699/JS 760, 802/MI BB 348, 514/RS 804/GP 579 Veni Creator Spiritus Latin/English (G) WC 586/WOR 479/CBW 418/BB 195/ LMGM 70/JS 457/GC 460/GC2 474/ WS 479, 480/SS 866 *When We Eat This Bread, v 3 (2) JS 823/MI BB 360/GP 510 You Are Mine (G) RS 762/GC 649/GC2 627/WC 853/MI BB 478/WS 680/SS 943 ASCENSION Thursday, May 13 or Sunday, May 16, 2010 Psalm of the Day: Ps (46) 47 God Goes Up with Shouts PSL C-90/SS 272 God Goes Up with Shouts (Affley/Murray) CBW 106 God Mounts His Throne (Alstott) BB p. 167 God Mounts His Throne (Chepponis) SS 663 God Mounts His Throne (Guimont) GC2 926/PMB 631/PRM C62/LPMG 58/WS 146 God Mounts His Throne (Haugen) GC 53/GC2 36/PCY1 51/RS 80 God Mounts His Throne (Hughes) CCS 2029 God Mounts His Throne (Hunstiger) SS 537 God Mounts His Throne (Inwood) JS 45/ SP3 42/GP 208/MI BB 782 God Mounts His Throne (Kogut) PCY10 21 God Mounts His Throne (Kreutz/Gelineau) LPGG 856 God Mounts His Throne (Proulx/Gelineau) WOR 851/RS 79/LPGG God Mounts His Throne (Roberts) LMGM 522 God Mounts His Throne (Schiavone) JS 936/LP 80 God Mounts His Throne (Weckler) PMB 151/WC 403/WS 315 God Mounts the Throne (Willcock) PFS 32 Songs for the Liturgy *A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing (1) WOR 469/GC 453/GC2 467/RS 606/SS 850 All Shall Be Well GP 396 *Alleluia! Go and Teach All People (G) CBW 515 *Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (1, 2) WOR 737/ WC 696/CBW 426/GP 419/MI BB 751/ LMGM 67/JS 477/GC 853/GC2 826/RS 914/PMB 352/WS 579/SS May 2010 Baptized in Living Waters, vss 4-5 (2, G) PMB 386/WC 737/WS 597 Be Not Afraid (1) GP 602/GC 608/GC2 596/CBW 481/MI BB 437/LMGM 123/ WC 823/JS 706/RS 734/PMB 446/WS 676/SS 929 Christ s Church Shall Glory (2) WOR 616/RS 717/SS 960 Come, Christians, Join to Sing (1) GP 684/JS 608/WC 857/WS 701/MI BB 569 Crown Him with Many Crowns (2) WOR 496/CBW 437/MI BB 750/LMGM 68/ WC 702/GP 420/JS 480/GC 485/GC2 489/RS 626/PMB 465/WS 581/SS 876 Dwelling Place (2) GP 591/GC 594/GC2 582/MI-BB 526 Forth in the Peace of Christ (G) WOR 627/CBW 514 *Go (G) LMGM 66/GC 454/RS 604/WC 862/PMB 478/WS 710 *Go, Make of All Disciples (G) WOR 628/ WC 868/GC 687/GC2 666/RS 798/JS 828/PMB 479/WS 705/BB 189 *Go Out in the World (G) WS 704 *Go to the World! (G) CBW 508/RS 608/ WC 870/WS 714/SS 851 God, We Praise You (G) BB 198/RS 676/ WOR 535/PMB 495/JS 594/WS 720/ SS 897 *Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (1, G) WOR 471/CBW 399/BB 188/WC 568/ JS 451/GC 457/GC2 468/RS 605/GP 400/PMB 276/WS 478/SS 849 Hail Thee, Festival Day! (2) CBW 388/ BB 197/WC 554/JS 450/WOR 444/GC 450/RS 588 Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises (G) GC 562/GC2 529/RS 692/PMB 482 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (2) WOR 524/CBW 555/WC 877/GP 681/BB 199/LMGM 193/JS 593/GC 524/GC2 519/RS 657/PMB 494/WS 732/SS 896 *I Will Be with You (1, G) GC 455/RS 603 I Will Sing, I Will Sing (Ps) GC 543/GC2 79 Jesus Shall Reign (2) WOR 492/WC 706/ RS 631/JS 479/PMB 362/WS 577/SS 873 *Let the Earth Rejoice and Sing (1, G) WC 569/PMB 277/WS 476 *Lift Up Your Hearts, Believers (1, G) HG 69 Look, O Look, the Sight Is Glorious WOR 468 *Lord, You Give the Great Commission (G) WOR 470/MI BB 381/WC 738/JS 452/GC 456/GC2 466/CBW 691/RS 607/GP 401/PMB 382/WS 598/SS 852 Now Go Forward (G) GC 691 O Christ, the Great Foundation (2) WOR 618/RS 781, 782/GC2 646/CBW 527/ SS 958 *O Men of Galilee (E) IH 28 One Is the Body (G) GC 846 *Praise Him As He Mounts the Skies (1) CBW 513 *Ps 117: Go Out to All the World (G) Rejoice, the Lord Is King (1, Ps) WOR 493/MI BB 742/LMGM 93/WC 716/JS 478/GC 487/GC2 493/RS 627/PMB 355/WS 580/SS 877 *Sing We Triumphant Hymns of Praise (1, G) CBW 391/JS 448/WC 570/PMB 275/WS 477/SS 853 Take Christ to the World (G) GP 549/JS 836/MI BB 376 Tell It! Tell It Out with Gladness (G) GC2 518/HG 92 The Church of Christ in Every Age (2) WOR 626/WC 910/JS 843/RS 803/GC2 665/SS 979 The Church s One Foundation (2) CBW 526/GC 661/JS 779/GP 573/PMB 385/ WC 739/WS 595/MI-BB 413/SS 959 The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns (2) WOR 464/RS 591 *Vayan al Mundo/Go Out to the World (G) MI-BB 382 *Why Stare into the Sky? (E) PSL C-89/ SS 309 Full music selections for those celebrating the Seventh Sunday of Easter on Sunday, May 16, can be found on our Web site. PENTECOST Mass During the Day May 23, 2010 Psalm of the Day: Ps (103) 104 Alleluia, Send Out Your Spirit PSL C-96/ SS 213 Envía Tu Espíritu, Señor (Rubalcava) GP 255 Envía Tu Espíritu, Señor/O Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Peña) JS 87 God, Send Out Your Spirit (Foley) PCY7 41 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Alstott) BB p. 174 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Balhoff et al) PCY6 46 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Blunt) PMB 164/WC 430/WS 340 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Chepponis) SS 663

4 preparation: MUSIC Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (della Picca) PRM C65/PMB 636/WS 152 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Gibson) CCS 3878 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Guimont) GC2 976/LPMG 63 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Haas) LMGM 524/PCY1 53 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Harbor) LMGM 523 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Hunnicutt) SO 39/PRM A56/PMB 635 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Hunstiger) SS 585 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Janco) GIA 3606 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Kreutz) PSC 24/JS 85 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Lisicky) GC 101/GC2 60/RS 146 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Olawski) JS 708/MI-BB 812 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Peloquin) RS 144 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Proulx/Gelineau) RS 145/LPGG 861 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Schiavone) LP 85/JS 941 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Smith) CCS 2122 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Willcock) PFS 34 Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Zsigray) GP 253 Send Forth Your Spirit (Walker) MI BB 811/JS 86/SP1 69/GP 254 Send Forth Your Spirit (Walker/Murray) CBW 107 Send Forth You Spirit (Warner) PMB 165/WC 429/WS 341/SS 660 Send Out Your Spirit (Schoenbachler) MI BB 466/JS 465/GP 409 Sequence (sung before the Alleluia) By the Waking of Our Hearts MI-BB 465/ JS 454 Come, Holy Spirit, Come PRM B67/JS 464 Come, Holy Spirit, on Us Shine WC 584/ WS 482/PMB 279 Come, O Holy Spirit, Come JS 459/BB 35, 196 Eastertide Carol: Pentecost Sequence (Ridge) GP 404 Holy Spirit, Lord Divine WOR 857/GC 464/GC2 470/CBW 692/RS 981/WC 582/LPGG 862 Veni Sancte Spiritus (Taizé) WOR 473/ GC 463/GC2 478/LMGM 197/RS 615/ SS 862 Veni Sancte Spiritus (Walker) BB 194/ CBW 419/GP 403/JS 453 Veni Sancte Spiritus Latin/English (Chant) JS 455/WC 582/BB 35/SS 855 Other Songs for the Liturgy A New Heaven and Earth (1) SS 990 At the Table of the World (1) WC 646/WS 503/PMB 301 Blessed Quietness LMGM 72 Called and Gathered by the Spirit (2) SS 863 Chosen and Sent by the Father (G) HG 114 Christians, Lift Up Your Hearts, v 5 (1) RS 674/WOR 538/CBW 585 Come Down, O Love Divine (G) JS 461/ WOR 472/CBW 407/WC 588/MI BB 460/GC 465/GC2 471/RS 617 Come, Holy Ghost (2) WOR 482/CBW 416/MI BB 461/GP 402/LMGM 69/WC 728/JS 458/GC 469/GC2 472/RS 611/ WS 584/PMB 372/SS 859 Come, Holy Spirit (1) JS 464/MI-BB 462 Come, Holy Spirit/Ven, Oh Espíritu (1) WC 727/WS 585 Come, Holy Spirit, Wind and Fire (1) WC 724/WS 589/PMB 375 Come, O Spirit (1) SS 865 Come, O Spirit, Come (1) WS 493 *Come, O Spirit of the Lord (Ps) GP 411 Come, Spirit, Come (1) SS 860 Creator Spirit, by Whose Aid (1) BB 192/ JS 449 Creator Spirit, Lord of Grace (1) CBW 409/WC 587/WS 480/PMB 280 Diverse in Culture, Nation, Race (1) GC 739/GC2 729/RS 837 *Envía Tu Espíritu (Ps) MI BB 469/GC 459/JS 747/GP 407/JS 463 Everyone Moved by the Spirit GP 412 Filled with the Spirit s Power (1, 2) CBW 413 Fire of God, Titanic Spirit (1, Ps, 2) WOR 478 Fire of God, Undying Flame (2) WOR 474/RS 614 *Gather Your People (2) JS 798/MI BB 316/GP 529 Gift of God (1) WC 597/WS 493/PMB 289/SS 750 God Sends Us His Spirit (Ps) WOR 724/ GC 467/LMGM 125 Hail Thee, Festival Day WOR 444/CBW 388/BB 197/JS 450/WC 565/GC 450/ RS 588 Holy Spirit, Come to Us (1) GC2 479/SS 861 Into Our Hearts, O Spirit, Come (1, Ps) WC 581 Let It Breathe on Me LMGM 71 Mold Me, Lord LMGM 128 O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God (Ps) RS 907/GC 800/GC2 800/MI BB 664/ WOR 725/WC 729/WS 587/PMB 373/ JS 551/SS 857 O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath (2) WOR 475/WC 731/GC 461/GC2 475/CBW 412/RS 616/WS 588/PMB 371/SS 858 O Holy Spirit, Come to Bless (1) CBW 410 O Holy Spirit, Enter in WC 733 *O Love of God/Amor de Dios (2) GP 541/MI-BB 301 O Spirit of the Living Lord JS 456/BB 193 *One Bread, One Body (2) GP 499/GC 830/GC2 813/LMGM 139/MI BB 358/ WC 649/JS 820/RS 915/WS 504 One Is the Body (2) GC 846. One Lord Soper (2) MI BB 663/GP 453/GC2 667 One Spirit, One Church (1, 2) JS 778/ MI BB 408/GP 570 Over the Chaos of the Empty Waters (Ps) WOR 483 *Peace (G) MI BB 493/WC 863/JS 741/ GP 649/WS 687, 691/PMB 462 Praise the Spirit in Creation (1) RS 609 Send Down the Fire (1, G) GC 466/GC2 477 *Send Us Your Spirit (Ps) GC 470/GC2 476/MI BB 464, 470/JS 462/CBW 414/ RS 612/GP 410/SS 864 Song of the Holy Spirit (1, Ps, G) JS 460 Song over the Waters (1) GC 585/GC2 559/RS 855/SS 921 Spirit Blowing through Creation (Ps) GC 462/GC2 481/CBW 415/SS 856 Spirit, Come (Ps) MI BB 468/GP 410 Spirit Divine, Accept Our Prayers (1) WOR 476/CBW 521/WC 730/PMB 374 Spirit of God (1) MI-BB 459 Spirit of God within Me (G) WOR 480/GC 468/RS 610/MI-BB 458 Sweet, Sweet Spirit (G) WC 726/WS 586 *The Day of Pentecost Arrived (1) WC 583/WS 481/PMB 278 *The Love of God (E) PSL C-95/SS 427 *The One Same Spirit (2) PMB 389 The Spirit of God Alstott GP 232 The Spirit of God Deiss (1, G) WC 793/ GC 458/WS 621/PMB 399 *The Spirit of Our God and King (E) IH 31 There Is One Lord (2) WOR 657/GP 453/ WC 598/JS 699/MI BB 529/GC 809/ GC2 796/CBW 530/RS 835/WS 495/ PMB 287 There s a Spirit in the Air WC 585/WOR 531/RS 689 This Is the Day When Light Was First Created (1) WOR 663/GC 746/RS 842 May

5 preparation: MUSIC Veni Creator Spiritus Latin/English (1, 2) WOR 479/CBW 418/LMGM 70/BB 195/WC 586, 587/JS 457/GC 460/GC2 474/WS 479, 480/SS 866 Veni Lumen Cordium (1) SS 854 Veni Sancte Spiritus (1) WOR 473/LMGM 197/JS 453/BB 194, 196/GC 463/GC2 478/CBW 419/RS 615/WC 582/SS 862 Wa Wa Wa Emimimo/Come, O Holy Spirit (1) GC 471 Water and Spirit (2) WC 602 We Are Many Parts (2) GC 733/GC2 727/MI BB 591/WC 762/RS 840/WS 603/SS 999 We Are One (2) GC2 482 We Receive Power (1, G) WC 732 When God the Spirit Came (1) WOR 481/RS 613 You Have Anointed Me (1, G) GC 676/ GC2 662/RS 795/GP 555 MOST HOLY TRINITY May 30, 2010 Psalm of the Day: Ps 8 How Glorious Is Your Name (Cooney) GC 20/PCY4 33/RS 32 How Great Is Your Name (Hansen) CCS 2167 How Great Is Your Name (Murray/Gelineau) WOR 27/RS 31/GC 21/CBW 553 How Wonderful Your Name PSL C-201/ SS 296 How Wonderful Your Name (Haas) PCY9 58 O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful (Alstott) BB p. 178 O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful (Carroll/Gelineau) WOR 861/LPGG 866 O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful (Guimont) LPMG 166/GC2 880 O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful (Hunstiger) SS 495 O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful (Schiavone) JS 944/LP 88 O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful (Smith) PMB 639/WS 154/PRM C68 O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful (Smith/ Isele) CBW 110 O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful (Stahl) PMB 137/WC 381 Songs for the Liturgy All Creatures of Our God and King, incl. final stanza (1) WOR 520/CBW 543/ MI BB 557/WC 892/JS 600/RS 670/GC 533/GC2 523/GP 672/WS 722/PMB 481/SS 892 All Hail, Adored Trinity MI BB 730/GP 18 May /JS 467/WC 735/WS 593/PMB 377/SS 872 *All My Days (Ps) GP 701/MI-BB 629/ JS 637 All Praise and Glad Thanksgiving JS 466/ MI BB 724/GP 415 All You Works of God (1, Ps) GC 492/GC2 498 Alle, Alle, Alleluia JS 627/MI-BB 579 Alleluia, Sing! (2) GC 473/RS 625 Baptized in Living Waters (2, G) PMB 386/WC 741/WS 597 Baptized in Water (2, G) WOR 720/GC 798/GC2 797/RS 903/CBW 614/WC 603/WS 492/PMB 286/JS 542/MI-BB 659/SS 1057 Blessed Be God (1, Ps) GC 477 *Blessed Be the Holy Trinity (E) BFW 193/SS 695 *Blessed Be the Triune Godhead (E) IH 32 Cantemos al Señor/Let s Sing unto the Lord (1, Ps) GC 553/RS 664 Canticle of the Sun (1) GC 496/GC2 495/MI BB 417/WC 894/WS 715/GP 42/RS 638/CBW 542/SS 883 Come Now, Almighty King (E, G) WOR 487/MI BB 727/LMGM 76/WC 737/ JS 471/GC 475/GC2 486/GP 417/WS 591/PMB 378/SS 868 Creating God (1) GC 580/RS 711 Dwelling Place (G) GP 591/GC 594/GC2 582/MI-BB 526 Father, Lord of All Creation (2) WOR 655/ RS 839 Firmly I Believe and Truly (E) CBW 533 For the Beauty of the Earth (1) WOR 557/ CBW 531/MI BB 625/JS 642/WC 950/ RS 697/GC 572/GC2 548/GP 704/WS 756/PMB 517/SS 909 God, Beyond All Names JS 634/MI-BB 418/GP 667 God Is One, Unique and Holy (1, Ps, 2) GC 476/RS 623 God of All Creation (1, Ps) GC 497 God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit LMGM 77 God, Our God of Distant Ages (1, Ps) WC 690/PMB 346/WS 562 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name WOR 524/JS 593/CBW 555/GP 681/LMGM 193/BB 199/RS 657/GC 524/GC2 519/ WC 900/PMB 494/WS 732/SS 896 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty (E) WOR 485/GP 414/LMGM 78/BB 214/ WC 911/JS 469/RS 624/GC 474/GC2 483/PMB 485/WS 734/SS 871 How Wonderful the Three in One (E, 1, Ps, 2) GC 472/GC2 488/RS 618/WC 736/PMB 380/JS 470/SS 867 Hymn to the Trinity (E) WC 738/PMB 379 I Will Rejoice GP 674/LMGM 311 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (1) WOR 525/GP 693/MI BB 564/LMGM 197/ WC 905/JS 617/RS 669/GC 528/GC2 520/CBW 511/WS 733/PMB 497/SS 901 Let All Creation Sing Alleluia (1) WC 692/ WS 561 Let Us Be One (2) WC 760/PMB 388 Many and Great, O God (1, Ps) WC 697/ PMB 345/JS 630/MI-BB 596/WOR 503/RS 637/GC 498 O God, Almighty Father (E) WOR 484/ CBW 421/LMGM 79/GC 479/GC2 485/ MI-BB 726/SS 870 O God of Matchless Glory (Ps) GC 546 On This Day, the First of Days (1) WOR 662/CBW 527/MI BB 728/WC 875/JS 468/RS 843/GP 413/PMB 466/SS 907 Praise and Thanksgiving (1) WOR 682/ RS 867/GC 764/GC2 754/SS 908 Shake Up the Morning (1, 2) GC 529 Sing of the Lord s Goodness (1) MI BB 576/GC 547/GC2 532/JS 605/GP 690 Sing Out Earth and Skies (1) GC 499/ GC2 497/WC 910/MI BB 577/RS 640/ CBW 545/WS 728/SS 881 Sing Praise to Our Creator (E, C) WC 734/RS 620/PMB 376/WS 594 Sing Your Praises to the Father (E) WC 739 Stand Up, Friends (E) RS 622/GC 478/ GC2 487 *The Love of God (E) IH 33 *The Love of God (2) PSL C-95/SS 427 The Works of the Lord Are Created in Wisdom (1) WOR 504/GC 493/WC 696/ WS 559/PMB 350 This Day God Gives Me WOR 673/GC 757/GC2 749/CBW 650/JS 2/WC 201/ MI BB 643/RS 4, 856/GP 727/PMB 2/ WS 22/SS 1023 Today I Awake RS 857/GC 755 We Praise You (1) GP 677/MI BB 574/ RS 694/GC 541/GC2 540/CBW 633/JS 626 World without End (1, Ps) GC 532/RS 673 *You Are Child (Ps) GP 666 You Are the Voice (1, Ps, 2) GC 549/GC2 538/RS 659/CBW 576 J. Michael McMahon is president of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. Contact him at npmpres@npm.org.

6 preparation: PLANNING & PRAYERS May 2, 2010 Coping with Change Fr. Lawrence Mick 5th Sunday of Easter Paige Byrne Shortal The magic word today is new. In the second reading, we hear of a new heaven, a new earth and a new Jerusalem. God says, I make all things new. And in the Gospel, Jesus gives us a new commandment. If God is making things new, then things have to change. Though change is difficult for most of us, it is an inevitable part of being alive. We only quit changing when we die (and maybe not even then. Remember purgatory). Of course, change can be for the better or for the worse, but not changing is not really an option. It may be helpful to remind parishioners of this occasionally, lest the temptation to become set in our ways overtakes the parish. It will be difficult to embrace the forthcoming changes in our worship patterns as a result of the new translation of the missal. Though there are some improvements in some texts, many will be very difficult to proclaim and even more difficult to understand. Nevertheless, change is coming, and we need to prepare our people as best we can. We have noted before that preparing them requires much more than dealing with changing texts. Most Catholics are still woefully undereducated about the liturgy and have not been given the help they need to benefit fully from the liturgical experience. Ongoing liturgical formation is always needed, but it is especially important now. In all of this, it is essential to remember why we gather for liturgy at all. Through the liturgy we praise God and share in the sacrifice of Christ. But liturgy does not exist for itself. We are called together by God in order to be strengthened by word and meal so that we can be sent forth to bring God s love to the world. Obviously, good liturgy can do this more effectively than poor liturgy, but the ultimate evaluation of our worship comes in its effects on our world. The first reading today recounts the missionary travels of Paul and Barnabas to a variety of places and reminds us that the word of God was being preached to the gentiles as well as the Jews. The Gospel insists that people will know us as disciples of Jesus by the way we love. Both texts could provide the basis for a homily that gives mystagogical catechesis on the dismissal rite of the Mass. Planners could also use these two texts from the readings in creating petitions that pray for effective mission when we leave the liturgy. Look for a good closing song that sends people forth to preach the word or build the kingdom of God. Introduction My friends, today we hear Jesus giving us a new commandment: We are to love one another. It is not the command to love that is new, but the definition of neighbor: those who are like us, those are not, those we find difficult to love and those for whom we have natural affection. All who are placed on our path are neighbors. As we remember that we were baptized to be followers of Jesus, let us pray for the heart of Jesus, that we may love everyone. We suggest that the Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling Holy Water replace the Penitential Rite and Kyrie during the Easter season. Scripture Readings Acts 14:21b-27 Paul and Barnabas establish churches among the gentiles. Rev 21:1-5a Behold, I make all things new. John 13:31-33a, I give you a new commandment: love one another. Prayers of the Faithful Presider My friends, it is both our duty and our privilege to pray for our world, for our neighbor and for those who most need our prayers. Let us pray. Minister We pray for the church. During this month of May, let us especially remember communities, works and projects dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God; for all believers who are inspired by Mary s Yes to God s plan we pray, For those who say Yes to the commandment to love one another: for pastors and parents; healers and homemakers; diplomats, social workers and all those who work for peace and justice we pray, For those who say Yes to young people: for counselors and coaches and teachers; for employers who are fair and inspiring to the young; and for young people who are graduating this year we pray, May is National Mental Health Month. Let us pray for all those living with depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and other illnesses that affect the person s ability to cope with day-to-day life; for their family and friends who witness their suffering; for a society that promotes the emotional well-being of each person we pray, We remember those who have died (names). And for those who are grieving and find the spring an especially difficult time to be without their dear ones we pray, Presider O God, hear the prayers of your people that we may be inspired to love as you love us. We pray in Jesus name. Amen. May

7 preparation: PLANNING & PRAYERS May 9, 2010 Which Readings? Fr. Lawrence Mick 6th Sunday of Easter Paige Byrne Shortal In those dioceses that celebrate Ascension next Sunday, there is a choice for today s readings. You may use the second reading and/or the Gospel from the Seventh Sunday of Easter in place of those assigned today. How do you make these choices? Why would you choose one set of readings over the other? The first reading assigned to the Seventh Sunday recounts the stoning of Stephen, which people no longer hear wherever Ascension displaces that Sunday. But that reading may not be used today, presumably because it occurs after the Ascension in Acts. The second reading on both Sundays is taken from Revelation. The text assigned to the Sixth Sunday describes a vision of the heavenly Jerusalem, while the one for the Seventh Sunday brings us to the end of Revelation, with a strong eschatological note. The Gospel for the Sixth Sunday speaks of the coming of the Holy Spirit, pointing us to Pentecost, while the text for the Seventh Sunday focuses on the unity the Spirit fosters, without actually mentioning the Holy Spirit. One argument for choosing the readings from the Seventh Sunday is that people will never hear them if we don t choose them once in a while. Perhaps planners should keep a little chart and use the readings from the Sixth Sunday for three years (they are different in each Lectionary 20 May 2010 cycle) and then use the ones from the Seventh Sunday for three years. On the other hand, making the substitution requires notifying all the lectors, musicians and presiders involved. That in itself is not a major hurdle, but planners might wonder if the readings involved are worth the effort. Ultimately, this is a decision that must be made in consultation with the preachers. The most important thing is to decide early enough so that all can prepare accordingly. Mother s Day: Today is Mother s Day in the United States and Canada and several other countries. Though nothing in today s readings links specifically to mothers, it is always appropriate to remember mothers in the petitions and to offer a special blessing on this civil holiday. The Book of Blessings has special petitions and a Prayer Over the People for mothers at # Creative planners might develop a fuller prayer than this. An example can be found in Fr. Edward Hays book Prayers for the Domestic Church on Page 80. That prayer is cast in the singular, so it would have to be adapted for communal use. You might also provide a prayer in the bulletin for use at home. Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers has a singular form of the Prayer Over the People from the Book of Blessings on Page 173 (or 197 in the earlier edition). Introduction In today s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that he will not leave us alone, that he will send the Holy Spirit to comfort and guide us. In the first reading we hear about one of the first dissensions in the early church, a controversy that threatened to pull apart this young community. Instead, they held a council, prayed to the Holy Spirit and resolved their differences. Let us pray for such wisdom today. As we remember our baptism, let us also remember our confirmation and pray again for the activity of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We suggest that the Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling Holy Water replace the Penitential Rite and Kyrie during the Easter season. Scripture Readings Acts 15:1-2, Dissension in the early church, resolved in the Spirit Rev 21:10-14, The holy city with the glory of God as its light John 14:23-29 The Holy Spirit will teach you. Note: When the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated next Sunday, the second reading and Gospel from the Seventh Sunday of Easter may be read today. Prayers of the Faithful Presider Confident in the promise of our risen Lord, let us pray for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and the hearts of all men and women. Minister For peace in all the troubled areas of the world; for peace within families and communities; for the peace that Jesus promised we pray, For the church: for the guidance, inspiration and comfort of the Holy Spirit in all that we do or say we pray, For those with Gospel privileges: the poor; the sick; widows, widowers and orphans; the homeless, refugees and all whose lives are imperiled we pray, For our families. On this Mother s Day we pray especially for mothers and stepmothers; grandmothers and godmothers; for all women who nurture, support and love their families we pray, For the sick: for those who live with chronic pain or fatigue; for those who struggle with emotional illness; and for those who care for them we pray, We remember those who have died (names). And for those who mourn the loss of a dear one we pray, Presider Creator God, hear the prayers of your people this day. Help us to know your Son, Jesus; to do as he would do; to be like him; to preach his Gospel and to live our lives faithful to all of his commands. We pray always in Jesus name. Amen.

8 preparation: PLANNING & PRAYERS May 16, 2010 Being the Body of Christ Fr. Lawrence Mick Ascension of the Lord Paige Byrne Shortal If you are celebrating the Solemnity of the Ascension today, you must make a choice about the second reading. You may use the text from Hebrews, which is the one for Cycle C, but you may also use the text from Ephesians, which is drawn from Cycle A. One might argue for the Hebrews text just for variety (see last week s column on choosing readings), but the Ephesians reading offers a key line that could be the basis of some important mystagogical catechesis today. At the end of the passage, Paul speaks of the church as the body of Christ, with Christ himself as its head. This is a fundamental image for our understanding of what we are doing at worship. We form the body of Christ, since we became members of that body at baptism. The newly baptized may need to grow in their awareness that they have not just joined a group of people but have become members of a body that draws life from the Spirit. The rest of the assembly may need to deepen their awareness of this, as well, since our culture makes it difficult for us to recognize the bonds that link us to all the other members of the body. Our awareness that we form one body is essential for our liturgy because the worship we offer is the prayer of Christ himself. It is his sacrifice that we are invited to share, as he unites his will eternally to the Father. We can share this only as members of his body, in union with Christ, our head. Liturgy is not the private prayer of many people in one place but one prayer that is offered by all those who form Christ s body. How do you think most of your parishioners would respond if you told them that they cannot participate in the Mass unless they acknowledge their intimate connections with all the other members of the body? Would they say, Well, of course. We know that! or would they insist you were out of your mind? How you answer that question might go a long way toward discerning what kind of catechesis is needed for your parish. If you are celebrating the Seventh Sunday of Easter today, you can still focus on this fundamental truth. The Gospel passage from John is filled with language of unity, with Jesus comparing the unity of his disciples to his own union with the Father. This beautiful passage places eloquently before us the challenge of responding to Christ s prayer by embracing our unity in him. The period between Ascension and Pentecost is an appropriate time to remember that Christ continues his presence in the world through us. Introduction Today we remember the Ascension of our Lord into heaven. Jesus left the disciples, promising to send the Holy Spirit as guide and comforter. The disciples were understandably confused, anxious, even grieving. We know the end of the story, and yet we too are often confused, anxious and grieving. We renew our faith again in the promises of Jesus. We are not left alone in this world. We are baptized into a community of faith with Jesus as the head and the Holy Spirit as our guide. We suggest that the Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling Holy Water replace the Penitential Rite and Kyrie during the Easter season. Scripture Readings Acts 1:1-11 Jesus was lifted up. Eph 1:17-23 May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened. Luke 24:46-53 Behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. Prayers of the Faithful Presider My friends, on this feast of the Ascension let us remember the promise of Jesus to send the Holy Spirit and pray to be open to the Spirit s action in our lives. Minister Jesus commanded us to preach the Gospel: for the courage to witness to the Gospel by our words and by the way we live we pray, Jesus commanded us to baptize in his name: for faithfulness in living out the promises of our own baptism and for the grace to raise our children in the faith we pray, Jesus commanded us to receive the Holy Spirit: for hearts and minds open to the Spirit s promptings we pray, Jesus commanded us to love one another: for the grace to choose the loving thing we pray, Jesus commanded us to pray for what we need: for the poor, the sick, the burdened; for those in the path of war and all those whose lives are threatened; for those who most need our prayers this day we pray, Presider Creator God, hear the prayers of your people this day. Help us to know your Son, Jesus; to do as he would do; to be like him; to preach his Gospel and to live our lives faithful to all of his commands. We pray always in Jesus name. Amen. For those dioceses celebrating the Seventh Sunday of Easter on Sunday, May 16, full rites and prayers can be found on our Web site. May

9 preparation: PLANNING & PRAYERS May 23, 2010 Choices, Choices, Choices Fr. Lawrence Mick Pentecost Paige Byrne Shortal The Solemnity of Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season. There are a number of choices that planners need to make for Pentecost. The first involves any Saturday afternoon or evening Masses for the feast. The Sacramentary and Lectionary provide texts for a Vigil Mass. Many parishes ignore these and use the readings for Sunday morning, which seems a reasonable pastoral decision since few people come for both the vigil and the feast. If you do choose to use the vigil texts, you have four options for the first reading. All of these might be used if your parish wants to plan an extended vigil, somewhat like the Easter Vigil. This might be a way to help the newly baptized complete this Easter season of mystagogy. An evening vigil Mass using the four readings and psalms (along with the Romans reading and Gospel) could provide a welcome time for reflection and prayer for the new members and their sponsors and the catechumenate team. Other parishioners should be invited to join in the vigil, too, of course. Pentecost Sunday itself has options for the second reading and the Gospel. There are texts assigned to Cycle C (Romans and John 14), but you can also use those from Cycle A (1 Corinthians and John 20). Each of these readings has its own value, so planners and preachers should discern which ones would be most helpful to the local assembly or to the preacher s focus. Be sure that the lectors and musicians are notified about which texts to prepare. The sequence for Pentecost is one of the two each year (the other is Easter) that is required. The sequences developed as meditations on the Alleluia verse, adding words to the multiple notes that were sung on each syllable of the Alleluia. Though they are a separate element today, they share the tone and purpose of the Gospel acclamation, allowing the assembly to express its joy at the good news of the feast. Sequences don t work well as recited texts, so work with your musicians to find a singable setting that the assembly can embrace. Many hymnals have a setting of the sequence either in chant form or in a hymn text. If yours does not, find one in another source, get permission to make copies, put them in the pews this weekend and save them from year to year. Since today ends the season of initiation, remember to acknowledge all those who have celebrated initiation sacraments since Easter: neophytes, first communicants, infants baptized and children or adults confirmed. If you don t have a joyful reception for them after your Masses, at least include them in the general intercessions this weekend. Introduction My brothers and sisters in Christ, today is Pentecost a word that means Fiftieth Day the last day of Easter. This is the day we remember and celebrate the promise of the risen Jesus to send us the Holy Spirit. Let us together claim this promise and ask for the Holy Spirit to inspire, strengthen and heal our community and our world. We suggest that the Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling Holy Water replace the Penitential Rite and Kyrie during the Easter season. Scripture Readings Acts 2:1-11 All are filled with the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor 12:3b-7, Many gifts, one Spirit; many parts, one body John 20:19-23 Jesus said, Peace and Receive the Holy Spirit. Note other options for readings. Prayers of the Faithful Presider My friends, confident in the promise of our risen Lord, let us pray for the grace of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Minister We pray for peace. That the Holy Spirit may inspire those seeking nonviolent solutions to conflicts among peoples. For those who work as diplomats, mediators and ambassadors for peace we pray, We pray for the church. That the Holy Spirit may guide those called to leadership within the church; for bishops and pastors; counselors and confessors; teachers and catechists; ministers of worship and ministers to the poor we pray, We pray for those working for a better world. That the Holy Spirit may encourage people with visions of a society that is safe for all, just for all, nurturing for all we pray, We pray for those who most need our prayers. That the Holy Spirit may comfort the sick, calm the anxious, strengthen the weary and gladden those who are grieving we pray, Let us pray quietly for a moment for the grace of the Holy Spirit in our lives where we are most in need (significant pause) for all that we need to become the holy men and women God calls us to be we pray, Presider Good and gracious God, send your Holy Spirit into our hearts and into our world. Make us your people and make this world your sanctuary. Bring us all to your kingdom, won by your Son, our risen Lord Jesus, in whose name we pray. Amen. 22 May 2010

10 preparation: PLANNING & PRAYERS May 30, 2010 Father, Son, Spirit Fr. Lawrence Mick The Most Holy Trinity Paige Byrne Shortal Today s celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity offers an opportunity for mystagogical catechesis on the normal pattern of liturgical prayer. This is something the average Catholic may never even have considered, but it offers a helpful balance to many people s personal prayer. When they address God, most Catholics, I suspect, direct most of their personal prayers to Jesus. Less often do they turn directly to the Father, and except maybe for Pentecostals, even less often do they speak to the Holy Spirit. This is not surprising. Jesus came to reveal God s face to us, so we naturally turn to him most easily. The image of the Father may seem a bit more distant, but it is at least easier to envision than the Spirit. There is nothing wrong with such prayer preferences. Nevertheless, it can be helpful for people to realize the pattern of prayer in the liturgy, and that realization might even lead them to address their private prayer in the same manner at times. Jesus, of course, did not pray to himself. He addressed prayer to his heavenly Father. Since the liturgy is Christ s prayer in which we share, it makes sense that the prayers of the liturgy are generally addressed to the Father, too. There are some exceptions, like the prayer for peace that leads into the sign of peace, which is addressed to Christ, but most liturgical prayer is directed to the Father. This prayer is offered by Christ, and so our prayers are offered through Christ to the Father. And we offer our prayers as part of Christ s body, whose unity is sustained by the Holy Spirit. Hence the traditional formula for liturgical prayer is to the Father, through the Son and in the unity of the Holy Spirit. This formulation could easily be the basis of the homily today, and it could also shape the petitions for the general intercessions. Note that these petitions are also addressed to the Father, but their content can focus on the role of the three Persons of the Trinity. Pray that we might be confident in addressing our prayer to the Father, who loves us. Pray that we might unite our prayers with the eternal sacrifice of Christ. Pray that we might live in the Spirit, who unites us in one body. Today s first reading, recounting the role of Wisdom in the creation of the universe, might also prompt at least a petition or two for the proper use of creation and for the future of our planet. As Pope Benedict reminded us last year in his encyclical Caritas in Veritate, The environment is God s gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility toward the poor, toward future generations and toward humanity as a whole (#48). Introduction We acknowledge the mystery of the Trinity every time we make the sign of the cross. Today, let us consider what this mystery means to us as believers in a complex world, with our many tasks, duties, struggles and relationships. Let us pray to our Creator Father, the Redeemer Son and Brother, and the Holy Spirit. Penitential Rite Lord Jesus, you are Son of the Father and the Word of Creation: Lord, have mercy. Christ Jesus, you are Brother and Savior: Christ, have mercy. Lord Jesus, you send us the Spirit, that we may know and follow you: Lord, have mercy. Scripture Readings Prov 8:22-31 Wisdom was with God before all else. Rom 5:1-5 To God, through Christ, in love poured out through the Holy Spirit John 16:12-15 What the Father has given me, the Spirit will give you. Prayers of the Faithful Presider This feast of the Holy Trinity reminds us that God created us to live in harmony with one another. Let us pray for peace. Minister For peace among the nations: for an appreciation of our one world, our one identity as humankind, our one God who created us all we pray, For peace among the religions: for respect for what we don t understand and for delight in our diversity we pray, For peace among those striving to do good: for the recognition of multiple approaches to society s problems we pray, For peace within families and communities: for the triumph of sacrifice over selfishness we pray, For those who cannot be with us today: for the sick, the elderly, those who must work at this time and all who may feel isolated from the community we pray, We remember those who have died (names). And on this Memorial Day weekend, let us remember all those who have died in service to our country and those who mourn their passing. For all victims of war we pray, Presider Creator God, you who formed us and made us and know the thoughts and motives of our hearts, mercifully fill your people with the spirit of your unity, that we may cast aside our differences and serve you in all that we do. We make this prayer through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. May

11 preparation: GRAPHICS May 2, 2010 Fifth Sunday of Easter As I have loved you, so you should love one another. John 13:31 May 9, 2010 Sixth Sunday of Easter Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. John 14:23 May 16, 2010 Seventh Sunday of Easter I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. John 17:20 ADVERTISEMENT May 23, 2010 Solemnity of Pentecost They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues. Acts 2:1 May 30, 2010 Most Holy Trinity Everything that the Father has is mine. The Spirit will declare it to you. John 16:15 May 13 or 16, 2010 Ascension He was lifted up and a cloud took him from their sight. Acts 1:11 24 May 2010 About the artist Pat Marrin is editor of Celebration. These same graphics are available on our Web site for easy downloading for use in bulletins and parish newsletters. To access Celebration online, go to Register by clicking on the link REGISTER NOW and filling in the required fields. A username and password for your account will be sent immediately by . Use this to enter the site through the Administrator Panel on the same Web page.