With One Voice... The Sacred Music Newsletter of the Parish of St. Thomas More

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1 With One Voice... The Sacred Music Newsletter of the Parish of St. Thomas More Ordinary Time August 2018

2 2 THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY: The Sacraments of Christian Initiation - THE EUCHARIST CCC # During Ordinary Time in Year B, we find that during weeks our Gospel is taken from John 6, commonly known as the Bread of Life Discourse. It is in these verses from John that we find a solidification of Eucharistic theology, a confirmation from the Word of God, Jesus Christ, that He truly is the bread from heaven, the bread of life (cf. John 6:32-40, 51). We have a beautiful resource in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), one which is often overlooked in our personal prayer and underused in our spiritual formation. I encourage all our readers to take some time this month and read through paragraphs of the CCC on the Eucharist. Not only will you find a beautiful explanation of what the Eucharist means for the Christian life, but you will also find a multitude of footnotes with excellent resources and references for

3 3 further reading on this topic (i.e., Scripture passages, papal encyclicals, quotes from Church Fathers, etc.). If the Eucharist truly is the source and summit of the Christian life (cf. Sacrosanctum Concilium 47; and CCC 1324), then what better way to spend time in prayer this month? - Colton Martin, DSM Included below is CCC , a brief summary of some of the more important points covered in the previous paragraphs (e.g., the In Brief paragraphs conclude each section of the CCC, and, in this case, summarize the previous content in ): IN BRIEF 1406 Jesus said: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever;... he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and... abides in me, and I in him" ( Jn 6:51, 54, 56) The Eucharist is the heart and the summit of the Church's life, for in it Christ associates his Church and all her members with his sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving offered once for all on the cross to his Father; by this sacrifice he pours out the graces of salvation on his Body which is the Church The Eucharistic celebration always includes: the proclamation of the Word of God; thanksgiving to God the Father for all his benefits, above all the gift of his Son; the consecration of bread and wine; and participation in the liturgical banquet by receiving the Lord's body and blood. These elements constitute one single act of worship The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ's Passover, that is, of the work of salvation accomplished by the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, a work made present by the liturgical action It is Christ himself, the eternal high priest of the New Covenant who, acting through the ministry of the priests, offers the Eucharistic sacrifice. And it is the same Christ, really present under the species of bread and wine, who is the offering of the Eucharistic sacrifice Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and the wine so that they become the Body and Blood of the Lord The essential signs of the Eucharistic sacrament are wheat bread and grape wine, on which the blessing of the Holy Spirit is invoked and the priest pronounces the words of consecration spoken by Jesus during the Last Supper: "This is my body which will be given up for you.... This is the cup of my blood...." 1413 By the consecration the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is brought about. Under the consecrated species of bread and wine Christ himself, living and glorious, is present in a true, real, and substantial manner: his Body and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity (cf. Council of Trent: DS 1640; 1651) As sacrifice, the Eucharist is also offered in reparation for the sins of the living and the dead and to obtain spiritual or temporal benefits from God.

4 Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance Communion with the Body and Blood of Christ increases the communicant's union with the Lord, forgives his venial sins, and preserves him from grave sins. Since receiving this sacrament strengthens the bonds of charity between the communicant and Christ, it also reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ The Church warmly recommends that the faithful receive Holy Communion when they participate in the celebration of the Eucharist; she obliges them to do so at least once a year Because Christ himself is present in the sacrament of the altar, he is to be honored with the worship of adoration. "To visit the Blessed Sacrament is... a proof of gratitude, an expression of love, and a duty of adoration toward Christ our Lord" (Paul VI, MF 66) Having passed from this world to the Father, Christ gives us in the Eucharist the pledge of glory with him. Participation in the Holy Sacrifice identifies us with his Heart, sustains our strength along the pilgrimage of this life, makes us long for eternal life, and unites us even now to the Church in heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints. [Cathechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), as accessed on Prayer of Saint Thomas Aquinas As found in the CREDO Hymnal (Pew ed.), p. 818 I give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, who have been pleased to nourish me, a sinner and your unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: this through no merits of mine, but due solely to the graciousness of your mercy. And I pray that this Holy Communion may not be for me an offense to be punished, but a saving plea for forgiveness. May it be for me the armor of faith, and the shield of good will. May it cancel my faults, destroy concupiscence and carnal passion, increase charity and patience, humility and obedience and all the virtues, may it be a firm defense against the snares of all my enemies, both visible and invisible, the complete calming of my impulses, both of the flesh and of the spirit, a firm adherence to you, the one true God, and the joyful completion of my life s course. And I beseech you to lead me, a sinner, to that banquet beyond all telling, where with you Son and the Holy Spirit you are the true light of your Saints, fullness of satisfied desire, eternal gladness, consummate delight and perfect happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

5 5 Monthly Musician Schedule Saturday Aug 04 * Aug 11 + Aug 18 Aug 25 5:00 Anna Colton - Vinny Colton Colton - Anna 7:00 OLM Anna Colton - Steve Colton - Steve Anna - Steve Sunday Aug 05 * (OT 18) Aug 12 + (OT 19) Aug 19 (OT 20) Aug 26 (OT 21) 8:00 Prayer 8:00 OLM 8:30 Colton Colton Colton Colton Ray - Steve David Ray - Steve David Colton Colton - Beth Colton Colton - Kathy 9:30 OLM David - Steve Ray - Steve David - Michael Ray - Michael 10:00 Colton - Beth Colton - Jim Colton - Jim Anna - Vinny 11:00 OLM 11:30 1:00 Baptism Holy Hour David - Michael Ray - Steve David Ray - Steve Anna - Kathy Colton - Kathy Colton - Jim Anna - Beth Anna Colton Colton Anna Friday Aug 03 * : Anna *No Colton (Same Stream recording). +No Anna (vacation).

6 6 Sunday Aug 14/15 (Assumption of the BVM) 7:30pm Vigil 8:00 Prayer OLM 8:30 7:30pm Colton - Alicia Colton Colton Colton - Beth Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 05, 2018 Readings: p. 614 Credo Hymnal Credo Organist Processional Hail, True Victim, Life and Light 388 Gloria Heritage Mass (Alstott) BDW (red) #923 BDW #119 Psalm Psalm 78 ( Give Thanks to the Lord ) p. 132 Gospel Give Thanks to the Lord p. 133 Offertory Soul of My Savior 713 Mass Heritage Mass (Alstott) BDW (red) #923 BDW #119 Communion I Am the Bread of Life 368 Recessional O Living Bread from Heaven 715 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 12, 2018 Readings: p. 616 Credo Hymnal Credo Organist Processional Sing, My Tongue, the Savior's Glory 192 Gloria Heritage Mass (Alstott) BDW (red) #923 BDW #119 Psalm Psalm 34 ( Give Thanks to the Lord ) *Note: for the next three weeks, the Psalm is p. 134

7 7 the same due to Gospel being from John 6 (although the page-numberings will continue in sequence). Gospel Give Thanks to the Lord p. 135 Offertory Pierce, O God, My Inmost Soul 358 Mass Heritage Mass (Alstott) BDW (red) #923 BDW #119 Communion Humbly We Adore Thee 372 Recessional What Wondrous Love Is This 557 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 19, 2018 Readings: p. 618 Credo Hymnal Credo Organist Processional Hail, True Victim, Life and Light 388 Gloria Heritage Mass (Alstott) BDW (red) #923 BDW #119 Psalm Psalm 34 ( Give Thanks to the Lord ) *Note: same as last week. p. 136 Gospel Give Thanks to the Lord p. 137 Offertory O Taste and See 378 Mass Heritage Mass (Alstott) BDW (red) #923 BDW #119 Communion Sing, My Tongue, the Savior's Glory 192 Recessional Hail to the Lord's Anointed 362 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 26, 2018 Readings: p. 620 Credo Hymnal Credo Organist Processional Come, Thou Almighty King 276 Gloria Heritage Mass (Alstott) BDW (red) #923 BDW #119 Psalm Psalm 34 ( Give Thanks to the Lord ) *Note: same as last two weeks. p. 138 Gospel Give Thanks to the Lord p. 139

8 8 Offertory O Taste and See 378 Mass Heritage Mass (Alstott) BDW (red) #923 BDW #119 Communion Godhead Here in Hiding (tune: NOEL NOUVELET ) 367 Recessional O Living Bread from Heaven 715 This edition of the With One Voice newsletter is brought to you by: St. Thomas More Office of Sacred Music 186 Gordons Corner Rd - Manalapan, NJ 07726