Advent Christmas Epiphany December 1, 2013 March 4, 2014 Year A

What s New in Breaking Bread/Music Issue Preparing the Sundays after Christmas by Kevin Keil Christ Present in Prayer and Song by Robert Feduccia Cantor Columns by James Hansen and Melanie Coddington Choral Music for the Season by Angela Westhoff-Johnson Advent Christmas Epiphany December 1, 2013 March 4, 2014 Year A

Advent Christmas Epiphany December 1, 2013 March 4, 2014 Year A 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 16 18 FROM THE EDITOR Elaine Rendler-McQueeney ASK THE LITURGIST Answers to your questions on liturgy STAFF PROFILE RICK MODLIN OCP s manager of music development BULLETIN NOTES Liturgical catechesis for assembly members FULL, CONSCIOUS, AND ACTIVE PREPARATION Miscellaneous ministry tips WHAT S NEW IN THE 2014 BREAKING BREAD AND MUSIC ISSUE RANDALL DEBRUYN MUSIC FOR THE FORGOTTEN SUNDAYS KEVIN KEIL Preparing the Sundays of Christmas season THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN PRAYER AND SONG ROBERT FEDUCCIA Exploring the four presences of Christ in the liturgy SINGING AND CELEBRATING GOD S WORD Glenn cj byer Scripture Commentaries for Year A LEARNING A NEW SONG: PART 1 RICK MODLIN Technical advice on music in the liturgy 20 Cantate angela westhoff-johnson Choral music for the season 24 CANTOR AVENUE MELANIE CODDINGTON & JAMES HANSEN Weekly commentaries on the responsorial psalm and more 28 30 ritual notes paul covino Help with planning ritual moments FEATURED SONGS The Lisbon Carol by Luke Mayernik Ready the Way by Curtis Stephan 32 First Sunday of Advent 34 Second Sunday of Advent 36 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 38 Our Lady of Guadalupe 40 Third Sunday of Advent 42 Fourth Sunday of Advent 44 The Nativity of the Lord: Vigil 46 The Nativity of the Lord: Night 48 The Nativity of the Lord: Dawn 50 The Nativity of the Lord: Day 52 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 54 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 56 The Epiphany of the Lord 58 The Baptism of the Lord 60 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 62 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 64 The Presentation of the Lord 66 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 68 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 70 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 72 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 74 Abbreviations used in music suggestions Cover: Simeon the Righteous. Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library / Alamy (Alamy.com) 3

The Presence of Christ in Prayer and Song Robert Feduccia Robert Feduccia founded the Youth Liturgical Leadership Program at the Saint Meinrad School of Theology. He travels nationwide giving presentations on the New Evangelization and other topics. He did graduate studies in theology at the Catholic University of America and earned his master s in theological studies from Saint Meinrad School of Theology. Currently he is the general manager of spiritandsong. com, a division of OCP. Theologians and the teaching of the Church say there are two sides to the sacramental coin. The first side is best expressed in the Latin axiom ex opera operato. It literally means from the work worked. It relates to sacramental theology because it speaks to the covenant that God has made with us. God has bound himself to us and, in Jesus, he made a promise to be with us until the end of the age. This covenant of his presence has its fulfillment in the sacraments of the Catholic Church. It gets fulfilled when four things are in place: 1) The proper materials of the universal Church; 2) The proper, universally used prayer of the Church; 3) The proper minister of the sacrament; and 4) The intention of doing what the Church does. When these things are in place, the work actually works. In the Eucharist, for example, the proper material is unleavened wheat bread and natural grape wine. The proper prayer, also known as the proper form, is the words of institution found in the approved eucharistic prayer. The proper minister is the bishop or priest. Finally, the proper intention of doing what the Church does is to celebrate the eucharistic sacrifice of Christ. If these are all in place, the work works. It doesn t matter if the priest is holy or not. It doesn t matter if the faithful believe that the ordinary bread and wine have become the sacred body and precious blood of the Lord. None of these have bearing on the transformation of the eucharistic elements. God has made a covenant with us that Christ will be made present through the proper materials, prayer, minister, and intention. Ex opera operato the work, works. Singing by the congregation is not an afterthought. It is vital to worship. The other side of the sacramental theology coin is ex opera operantis the work of the worker. Yes, God is faithful to his promise of providing the sacramental presence of his Son to us. But the reception of that presence is dependent upon the disposition of each individual person. God does not thrust himself upon his people. Instead, he speaks to the Church and simply says, Follow me. Our hearts must be disposed to hear this invitation and respond with our yes. The presence of Christ is found within the eucharistic liturgy ex opera operato. However, the full actualization of this presence in our lives is dependent upon the disposition of the worker. The ex opera operato presence of Christ will be transformative inasmuch as it is received ex opera operantis. To this point, we have only described the presence of Christ in the eucharistic elements. But Sacrosanctum Concilium describes the presence of Christ in four ways. Let s now look at the remaining three presences described there through a new lens. The dogmatic constitution first mentions that the presence of Christ is found within his minister. This is in reference to the bishop or priest. We know that holy orders is one of the seven sacraments. A man is Christ s priest because sacred chrism (the proper material) was used to anoint him while the prayer of ordination (the proper form) was prayed by the bishop (the proper minister), with the intention of consecrating the man for the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the presence of Christ in his minister the priest is there through an ex opera operato act work, worked. 14

First Sunday of Advent 12/1/2013 year A MUSIC SUGGESTIONS See page 74 for an abbreviation key. For additional music suggestions, visit liturgy.com and spiritandsong.com/podcasts. ENTRANCE CHANT Sing Out, Earth and Skies (Haugen) BB/MI 556 CP2 388 CP3 414 H 462 R2 248 R3 184 UC 735 The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns morning song BB 50 CM 26 CP3 224 GP2 307 H 198 J 163 J2 319 J3 282 TM 32 UC 285 VOZ 371 To You, O God, I Lift Up My Soul (B. Hurd) BB/MI 401 CP2 408 CP3 423 GP2 302 H 470 J 628 J2 691 J3 648 NTY 123 SS1 60 UC 764 VOZ 653 OCP 9706 Come Now, Almighty King italian hymn BB/MI 719 CM 77 CP2 300 CP3 307 GP2 417 H 299 J 437 J2 471 J3 450 R2 161 R3 114 UC 411 VOZ 506 Wake, O Wake, and Sleep No Longer wachet auf BB 53 J 164 J2 332 J3 298 TM 35 The Advent of Our King st. thomas (williams) BB 62 CM 28 CP2 212 CP3 208 H 189 J 165 J2 322 J3 287 TM 44 UC 272 VOZ 354 Come, Lord Jesus (Angrisano/Tomaszek) BB/MI 524 J3 656 NTY 146 SS1 174 OCP 11316 The Coming of Our God optatus votis omnium BB 71 J 162 TM 53 Qué Alegría/I Rejoiced (Cortez) BB 211 R2 74 SS1 85 TM 143 UC 161 OCP 10814 Let Us Go Rejoicing (Psalm 122) (B. Hurd) BB/MI 817 CP2 83 CP3 77 H 158 J2 101 J3 102 UC 159 VOZ 242 OCP 11983 RESPONSORIAL PSALM AND GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Respond and Acclaim (Alstott) 4 5 A Lectionary Psalter (Schiavone) 8, 224 PRESENTATION AND PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS Come, Lord! Maranatha (Manalo) BB 65 TM 47 OCP 20317 Maranatha (Chiusano) BB 73 J3 283 TM 55 OCP 11973 Maranatha II (Schoenbachler) BB 59 GP2 295 J 185 TM 41 OCP 10003 All That Is Hidden (Farrell) BB/MI 510 GP2 585 J 586 J2 762 J3 728 OCP 7161 Lord, Make Us Turn to You (Roberts) BB 43 TM 25 OCP 10783 Christ the Lord (Hart/Feduccia) BB/MI 608 OCP 30107973 Christ, Circle Round Us (Schutte) BB 54 J3 284 TM 36 OCP 10782 Ready the Way (Stephan) BB 69 J3 294 NTY 147 SS2 293 TM 51 OCP 12789 COMMUNION CHANT Bread of Life (Farrell) BB 77 TM 59 J2 819 J3 788 OCP 7152 Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring werde munter BB/MI 407 CP2 392 CP3 409 H 465 J 377 J2 669 J3 638 UC 604 VOZ 683 Lord, Let Us See Your Kindness (Psalm 85) (Soper) BB/MI 788 CP3 48 H 133 J3 64 OCP 20169 Let Us See Your Kindness (MacAller) BB/MI 789 CP2 51 CP3 49 GP2 225 H 134 J 765 J3 62 UC 129 VOZ 200 To You, O Lord (Joncas) BB/MI 755 CP2 14 CP3 16 GP2 185 H 104 J2 26 J3 27 OCP 10389 To You, O Lord (Alstott) BB/MI 428 J 559 J2 718 Jesus, Come to Us (Haas) BB/MI 400 CP2 411 CP3 419 GP2 304 H 199 J 732 J2 694 J3 660 NTY 118 R2 290 R3 286 UC 763 VOZ 652 I Lift Up My Soul (Manion) BB/MI 756 CP2 16 CP3 14 GP2 184 H 103 J 527 VOZ 154 OCP 10478 Litany of the Word (Farrell) BB 44 J2 312 J3 293 R3 61 TM 26 OCP 7162 Something is new in the pew! It is the 2014 editions of Breaking Bread (BB) and Music Issue (MI)! Take some rehearsal time to familiarize your pastoral musicians with the new books. Also take a moment to remind the assembly how to use them. They can be used not only as songbooks but also as missals for liturgical and devotional prayer. Show the new books to your colleagues at liturgy and staff meetings. Familiarize all ministers with them because there is something for everyone s ministry. Special printed programs are not always necessary if you utilize these resources fully. For example, beginning on page 132 in BB (p. 237 in Breaking Bread with Readings), you will find various traditional prayers such as the Act of Contrition, Hail, Holy Queen, and the Regina Coeli, as well as prayers to various saints. There are prayers for special needs and seasonal prayers. Some of these prayers can be found on the back cover of Today s Missal and will vary seasonally with each issue. See the Way of the Cross (BB p. 135) for a listing of the Stations and an interesting history of this devotion. On the inside back cover you will find everything necessary for Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction in one place. Both BB and MI contain an Order of Worship for Morning/Evening Prayer and funerals. Don t miss the RCIA outline on page 134 (BB). OCP s mission includes more than publishing music. Today is World AIDS Day. This disease can affect anyone. Pray for those afflicted and all who care for them, but consider action such as a special collection. Elaine Rendler-McQueeney SONG OF PRAISE OR SENDING FORTH In the Day of the Lord (Ridge) BB/MI 588 CP2 466 CP3 504 GP2 722 H 450 J 879 J2 685 J3 753 R2 314 SS1 121 UC 756 VOZ 673 OCP 9889 Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates truro BB 75 CP3 223 J 169 J2 330 J3 286 TM 57 Soon and Very Soon soon and very soon BB/MI 589 CP2 465 CP3 503 GP2 723 H 452 J 496 J2 683 J3 755 NTY 276 UC 757 VOZ 672 OCP 10265 Let the Valleys Be Raised (Schutte) BB 67 CP2 218 CP3 215 GP2 310 H 192 J 190 J3 292 TM 49 VOZ 373 Let Us Go Rejoicing (Harbor) BB/MI 816 CP3 78 OCP 20912 Save Us, O Lord (Dufford) BB/MI 663 CP2 339 CP3 353 GP2 301 H 202 J 695 J2 555 J3 528 UC 280 VOZ 316 OCP 9495 The King of Glory king of glory BB/MI 736 CM 89 CP2 315 CP3 328 GP2 423 H 313 J 598 J2 487 J3 470 NTY 184 R2 169 R3 126 UC 423 VOZ 514 OCP 8310 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel veni, veni, emmanuel BB 38 CM 31 CP2 213 CP3 210 GP2 293 H 186 J 161 J2 311 J3 274 NTY 151 R2 94 R3 47 TM 20 UC 269 VOZ 349 OCP 11492 Let the King of Glory Come (Joncas) BB 63 CP3 220 GP2 299 H 196 J 187 J2 320 J3 285 TM 45 City of God (Schutte) BB/MI 379 CM 119 CP2 509 CP3 558 GP2 548 H 540 J 561 J2 830 J3 813 NTY 9 R2 278 R3 263 SS1 106 UC 572 VOZ 742 OCP 9739 CHORAL Rorate Caeli (Joncas) OCP 4627 I Was Glad (D. Hurd) OCP 4534 Let Us Go Rejoicing point hill J2 791 OCP 10622 32

Note: Changes made to planning pages cannot be saved. Please remember to print a copy for your records. First Sunday of Advent 12/1/2013 year A Time Priest Celebrant Music Rehearsal/Liturgical Catechesis Introduction, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 10 THE INTRODUCTORY RITES Entrance Chant Blessing and Sprinkling of Water/Penitential Act THE LITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading Responsorial Psalm Second Reading Gospel Acclamation Gospel Homily Dismissal of the Catechumens and Elect Universal Prayer, see Prayer of the Faithful, page 10 THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Presentation and Preparation of the Gifts Eucharistic Acclamations Holy, Holy, Holy The Mystery of Faith Amen The Communion Rite The Lord s Prayer Lamb of God Communion Chant Psalm or Hymn of Praise/Instrumental or Silence THE CONCLUDING RITES Sending Forth Choral Anthem of the Day Prelude/Postlude 2013 OCP. All rights reserved. Permission granted to make copies of this planner for private use only. ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. Psalm 25 (24):1 3 To you, I lift up my soul, O my God. In you, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame. Nor let my enemies exult over me; and let none who hope in you be put to shame. FIRST READINGI isaiah 2:1 5 (1A) On that day, they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks prophesied Isaiah. One nation shall not raise the sword against another. He went on: Come, let us walk in the light of the Lord. RESPONSORIAL PSALM psalm 122:1 2, 3 4, 4 5, 6 7, 8 9 Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. SECOND READING Romans 13:11 14 Paul urged the Romans: It is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Let us put on the armor of light. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. Psalm 85:8 Show us Lord your love; and grant us your salvation. GOSPEL Matthew 24:37 44 Matthew s Jesus said that the Son of Man will come at an hour no one can expect. Therefore, all people must stay awake, keep a watchful eye, and be prepared. COMMUNION ANTIPHON Psalm 85 (84):13 The Lord will bestow his bounty, and our earth shall yield its increase. 33