Liturgy Centre – Te Kawe Ritenga Tapu
Music Suggestions for September 2nd – September 30th
Year B:22nd – 26th Sundays of Ordinary Time/ Te Wā Noa Note: Some parishes celebrate Season of Creation during September
Priority for Singing:
→ The most important parts of the Mass to sing are;
Gospel Acclamation, Holy Holy, Memorial Acclamation and Amen.
→ Next most important are;
Entrance or Gathering Song, Gloria, Psalm and Song during the procession to Communion.
Note: the words of the Gloria cannot be substituted for any other hymn or song.
From The GIRM (General Instruction of the Roman Missal)
Paragraph 47. “When the people are gathered and as the Priest enters with the Deacon and ministers, the entrance chant begins. Its purpose is to open the celebration, foster the unity of those who have been gathered, introduce their thoughts to the mystery of the liturgical time or festivity, and accompany the procession of the Priest and ministers.”
The Principle of Gender Inclusive Language:It is appropriate to ensure the words used in sung music are gender inclusive. / Kaupapa Māori – Māori Dimension: Included in the terms of reference for the National Liturgy Office is “ensure the distinctive identity of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand with its Māori dimension is present in the liturgy.” (NZCBC’s Terms of Reference for NLO 2015 1.2b.)Kaupapa Māori has been written to support this initiative. The 4th dimension of Kaupapa Māori, is Māori music, and the first priority it lists is to promote the use of Māori music where appropriate. Tama Ngākau Mārie SP 285, Mā te Mārie a te Atua -Ngā Hīmene 71, SP 225 – tune: Old One Hundredth, Wairua Tapu Ngā Hīmene 95, are included for possible inclusion in your parish music over the next month. For your copyright acknowledgement; © 2004 Ngā Hīmene, used with permission. You do not need to report your use of waiata or hymns from Ngā Hīmene.
The Psalmist: “The psalmist, or cantor of the psalm, proclaims the Psalm after the first reading and leads the gathered assembly in singing the refrain. The psalmist may also, when necessary, intone the Gospel Acclamation and verse.” Sing to The Lord; Music in Divine Worship: para 34
National Liturgy Office:
Suggested Mass Settings:In principle, select one mass setting and use it consistently for the parts of the Mass throughout a Liturgical Season. As the season of Ordinary time is very long, you might find it appropriate to use a different mass setting at times, though still important to use the mass setting in its entirety (i.e. the Gloria, Holy Holy, Memorial Acclamation etc. should be from the same musical setting).
Trilingual Chants of the Roman Missal - ICEL
NZ Mass Settings
Mass of St Therese – Douglas Mews Jr.
Te Miha Māori – Fr. Richard Puanaki
Hopetoun Mass – Fr. Chris Skinner
Mary Queen of Peace – Maria Guzzo / Mass of Creation - Marty Haugen
Heritage Mass – Owen Alstott
Joy and Peace - Tony Alonso
Mass of Light - David Haas
Mass of St Francis - Paul Taylor
Mass of Christ - Dan Schutte
22nd Sunday Ordinary Time
September 2nd
Entrance Antiphon
Have mercy on me God for I cry to you all day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call you.
Communion Antiphon
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8
Moses spoke to the people; he said: “so now, Israel, give heed to the statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live to enter and occupy the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
Psalm 14
The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
James 1:17-18, 21-22,27
Every generous act of giving with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights.
Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23
“Listen to me all of you and understand: there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile. / Tama Ngākau Mārie SP 285
Mā te Mārie a te Atua -Ngā Hīmene 71, SP 225 – tune: Old One Hundredth
Wairua Tapu Ngā Hīmene 95
OL* / A New Heart For A New World AOV 1/158
OL* / All The Earth Proclaim the Lord SP 82
OL* / Blest Are They AOV 1/55
OL / Bread For The World Broken AOV 1/60
OL* / Christ Be Our Light AOV 2/3
OL* / Grant to us O Lord a Heart Renewed SP 103
OL* / Hail Redeemer SP 184Where There is Charity and Love SP 305
OL* / Hosea AOV 1/30
OL* / Make Me a Chanel of Your Peace / Prayer of St Francis SP 221 AOV 2/126
OL / Micah’s Song GA 486
Mother Earth (public domain; tune, Amazing Grace, words below)
OL* / Now Thank we all our God SP 233
OL* / On Eagles Wings AOV 1/153
OL* / Praise to you O Christ our Saviour AOV 1/28
OL / Seek O Seek the Lord SP 277
OL / Seek Ye First AOV 1/48
OL* / Sing A New Song AOV 1/ 80
OL* / Spirit Come Transform Us AOV 1/96
OL / The Servant Song AOV 2/169
OL* / We are Called AOV 2/60
OL* / We Remember AOV 1/81
OL* / Will You Love Me AOV 140
OL* / You are the Voice AOV 2/80
23rd Sunday Ordinary Time
September 9th
Social Justice Week
Māori Language Week
Entrance antiphon
You are just, O Lord and your judgement is right; treat your servant in accord with your merciful love.
Communion Antiphon
I am the light of the world says the lord; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. / Isaiah 35:4-7
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
Psalm 145
Praise the Lord my soul.
James 2:1-5
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not god chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?
Mark 7:31-37
Jesus took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers in his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him “Ephphatha,” that is “Be opened.” / Tama Ngākau Mārie SP 285
Mā te Mārie a te Atua -Ngā Hīmene 71, SP 225 – tune: Old One Hundredth
Wairua Tapu Ngā Hīmene 95
OL / All Are Welcome
OL / Bread for the world Broken AOV 1/60
OL* / Bread of Life AOV 1/164
OL* / Bring Forth the Kingdom AOV 2/4
OL* / Christ Be Our Light AOV 2/3
OL* / City of God AOV 1/57
OL / Comfort, Comfort All My People AOV 2/12
From Heaven You Came / The Servant King AOV 2/77
OL* / Gather Us In AOV 1/12
OL* / Here I am Lord AOV 1/90
OL* / I Am the Light of the World - G Hayakawa, AOV 1/176
OL* / I Am the Light of the World – J Strathdee H Thurman, (Strathdee Music)
OL* / In Every Place where God is Praised – CP Daw, Hope Publishing
In Labour all Creation Groans AOV 2/40
Lord Make Me and Instrument STTL 135
OL / Make me a Chanel / Prayer of St Francis SP 221, AOV 2/126
OL / Micah’s Theme GA 486
Mother Earth (public domain; tune, Amazing Grace, words below)
Song For Human Rights AOV 2/135 (tune, Bread of Heaven)
OL* / The Cry of the Poor AOV 1/83
OL / The Servant Song AOV 2/169
OL* / We Are Called AOV 2/60
OL* / We Are Many Parts AOV 1/86
OL / When I Needed a Neighbour AOV 2/136
24th Ordinary Time
September 16th
Entrance Antiphon
Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for you, that your prophets be found true. Hear the prayers of your servant and of your people Israel.
Communion Antiphon
The chalice of blessing that we bless is a communion in the blood of Christ; and the bread that we break is a sharing in the Body of the Lord. / Isaiah 50:5-9
The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced.
Psalm 114
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
James 2:14-18
What good is it my brothers and sisters if you say you have faith but do not have works?
Mark 8:27-35
Jesus asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.” / Tama Ngākau Mārie -Ngā Hīmene 92 SP 285
Mā te Mārie a te Atua -Ngā Hīmene 71, SP 225 – tune: Old One Hundredth
Wairua Tapu -Ngā Hīmene 95
OL / A New Heart For A New World AOV 1/158
OL* / All People that on Earth do Dwell SP 84
All the Earth Proclaim the Lord SP 82
OL* / Be Still My Soul SP 143
OL / Bless the Lord – Smith AOV 2/83
OL* / Bring Forth the Kingdom AOV 2/4
OL / Come to Me all who Labour SP 154
OL / Comfort, Comfort All My People AOV 2/12
From Heaven You Came / The Servant King AOV 2/77
OL* / Gather Your People O Lord AOV 1/71
OL* / Glory and Praise to Our God AOV 1/16
OL* / Let There be Peace on Earth AOV 1/190
OL* / Lord to Whom shall we go AOV 1/6
OL* / Now Thank we All our God SP 233, AOV 1/189
OL* / O God you Search Me AOV 2/31
OL* / Praise God From Whom all Blessings Flow AOV 1/10
OL* / Praise my Soul the King of Heaven SP 86
OL* / Praise to the Lord the Almighty the King SP 269
OL* / Praise to you O Christ our Saviour AOV 1/28
OL* / Prayer for Peace AOV 1/ 91
OL / This Blessing Cup – Andersen -
OL* / Where Your Treasure Is – Haugen
OL* / You Are Mine AOV 2/2
25th Ordinary Time
September 23rd
Entrance Antiphon
I am the salvation of the people, says the lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord forever.
Communion Antiphon
I am the Good Shepherd says the Lord; I know my sheep and mine know me. / Wisdom 2:12,17-20
The godless say, “Let us lie in wait for the righteous one…”
Psalm 53
The Lord upholds my life.
James 3:16-4:3
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits.
Mark 9:30-37
They came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house, Jesus asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” / Tama Ngākau Mārie SP 285
Mā te Mārie a te Atua -Ngā Hīmene 71, SP 225 – tune: Old One Hundredth
Wairua Tapu Ngā Hīmene 95
OL / A New Heart For A New World AOV 1/158
OL* / All People That on Earth do Dwell SP 84
OL* / Bring Forth the Kingdom AOV 2/4
OL* / Christ Be Our Light AOV 2/3
From Heaven You Came / The Servant King AOV 2/77
OL* / Gather Us In AOV 1/12
OL / Hear O Lord the Sound of my Call SP 190, STTL 86
OL* / Immortal Invisible God Only Wise SP 200
OL* / In Every Place where God is Praised – CP Daw, Hope Publishing
OL* / Let There be Peace on Earth AOV 1/190
OL* / Like a Shepherd AOV 1/160
Lord Make Me and Instrument STTL 135
OL / Make me a Chanel / Prayer of St Francis SP 221, AOV 2/126
Mother Earth (public domain; tune, Amazing Grace, words below)
OL* / O God you Search Me AOV 2/31
OL* / Praise God From Whom all Blessings Flow AOV 1/10
OL* / Praise to the Lord the Almighty the King SP 269
OL* / Prayer for Peace AOV 1/ 91
OL* / Shelter Me O God AOV 1/140
OL* / Shepherd me O God Haugen AOV 1/33
OL* / The Lord is My Shepherd AOV 1/26
OL / The Lord’s My shepherd SP 58
OL / The Servant song AOV 2/168
OL* / We Are Called AOV 2/60
26th Ordinary Time
September 30th
Entrance Antiphon
All that you have done to us O Lord, you have done with true judgement, for we have sinned against you and not obeyed your commandments. But give glory to your name and deal with us according to the bounty of your mercy.
Communion Antiphon
By this we came to know the love of God. That Christ laid down his love for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for one another. / Number 11:25-29
But Moses said to him “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit on them.”
Psalm 18
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart..
James 5:1-6
You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous one, who does not resist you.
Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48
But Jesus said, “do not stop him; for no-one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.” / Tama Ngākau Mārie SP 285
Mā te Mārie a te Atua -Ngā Hīmene 71, SP 225 – tune: Old One Hundredth
Wairua Tapu Ngā Hīmene 95
OL / Come to Me all who Labour SP 154
OL / Come to the Water AOV 1/74
OL / Eat this Bread AOV 1/125
OL* / Gather Your People AOV 1/71
OL* / Glory and Praise to Our God AOV 1/16
OL / How shall I Call You AOV1/47
I Place All my Trust in you My God SP 94
Let Me Sing of Your Law SP 89
OL / Love is his Word Love is his Way – Carl Schalk, STTL 132
Mother Earth (public domain; tune, Amazing Grace, words below)
OL* / Praise my Soul the King of Heaven SP 86
OL* / Praise the Lord Ye Heavens Adore Him SP 100
OL* / Praise to the Holiest SP 267/8
OL* / Praise to the Lord the Almighty the King SP 269
OL / Seek O Seek the Lord SP 277
OL / Seek Ye First AOV 1/48
Serve you the Lord Heart filled with Gladness SP 82
OL* / Table of Plenty AOV 2/20
OL* / The Summons GA 502
Thee O Christ the Prince of Ages SP 289
OL* / Though the Mountains may Fall SP 294
OL / Where There is Charity and Love SP 305
OL / Will you Love Me AOV1/40
OL* / You Are The Voice AOV 2/80
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Mother Earth
(tune - Amazing Grace)
1. Creator God, you formed our world
Midst Milky Way’s great swirl
Sweet Mother Earth, a home for all
The Cosmos’ richest pearl
2. This wondrous globe, our dwelling place
So tranquil and serene
For humankind a gift of grace
In blues and vibrant green
3. Yet in our hands so fraught with woe
When greed o’er shadows care
Our Earth her wounds begin to show
As we sleep unaware
4. ‘Twas you that sent creation’s spark
To shape this wondrous ground
So all that is would have your mark
And would with Christ resound.
5. All that has life or form or shape
Has from you had its birth
How urgent then that we create
Deep care for Mother Earth
Tune – Amazing Grace
Words © J Courtney-Tennent 2011 – may be copied and used