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The Responsorial Psalm – using the common psalms
The Psalms are the Bible’s hymn book. They were used by Jesus and by the first Christians. They are now used by us, particularly during the Liturgy of the Word. In the responsorial psalm the assembly, using the word of God, responds in song to the word of God just proclaimed. The psalms are a…
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The Responsorial Psalm
The Psalm has a different role in the Liturgy of the Word to the other selections from Scripture. It is less scripture read or sung to the assembly than it is a scriptural response from the assembly to the First reading. That Psalm is selected which will put on the lips of the assembly an…
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The Gloria
Gloria in excelsis Deo is one of the oldest Christian hymns still sung. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal describes the Gloria as ‘a very ancient and venerable hymn the text of which may not be replaced by any other text’. It is sung on Sundays and Feast days but is omitted on Sundays…
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The Eucharistic Acclamations
The Gospel and the consecration are the two most significant parts of the Mass. The music associated with these rites are therefore of the utmost importance when choosing what to sing. They should be sung before anything else is considered and are sung by the whole assembly ie priest, choir, congregation, servers,…. Start here: The…
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The Gospel Acclamation
The gospel acclamation accompanies the movement of the Book of Gospels from the altar to the ambo and prepares us to hear the proclamation of the Gospel. The gospel acclamation should be sung at every Mass. It doesn’t need an accompaniment. All that is needed is a single person to start it off and people…
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