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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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What should we sing at Mass? Priority 1.
The previous post gave the overall hierarchy of music to be sung at any Mass. Now we will look at these parts in more detail. Priority 1: Acclamations at the ‘highpoints’ of the Mass The Gospel and the consecration are the two most significant parts of the Mass. The music associated with these rites are…
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Gospel Acclamations in the hymn books
These are a selection of the possible Gospel Acclamations in Celebration for Everyone and Laudate. I have used all of them at some time. CFE#410 L#710 Celtic Alleluia This one needs no introduction from me. We usually find that people know it so well they join in straight away. CFE#413 L#539 Taizé Alleluia 7 Probably…
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What should we sing at Mass? Introduction.
If many Catholics were asked this question they would probably reply “Hymns.” But this is not what is meant by singing the Mass. What should we sing? The General Instruction of the Roman Missal is the main source for this information and describes more fully the role and purpose of singing each of the parts…
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