Monthly Archives: February 2020

To their credit the editors picked a John Bell and Graham Maule text for “The Scrutinies” in the RCIA. It goes after the Prayer of Exorcism. The tune is John Bell’s ENFOLDING. A text as gorgeous as this has much … Continue reading →

The next RCIA songs in CWB II I have covered elsewhere, up to this Ricky Manalo song (OK – I skipped Psalm 51 by Jennifer O’Brien 92) This music is not presented correctly as the chord symbols, present for once, … Continue reading →

Entrance:   We Are Called  (Haas) AOV 2/60 Psalm 102 (McKenna): The Lord is kind and merciful. Gifts: A Trusting Psalm  (Bates) AOV 1/115 Communion: Gift of Finest Wheat  (Westendorf/Kreutz) CWB II 651 Thanksgiving: They’ll Know We Are Christians (Scholtes) AOV … Continue reading →

This is a song with a text specific to the dismissal of the catechumens. It is by John W Kerns and the music is lovely, which makes it’s particularity rather a pity. The first line is generic enough – In … Continue reading →

I am going through the liturgical pieces in volume one of Catholic Worship Book II. This is for the dismissal of the catechumens in the RCIA and is by the wonderful Sister Jennifer O’Brien. She also wrote CWB II 87, … Continue reading →

One way or another I’ve blogged most of these RCIA songs already, but not this one. It is for the signing of the senses and is just Jesse Manibusan’s song “Open My Eyes” with a special set of lyrics- well … Continue reading →

This Eucharistic song, with a text by Tony Alonso, is set to SIMPLE GIFTS. That’s the tune for “Lord of the Dance” and I thought I’d note it, as it is set for this week’s mass. I should note that … Continue reading →

My wife has been thinking of this song from her childhood for some reason and asked me to find it. It is by Sr Miriam Therese Winter and is a peaceful song of joy from the sixties. This text is … Continue reading →

Entrance:  Gather Your People  (Hurd) AOV 1/71 Psalm 118 (McKenna): Happy are they who follow the law of the Lord. Gifts: Open My Eyes  (Manibusan) AOV 1/166 Communion: At the Table of Jesus (Haugen, tune SIMPLE GIFTS) Thanksgiving: Lord, to … Continue reading →

I feel terrible passing over all the liturgical mass parts in volume one of the Catholic Worship Book II, because, for all its shortcomings as a hymn book, it really is a liturgical treasure and the meat is in this … Continue reading →