Monthly Archives: October 2020

Tom Booth wrote this low key recessional, which has been included in Breaking Bread for 2021. The words spring from a quote from St Teresa of Calcutta,” Seek out the poor, the sick, those in spiritual need”. OCP offer some … Continue reading →

Rufino Zaragosa wrote this fine new addition to Breaking Bread for 2021. It is hymn for Holy Week with three verses for communion and three specifically for Good Friday. The tune wanders off through some interesting excursions through unexpected chords. … Continue reading →

‘They’ll Know We Are Christians” by Peter Scholtes is given an affectionate reboot by Tom Kendzia in this hymn selected for Breaking Bread in 2021. The text is adapted by Kendzia and his music is new but with nods to … Continue reading →

This is another of the songs added to Breaking Bread for 2021. Lourdes Montgomery has crafted a song of consolation from the Beatitudes for use in funerals (or this week for All Souls), or of welcome for confirmations. I am … Continue reading →

This 2003 song for Eucharist with a text by Ricky Manalo and Pia de Leon and music by Manalo has been re-added to Breaking Bread for 2021. The Filipino language component is just the title so it isn’t much of … Continue reading →

I made a new backing for this song, then realised it must have been dropped from Breaking Bread by OCP and now has been reinstated. It is by Bernadette Farrell and Owen Alstott and was written for the 2001 conference … Continue reading →

Something different due to the way the dates fall this year. Entrance: We Walk By Faith (Haugen) AOV 1/63 Psalm 23 (McKenna) Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face. Gifts:  The Beatitudes  (Kearney) CWB II 456 Communion: Be … Continue reading →

With pretty much all I ever intend to cover in Gather Australia done, I’m turning from GIA to OCP and their selections adding to Breaking Bread for 2021. It’s nice to see what new songs are out there. This solemn … Continue reading →

Getting to Christ the King means I’ve pretty much covered the songs for Feasts and Seasons in Gather Australia that I hadn’t already done from other sources. This text by George K.A. Bell is here set to BEVERLY by Charles … Continue reading →

This is another one of the selections in Gather Australia for the Body and Blood of Christ. Christopher Willcock wrote the tune and used 1 Cor 11:24-25 for the refrain and 1 Tim 3:16 for the verses. The tune drifts … Continue reading →