The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON:
Give thanks to your holy name, and make it our glory to praise you!
COMMUNION ANTIPHON:
Let your face shine on our servant or
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their is the kingdom of heaven...
Each week I search the best of the internet for sacred choral music that aligns with the Weekend's scripture readings and post several selections on our website at Choral Music Worth Hearing.
This Sunday, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, all signs point to how much Church guides our prayer from the opening antiphon to the end of the liturgy. Psalm 106 of the Entrance Antiphon practically demands it of us: make it our glory to praise you! And composers like Moritz Brosig, William Byrd, G.F. Handel, Claudio Monteverdi, W.A. Mozart, Michael Praetorius, Georg Valentin Röder, Domenico Scarlatti, Johann Baptist Schiedermayr, Tomás Luis de Victoria have all taken up the challenge to set music that was bright and strong to advance this decree. In Latin, Laudate Pueri Dominum literally means Praise God!
Weekend Music at POTHE will embrace this decree in a myriad of ways singing opening hymns from among the following:
Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven,
O Bless the Lord (with refrain text: glorify his name...worship and praise!), to
Let us go to the Altar (with the text: give praise .... sing to the glory of God!"
Will you respond to the decree and bring your full self - in song - to worship this weekend? Let one of the uploaded settings inspire you!
Further settings (one organ, one vocal) may be listened to at Choral Music Worth Hearing.
Should you have any questions or concerns, or ideas on how we can further assist your musical participation, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
Jen Runge
Director of Music Ministries, POTHE
...O Glorious Star of the Sea, preserve us from pestilence; hear us, O Lady, for Thy Son honours Thee by denying Thee nothing.