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April 7 /Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) C H R I S T I S R I S E N , A L L E L U I A ! N OW W H AT? If our Lenten observance was more than just an annual effort to become better people, how are we living radically different lives because Jesus was raised from the dead?

In the Acts of the Apostles, we witness the life-changing difference Jesus’s death and resurrection made for the first Christian community. They no longer clung to things they thought would bring them security—possessions, wealth, status, proof. When they received Jesus’s blessing of peace from his own breath, saw the nail marks with their own eyes, and touched his wounds with their own hands, everything changed. Now, their mouths would carry Christ’s message of mercy to the ends of the earth. Their

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eyes would see one another anew. Their hands would heal and forgive, and they would be believed because they were “of one heart and mind.” Scripture scholar Matt Skinner calls their new way of living a “stunning display not of mutual concern but of mutual identity—an identity formed in Christ and his new life” (workingpreacher.com).

Because of that community who committed their lives to one another in Christ, here we are. And because of us and how we commit ourselves to live together of one heart and mind in Jesus, others may also come to believe. For we belong to one another because all belong to Christ. —DM

LM2

RS2

524

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks (Alleluia #1) Along this Holy Way

620

OC

435

620

G4

580

G3

633

Christ Has Risen

505

530

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

509

533

Gather 3rd Edition

LM2

610

466 447

Cristo Jesús Resucitó Easter Alleluia

713

Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises / Haleluya! Pelo Tsa Rona

559

537

629

785

728

819

595

668

626

738

508

452

RS2 OC

818 469

1008

945

755

1029

127

582

In the Breaking of the Bread Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

516

556

548 540

Just a Little Talk with Jesus

315

614

439

O Sons and Daughters

473

559

Let Your Mercy Wash over Us

166

507

Resucitó

Shout for Joy, Loud and Long

605

Sing with All the Saints in Glory

526

566

532

557

535

312

612

441

630

432

468

721 563

539

317

609

443

881

There’s a Presence

270

There's a Wideness: Be Merciful

271

We Walk by Faith

674

740

680

550

783

We Walk by Faith (My Lord and God) G I A Q U A R T E R LY

567 293

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Oramos Cantando

VCS

Voices

OIF

One in Faith

750

I Do Believe (Thomas)

Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition Ritual Song Second Edition

Hymn of Joy

950

W4

Worship 4th Edition Gather 4th Edition

30

Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia / Mfurahini, Haleluya

I Am the Bread of Life / Yo Soy el Pan de Vida

OIF

743

Because He Lives (Amen)

Eye Has Not Seen

VCS

SM

WC/M

WS

CEL/H

All Creatures of Our God and King

296

933

784

368

CEL/M

Aleluya, Cantemos al Señor

622

343

Aleluya, el Señor Resucitó

501

341

All You on Earth

229

604

510

Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise

241

614

516

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

233

744

174 219

625

Amor Es Vida

183

585

337

260

788

660

299

Baptized in Water

250

635

548

234

Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine

283

879

726

341

611

514

Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (llanfair)

236

596

518

Christians, Praise the Paschal Victim

228

603

511

172

278

Baptized in Living Waters

220 497

333

El Señor Resucitó (easter hymn)*

498

331

El Señor Resucitó (tradicional)

504

336

El Señor Resucitó (Vizcaíno)

500

340

Él Vive, Él Reina

624

344

Éste Es el Día (Rosas)

502

335

Eye Has Not Seen

366

886

738

346

220

Hymn of Joy

231

608

524

223

175

In the Breaking of the Bread

361

662

563

253

Jesus Christ Is Ris'n Today

243

593

520

498

173

505

339

497

171

Por Tu Misericordia

542

395

¡Resucitó!

503

330

389

180

226

609

506

Sing with All the Saints in Glory

312

979

Sing, Rejoice, O Heavenly Powers

225

589

We Walk by Faith

291

850

707

321

260

699

561

522

382

Yo Soy el Pan de Vida*

805

WS

Word and Song

CEL/H

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Hymnal

CEL/M

176

Cristo Jesús Resucitó (o filii et filiae)*

O Sons and Daughters

WC/M

We Celebrate Hymnal Missal

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Missal

169

La Ruda Lucha Terminó*

SM

Seasonal Missalette

READINGS [44] Acts of the Apostles 4:32–35 Psalm 118:2–4, 13–15, 22–24 (Rx 1 or Alleluia) 1 John 5:1–6 Sequence (opt.): Victimae paschali laudes John 20:19–31

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Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from Peace Be with You (emmaus)....................................................D-92213 Text by Shirley Erena Murray / Music by Carlton Young

Show Me Your Hands, Your Feet, Your Side (morning song/the recognition)........................................D-U01535 Text by Sylvia G. Dunstan / Arr. Richard Proulx

Peace Be with You (salzburg)............................................... D-U01471 Text by Delores Dufner, OSB / Music by Jakob Hintze

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April 14 /Third Sunday of Easter D ISA B L E D F R O M B I RT H , H E CO U L D N ’ T I M AG I N E what it was like to stand. But now he was walking and jumping and praising God! When he saw Peter and John at the temple, he had been begging for change, as he did every day. What he got instead was a changed life. It wasn’t what he asked for, but it was what he truly desired.

The Lectionary unfortunately omits this context for Peter’s speech in today’s first reading. So his words to the crowd gathered in awe sound to us more like a reprimand than an enthralling invitation to a new life in Christ. But remember, this was Peter speaking, the one who had boasted of his faithfulness then hid

from fear and guilt; who heard the incredulous news from the two on the road—“We have seen the Lord!” Peter, who, moments later, would never have dreamt that Jesus whom he had denied could ever forgive him.

During the Easter season, those who had come to our parishes asking for the sacraments are now celebrating them in our midst. They ask to baptize their baby or confirm their child, to receive Communion or marry their beloved. But what God desires to give them—and us—is so much more. May our lives bear full witness to what we can only dare imagine is possible in Christ. —DM

Hymnals

LM2

W4

G3

RS2

1028

As the Bread of Life Is Broken Baptized in Water

G4

919

993

OC

903

746

1020

516 30

505

Easter Alleluia

565

530

559

537

713

572

906

785

728

819

G3

LM2

Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition

595 693

Give Glory

1027

Gusten y Vean / Taste and See

915

1044

772

He Comes to Us as One Unknown

675

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

527

OC

VCS

561

In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd)

527

309

611

582

On the Journey to Emmaus

579

434

628

753

918

In the Breaking of the Bread (Ward)

548 636

538

205

Open the Eyes of My Heart

206

Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless

941

910

Sing a New Song to the Lord

629

627

710

That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright

514

542

619

755

554

528 270

There’s a Presence

This Is the Feast of Victory (Festival Canticle)

515

558

520

We Walk by Faith

674

740

680

Who Are You Who Walk in Sorrow

506

550

30

618

446

783

567

Voices

OIF

One in Faith

Open My Eyes

G I A Q U A R T E R LY

RS2

Ritual Song Second Edition Oramos Cantando

542

Hamba Nathi / Come, Walk with Us

G4

Gather 3rd Edition

437

Emmaus

W4

Worship 4th Edition Gather 4th Edition

629

El Peregrino de Emaús / The Emmaus Road Eye Has Not Seen

OIF

1026

Because He Lives (Amen) Christ Has Risen

VCS

834

SM

WC/M

WS

CEL/H

All Creatures of Our God and King

296

933

784

368

Al Partir el Pan*

509

Alabemos a Dios

617

Alaben Todos: Sal 148*

409

Amor Es Vida At the Lamb’s High Feast

237

595

508

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144) Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!

611

514

Come, Spread the News

610

522

CEL/M

SM

Seasonal Missalette

387

458

342

585

337

222

186

456

393

WC/M

We Celebrate Hymnal Missal

WS

Word and Song

CEL/H

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Hymnal

CEL/M

333

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Missal

Cristo Jesús Resucitó (o filii et filiae)*

497

El Amor de Dios: Sal 136(135)*

454

El Peregrino de Emáus

499

345

El Señor Resucitó (easter hymn)*

498

331

Él Vive, Él Reina

624

344

Éste Es el Día (Rosas)

502

335

READINGS [47] Acts of the Apostles 3:13–15, 17–19

Festival Canticle

331

963

790

224

168

Gift of Finest Wheat

354

665

572

248

237

God, We Praise You

937

781

373

I Come with Joy

823

673

I Know That My Redeemer Lives (duke street)

235

763

626

285

In the Breaking of the Bread (Ward)

361

662

563

253

Jesus Christ, Bread of Life

352

666

578

256

821

676

Remember Me

212

676

584

Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless

362

664

559

On Emmaus' Road

Psalm 4:2, 4, 7–8, 9 (Rx 7a or Alleluia)

177

1 John 2:1–5a Luke 24:35–48

232

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Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from O God, Be Gracious, Hear My Prayer (winchester old)...D-897330 Text by David Gambrell

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April 21 /Fourth Sunday of Easter W E G E T A N OT H E R S P E E C H F R O M P E T E R in today’s first reading but with a different context. Last week, Peter preached the Gospel to a crowd whose ears and hearts were opened to its message by the miraculous healing they had witnessed “in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean.” From that, the number of Jesus’s followers—even after his death—grew to five thousand.

This week, detained by the religious authorities, with John and the man they had healed standing at his side, Peter preaches the very same message to a tougher audience. The Jewish religious leaders thought they had silenced Jesus and his movement by killing him. But the crowd’s response to his disciples made the

authorities even more afraid of losing their influence over the people. For what good is it to be the leader if the people aren’t going to follow you and give you credit?

That was the stumbling block for the high priest and those who wielded authority with him. And it’s ours as well who stand before our communities as leaders. When we put in the work and long hours to preach the Gospel and lead the people in prayer and song, are we looking for them to follow us and give us our due? Or are we focused on the voice of the One whom we, ourselves, are to heed and follow? —DM

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OC

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

837

912

853

674

928

682

826

Easter Alleluia

559

Follow Me

880

God, We Praise You

599

Good Shepherd, You Know Us

681

Heart of a Shepherd / El Corazon de un Buen Pastor

Gather 4th Edition

629

537

G3

703

682

838

786

833

634

821

593

RS2

781

724

598

777 782

In the Arms of the Shepherd Many and One My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

708

795

Now the Green Blade Rises

495

564

Pues Si Vivimos / If (When) We Are Living

754

825

827

597

785

534

607

433

476

756

798

612

730

Satúranos, Señor/Lord, Fill Us

640 787

723

786

712

601

820

592

749

The Lord Is My Shepherd (Blakesley)

261

The Lord Is My Shepherd (Thompson)

262

There's a Wideness: Be Merciful

271

There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

645

703

644

511

755

546

585

What Wondrous Love

641

704

642

500

807

544

738

With a Shepherd’s Care

710

Worthy Is the Lamb 626

You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

939

G I A Q U A R T E R LY

725 570

You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd / Tú, Pastor, También Cordero

1032

628

359

940

757

510 1028 32

761

OC

Oramos Cantando

VCS

Voices

190

712

LM2

Ritual Song Second Edition

372

His Name Is Wonderful

Shepherd of My Heart

Gather 3rd Edition Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition

876

707

W4

Worship 4th Edition

G4

61

Come, Worship the Lord

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

OIF

1033

Carry Us in Your Arms

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

VCS

540

OIF

One in Faith

SM

WC/M

WS

CEL/H

Alabemos a Dios Alleluia! The Strife Is O'er

617 239

591

519

Amor Es Vida At That First Eucharist

357

655

At the Name of Jesus Baptized in Living Waters

CEL/M

573

505

179

585

337

239

238

635 260

788

660

SM

Seasonal Missalette

WC/M

We Celebrate Hymnal Missal

WS

Word and Song

CEL/H

299

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Hymnal

Con la Cruz*

561

399

Dime, Señor

567

370

El Amor de Dios: Sal 136(135)*

454

El Pan de la Vida (Cortés)

510

386

Eres Mi Pastor

600

415

Es Mi Cuerpo (a los hombres amó dios)

518

381

Estamos Reunidos

603

359

248

237

Hemos Oído Tu Voz

523

392

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Hoy Nos Reunimos

604

357

Acts of the Apostles 4:8–12

345

251

Psalm 118:1, 8–9, 21–23, 26, 28, 29 (Rx 22 or Alleluia)

Gift of Finest Wheat

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Bolduc / kingsfold)

354

369

665

883/ 895

572

739/ 745

My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

891

O Lord, You Are My Shepherd

890

One Communion of Love

684

570

257

Pues Si Vivimos / When We Are Living

841

700

579

Shepherd of Souls, in Love, Come, Feed Us

677

1 John 3:1–2

Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless

362

664

559

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

304

858

717

703

597

707

599

There's a Wideness: Be Merciful There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

208

CEL/M ¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Missal

226

John 10: 11-18

332 267

Tomado de la Mano

599

374

Vine Para Que Tengan

548

403

Yo Soy el Buen Pastor

588

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Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from A Shepherd’s Voice (vox pastore).................................... D-00643331 Alan J. Hommerding

Hymn to Christ the Shepherd (conditor alme siderum)......................................................D-588428 Text by Mary Louise Bringle

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April 28 /Fifth Sunday of Easter M U CH H AS H A P P E N E D I N T H E ACTS of the Apostles since last week’s passage. Peter, John, and the man they had healed are released from the religious leaders’ questioning but not from their scrutiny. The Christian community thrives as the Gospel spreads. But trouble is brewing, and his name is Saul.

An adherent of Jewish law, temple practice, and the political understanding of the awaited messiah, Saul viewed this Christian movement as a threat. No way would a messiah call for diversity and inclusion outside of the Jewish way of life. Better to nip this thinking in the bud than to let it infect the rest of the vine. Under his leadership, persecution of Christians intensifies.

The religious authorities jail and beat the apostles, and a mob fueled by Saul’s fervor hurls stones at Stephen, killing him, as they throw their cloaks at Saul’s feet in praise. No wonder the disciples couldn’t believe Saul was now a part of the vine he had just tried to destroy.

Encountering Jesus changes everything. Mostly it changes us and how we see the world and one another. It is not for us to tend the vine; that is for the Father, the vine-grower. May the one who pruned Saul’s heart of hatred prune our hearts as well, so that we may bear witness to Christ to whom all belong. —DM

Hymnals

W4

G4

G3

LM2

RS2

OC

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

953

1018

949

752

1030

744

Can We Love?

630

713

785

819

728

Gather 4th Edition

595

G3

880 805

Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises / Haleluya! Pelo Tsa Rona

870 668

626

738

452

697 818

508

762

I Am the Vine I Am Yours

926

I Received the Living God

923

I Send You Out I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

585

I Will Be the Vine

919

754

934

742

1015

916

759

1023

745

851

758

650

593

872

872

420

693

Jesus Christ, Yesterday, Today, and Forever

624

723

813

One in Faith

711

674

Live in Me

167

Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace

697

Love Is His Word

696

703

810 813

556

Love One Another

186

710

Make Your Home in Me

O Christ the Great Foundation

606

Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior

591

658

596

Sing with All the Saints in Glory

526

563

539

They’ll Know We Are Christians

904

835

Vine and Branches

882

We Belong to You

833

G I A Q U A R T E R LY

Voices

897

847

317

854

605

702

499

609

443

881

669

688

865 34

OC

544

150 843

Ritual Song Second Edition

VCS

492

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

LM2

Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition

Oramos Cantando

123

I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord

Gather 3rd Edition

RS2

102

He Lives In Us

W4

Worship 4th Edition

G4

385

Follow Me God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending

OIF

45

Certainly, Lord!

Eye Has Not Seen

VCS

OIF

SM

WC/M

WS

CEL/H

CEL/M

A New Commandment

303

857

713

329

143

Alabaré

623

Alabemos a Dios

617

Amémonos de Corazón

528

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144)

456

Canción del Misionero

571

Con la Cruz*

561

399

Estamos Reunidos

603

359

Hemos Oído Tu Voz

523

392

Hoy Nos Reunimos

604

357

I Am Yours (Consume Me Completely)

659

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Bolduc)

895

745

883

739

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (kingsfold)

369

I Received the Living God (Ballard)

WC/M

We Celebrate Hymnal Missal

WS

393

345

CEL/M ¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Missal

READINGS [53]

346

674

583

240

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

300

861

718

330

Love One Another (Alonso)

853

720

328

Love One Another (King)

863

714

270

236

521

390

Por Tu Misericordia

542

395

Somos Pueblo Santo

557

394

298

207

Un Mandamiento Nuevo

572

375

Vamos a la Casa del Señor

607

362

790

652

660

549

Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31 Psalm 22:26–27, 28, 30, 31–32 (Rx 26a or Alleluia)

Pan del Cielo*

This Is My Body

CEL/H

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Hymnal

251

586

302

Word and Song

252

I Received the Living God (Jacob)

The Church’s One Foundation

SM

Seasonal Missalette

1 John 3:18–24 John 15:1–8

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Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from Draw Us Together and Make Us One (glen hewitt)..........D-742356 Text by Mary Louise Bringle / Music by Sally Ann Morris

Rooted and Grounded in One Loving Source (ellers)....... D-383337 Text by Ruth Duck

God Has Planted Christ the Vine (christ the vine)............D-887908 Text by Adam M. L. Tice / Music by Marty Haugen

The Tree of Life (kaye linda).................................................D-U01566 Music by Benjamin Brody

Jesus, Faithful Ancient Tree (arbor mater)........................D-U01530 Text by Hannah C. Brown / Music by Benjamin Brody

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May 5 /Sixth Sunday of Easter TO DAY W H E N C H R IST I A NS A R E E V E RY W H E R E , I T is hard to grasp the magnitude of what Peter experienced in Cornelius’s home. The revelation of Pentecost that took place at the beginning of Acts is slowly becoming clearer to Peter and the early Christian community: the Spirit will not be contained to only those we like, understand, and accept.

Prompted by an angelic message, “What God has made clean, you are not to call profane” (Acts 10:15), Peter accepts an invitation to the home of a centurion of the army that had done the Roman government’s bidding in executing Jesus. And it was in Caesarea, no less, which New Testament scholar Carl Holladay

calls in his commentary on Acts “the Roman capital of Judea and thus a symbol of Gentile power.” Clearly, Peter was in hostile territory. Cornelius, too, was inviting the state’s enemy into his home. But both trusted what had been revealed to them by God. Both dared to disregard society’s labels and, starting at home, tore down walls of fear and prejudice.

If we let the Spirit of Christ lead us, as Saul did last week, God will redefine our relationships. “Love one another as I love you” is not a sweet sentiment among friends; it is an act of courage in the name of Christ to see one another, even our enemies, as beloved children of God. —DM

Hymnals

LM2

W4

G4

G3

RS2

OC

VCS

740

A New Commandment All Are Welcome

833

915

All Are Welcome, All Belong

924

All of Me

923

850

683

925

681

All Who Hunger (Gather Gladly)

1010/ 920

852/ 925

Baptized in Water

919

993

903

931/ 1032 746

516 45

838

761

I Come with Joy

926

914

919

I Have Been Anointed

850

718

I Will Be the Vine

872

872

897

624

847

723

843

Ritual Song Second Edition

867 754

934

742

769

Plenty Good Room

997

701

812

590

902

649

732

744

The Same Love

266

They’ll Know We Are Christians

904

Ubi Caritas (de Silva)

548

702

835

669

688

500

589

746

882

We Gather In Love

291

Where Charity and Love Abide

299

Where Charity and Love Prevail G I A Q U A R T E R LY

741

651

708

Set Your Heart on the Higher Gifts

Vine and Branches

One in Faith

847

813

745 36

VCS OIF

674

772 914

OC

Oramos Cantando Voices

186

Nothing Can Ever

Ubi Caritas (Taizé)

724 702

Love One Another

698

LM2

Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition

RS2

880 781

O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God

G3

Gather 3rd Edition

1020

God Has Chosen Me

No Greater Love

G4

684/ 769

Can We Love?

Follow Me

W4

Worship 4th Edition Gather 4th Edition

844/ 951

Jesus Christ, Yesterday, Today and Forever / Jesucristo Ayer

OIF

SM

WC/M

WS

CEL/H

CEL/M

A New Commandment

303

857

713

329

143

Acudamos Jubilosos

608

376

Aleluya, Cantemos al Señor

622

343

614

249

Amar Es Entregarse

533

378

Amor Es Vida

585

337

Banquete de Unidad

511

391

342

267

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144)

456

393

Bendigamos al Señor

576

All the Earth

324

Be Not Afraid

374

Come, Spread the News

936

882

610

782

742

SM

Seasonal Missalette

WC/M

We Celebrate Hymnal Missal

WS

Word and Song

CEL/H

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Hymnal

CEL/M ¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Missal

522

Dios Es Amor

534

Donde Hay Amor y Caridad*

584

321

Es Mi Cuerpo (A los Hombres Amó Dios)

518

381

Estamos Reunidos

603

359

READINGS [56]

203

Acts of the Apostles 10:25–26, 34–35, 44–48

From All That Dwell below the Skies

330

949

771

379

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

300

861

718

330

Love One Another (Alonso)

853

720

328

Love One Another (King)

863

714

270

Peace

909

748

Ubi Caritas/Live in Charity

318

854

711

333

Ubi Caritas/Where True Charity

224

856

712

334

Psalm 98:1, 2–3, 3–4 (Rx see 2b or Alleluia) 1 John 4:7–10 John 15:9-17

156

Un Mandamiento Nuevo

572

375

Vamos a la Casa del Señor

607

362

Venimos ante Ti

602

360

335

157

We Gather in Love Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit)

917 299

Where Charity and Love Prevail (Hill) Where Charity Is True

207

862

716

855

719

694

* = BILINGUAL

Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (tice)..................................D-U01200 Music by Zack Stachowski

Tell the Gospel’s Boundless Riches (hymn to joy).............D-803750 Text by Delores Dufner, OSB

Open My Heart to the Pulse of Grace (alma)......................D-U01668 Text by Adam M. L. Tice / Music by Benjamin Brody

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May 9, 12 /Ascension WE COME TO ANOTHER SYMBOLIC NUMBER in Luke’s account.

Just as Jesus was “led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days” (Lk 4:1–2) before his public ministry, so too did Christ spend forty days with the apostles before ascending (Acts 1:3). We recall the symbolic forty days and nights of rain in the flood, the forty days Moses was instructed by God on Mount Sinai, the forty years Israel wandered the desert, and our own Lenten journey. Forty prepares us for something.

When marked on a Thursday, Ascension is forty days after Easter, though most celebrate it on a Sunday. Nonetheless, we must ask ourselves: What has God been preparing us for these

past forty days?

During their forty days, Christ taught the apostles about the coming reign of God, one that was not a political revolution, as they originally expected with Jesus, but more a life-changing, spiritual one. Once they received the Spirit, they would be ready to be witnesses from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.

Before they could do his mission, the apostles had to be instructed by Christ. Then they had to wait for his Spirit. We, however, do not, for in baptism we have already been given the mind and Spirit of Christ. So the question of Ascension for us is this: What are we waiting for? —DM

Hymnals

W4

G4

G3

LM2

A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing

530

583

545

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

953

1018

949

As a Fire Is Meant for Burning

734

817

744

752

RS2

OC

639

450

1030

744

VCS

630

850

486

Christ High-Ascended Christ Is Alive

510

Come Down, O Love Divine

534

455 589

556

Go Go Make of All Disciples

332

646

491 819

320

792

843

769

646

866

648

810 92

Go Out in the World

585

Go Out to the World

762

Go to the World

532

586

546

Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise

529

584

543

Hail, Thee, Festival Day

524 668

626

I Send You Out

851

758

I Will Be with You

587

824

643 321

816

641

452

640

451

905

832

452

738

484

470 508

818 132

919

664

154

Jesus Shall Reign

569

812

Lord, You Give the Great Commission

790

837

544

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

642

767

641

345 494

843

478

633

638

645

668

806

543

743

Open the Eyes of My Heart

206

Open Up the Heavens

207

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

564

Since Our Great High Priest, Christ Jesus

531

To Jesus Christ Our Sov’reign King

570

You Are Called to Tell the Story

784

G I A Q U A R T E R LY

813 683

Jesus Reigns

568

349

618

573

347

848

774

635 671

38

472

W4

Worship 4th Edition

G4

Gather 4th Edition

G3

Gather 3rd Edition

LM2

Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition

RS2

Ritual Song Second Edition

OC

Oramos Cantando

637

Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises / Halleluya! Pelo Tsa Rona

In Christ There Is No East or West

OIF

642

VCS

Voices

OIF

One in Faith

SM

WC/M

CEL/H

CEL/M

Acudamos Jubilosos

608

376

Seasonal Missalette

Alabemos a Dios

617 458

342

We Celebrate Hymnal Missal

Aleluya, Cantemos al Señor

622

343

Aleluya, el Señor Resucitó

501

341

278

183

Altísimo Señor

516

419

Cantemos al Amor de los Amores

660

417

Canten a Dios con Alegría

541

Alaben Todos: Sal 148*

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Christ Has No Body Now But Yours

WS

409

233

297

744

837

Christ High-Ascended

625

678

WC/M

307

224

561

399

284

181

232

Go

751

627

923

766

Go Out in the World

READINGS [58] Acts of the Apostles 1:1–11

920

764

360

Go, Make of All Disciples

405

931

767

366

248

365

431

384

Hail the Day That Sees Christ Rise

238

620

529

225

189

He Who Walked upon the Water

247

618

527

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)*

I Send You Out

922 273

747

637

Let the Earth Rejoice and Sing

251

621

528

789

658

296

861

718

330

Lord, You Give the Great Commission 300

626

Señor, Tú Eres el Pan

520

388

226

188

557

394

286

208

572

375

619

526

Somos Pueblo Santo 274

745

Ephesians 1:17–23 or 4:1–13 or 4:1–7, 11–13 Mark 16: 15–20

Señor, Mi Dios* 248

Psalm 47:2–3, 6–7, 8–9 (Rx 6 or Alleluia)

363

Jesus Shall Reign

To Jesus Christ, Our Sov’reign King

CEL/M ¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Missal

361

400

Sing We Triumphant Hymns of Praise

CEL/H

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Hymnal

759

Go to the World!

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

WS

Word and Song

530

Con la Cruz* Crown Him with Many Crowns

SM

636

Un Mandamiento Nuevo

* = BILINGUAL

Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from Christ for the World We Sing (christ is our song).........D-00643310 Text by Samuel Wolcott, Alan J. Hommerding / Music by Jonathan Kohrs

Lift Up Your Hearts, Believers (webb)....................................D-U01516 Text by Sylvia G. Dunstan O People, Clap Your Hands (festal song)........................... D-897333 Text by David Gambrell

Clap Your Hands (hehn).........................................................D-U00618 Text by Mary Louise Bringle / Music by Sally Ann Morris

Worthy Is the Lamb (fort wayne).........................................D-987249 Text by Adam M. L. Tice / Music by Ryan Flanigan

Festal Acrostic: Ascension (leibrecht)........................... D-00643334 Text by Alan J. Hommerding / Music by Christian Cosas

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May 12 /Seventh Sunday of Easter WE RETURN TO THE FIRST CHAPTER of the Acts of the Apostles this week, to the choosing of Judas Iscariot’s successor. There are a few things to note about this passage.

First, by ensuring there would be twelve named apostles carrying out Christ’s mission, Luke shows that in the Christian community, Israel and its twelve tribes are restored. Although the number twelve is significant for both Jews and Christians, this passage is a good reminder that Jesus had many more than twelve followers; the reading mentions 120 gathered there to choose from. So we need not take the number twelve literally in our ritual imagination, especially when choosing how many people will have their feet washed on Holy Thursday, noting

that the Roman Missal makes no mention of the number of people for that ritual.

Second, there’s a typo in the USA Lectionary at Acts 1:23.

The Lectionary names one of the proposed choices to be “Judas called Barsabbas.” But in the actual passage in the Bible, he is named “Joseph.”

Text aside, the most significant element in this reading is how the apostles discerned. First they proposed two choices, then they prayed, and finally they followed supernatural inspiration as a direct outcome of their prayer. A disciple orients their life completely to Christ, for they know he is active in every part of it. —DM

Hymnals

W4

G4

G3

LM2

RS2

OC

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

953

1018

949

752

1030

744

As a Fire Is Meant for Burning

734

817

744

850

608

At That First Eucharist

954

1017

914

756

1024

763

Be Not Afraid

680

754

683

583

797

574

Can We Love?

VCS

OIF

630

G4

Gather 4th Edition

G3

Gather 3rd Edition

45

Christ Has No Body Now but Yours (Lawton)

860

760

Christ Has No Body Now but Yours (Warner) Go to the World

532

586

God, We Praise You

599

682

God, Whose Purpose is to Kindle

797

885

546

882 321

641

Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition

838

Ritual Song Second Edition

905

Oramos Cantando

102 490

588

I Will Be with You

VCS

Voices

587

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

642

767

641

Love Has Brought Us Here Together

985

1069

969

494

806

543

743

1073

Love One Another (King)

186

741

No Greater Love

698

769

701

812

590

O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God

914

997

902

649

732

651

One Bread, One Body

931

1042

932

1027

756

555

They’ll Know We Are Christians

904

835

669

688

Ubi Caritas (de Silva)

548 500

589

746

Ubi Caritas (Taizé)

702

We Are Many Parts

822

910

760

834

918

671

We Gather in Love

291

Where Charity and Love Abide

299

Where Charity and Love Prevail

700

774

706

You Are Called to Tell the Story

784

848

774

G I A Q U A R T E R LY

809

40

RS2 OC

He Lives in Us I Have Loved You

LM2

691 452

703 813

W4

Worship 4th Edition

747

OIF

One in Faith

SM

WC/M

WS

CEL/H

CEL/M

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

233

744

625

278

183

516

419

Altísimo Señor Amémonos de Corazón Amén, el Cuerpo de Cristo*

528 351

551

Amor Es Vida

513

379

585

337

At That First Eucharist

357

655

573

239

238

At the Table of the World

345

680

577

255

235

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144)

456

393

Bendigamos al Señor

576

Con la Cruz*

561

399

El Pan de la Vida (Cortés)

510

386

446

409

603

359

El Señor Es Compasivo: Sal 103(102)*

183

463

393

Estamos Reunidos Go to the World!

400

920

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)* He Who Walked upon the Water

247

618

764

360

365

431

384

527

Hemos Oído Tu Voz

523

392

Hoy Nos Reunimos

604

357

I Send You Out

922

363

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

300

861

718

330

One Bread, One Body

336

683

589

260

836

686

The Spirit of God

229

318

854

711

333

Ubi Caritas/Where True Charity

224

856

712

334

156

607

362

335

157

We Gather in Love Where Charity and Love Prevail (Benoit)

WS

Word and Song

CEL/H

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Hymnal

CEL/M ¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Missal

READINGS [60] Acts of the Apostles 1:15–17, 20a, 20c–26 Psalm 103:1–2, 11–12, 19–20 (Rx 19a or Alleluia)

John 17:11b–19

917 299

Where Charity and Love Prevail (Hill) Where Charity Is True

WC/M

We Celebrate Hymnal Missal

1 John 4:11–16

Ubi Caritas/Live in Charity Vamos a la Casa del Señor

SM

Seasonal Missalette

207

862

716

855

719

694

* = BILINGUAL

Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from Gathered and Scattered (gathered and scattered).........D-U01098 John L. Bell

Rejoice, and Join the Melody (st. columba)D-U01396 Text by Adam M. L. Tice

God Is Love (deus amor est)..................................................D-U01188 Text by David Bjorlin / Music by Benjamin Brody

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May 19 /Pentecost M A N Y D I O C E S E S C E L E B R AT E L I T U R GY in a multitude of languages. The three major ones in mine are English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. When our Irish-born bishop was assigned to our diocese, he worked hard to learn Spanish and could lead some parts of the Eucharistic prayer well. But truth be told, everything else he tried in Spanish sounded awful.

What he lacked in languages, he excelled in love for the people he served. This became clear at a dedication of a new church that served a mostly Mexican and Vietnamese community. Sitting near me was an older Vietnamese couple. They had been mostly silent during the Mass, their arms crossed as was their

custom, their eyes lowered in deferent prayer. The time came for the bishop to bless the people at the end of Mass. In what I am certain was an even worse accent than his Spanish, he began bravely to lead the closing blessing in Vietnamese. I could see the couple’s surprised looks, their confused faces, then a softening in their bodies, and finally tears on their cheeks. That single gesture had made all the difference.

The true gift of Pentecost is the courage and humility to step out beyond our fears and the familiar that we might enter the sacred and intimate world of another. More than just doors and mouths, Pentecost opens hearts. —DM

Hymnals

W4

G4

G3

LM2

RS2

OC

Baptized in Water

919

993

903

746

1020

733

Come Down, O Love Divine

534

589

556

332

646

Come, Holy Ghost

544

601

559

324

648

Come, Holy Spirit, Come Come, Spirit Blest/Ven, Creador

537

454

592

RS2

606 718

702

539

One in Faith

453 914

997

902

649

O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath

546

588

551

651

O Spirit All-Embracing

536

599

553

652

732

651 650

Pentecost Sequence

213

542

Send Down the Fire

1100

Spirit of God

645 593

557

1188

1084

653 874

1186

896

598

Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayer

654

Sweet, Sweet Spirit

327

The Day of Pentecost

494 543

595

558

328

650

459

Veni Creator Spiritus (Angotti)

489 282

538

VCS

Voices

OIF

O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God

G I A Q U A R T E R LY

OC

Oramos Cantando

117

Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song/ Vayan con Dios!

Veni Sancte Spiritus

Ritual Song Second Edition

116

Holy Spirit (You Are Welcome Here)

Veni Creator Spiritus

LM2

Lead Me, Guide Me 2nd Edition

457

541

850

G4

Gather 4th Edition

G3

329

I Have Been Anointed

W4

Worship 4th Edition

Gather 3rd Edition

75

Holy Spirit, We're Calling You

Sequence for Pentecost

646

460

Holy Spirit, Flow Through Me

Praise the Spirit in Creation

516

604

Holy Spirit, Come

Laus Tibi Sancte Spiritus

OIF

491

Flowing River

Holy Spirit, Lord Divine

VCS

590

550

326

647 42

461

493

SM

WC/M

WS

Aleluya, Cantemos al Señor

CEL/H

CEL/M

622

343

All the Earth

324

936

782

614

249

At the Table of the World

345

680

577

255

235

Bautízame, Señor, con Tu Espíritu

549

351

Bendeciremos por Siempre: Sal 145(144)

456

393

Come Down, O Love Divine

628

Come, Holy Ghost

258

768

646

551

195

Come, Holy Spirit, on Us Shine

261

622

531

229

193

Come, Holy Spirit, Wind and Fire

257

765

642

Creator Spirit, Lord of Grace

191

534

Es Mi Cuerpo (A los Hombres Amó Dios)

518

381

Espíritu Santo, Ven

550

354

431

384

Gusten y Vean: Sal 34(33)*

365

I Have Been Anointed 255

769

645

O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath

254

771

643

291

190

Por Ti Seré Pescador

568

Santifícame

661

Siempre Unidos

566

396

Somos Pueblo Santo

557

394

227

194

The Day of Pentecost Arrived

624

532

The Spirit of God

836

686

WC/M

We Celebrate Hymnal Missal

WS

Word and Song

CEL/H

¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Hymnal

CEL/M ¡Celebremos!

(Let Us Celebrate!)

Missal

VIGIL [62] Genesis 11:1–9 or Exodus 19:3–8a, 16–20b or Ezekiel 37:1–14 or Joel 3:1–5

819

O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God

SM

Seasonal Missalette

Psalm 104:1–2, 24, 35, 27–28, 29, 30 (Rx see 30 or Alleluia) Romans 8:22–27 John 7:37–39 EXTENDED VIGIL [62] Use all readings above

Un Solo Señor (Deiss)*

506

349

Un Solo Señor (Rubalcava)

581

352

Ven, Oh Creador*

551

350

644

552

348

Psalm 104:1, 24, 29–30, 31, 34 (Rx see 30 or Alleluia)

625

533

230

196

646

542

228

1 Corinthians 12:3b–7, 12–13 or Galatians 5:16–25

Ven, Oh Espíritu*

773

Veni Creator Spiritus (Angotti)

766

Veni, Creator Spiritus (chant) Veni Sancte Spiritus

259

DAY [63] Acts of the Apostles 2:1–11

Sequence: Veni, Sancte Spiritus John 20:19–23 or 15:26–27; 16:12–15

* = BILINGUAL

Congregational Hymn and Song Selections from Flame of God, Come Burn Inside Us (ae fond kiss)........... D-U01796 Text by David Bjorlin

O Holy Spirit, Power of the Weak (shepherd of your sheep)....................................................D-1010128 Text by David Bjorlin / Music by Swee Hong Lim

For Distant Clouds (koerselman)........................................ D-U00887 Text by Martin Leckebusch / Music by Benjamin Brody

Send, O God, Your Holy Spirit (stuttgart)..........................D-U01529 Text by Sylvia G. Dunstan

Holy Spirit, Bless Us with a Yearning (yearning)...............D-U00312 Text by Adam M. L. Tice, María Cornou / Music by Katie Graber

1-800-442-1358 The Spirit Is a Dove (marianne)............................................ D-919234 Text by Adam M. L. Tice / Music by Sally Ann Morris

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