Anointing of the sick and of the sick of heart

Dear Choir of Hope,

Thank you for your amazing concentration through a long and demanding rehearsal last evening. Sunday will be a moving balm and a healing anointing thanks to your commitment and focus.  

I know you join me in thanking Aaron for the powerful yet sweet addition of  his trumpets (all three of them).   I also know you join me in thanking our Steal away soloists Jerome and Elizabeth.  Finally, Please pray for soprano Joanne that she might be healed quickly so she can sing with us on Sunday.   

Sunday we will once again experience the beautiful rite of the anointing of the sick.   The texts we will hear on Sundayoverflow with images of God’s healing embrace:

·       “Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.”

·       “In God alone is my soul at rest for my hope comes from God.”

·       “Look at the birds in the sky, they do not sow or reap, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more important than they?”

Our music too must be an anointing balm, overflowing with sounds of God’s healing embrace—

Soul-filling sounds, peace-filled sounds;

Gentle and tender sounds poured generously over each person gathered in our Holy Place of Healing.

 

JBS

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Ordo for February 19, 7:00                                              

                                                     Choir of Hope, Men’s Schola Cantorum Psalmist  Daniel
Soloists Elizabeth, Jerome
Cantor Christine
Accompanist  Thomas
Trumpets   Aaron
Leader of Song Christine
Selection of Assembly Songs  Christine

 

Introit   Give peace, O Lord in all our days  with Psalm 122 Graduale Simplex, ed Paul Ford,   Choir of Hope, Men’s Schola Cantorum &AJH

Gloria  Mass of creation  with AJH  

Psalm (R & A) Refrain intonation Men of the Choir of Hope, Psalmist DGF

Gospel Acclamation    Alleluia 7, Berthier  Men’s Schola Cantorum

The Anointing of the Sick    There is a balm in Gilead  [ChoirBook Tab 2]  Spiritual before 1854 and based on  older hymns.

 Preparation of the Altar and Gifts  Christ, be our light  [UIC 737]  

Sanctus   Mass of Creation with AJH

Memorial Acclamation Mass of Creation,  

Amen Mass of Creation  with AJH

Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) Mass of Creation Intonation Choir of Hope and AJH 

Communio   Steal away to Jesus   Spiritual as sung by Wallace Willis, Choctaw freedman before 1862 Soloists: JS & EH

 Communion Procession   This hymn will be provided on Sunday at the rehearsal. 

“Send forth”   To be announced.