LOVE

Love is the word this week's liturgy speaks to us. Love is the melody this week’s liturgy sings to us.

This coming Sunday's texts are a great Valentine of Love.

 

We hear God speak to Moses  You must love your neighbor, as yourself.  

We hear the Psalmist sing  The Lord crowns you with love and compassion. 

We hear Jesus say to his disciples Love your enemies. 

And the Choir of Hope sings the great spiritual   I never felt such love in my soul before.

 

And last evening’s Valentine’s Day rehearsal was a realization of Christ’s words of Love:  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13: 35     You showed  this love over and over this week.

·       Your loving admiration of Elizabeth’s elegant, warm, inviting leadership Sunday evening (despite the microphone issue)

·       Your loving appreciation of Cora’s quick-fix of the microphone problem

·       Your loving attention to Daniel and Thomas moving Psalm singing Sunday evening

·       Your loving enthusiasm for Calvalita and Jerome’s singing of Steal away

·       Your loving welcome of  Priscilla and JoAnn returned to health and to Choir of Hope

·       Your loving reception of our newest singer, Phil (and his loving care of Sharon)

·       Your loving prayerfulness during our Chaplain Jamie’s prayer

·       Your loving sweetness to each of your brothers and sisters in the Choir of Hope.

 

The first great African preacher, Tertullian (c. 160-220 AD) could have been speaking of Choir of Hope when he wrote:   See, how they love one another.

 

                   Love,

                     JBS

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The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Ordo for February 19, 7:00

A Sunday of Love

 

 Choir of Hope, Men’s Schola Cantorum
 Psalmist  Christine 
Cantors Daniel , Christine 
Accompanist Thomas 
Leader of Song, Christine 
Selection of Assembly Songs  Christine , Anna 

 

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

Entrance    Sing of the Lord’s Goodness [UIC  682]

 Gloria  Mass of creation

Psalm (R & A) Refrain intonation Choir of Hope, Psalmist  CM

Gospel Acclamation    Mass of Creation  Cantor  DGF

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

Sanctus   Mass of Creation

Memorial Acclamation Mass of Creation,    “When we eat this bread”

Amen Mass of Creation  

Agnus Dei Mass of Creation Intonation Choir of Hope

Communio   I never felt love in my soul before   Spiritual

 Communion Procession  One bread, one body. [UIC 526]          

“Send forth”   Alleluia!   Sing to Jesus  William Dix, 1837-1898 [UIC 428]