December 2015
Tuesday PraySing #109
December 29, 2015
May God bless us in his mercy Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God January 1, 2016 Our setting in Engish for the responsorial psalm on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is by Tinnah M. dela Rosa. New Year's resolutions are often made simply as fodder for jokes with the assumption that they won't last. Our celebration of the Christmas mystery, however, asks of us a response that is more than a half-hearted resolution. We cannot afford to take lightly our encounter with this mystery and its power to make a real difference in how we live. After their marvelous encounter with the newborn Savior lying in a manger, the shepherds returned to the ordinariness of their lives. Yet they were not the same. These scruffy shepherds had become messengers of the in-breaking of God's salvation. When we come to the end of this year's celebration of the Christmas mystery, we will return to the ordinariness of our lives. How will we have been changed? What message will we proclaim to others during the rest of the year? (Cf. Living Liturgy 2013, p. 33) May the Lord grant you a blessed and most memorable new year! May you keep 'praysing' God by your life! |
Sunday Psalm #173
December 27, 2015
Lord, every nation on earth will adore you The Epiphany of the Lord (C) January 3, 2016 Our psalms in English for next week, the Second Sunday of Advent, are by Alejandro D. Consolacion II and Tinnah M. dela Rosa while the setting in Filipino is by Jeffrey Ray C. Miguel. When you sing this responsorial psalm, you reveal who Christ is: the justice, peace, and mercy of God in full flesh. You also participate in the church's prayer that all peoples recognize who Christ is an come to adore him. What might you do this week to be the justice of God in human flesh for someone? Who needs you to be the mercy of God made flesh? (Cf. Living Liturgy 2013, p. 35). Click the picture or the highlighted link to download the high resolution PDF of our composers. Click the highlighted link to view the readings for Sunday (January 3, 2016) in English via the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and in Filipino via the Word and Life Publications. |
Tuesday PraySing #108
December 22, 2015
This Christmas day, we wish to share 6 responsorial psalm settings for the different masses during the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas) - for the vigil mass, midnight mass, mass at dawn and mass during the day. Many thanks to Tinnah M. dela Rosa and Jeffrey Ray C. Miguel for their contributions. You may freely download the pieces from this link.
A blessed and meaningful Christmas to you! May you keep 'praysing' God by your life!
This Christmas day, we wish to share 6 responsorial psalm settings for the different masses during the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas) - for the vigil mass, midnight mass, mass at dawn and mass during the day. Many thanks to Tinnah M. dela Rosa and Jeffrey Ray C. Miguel for their contributions. You may freely download the pieces from this link.
A blessed and meaningful Christmas to you! May you keep 'praysing' God by your life!
Sunday Psalm #172
December 20, 2015
Blessed are those who fear the Lord
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (C)
December 27, 2015
Our psalm in English for next Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, is by Tinnah M. dela Rosa.
In this responsorial psalm you call the assembly to become conscious of who they are - a holy family who dwell in the house of the Lord. What would strengthen your own sense of yourself as a member of God's family? How might you live this week so that this identity be more evident to others? (Cf. Living Liturgy 2013, p. 29).
Click the picture or the highlighted link to download the high resolution PDF of our composers. Click the highlighted link to view the readings for Sunday (December 27, 2015) in English via the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (C)
December 27, 2015
Our psalm in English for next Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, is by Tinnah M. dela Rosa.
In this responsorial psalm you call the assembly to become conscious of who they are - a holy family who dwell in the house of the Lord. What would strengthen your own sense of yourself as a member of God's family? How might you live this week so that this identity be more evident to others? (Cf. Living Liturgy 2013, p. 29).
Click the picture or the highlighted link to download the high resolution PDF of our composers. Click the highlighted link to view the readings for Sunday (December 27, 2015) in English via the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Tuesday PraySing #107
December 15, 2015
The Hebrew acclamation "Praise God!" is echoed by the Latin “Alleluia”. It is a key word in Christian worship that heralds the Gospel. In a solemn celebration the deacon goes to the altar where the Gospel is enthroned. He lifts the book and, accompanied by altar servers with candles and on some occasions incense, processes with the Gospels held high while choir and community acclaim the good news with “Alleluia,” alternating with verses appropriate to the Gospel of the day. Christians acclaim the most wonderful deed of God among humankind, Jesus Christ, here made visible in the book containing His words and message to us all. As we approach the Christmas Season of Year C, we wish to share the verses for the Gospel Acclamation. This can be used in place of the verse in the recording of the Gaudium Alleluia from the Gaudium Mass setting. Please feel free to sing this for your liturgical celebrations. You may click the picture to download the high resolution PDF file. Please view the sample video below to see how you can insert the verses. |
Sunday Psalm #171
December 13, 2015
Lord, make us turn to you
Fourth Sunday of Advent (C)
December 20, 2015
Our psalm in English for next week, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, is composed by Tinnah M. dela Rosa.
As you prepare to sing this psalm, spend some time reflecting on where and when you see the face of God and where and when you struggle to see that face. In what direction do you need to "turn" that you might better see? (Cf. Living Liturgy 2013, p. 17).
Click the picture or the highlighted link to download the high resolution PDF of our composers. Click the highlighted link to view the readings for Sunday (December 20, 2015) in English via the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Lord, make us turn to you
Fourth Sunday of Advent (C)
December 20, 2015
Our psalm in English for next week, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, is composed by Tinnah M. dela Rosa.
As you prepare to sing this psalm, spend some time reflecting on where and when you see the face of God and where and when you struggle to see that face. In what direction do you need to "turn" that you might better see? (Cf. Living Liturgy 2013, p. 17).
Click the picture or the highlighted link to download the high resolution PDF of our composers. Click the highlighted link to view the readings for Sunday (December 20, 2015) in English via the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Thursday Music #136
December 10, 2015
What do we eagerly await for on Christmas Day?
Just like a child waiting to open presents on Christmas morning, what does Christmas mean in this ever-changing and fast-paced era? Do we still keep in mind and heart the real meaning of this celebration?
Jesus Christ is God’s Present for mankind, made human so He could be closer to us, one of us, an among us. He alone is enough for he is more precious than any material present. And He was born human through Mary, whom God chose among all women to be Holy and Immaculate upon conception and whose Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception we recently celebrated.
As we pray and reflect this Christmas, may we be reminded of the season's true meaning. Let this song, Oyayi (or lullaby) performed by the Ateneo Chamber Singers, remind us of that mother who was eagerly awaiting for her child — for that Holy Child God had sent to the world -- to be born. May Mary’s patient waiting and simplicity be our inspiration this Season.
Many thanks to Mike Kilayko for the video and to Em Alcantara for the reflection!
What do we eagerly await for on Christmas Day?
Just like a child waiting to open presents on Christmas morning, what does Christmas mean in this ever-changing and fast-paced era? Do we still keep in mind and heart the real meaning of this celebration?
Jesus Christ is God’s Present for mankind, made human so He could be closer to us, one of us, an among us. He alone is enough for he is more precious than any material present. And He was born human through Mary, whom God chose among all women to be Holy and Immaculate upon conception and whose Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception we recently celebrated.
As we pray and reflect this Christmas, may we be reminded of the season's true meaning. Let this song, Oyayi (or lullaby) performed by the Ateneo Chamber Singers, remind us of that mother who was eagerly awaiting for her child — for that Holy Child God had sent to the world -- to be born. May Mary’s patient waiting and simplicity be our inspiration this Season.
Many thanks to Mike Kilayko for the video and to Em Alcantara for the reflection!
Sunday Psalm #170
December 6, 2015
Cry out with joy and gladness
Third Sunday of Advent (C)
December 13, 2015
Our psalm in English for next week, the Third Sunday of Advent, is composed by Tinnah M. dela Rosa.
In singing these verses you are the prophet Isaiah announcing God's saving presence in the midst of the people. How does your manner of living announce this presence of the Holy One? How in your singing will the people hear God singing joyfully over them? (Cf. Living Liturgy 2013, p. 13).
Click the picture or the highlighted link to download the high resolution PDF of our composers. Click the highlighted link to view the readings for Sunday (December 13, 2015) in English via the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Cry out with joy and gladness
Third Sunday of Advent (C)
December 13, 2015
Our psalm in English for next week, the Third Sunday of Advent, is composed by Tinnah M. dela Rosa.
In singing these verses you are the prophet Isaiah announcing God's saving presence in the midst of the people. How does your manner of living announce this presence of the Holy One? How in your singing will the people hear God singing joyfully over them? (Cf. Living Liturgy 2013, p. 13).
Click the picture or the highlighted link to download the high resolution PDF of our composers. Click the highlighted link to view the readings for Sunday (December 13, 2015) in English via the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.