September 2012
Sunday Psalm #4
September 30, 2012
May the Lord Bless Us
Responsorial Psalm for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(October 7, 2012)
The psalm setting is an original composition by Tinnah dela Rosa for PraySing Ministry.
Please download the music sheet with a higher resolution here.
Click here to view the readings for next Sunday via the US Conference for Catholic Bishops website.
For more music on the liturgy, please contact us. If you want to get updates from us, please LIKE us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter!
Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
R. (cf. 5) May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
who walk in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
blessed shall you be, and favored.
R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
in the recesses of your home;
your children like olive plants
around your table.
R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Behold, thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
May you see your children's children.
Peace be upon Israel!
R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
May the Lord Bless Us
Responsorial Psalm for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(October 7, 2012)
The psalm setting is an original composition by Tinnah dela Rosa for PraySing Ministry.
Please download the music sheet with a higher resolution here.
Click here to view the readings for next Sunday via the US Conference for Catholic Bishops website.
For more music on the liturgy, please contact us. If you want to get updates from us, please LIKE us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter!
Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
R. (cf. 5) May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
who walk in his ways!
For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
blessed shall you be, and favored.
R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
in the recesses of your home;
your children like olive plants
around your table.
R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Behold, thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
The LORD bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
May you see your children's children.
Peace be upon Israel!
R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.
Saturday Q&A #4
September 29, 2012
Revised Roman Missal Q&A #4: What will the new Missal mean in my parish?
In the months before the revised translation is implemented, parishes will have to do many things. The parish will have to replace liturgical books and participation aids. Priests will practice proclaiming the new texts and will prepare homilies helping the faithful to understand the new translation and to deepen their appreciation for the Liturgy. The music ministers and the people will learn new musical settings for the parts of the Mass such as the Gloria, Sanctus, The Lord's Prayer (for the Philippines) and Memorial Acclamations. Catechists and teachers will help parishioners learn the new prayers. Parishes may also use this opportunity to undertake a thorough reexamination of their liturgical practices.
Quoted from the Parish Guide to Implementing the Roman Missal, 3rd ed. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. 2010.
* For more videos and articles on the changes in the Liturgy, please visit our Formation (Teaching Resources) Page.
God bless you in your ministry!
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Revised Roman Missal Q&A #4: What will the new Missal mean in my parish?
In the months before the revised translation is implemented, parishes will have to do many things. The parish will have to replace liturgical books and participation aids. Priests will practice proclaiming the new texts and will prepare homilies helping the faithful to understand the new translation and to deepen their appreciation for the Liturgy. The music ministers and the people will learn new musical settings for the parts of the Mass such as the Gloria, Sanctus, The Lord's Prayer (for the Philippines) and Memorial Acclamations. Catechists and teachers will help parishioners learn the new prayers. Parishes may also use this opportunity to undertake a thorough reexamination of their liturgical practices.
Quoted from the Parish Guide to Implementing the Roman Missal, 3rd ed. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. 2010.
* For more videos and articles on the changes in the Liturgy, please visit our Formation (Teaching Resources) Page.
God bless you in your ministry!
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Friday Inspiration #4
September 28, 2012
PraySing Ministry's Friday Inspiration #4 is a short film by Constantin Pilavios entitled "Small Pleasures." What are the small pleasures of your life that you don't notice because you are too busy or too distracted? Lift up to God the small pleasures in your life. How do you feel abou them? Speak to God about how you feel. Beg the Lord to fill your heart with gratitude for these gifts and ask the Lord to give you the eyes to see them every day. Have an inspired Friday! Many thanks to Constantin Pilavios for the video! |
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Thursday Music #4
September 27, 2012
PraySing Ministry's featured music this Thursday is a beautiful rendition of Psalm 8: "My Heart's Thanksgiving" composed by Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ and sung by Himig Heswita.
Reflect on your day. What are this day's events and experiences that you are most grateful for? Who are the persons that have touched you most? Recall each one of them with gratitude. They are blessings.
As you bring this song to prayer, speak to the Lord about this line: What am I that You should love me, and hold me as Your dearest love of all? What is the Lord's response to you?
What do these events, people, or experiences reveal about who God is? What do they reveal about who you are to God?
May you continue to grow in gratitude for all the gifts you have received. God bless you!
Many thanks to mhcaillesrn for the video!
* Please patronize our OPM composers and producers by buying the original CDs. You may find this song in the album "O, Bayan ng Diyos" produced by Jesuit Communications Foundation.
PraySing Ministry's featured music this Thursday is a beautiful rendition of Psalm 8: "My Heart's Thanksgiving" composed by Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ and sung by Himig Heswita.
Reflect on your day. What are this day's events and experiences that you are most grateful for? Who are the persons that have touched you most? Recall each one of them with gratitude. They are blessings.
As you bring this song to prayer, speak to the Lord about this line: What am I that You should love me, and hold me as Your dearest love of all? What is the Lord's response to you?
What do these events, people, or experiences reveal about who God is? What do they reveal about who you are to God?
May you continue to grow in gratitude for all the gifts you have received. God bless you!
Many thanks to mhcaillesrn for the video!
* Please patronize our OPM composers and producers by buying the original CDs. You may find this song in the album "O, Bayan ng Diyos" produced by Jesuit Communications Foundation.
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Wednesday Website #4
September 26, 2012
PraySing Ministry's featured website is the World Community for Christian Meditation.
Meditation is a universal spiritual wisdom and a practice that we find at the core of all the great religious traditions, leading from the mind to the heart. It is a way of simplicity, silence and stillness. It can be practised by anyone from wherever you are on your life’s journey. It is only necessary to be clear about the practice and then to begin – and keep on beginning.
Meditation has the capacity to open up the common ground between all cultures and faiths today. What makes meditation Christian? Firstly the faith with which you meditate – some sense of personal connection with Jesus. Then the historical scriptural and theological tradition in which we meditate.
Also, the sense of community it leads to: ‘when two or three pray together in my name, I am there among them.’ And the other means by which our spiritual life is nourished – the other forms of prayer like scripture, sacraments and worship. Meditation does not replace other forms of prayer. Quite the reverse it revives their meaning.
Finally - but also primarily - we meditate to take the attention off ourselves. In the Christian tradition it is seen as a work of love. Not surprising then if we find we become more loving people as a result of meditating and this will express itself in all our relationships, our work and our sense of service especially to those in any kind of need.
Learn to meditate and read more about World Community for Christian Meditation here.
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PraySing Ministry's featured website is the World Community for Christian Meditation.
Meditation is a universal spiritual wisdom and a practice that we find at the core of all the great religious traditions, leading from the mind to the heart. It is a way of simplicity, silence and stillness. It can be practised by anyone from wherever you are on your life’s journey. It is only necessary to be clear about the practice and then to begin – and keep on beginning.
Meditation has the capacity to open up the common ground between all cultures and faiths today. What makes meditation Christian? Firstly the faith with which you meditate – some sense of personal connection with Jesus. Then the historical scriptural and theological tradition in which we meditate.
Also, the sense of community it leads to: ‘when two or three pray together in my name, I am there among them.’ And the other means by which our spiritual life is nourished – the other forms of prayer like scripture, sacraments and worship. Meditation does not replace other forms of prayer. Quite the reverse it revives their meaning.
Finally - but also primarily - we meditate to take the attention off ourselves. In the Christian tradition it is seen as a work of love. Not surprising then if we find we become more loving people as a result of meditating and this will express itself in all our relationships, our work and our sense of service especially to those in any kind of need.
Learn to meditate and read more about World Community for Christian Meditation here.
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Tuesday PraySing #3
September 25, 2012
This Tuesday PraySing Ministry is sharing the music sheet 'Holy' written by Tinnah dela Rosa. This song uses a joyful and lively tune especially composed for the Revised Roman Missal. 'Holy' is among the many songs in the Gaudium Mass which will be released soon.
The full implementation of this Revised Roman Missal has been in effect in U.S. Catholic Churches since Advent 2011. While many Catholic Churches in the Philippines have already begun the gradual implementation of the new Roman Missal text, its full implementation in certain Philippine dioceses will take effect this Advent 2012. Among the songs that have changed in the mass is the Holy or the Sanctus.
Below is the new text of the Holy (changes in bold fonts):
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Download the higher resolution pdf file here. The full version with choir parts and chords will be available when the Gaudium Mass songbook and CD are released. You may also listen to the sample midi file here. To inquire about the Gaudium Mass, please contact us.
Watch out for the launching of the Gaudium Mass CD and Songbook! Just visit PraySing Ministry's site for updates. LIKE us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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This Tuesday PraySing Ministry is sharing the music sheet 'Holy' written by Tinnah dela Rosa. This song uses a joyful and lively tune especially composed for the Revised Roman Missal. 'Holy' is among the many songs in the Gaudium Mass which will be released soon.
The full implementation of this Revised Roman Missal has been in effect in U.S. Catholic Churches since Advent 2011. While many Catholic Churches in the Philippines have already begun the gradual implementation of the new Roman Missal text, its full implementation in certain Philippine dioceses will take effect this Advent 2012. Among the songs that have changed in the mass is the Holy or the Sanctus.
Below is the new text of the Holy (changes in bold fonts):
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Download the higher resolution pdf file here. The full version with choir parts and chords will be available when the Gaudium Mass songbook and CD are released. You may also listen to the sample midi file here. To inquire about the Gaudium Mass, please contact us.
Watch out for the launching of the Gaudium Mass CD and Songbook! Just visit PraySing Ministry's site for updates. LIKE us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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Monday Prayer #3
September 24, 2012
Almighty God,
give us wisdom to perceive you,
intellect to understand you,
diligence to seek you,
patience to wait for you,
eyes to behold you,
a heart to meditate upon you,
and life to proclaim you,
through the power of the Spirit
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is a prayer by St. Benedict of Nursia.
How about you, what is it that you seek from God?
What is it that you desire?
Speak to the Lord about it...
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Almighty God,
give us wisdom to perceive you,
intellect to understand you,
diligence to seek you,
patience to wait for you,
eyes to behold you,
a heart to meditate upon you,
and life to proclaim you,
through the power of the Spirit
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is a prayer by St. Benedict of Nursia.
How about you, what is it that you seek from God?
What is it that you desire?
Speak to the Lord about it...
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Sunday Psalm #3
September 23, 2012
The Precepts of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(September 30, 2012)
The psalm setting is an original composition by Tinnah dela Rosa for PraySing Ministry.
Please download the music sheet with a higher resolution here.
Click here to view the readings for next Sunday via the US Conference for Catholic Bishops website.
For more music on the liturgy, please contact us.
Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14
R. (9a) The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
the decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
Though your servant is careful of them,
very diligent in keeping them,
Yet who can detect failings?
Cleanse me from my unknown faults!
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
From wanton sin especially, restrain your servant;
let it not rule over me.
Then shall I be blameless and innocent
of serious sin.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
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The Precepts of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(September 30, 2012)
The psalm setting is an original composition by Tinnah dela Rosa for PraySing Ministry.
Please download the music sheet with a higher resolution here.
Click here to view the readings for next Sunday via the US Conference for Catholic Bishops website.
For more music on the liturgy, please contact us.
Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14
R. (9a) The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
the decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
Though your servant is careful of them,
very diligent in keeping them,
Yet who can detect failings?
Cleanse me from my unknown faults!
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
From wanton sin especially, restrain your servant;
let it not rule over me.
Then shall I be blameless and innocent
of serious sin.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
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Saturday Q&A #3
September 22, 2012
Revised Roman Missal Q & A #3: What's new or different about the revised translation of the Roman Missal?
"The style of the translation of the third edition is different. In accord with the rule for translation established by the Holy See, the revised translation follows the style of the original Latin texts more closely, including concrete images, repetition, parallelisms, and rhythm. The English used in the Mass texts is more formal and dignified in style. Where possible, the texts follow the language of Scripture and include many poetic images.
In addition, the third edition contains prayers for the celebration of recently canonized saints, additional prefaces for the Eucharistic Prayers, additional Masses and prayers for various needs and intentions, and some updated and revised rubrics (or instructions) for the celebration of the Mass."
Quoted from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. 2010.
* For more videos and articles on the changes in the Liturgy, please visit our Formation (Teaching Resources) Page.
God bless you in your ministry!
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Revised Roman Missal Q & A #3: What's new or different about the revised translation of the Roman Missal?
"The style of the translation of the third edition is different. In accord with the rule for translation established by the Holy See, the revised translation follows the style of the original Latin texts more closely, including concrete images, repetition, parallelisms, and rhythm. The English used in the Mass texts is more formal and dignified in style. Where possible, the texts follow the language of Scripture and include many poetic images.
In addition, the third edition contains prayers for the celebration of recently canonized saints, additional prefaces for the Eucharistic Prayers, additional Masses and prayers for various needs and intentions, and some updated and revised rubrics (or instructions) for the celebration of the Mass."
Quoted from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. 2010.
* For more videos and articles on the changes in the Liturgy, please visit our Formation (Teaching Resources) Page.
God bless you in your ministry!
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Friday Inspiration #3
September 21, 2012
PraySing's Friday Inspiration #3 is taken from Henry J.M. Nouwen's, "Bread for the Journey - A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith."
Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, “Prove that you are a good person.” Another voice says, “You’d better be ashamed of yourself.” There also is a voice that says, “Nobody really cares about you,” and one that says, “Be sure to become successful, popular, and powerful.”
But underneath all these often very noisy voices is a still, small voice that says, “You are my Beloved, my favor rests on you.” (cf. Mark 1:11) That’s the voice we need most of all to hear. To hear that voice, however, requires special effort; it requires solitude, silence, and a strong determination to listen.
That’s what prayer is. It is listening to the voice that calls us “my Beloved.”
Reflect on the voices that call your attention daily. Which voices are you often tuned in to? Perhaps today is the time to listen to the voice that calls us "Beloved."
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PraySing's Friday Inspiration #3 is taken from Henry J.M. Nouwen's, "Bread for the Journey - A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith."
Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, “Prove that you are a good person.” Another voice says, “You’d better be ashamed of yourself.” There also is a voice that says, “Nobody really cares about you,” and one that says, “Be sure to become successful, popular, and powerful.”
But underneath all these often very noisy voices is a still, small voice that says, “You are my Beloved, my favor rests on you.” (cf. Mark 1:11) That’s the voice we need most of all to hear. To hear that voice, however, requires special effort; it requires solitude, silence, and a strong determination to listen.
That’s what prayer is. It is listening to the voice that calls us “my Beloved.”
Reflect on the voices that call your attention daily. Which voices are you often tuned in to? Perhaps today is the time to listen to the voice that calls us "Beloved."
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Thursday Music #3
September 20, 2012
PraySing Ministry's featured song this Thursday is "The Answer" by Corrine May.
Sometimes we find ourselves grappling for answers to help us make sense of our life and why we go through certain experiences. When you are seeking answers to questions of meaning and purpose that crowd your mind, do you approach the Lord or do you try to find answers on your own? Through the crosses you must carry, do you sense a desire to bind yourself to the Lord?
May the Lord, who is loving and bountiful in mercy, bless you with answers that lead you closer to him.
Many thanks to Sun Beam for the video!
PraySing Ministry's featured song this Thursday is "The Answer" by Corrine May.
Sometimes we find ourselves grappling for answers to help us make sense of our life and why we go through certain experiences. When you are seeking answers to questions of meaning and purpose that crowd your mind, do you approach the Lord or do you try to find answers on your own? Through the crosses you must carry, do you sense a desire to bind yourself to the Lord?
May the Lord, who is loving and bountiful in mercy, bless you with answers that lead you closer to him.
Many thanks to Sun Beam for the video!
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Wednesday Website #3
September 19, 2012
PraySing Ministry's featured website for praying and singing is the Taizé website. This site provides helpful tips on how to pray in the tradition of the Taize community of France - a prayer using meditative singing, bible texts, responsorial intercessions and silence. This also includes notation and music files for learning their music for instruments and voices (SATB).
Today, the Taizé Community is made up of over a hundred brothers, Catholics and from various Protestant backgrounds, coming from around thirty nations. By its very existence, the community is a “parable of community” that wants its life to be a sign of reconciliation between divided Christians and between separated peoples.
Learn more about the Taizé community, their way of praying and singing to the Lord. Perhaps doing so will help all of us to also be signs of reconciliation between our brothers and sisters who are separated from us.
May nothing ever separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus (cf. Romans 8:39).
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PraySing Ministry's featured website for praying and singing is the Taizé website. This site provides helpful tips on how to pray in the tradition of the Taize community of France - a prayer using meditative singing, bible texts, responsorial intercessions and silence. This also includes notation and music files for learning their music for instruments and voices (SATB).
Today, the Taizé Community is made up of over a hundred brothers, Catholics and from various Protestant backgrounds, coming from around thirty nations. By its very existence, the community is a “parable of community” that wants its life to be a sign of reconciliation between divided Christians and between separated peoples.
Learn more about the Taizé community, their way of praying and singing to the Lord. Perhaps doing so will help all of us to also be signs of reconciliation between our brothers and sisters who are separated from us.
May nothing ever separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus (cf. Romans 8:39).
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Tuesday PraySing #2
September 18, 2012
This Tuesday PraySing Ministry is sharing the Glory to God music sheet composed by Tinnah dela Rosa. This song uses a joyful and lively tune especially composed for the Revised Roman Missal. Glory to God is among the many songs in the Gaudium Mass which will be released soon.
The full implementation of this Revised Roman Missal has been in effect in U.S. Catholic Churches since Advent 2011. While many Catholic Churches in the Philippines have already begun the gradual implementation of the new Roman Missal text, its full implementation in certain Philippine dioceses will take effect this Advent 2012. Among the songs that have changed in the mass is the Glory to God or the Gloria.
Below is the new text of the Gloria (changes in bold fonts):
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Download the higher resolution pdf file here. The full version with choir parts and chords will be available when the Gaudium Mass songbook is released. You may also go to the Links page to listen to the sample audio. To inquire about the Gaudium Mass, please contact us.
Watch out for the launching of the Gaudium Mass CD and Songbook! Just visit PraySing Ministry's site for updates or LIKE us on Facebook.
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This Tuesday PraySing Ministry is sharing the Glory to God music sheet composed by Tinnah dela Rosa. This song uses a joyful and lively tune especially composed for the Revised Roman Missal. Glory to God is among the many songs in the Gaudium Mass which will be released soon.
The full implementation of this Revised Roman Missal has been in effect in U.S. Catholic Churches since Advent 2011. While many Catholic Churches in the Philippines have already begun the gradual implementation of the new Roman Missal text, its full implementation in certain Philippine dioceses will take effect this Advent 2012. Among the songs that have changed in the mass is the Glory to God or the Gloria.
Below is the new text of the Gloria (changes in bold fonts):
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Download the higher resolution pdf file here. The full version with choir parts and chords will be available when the Gaudium Mass songbook is released. You may also go to the Links page to listen to the sample audio. To inquire about the Gaudium Mass, please contact us.
Watch out for the launching of the Gaudium Mass CD and Songbook! Just visit PraySing Ministry's site for updates or LIKE us on Facebook.
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Monday Prayer #2
September 17, 2012
God of love, help us to remember
That Christ has no body now on earth but ours,
No hands but ours, no feet but ours.
Ours are the eyes to see the needs of the world.
Ours are the hands with which to bless everyone now.
Ours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good.
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
How have you been as Christ's body on earth lately?
Today, converse with Jesus about how you might be able to be more like him.
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God of love, help us to remember
That Christ has no body now on earth but ours,
No hands but ours, no feet but ours.
Ours are the eyes to see the needs of the world.
Ours are the hands with which to bless everyone now.
Ours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good.
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
How have you been as Christ's body on earth lately?
Today, converse with Jesus about how you might be able to be more like him.
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Sunday Psalm #2
September 16, 2012
The Lord upholds my life
Responsorial Psalm for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 23, 2012)
PraySing Ministry is happy to share that the Responsorial Psalm for next Sunday, September 23, 2012 (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B), is composed by Mr. Alejandro D. Consolacion II, a highly acclaimed church composer and organist. Mr. Consolacion, will be a regular contributor of PraySing Ministry for the Sunday Psalm section.
Download the music with a higher resolution here.
You may view the readings for next Sunday at the US Conference for Catholic Bishops website.
For more music on the liturgy, please contact us.
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The Lord upholds my life
Responsorial Psalm for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 23, 2012)
PraySing Ministry is happy to share that the Responsorial Psalm for next Sunday, September 23, 2012 (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B), is composed by Mr. Alejandro D. Consolacion II, a highly acclaimed church composer and organist. Mr. Consolacion, will be a regular contributor of PraySing Ministry for the Sunday Psalm section.
Download the music with a higher resolution here.
You may view the readings for next Sunday at the US Conference for Catholic Bishops website.
For more music on the liturgy, please contact us.
If you want to receive regular updates from PraySing Ministry, please LIKE us on Facebook and share the site to all who may find it helpful.
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Saturday Q&A #2
September 15, 2012
Revised Roman Missal Q & A #2: Who is doing the work of translation for the Roman Missal, Third Edition?
The process of translating liturgical texts from the original Latin is a highly consultative work done by several groups. The International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) prepares English translations of liturgical texts on behalf of the conferences of bishops of English-speaking countries. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the other member conferences receive draft translations of each text and have the opportunity to offer comments and suggestions to ICEL. The ICEL proposes a second draft, which each conference approved and submits to the Vatican for final approval. Each conference reserves the right to amend or modify a particular text.
After the Vatican, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments examines the translated texts, offers authoritative approval (recognitio) of the texts, and grants permission for their use. Currently the Congregation is aided by the recommendations of Vox Clara, a special committee of bishops and consultants from English-speaking countries. The translation and review process is guided by the guidelines in Liturgiam Authenticam, issued in 2001, an instruction from the Congregation that outlines the principles and rules for liturgical translation. In 2007, the Congregation also issued a ratio outlining the specific rules for translation in English."
Quoted from the Parish Guide to Implementing the Roman Missal, 3rd ed. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. 2010.
* For more videos and articles on the changes in the Liturgy, please visit our Formation (Teaching Resources) Page.
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Revised Roman Missal Q & A #2: Who is doing the work of translation for the Roman Missal, Third Edition?
The process of translating liturgical texts from the original Latin is a highly consultative work done by several groups. The International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) prepares English translations of liturgical texts on behalf of the conferences of bishops of English-speaking countries. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the other member conferences receive draft translations of each text and have the opportunity to offer comments and suggestions to ICEL. The ICEL proposes a second draft, which each conference approved and submits to the Vatican for final approval. Each conference reserves the right to amend or modify a particular text.
After the Vatican, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments examines the translated texts, offers authoritative approval (recognitio) of the texts, and grants permission for their use. Currently the Congregation is aided by the recommendations of Vox Clara, a special committee of bishops and consultants from English-speaking countries. The translation and review process is guided by the guidelines in Liturgiam Authenticam, issued in 2001, an instruction from the Congregation that outlines the principles and rules for liturgical translation. In 2007, the Congregation also issued a ratio outlining the specific rules for translation in English."
Quoted from the Parish Guide to Implementing the Roman Missal, 3rd ed. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. 2010.
* For more videos and articles on the changes in the Liturgy, please visit our Formation (Teaching Resources) Page.
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Friday Inspiration #2
September 14, 2012
How do you speak to God? Perhaps it is time to speak to God as you do with your best friend. Remember: conversations involve both speaking and listening. What does God have to say to you? Listen... listen...
How do you speak to God? Perhaps it is time to speak to God as you do with your best friend. Remember: conversations involve both speaking and listening. What does God have to say to you? Listen... listen...
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Thursday Music #2
September 13, 2012
Today's featured song is Chris Tomlin's "Unfailing Love".
How are you being moved to respond to God's unfailing love? May your encounters today help you to recognize and respond to God's unfailing love.
Many thanks to imlivn4jesus for the video!
Today's featured song is Chris Tomlin's "Unfailing Love".
How are you being moved to respond to God's unfailing love? May your encounters today help you to recognize and respond to God's unfailing love.
Many thanks to imlivn4jesus for the video!
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Wednesday Website #2
September 12, 2012
Today's featured website is Pray-as-you-go.org, a website for auditory people who prefer to listen to prayers daily. Download mp3 or wma files on prayer for each day that provides a framework for your own prayer. Each prayer lasts between 10-13 minutes and combines music, scripture and some questions for reflection to help you to become more aware of God's presence in your life, listen to and reflect on God's word, and grow in your relationship with God.
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http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/index.htm
Go to the PraySing Ministry Links Page for more helpful sites.
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Today's featured website is Pray-as-you-go.org, a website for auditory people who prefer to listen to prayers daily. Download mp3 or wma files on prayer for each day that provides a framework for your own prayer. Each prayer lasts between 10-13 minutes and combines music, scripture and some questions for reflection to help you to become more aware of God's presence in your life, listen to and reflect on God's word, and grow in your relationship with God.
LIKE us on Facebook if you found this post helpful and share this with more friends.
http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/index.htm
Go to the PraySing Ministry Links Page for more helpful sites.
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Tuesday PraySing #1
September 11, 2012
Welcome to Tuesday PraySing! Each Tuesday PraySing Ministry will highlight a material from this website that you can use for prayer or singing. Have we considered lately the value of this prayer; the attention and respect which it requires; the preference we ought to give it; and the disposition which we should have as we pray it? As we listen to this excerpt let us pray the first four petitions we are asking our Father: 1. Hallowed be God's name; 2. May God's kingdom come; 3. May God's will be done; and 4. May we be given this day our daily bread. ***** |
Free music sheet of The Lord's Prayer can be downloaded here.
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Monday Prayer #1
September 10, 2012
Welcome to Monday Prayer! Each Monday PraySing Ministry will post prayers to help dispose you to be attentive to the Lord's voice.
PRAYER OF COMMITMENT
St. Francis Xavier
It is not Your promised heaven
That moves me, Lord, to love You.
It is not the fear of hell
That forces me to fear You.
What moves me, Lord, is You, Lord.
Fixed to a cross is Your wounded body,
The insults and Your death.
What moves me really is Your love, so that
Where there is no heaven, I would love You still.
For me to love You, You need nothing to give,
For even if I did not hope as indeed I hope,
Even so I would love You as indeed I love.
Jesus, You taught us how to love but we do not;
You taught us how to share but we do not;
You taught us how to correct the wrong but we do not;
You taught us how to give to the needy but we do not;
You taught us how to follow You, but we do not..
Jesus, You never fail to say no and give to me,
and all my brothers and sisters.
Teach us once more to be like you and not put a line
between the rich and the poor.
Open our hearts so we could truly love like children of God.
Help us to love again and join You in eternal life.
Source: Vitaliano R. Gorospe, SJ, compiler and editor, Faith That Does Justice: A Prayerbook for the Committed Christian (Makati: Bookmark, Inc., 1998), pp, 82-83.
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Welcome to Monday Prayer! Each Monday PraySing Ministry will post prayers to help dispose you to be attentive to the Lord's voice.
PRAYER OF COMMITMENT
St. Francis Xavier
It is not Your promised heaven
That moves me, Lord, to love You.
It is not the fear of hell
That forces me to fear You.
What moves me, Lord, is You, Lord.
Fixed to a cross is Your wounded body,
The insults and Your death.
What moves me really is Your love, so that
Where there is no heaven, I would love You still.
For me to love You, You need nothing to give,
For even if I did not hope as indeed I hope,
Even so I would love You as indeed I love.
Jesus, You taught us how to love but we do not;
You taught us how to share but we do not;
You taught us how to correct the wrong but we do not;
You taught us how to give to the needy but we do not;
You taught us how to follow You, but we do not..
Jesus, You never fail to say no and give to me,
and all my brothers and sisters.
Teach us once more to be like you and not put a line
between the rich and the poor.
Open our hearts so we could truly love like children of God.
Help us to love again and join You in eternal life.
Source: Vitaliano R. Gorospe, SJ, compiler and editor, Faith That Does Justice: A Prayerbook for the Committed Christian (Makati: Bookmark, Inc., 1998), pp, 82-83.
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Sunday Psalm #1
September 9, 2012
Welcome to Sunday Psalm! Each Sunday PraySing Ministry will post music that your choir can use as the Responsorial Psalm for the following Sunday.
I Will Walk Before the Lord
Responsorial Psalm for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 16, 2012)
The psalm setting is an original composition by Tinnah dela Rosa for PraySing Ministry.
Please download the music sheet with a higher resolution here. Click here to view the readings for next Sunday via the US Conference for Catholic Bishops website.
For more music on the liturgy, please contact us.
If you want to receive regular updates from PraySing Ministry, please LIKE us on Facebook and share the site to all who may find it helpful.
Below is the text of the Psalm:
Responsorial Psalm Ps 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
R. (9) I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
I love the LORD because he has heard
my voice in supplication,
Because he has inclined his ear to me
the day I called.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The cords of death encompassed me;
the snares of the netherworld seized upon me;
I fell into distress and sorrow,
And I called upon the name of the LORD,
"O LORD, save my life!"
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gracious is the LORD and just;
yes, our God is merciful.
The LORD keeps the little ones;
I was brought low, and he saved me.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
For he has freed my soul from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
I shall walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
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Welcome to Sunday Psalm! Each Sunday PraySing Ministry will post music that your choir can use as the Responsorial Psalm for the following Sunday.
I Will Walk Before the Lord
Responsorial Psalm for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 16, 2012)
The psalm setting is an original composition by Tinnah dela Rosa for PraySing Ministry.
Please download the music sheet with a higher resolution here. Click here to view the readings for next Sunday via the US Conference for Catholic Bishops website.
For more music on the liturgy, please contact us.
If you want to receive regular updates from PraySing Ministry, please LIKE us on Facebook and share the site to all who may find it helpful.
Below is the text of the Psalm:
Responsorial Psalm Ps 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
R. (9) I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
I love the LORD because he has heard
my voice in supplication,
Because he has inclined his ear to me
the day I called.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The cords of death encompassed me;
the snares of the netherworld seized upon me;
I fell into distress and sorrow,
And I called upon the name of the LORD,
"O LORD, save my life!"
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gracious is the LORD and just;
yes, our God is merciful.
The LORD keeps the little ones;
I was brought low, and he saved me.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
For he has freed my soul from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
I shall walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
or:
R. Alleluia.
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Saturday Q & A #1
September 8, 2012
Welcome to Saturday Q&A! Each Saturday PraySing Ministry will post a question about topics on prayer, liturgy, music, etc. that will aid in deepening our understanding of the topic and help us better worship or sing to the Lord. Our Saturday Q&A will begin with questions and answers on the Revised Roman Missal as the Philippines begins the gradual implementation of the Revised Roman Missal.
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Revised Roman Missal Q & A #1: Why is there a need for a new translation of the Roman Missal?
"In its Liturgy, the Church always attempts to follow the "norm of the holy Fathers." This effort "requires not only the preservation of what our immediate forebears have handed on to us, but also an understanding and a more profound pondering of the Church's entire past.... this broader view allows us to see how the Holy Spirit endows the People of God with a marvelous fidelity in preserving the unalterable deposit of faith, even though there is a very great variety of prayers and rites" (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 9)."
"The Liturgy must, therefore, always celebrate and make present the Paschal Sacrifice of Christ - his saving Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. However, over time, it may become necessary to make certain changes, such as adding prayers for recently canonized saints and adding texts that reflect the needs that the People of God wish to bring to God in prayer. The third edition of the Roman Missal makes such additions and provides a fresh translation of the Latin texts of the existing content of the Missal."
"Pope John Paul II issued the third edition of the Missale Romanum (the Latin text of the Roman Missal) during the Jubilee Year in 2000. This new edition included many new texts requiring translation. In addition, the experience of the years after the Second Vatican Council gave rise to a desire for more formal and literal translations of the original Latin texts. This new translation will employ the best of what we have learned about translation and liturgical language in two generations of celebrating the Liturgy in the vernacular. It will provide an opportunity to reflect ever more deeply on the eucharistic celebration that lies at the heart of the Church's life."
Quoted from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. 2010.
God bless you in your ministry!
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Welcome to Saturday Q&A! Each Saturday PraySing Ministry will post a question about topics on prayer, liturgy, music, etc. that will aid in deepening our understanding of the topic and help us better worship or sing to the Lord. Our Saturday Q&A will begin with questions and answers on the Revised Roman Missal as the Philippines begins the gradual implementation of the Revised Roman Missal.
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Revised Roman Missal Q & A #1: Why is there a need for a new translation of the Roman Missal?
"In its Liturgy, the Church always attempts to follow the "norm of the holy Fathers." This effort "requires not only the preservation of what our immediate forebears have handed on to us, but also an understanding and a more profound pondering of the Church's entire past.... this broader view allows us to see how the Holy Spirit endows the People of God with a marvelous fidelity in preserving the unalterable deposit of faith, even though there is a very great variety of prayers and rites" (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 9)."
"The Liturgy must, therefore, always celebrate and make present the Paschal Sacrifice of Christ - his saving Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. However, over time, it may become necessary to make certain changes, such as adding prayers for recently canonized saints and adding texts that reflect the needs that the People of God wish to bring to God in prayer. The third edition of the Roman Missal makes such additions and provides a fresh translation of the Latin texts of the existing content of the Missal."
"Pope John Paul II issued the third edition of the Missale Romanum (the Latin text of the Roman Missal) during the Jubilee Year in 2000. This new edition included many new texts requiring translation. In addition, the experience of the years after the Second Vatican Council gave rise to a desire for more formal and literal translations of the original Latin texts. This new translation will employ the best of what we have learned about translation and liturgical language in two generations of celebrating the Liturgy in the vernacular. It will provide an opportunity to reflect ever more deeply on the eucharistic celebration that lies at the heart of the Church's life."
Quoted from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. 2010.
God bless you in your ministry!
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Friday Inspiration #1
September 7, 2012
Welcome to Friday Inspiration!
Each Friday PraySing Ministry will post something to inspire you to reflect or pray. Enjoy!
"Dream big. Learn humbly. Reflect honestly. Lead bravely. Serve graciously. Support tenderly. Transform much." - Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart
What are your dreams?
What are the best lessons you have learned?
How honest are your reflections?
Where are you leading others?
How do you serve?
Whom and how do you support?
What areas of life do you transform?
Speak to the Lord about these for a few moments in prayer...
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Welcome to Friday Inspiration!
Each Friday PraySing Ministry will post something to inspire you to reflect or pray. Enjoy!
"Dream big. Learn humbly. Reflect honestly. Lead bravely. Serve graciously. Support tenderly. Transform much." - Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart
What are your dreams?
What are the best lessons you have learned?
How honest are your reflections?
Where are you leading others?
How do you serve?
Whom and how do you support?
What areas of life do you transform?
Speak to the Lord about these for a few moments in prayer...
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Thursday Music #1
September 6, 2012
Good day friends! Each Thursday we will feature a song that can aid you in deepening your relationship with the Lord.
Our featured song today is "Everything In Its Time" by Corrine May who reminds us, "Hold on to patience and watch for the sign.... Maybe there's another plan, one I still can't see..."
Enjoy listening and praying with us.
Many thanks to Elaine Palamos for the video!
Good day friends! Each Thursday we will feature a song that can aid you in deepening your relationship with the Lord.
Our featured song today is "Everything In Its Time" by Corrine May who reminds us, "Hold on to patience and watch for the sign.... Maybe there's another plan, one I still can't see..."
Enjoy listening and praying with us.
Many thanks to Elaine Palamos for the video!
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Wednesday Website #1
September 5, 2012
Good day friends! Each Wednesday we will feature a helpful website that can aid you in prayer or in your music ministry.
Our featured site today is Sacred Space, a prayer site run by the Irish Jesuits. Sacred Space guides your prayer and prepares you to have a meaningful encounter with the Lord using the reading for the day.
If you find yourself too busy to pray or if you just have a hard time focusing, make Sacred Space your homepage and begin your internet time with a few minutes with the Lord. Have a blessed prayer time!
LIKE us on Facebook if you found this post helpful and share this with more friends.
http://www.sacredspace.ie/
Go to the PraySing Ministry Links Page for more helpful sites.
Good day friends! Each Wednesday we will feature a helpful website that can aid you in prayer or in your music ministry.
Our featured site today is Sacred Space, a prayer site run by the Irish Jesuits. Sacred Space guides your prayer and prepares you to have a meaningful encounter with the Lord using the reading for the day.
If you find yourself too busy to pray or if you just have a hard time focusing, make Sacred Space your homepage and begin your internet time with a few minutes with the Lord. Have a blessed prayer time!
LIKE us on Facebook if you found this post helpful and share this with more friends.
http://www.sacredspace.ie/
Go to the PraySing Ministry Links Page for more helpful sites.