Choir of St Francis of Assisi, Paddington

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Year of Matthew

1 Kg 3:5, 7-12; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 The Kingdom of heaven

• Introit: God is in His holy dwelling place; the God who causes us to dwell together, one at heart, in His house; He Himself will give power and strength to His people.
• Mass setting: Mass in F (H. Sumsion)
• Motet: Behold the tabernacle of God* (Harris)
• Communio: Simile est regnum caelorum homini negatiotori, quaerenti bonas margaritas: inventa una pretiosa margarita, dedit omnia sua et comparavit eam. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking precious pearls. When he had found one pearl of great price, he sold all he had, and made it his own.
• Organ Prelude: Dialogue sur la Voix humaine – François Couperin (1668–1733)
• Organ Voluntary: Sonata No 1 (4th mvt) – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Organist: Bransby Byrne

*Behold, the tabernacle of God is with you,
and the Spirit  God dwelleth within you.
For the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
For the love of whom ye do this day celebrate the joys of the temple
with a season of festivity. Alleluia.

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Year of Matthew

Wis 12:13, 16-19; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 Let them grow together until the harvest

• Introit: Behold, God is my helper, and the Lord is the upholder of my soul; turn back all the evil against my enemies, destroy them in your fidelity, O Lord, the protector of my life.
• Mass setting: Mass in F (H. Darke)
• Motet: Cantique de Jean Racine* (Fauré)
• Communio: Acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes et holocausta, super altare tuum, Domine Then you will be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with oblations and burnt offerings over your altar O Lord.
• Organ Prelude: Priere à Notre Dame (Suite Gothique) – Léon Boëllmann (1862–1897)
• Organ Offertorium: Christ my Lord, God’s only-begotten Son – Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
• Organ Voluntary: Toccata (Suite Gothique) – Léon Boëllmann (1862–1897)

Organist: Bransby Byrne

Verbe, égal au Très-Haut, notre unique espérance, jour éternel de la terre et des cieux; de la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence, divin Sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux! Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce puissante, que tout l’enfer fuie au son de ta voix; dissipe le sommeil d’une âme languissante, qui la conduit à l’oubli de tes lois! O Christ, sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle pour te bénir maintenant rassemblé.  Reçois les chants qu’il offre à ta gloire immortelle, et de tes dons qu’il retourne comblé!

O Word, equal of the Most High, our sole hope, eternal day of earth and the heavens, we break the silence of the peaceful night.

Divine Saviour, cast Your eyes upon us! Shed the light of Your mighty grace upon us. Let all Hell flee at the sound of Your voice.  Dispel the slumber of a languishing soul that leads it to the forgetting of Your laws!

O Christ, be favourable unto this faithful people now gathered to bless You. Receive the hymns it offers unto Your immortal glory and may it return laden with Your gifts.