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Tuesday 16 February 2010

Ash Wednesday--Ordinary Form

This year, I will be singing the Ash Wednesday for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite in Toronto. Here is the program for tomorrow's Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Notice that it is in complete accord with the Sacramentary or Roman Missal for the Ordinary Form.


  • Prelude: The Lenten Prose ATTENDE DOMINE
  • Entrance Antiphon: Wisdom 11:24-25,27 Father Columba Kelly, OSB
    Lord, you are merciful to all, and hate nothing you have created. You overlook the sins of men to bring them to repentance. You are the Lord, our God.
  • Processional Hymn: O MERCIFUL REDEEMER
  • Kyrie Deus Genitor Alme (Mass XVIII)
  • Responsorial Psalm: Have Mercy on us LORD, for we have sinned (CBWII)
  • Acclamation: Praise to You LORD, King of Eternal Glory-Somerville
  • Three Antiphons for the Imposition of Ashes by D.A. Domet
  • Antiphon I: Joel 2:13
    Come back to the Lord with all your heart; leave the past in ashes, and turn to God with tears and fasting, for he is slow to anger and ready to forgive.
    Antiphon II: Joel 2:17; Ester 13:17
    Let the priests and ministers of the Lord lament before his altar, and say: Spare us, Lord; spare your people! Do not let us die for we are crying out to you.
    Antiphon III: Psalm 51:3
    Lord, take away our wickedness.
    Responsory (Gregorian chant) Baruch 3:2; Psalm 78:9
    Let us make amends for the sins we have committed in ignorance, lest death's day come upon us suddenly, when we might seek more time for repentance and find none. * Hearken, O Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against you. y. Help us, O God, our Saviour, and for the glory of your name, deliver us, O Lord. * Hearken, O Lord…
  • Offertory Antiphon to Gregorian Tone II Psalm 29:2-3
    I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord, I cried unto you and you healed me.
  • Offertory Hymn: LORD JESUS THINK ON ME +Synesius of Cyrene 4th c. SOUTHWELL
  • SANCTUS FROM MASS XVIII
  • Memorial Acclamation: LORD by Your cross and Resurrection--Somerville
  • AGNUS DEI FROM MASS XVIII
  • Communion Antiphon: Psalm 1:2-3 Father Columba Kelly, OSB
    The man who meditates day and night on the law of the Lord will yield fruit in due season.
  • Communion Hymn: PARCE DOMINE Gregorian hymn
  • Recessional Hymn: FROM THE DEPTHS OF SIN AND SADNESS Russian Melody


1 comment:

Mrs McLean said...

That looks really good! I especially appreciate how you got the three antiphons for the imposition of ashes in there.

Our Ash Wednesday TLM was very solemn and beautiful though in a very cold church! Men's Schola of four voices; ten women (six in mantillas) and sixteen men (including priest, servers & schola).