The 22th Sunday in

Ordinary Time

30 August 2009

Saint Andrew & Saint William

Catholic Church in Verona, Wisconsin

In the Liturgy of the Word today, the Church reflects on the fine line that
exists between being lawful and being legalistic. Moses – in the first reading from
the Old Testament Book of Deuteronomy – reminds Israel (and us) about the
holy purpose of the Law: "Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am
teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession
of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you." (Dt. 4:1)
In all areas of our lives, laws and rules exist to protect things that are
important to us, whether they are the rules of baseball (which are observed to
ensure a fair and enjoyable game for both teams), or the guidelines a dentist would
give a patient to brush and floss several times daily (which are observed to protect
our oral health), or traffic laws (which are observed to maintain the safety of
everyone on the roadways). In these areas, the existence and enforcement of rules
and laws are clearly at the service of sportsmanship, health, and safety – all things
we hold dear. The same should hold true, then, of our relationship with God – a
relationship that we hold to be sacred. As such, we abide by ethical, moral, and
behavioral codes that God gives to us in order to live holy lives in the example of
Christ. This is perfectly healthy and lawful, and it helps us to grow in holiness as
we follow Christ to the promised land of Heaven.
As we hear in the Gospel of Saint Mark, legalism is not good and holy, for it
prevents people from growing in holiness rather than encouraging constant
conversion. Legalism makes Christianity a set of rules, when it should be about a
relationship with a Person (Jesus the Christ, the Son of God). May we all be
lawful in our relationship with Christ and not legalistic, cherishing the Law that
has been planted in our hearts.

Introductory Rites
Hymn at the Procession – 586
Take Up Your Cross Tune: BOURBON

Kyrie eleison Chant Mode III

Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy.
Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy.
Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy.
Gloria in excelsis Mass on G
Calvin M. Bower

Choir/Cantor alone:
Lord Jesus Christ,
only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the
sins of the world:

Choir/Cantor alone:
You are seated at the
right hand of the Father:

Opening Collect
The Priest prays the collect. All respond, Amen.
 Liturgy of the Word
Reading I Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8

You shall not add to the word which I am

commanding you, nor take away from it.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5

Richard Proulx

Reading II James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27

Prove yourselves doers of the word.

Gospel Acclamation A. Gregory Murray, O.S.B.

The Father willed to give us birth by the word of truth

that we may be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

Gospel Reading Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Neglecting the commandment of God,

you hold to the tradition of men.

Homily Rev. William F. Vernon

Pastor
 Liturgy of the Eucharist
Hymn at the Offertory – 558
Whatsoever You Do Tune: Willard F. Jabusch

Sanctus et Benedictus Mass for the City

Richard Proulx

Memorial Acclamation Mass for the City

Richard Proulx

Great Amen Mass for the City

Richard Proulx
 Communion Rite
The Our Father Traditional Chant

Priest: Deliver us, Lord…our Savior, Jesus Christ

Lamb of God Richard Proulx

Antiphon at the Communion
Psalm 145: The Hand of the Lord Columba Kelly, O.S.B.

Hymn of Thanksgiving – 613

O God, Our Help in Ages Past Tune: ST. ANNE

Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites
Final Blessing and Dismissal

Organ Postlude

Musical Remarks
The opening hymn at Mass today, Take Up Your Cross, should have a familiar
sound to it…even if we haven’t sung it recently at Saint Andrew & Saint William
churches. It has a certain resemblance to the tune for What Wondrous Love,
which we have sung several time over the past few months. The hymn tune
Bourbon comes from the similar shape-note musical traditions of the southern
United States. The term "shape-note" refers literally to the different shapes of the
notes in certain hymnals from Protestant musical traditions of the south. Rather
than reading the uniformly oval noteheads we find in our hymnals, people from
shape-note backgrounds would be able to distinguish pitch by the shapes of the
notes in addition to their placement on the staff.
While the tune Wondroud Love is found in the hymnal the Sacred Harp, the
tune Bourbon is found in the Hesperian Harp, published in 1848. Both hymnals
were similar but competing shape-note hymn-books popular in the southern
United States prior to the Civil War. The Hesperian Harp book was
considerably larger than the Sacred Harp, and thus not so widely used. The tune
is attributed to the Rev. Dr. William Clarke Hauser, a Methodist minister,
medical doctor, teacher, composer, and music publisher. Hauser was born in
North Carolina in 1812, and he passed away in 1880 in Georgia. He made a
significant musical contribution to the Hesperian Harp, writing thirty-six
hymns for the 552-page hymnal.
The text Take Up Your Cross was written by Charles William Everest (1814-
1877), an Episcopal minister from East Windsor, Connecticut.
-B. G.

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