Song Ideas and Suggestions for 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time / February 23, 2025
Entrance Antiphon: (Psalm 13 [12]:6) “O Lord, I trust in your merciful love. My heart will rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me.”
Psalm Settings:
The Lord is Kind and Merciful by John Angotti (WLP/GIA) found in the collection VOICES listen
The Lord is Kind and Merciful by Ed Bolduc (WLP/GIA) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 and VOICES listen
Gospel Acclamation: (John 13:34) “I give you a new commandment, says the Lord: love one another as I have loved you.”
Communion Antiphon: (Psalm 9:2–3) “I will recount all your wonders, I will rejoice in you and be glad, and sing psalms to your name, O Most High.”
or
(Jn 11:27) “Lord, I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God, who is coming into this world.”
Be God’s by Danielle Rose (WLP) from the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the CD Mysteries and VOICES“Where the world is merciless, be God’s mercy. Where the world is hopeless, be God’s hope. Where there is injustice, be God’s justice…” (Preparation / Closing) listen
Blessed are We by Trevor Thomson (GIA) found in the collection VOICES. “We have the calling to love beyond borders or fears, colors or status; love for the loveless, hope for the hopeless” (Preparation / Communion) listen
By Our Love by Christy Nockels (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “The time is now…and they will know us by our love.” (Preparation / Communion)
Can We Love by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) from the CD Captured and found in the collection VOICES “Loving our neighbor as ourselves the kingdom of love we will know.” (Song of Gathering / Preparation) listen
Glorify Him by Your Life by Lorraine Hess (WLP/GIA) from the CD Glorify Him and the collection VOICES . (Closing) listen
Go Into the World by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) found on the CD You Welcomed Me “Go into the world loving the people that you meet. Seek out the poor, the sick and the lonely. Let mercy lead, as you have received, for they are my sheep.” (Preparation / Communion / Closing)
Go Make a Difference by Steve Angrisano (spiritandsong.com) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2and VOICES listen “We are the hands of Christ reaching out to those in need, the face of God for all to see…” (Closing)
He Lives In Us by Amelia Acosta (WLP) from the collection and in the collection VOICES “…He lives in us and makes us the Body of Christ.” (Communion) listen
Holy Spirit, We’re Calling You by Ed Bolduc (WLP/GIA) “For the healing of the world, for the healing of the nations, Lord we pray with one voice, one song for all the earth…m,ay we be for the world the hands and feet of Christ…” found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM. (Use anywhere except Psalm) listen
I Will Choose Christ by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) from the CD Find Us Ready “How many times must he call my name?…I give my life, I give my all to you…I choose to serve.” (Gathering / Song of Preparation / Communion)
Lead Me, O Lord by John Angotti (GIA) “I am your servant of mercy and grace…your hands and feet…” found in the collection NOVUM. (Preparation / Communion)
Let Me Be Joy (Let Me be a Channel) by Ed Bolduc (edbolducmusic.com) “We are created to love, bearing the image of God…called to be the hands and feet of Jesus…” mp3 – sheet music
Let Your Mercy Wash Over Us by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light and the collectionsVOICES and NOVUM. (Communion) listen
Live the Love of Jesus by Trevor Thomson (WLP/GIA) found in the collection VOICES listen
Love One Another by Feargal King (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 , the CD We Will be the Light, and found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM. (Preparation / Communion) listen
Mercy by Lorraine Hess (WLP) found on the CD As I Pray found in the collection NOVUM. listen (Communion / Meditation)
The Beatitudes by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Word for Word and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 1 and the collection VOICES. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they’ll be called children of God…” (Communion Antiphon) listen
The Feast Meant for Everyone by Booth/Hart (OCP) “Bread for the immigrant, bread for the poor, bread for the hungry who beg at our door. Food for the outcast waiting to belong; come to the feast meant for everyone.” (Preparation / Communion)
The Hands and Feet of Jesus by Ubowski/Hart (GIA) “God so loved the world…” found in the collection VOICES. (Closing) listen
There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy by Ed Bolduc (WLP) found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3, VOICES and the collection NOVUM ( “Let there be a wideness in our mercy, let there be a kindness in our hearts.” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song) listen
We are the Light of the World by Greif
We are Your Love by Trevor Thomson (WLP/GIA) found in the collection VOICES “We are your hands…reaching out with mercy…light in the dark for all to see…” listen
We Breathe in Love by Craig Colson (WLP) from the CD Higher Praise “We breathe in love, we breathe out charity…” found in the collection NOVUM (Communion Meditation) octavo
We Gather In Love by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD We Gather In Love and found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM . “United in one spirit, each different in appearance, all are welcomed in the house of God. We gather in love.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen
Whatever You Do by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD Joy Beyond Our Dreams and found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM “Whatever you do to the least of your sisters and brothers you have done to me.” (Preparation / Closing) listen
Where Charity and Love Abide by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light and the collections VOICES and NOVUM “No greater love is there than this, than to lay down your life…” (Song of Preparation / Communion) listen
Where Charity and Love Prevail by John Angotti (GIA) foumnd in the collection NOVUM (Song of Preparation / Communion)