The 27th Sunday

in Ordinary Time
4 October 2009

Saint Andrew & Saint William

Catholic Churches in Verona, Wisconsin

“It is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). The passage we
hear from the Old Testament Book of Genesis is the first of a set of read-
ings from Sacred Scripture that tell us of the wonders of (1) Creation, and (2)
Communion. All four of today’s passages from Sacred Scripture--Genesis
2:18-24, Psalm 128, Hebrews 2:9-11, and Mark 10:2-16--teach us about hu-
man and Communion. First, after creating Adam in His own likeness (Genesis
1:26), God said “it is not good for the man to be alone.” In other words, man
was intended not for isolation, but for Communion with God.
This passage is often proclaimed at celebrations of the Sacrament of Holy
Matrimony, since it directly explores the sacred bond between a man and a
woman, joined together in “the one blessing that was not forfeited by original
sin or washed away in the flood” (Nuptial Blessing). However, the phrase: “it
is not good for the man to be alone” takes on a ‘resurrective’ meaning when
it is applied to our relationship with Jesus, the Christ. For example, Pope
Benedict XVI reflects on loneliness, pointing out that “in truth--one thing is
certain: there exists a night into whose solitude no voice reaches; there is a
door through which we can only walk alone--the door of death” (Introduction
to Christianity, 301).
However gloomy and macabre this reality might be, it helps us to focus
our hope on the Messiah’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection. When we pro-
fess our faith using the words of the Nicene Creed, we state that “[Christ]
suffered, died, and was buried,” meaning that God the Son--the Savior of
the universe--entered death, loneliness, hell. The Holy Father goes on to say
that “where no voice can reach us any longer, there is He. Hell is thereby
overcome.... Death, which was previously hell, is hell no longer. Neither is
the same any longer because there is life in the midst of death, because Love
dwells in it.”
With this in mind, by virtue of the Messiah’s Sacred Passion, Death, and
Resurrection, we might be able to rephrase “it is not good for the man to be
alone” as “it is not good for the man to die.” Thanks be to God for sending His
only-begotten Son into the world so that man not be alone, that man not die,
but be in Communion with God in Heaven.

INTRODUCTORY RITES
Hymn at the Procession - 668
I Sing the Mighty Power of God Tune: ELLACOMBE

Kyrie eleison from Mass XVI, mode III

  
For you a-lone are the Ho - ly One, you a -
For you a-lone are the Ho - ly One, you a -
  on G 
     Mass
Gloria in excelsis

      Calvin M. Bower
 ALL: 
you a - lone are the Most High,

you a - lone are the Most High,

Je -
Je -
     
            

           
Glo - ry to God in the high - est and peace to hispeo -ple  on earth.
 Ho - ly Spi - rit in the glo - ry of God the
Ho - ly Spi - rit in the glo - ry of God the
                   

            
Lord God, heav'n -ly King, al - might- y God and Fa- ther,
  we
         A A -
-
-
-
men.
men.

A
A
-
-
    
           

  

wor
ALL: - ship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glo - ry.
   alone:
 ALL:
Cantor/Choir
      A  -   -  -  men.
A - - -
 
men.

 Jesus
Lord GloChrist,     ALL:
-ryto God  and  tohispeo     
in the high - est
ALL:  peace

-ple on earth.
only Son of the Father,
    
LordGod, God,are the Ho
Lamba-oflone - ly  One,  
      Lord, 
 take
For you
  the     you a - lone arethe
 
sins of the world: 
you away
have
  mer 
- cy on us.

 Lord  God, heav'n   -ly King, al - might- y God and Fa- ther,
have mer - cy on us.
 we 

 ALL:
ALL:

 
you 
a
Cantor/Choir alone:

-    
lone are the   High,
Most
     Je - sus
  with
Christ,
 
the

You 
 
are seated at the
  
 wor    re- ceive our  prayer. for your glo - ry.
- ship you, we give you thanks,
right hand of the Father:
re - ceive
we praise ouryou prayer.

ALL:
Ho - ly Spi - rit in the glo - ry of God the
 
Fa - ther.
               
               
For you a-lone are the Ho - ly One, you a - lone arethe Lord,
A -

-

men.
 
A -
 
-

men.
         
    
you a - lone are the Most High, Je - sus Christ, with the
A
     
- - - men.
  
 ALL:    
 
 Ho  -rit in the glo - ry of God the Fa - ther.
 - ly Spi

 mer- cy on
 have  us.          
ALL:
A - - men. A - - men.
       
      
re - ceive our prayer.
A - - - men.

ALL:
Opening Collect
      
The priest prays the collect. All respond Amen.

have mer - cy on us.

ALL: 
     
re - ceive our prayer.
 LITURGY OF THE WORD
Reading I Genesis 2:18-24

They shall become one flesh.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 128

A. Gregory Murray, O.S.B.
    
            
May the Lord bless and pro- tect us all the days of our lives.

Reading II Hebrews 2:9-11

He who sanctifies and those who

are sanctified are all from one Father.

Gospel Acclamation A. Gregory Murray

If we love one another, God remains in us

and His love is brought to perfection in us.

Gospel Reading Mark 10:2-16

What therefore God has joined together,

let no man separate.

Homily Rev. William F. Vernon

Pastor

General Intercessions
 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Preparation of the Altar and Gifts

Anthem at the Offertory (10:30am Sunday)

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life Text: George Herbert
(1593-1633)

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: such a way as gives us breath;

such a truth as ends all strife; such a life as killeth death. Come, my
Light, my Feast, my Strength: such a light as shows a feast; such a
feast as mends in length; such a strength as makes His Guest. Come,
my Joy, my love, my Heart: such a joy as none can move; such a love
as none can part; such a heart as joys in love.

Hymn at the Offertory - 669 (5pm Saturday & 8am Sunday)

Beautiful Savior Tune: ST. ELIZABETH

Sanctus et benedictus Mass for the City


Richard Proulx

                
 

Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly Lord, God of pow - er and might.
  
              

         
Hea - ven and earth are full of your glo - ry. Ho -

  
    
     

               
san - na, ho - san - na, ho - san -na in the high - est. Bless -ed is
 
    

    2.
he who comes in the name of the Lord. Ho - san na, ho -

      
 1.
      
san - na, ho - san -na in the high - est. Ho - high - est.

Memorial Acclamation Mass for the City

Richard Proulx

  

       
    

   
Dy - ing you des - troyed our death, ris - ing you re -

   


  

  
stored our life. Lord Je - sus, come in

   

    
  
glo - ry, Lord Je - sus, come in glo - ry.
Great Amen Mass for the City

  
Richard Proulx

            
A - men, a - men, a - - men!

COMMUNION RITE
The Lord’s Prayer traditional chant

             
 Our
 Fa
 - ther,
 who art
 in heav
 - en,
  - lowed
hal  be  name;
 thy 
 Our
 Fa- ther, who art in heav - en,  hal  bethyname;
 -lowed 
  thy  - dom
 king  come;   bedone
 thywill   on  as it is in heav
 earth  - en.

  thy  -dom come;
 king            
thywill bedone on earth as it is in heav - en.

 Give  this
 us  day
 our  -ly bread;
 dai  and for  us
 -give  our  - pass
 tres  -es

 Give
 us this day our dai -ly bread;  usour tres- pass
 andfor-give  -es 
 aswe forgive those who tres-pass  us;
 a - gainst  and  us
 lead  not
 in - to

 aswe forgive
  those         
 who tres -pass a - gainst us; and lead us not in - to

 temp
 - ta - tion,
  de
but  - er us
 - liv  from e - vil. 
 temp
 - tion,
- taPriest: Deliver  de - livSavior
 usbutLord...our - er us fromChrist.
Jesus e - vil.

  For
  king
the  - dom,
  power
the  
and 
the

  For
  the  king
 - dom,
 power
  
the and

the

 - ry are
  glo 
 yours,  and
now  for
 ev - 
er.

glo - ry are yours, now and for ev - er.

Agnus Dei Richard Proulx

 
                
Lamb of God, you take a-way the sins of the world: have

           
  
   
mer - cy on us. Lamb of God, you take a- way the

               

sins of the world: grant us peace, grant us peace.
Communion

Antiphon at the Communion - 525

I Received the Living God Tune: LIVING GOD
 

    
    
I re - ceived the liv - ing God, and my

         


  
heart is full of joy. I re - ceived the liv - ing

 
      
God, and my heart is full of joy.

Choral Hymn at the Communion (10:30am Sunday)

Ave verum corpus Chant mode VI

Ave verum Corpus Hail, true Body,

natum de María Vírgine: born of Mary the Virgin
Vere passum, immolátum truly suffering, sacrificed
in cruce pro hómine: on the cross for man;
Cujus latus perforatus Whose pierced side
fluxit aqua et sánguine: flowed water and blood.
Esto nobis prægustátum Be to us a foretaste
mortis in examine. at death’s trial,
O Jesu dulcis! O Jesu pie! O sweet Jesus, O loving Jesus,
O Jesu fili Maríæ. O Jesus Son of Mary.

Hymn of Thanksgiving - 693

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You Tune: HYMN TO JOY

Prayer after Communion

CONCLUDING RITES
Final Blessing and Dismissal

Organ Postlude
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Musical Remarks
This week our parish choir has begun to sing at the 10:30am Mass on Sun-
days. The ensemble prepares music from all time periods and appropri-
ate genres, from Gregorian Chant -- the official music of the Church -- to
liturgical music of the present-day. This week at Communion, the choir
sings the ancient Latin hymn Ave verum Corpus (“Hail, true Body”), which
is a short Eucharistic hymn from the 14th century attributed to Pope In-
nocent VI. In addition to this traditional Gregorian Chant setting sung by
the parish choir, the hymn text has been set to music by great composers
such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edward Elgar, and William Byrd. -B. G.
Permissions: Glory to God music by Calvin M. Bower. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission of the composer. Psalm 128:
May the Lord bless and protect us all the days of our life music by A. Gregory Murray © GIA Publication, Inc. All rights reserved,
reprinted with permission under Onelicense.net #A-715895. Gospel Acclamation music by A. Gregory Murray © GIA Publication,
Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission under Onelicense.net #A-715895. Sanctus, Memorial Acclamation, and Great
Amen from Mass for the City. Music by Richard Proulx © GIA Publication, Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission
under Onelicense.net #A-715895. Lamb of God music by Richard Proulx © GIA Publication, Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted
with permission under Onelicense.net #A-715895. I Received the Living God music by Richard Proulx © GIA Publication, Inc.
All rights reserved, reprinted with permission under Onelicense.net #A-715895. All other selections in the public domain.